The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1902-03-20
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Mo:nes. March ~ ,ooa

Mules FROM THE CAPITAL
Des Mo:nes, March 1s, 1902.
The city auditor. John B. Lucas has
been served with papers informing
him that at the May term of the dis
trict court the case for an injunction
against the city restraining it from
loaning $4,000 from the water works
fund to the Des Moines Water COM
pany will be argued. This case has
been brought out by j. M. Work, one
OF the prominent socialists Of the city,
who is now candidate for mayor on
the socialist ticket. The move Is
against the army post, socialistic lead
ers In the city being opposed to it,
They believe that the army post pro-
ject can be defeated if the loan is foil
ed.
The Interurban Railway company, of
which III. H. Polk is president, and w.
!. Haskit secretary, has filed trust
deed with the county recorder con-
veying Its property, tracks, right of
way. equipment, ETC., to the American
Trust and Savings Bank of Chicago,
and Frank H. Jones, trustee. The con-
s1deratlon is $475,000 in bonds of ST.
600 each to run for period of twenty
years, and to bear per cent interest
payable semi-annually from the date
or the filing. The property conveyed
to the Chicago bank to be held in trust
comprises the lines to Colfax and
to the proposed site of the army post.
II Is described as fifty-foot strip of
land between the south and east limit
OF Des Moines to the army post site
and to Colfax in Jasper county, four
four-wheeled cars to be used on the
lines, rails and other equipment neces.
gary to an interuroan line.
The Industrial school committee
recommended for indefinite postpone
ment the bill to create a woman's
reformatory building of the abandoned
industrial school for the blind at Knox
vile. The ways and means committee
recommended for passage the bill to
levy one-fith of mill tax for the State
Agricultural college at Ames, and the
State University at Iowa City, and
one-tenth mill tax to aid the State
Normal school at Cedar Falls.
Chairman Durham of the house COM
mittee on schools and text books pre-
sented to the house a statement from
Hon. Il. G. Barrett, superintendent of
public instruction, which report was
ordered printed in the journal without
reading. The statement is in refer
ence to needed legislation for the COM
mon schools and the Importance of
this as compared with the legislation
for other schools. Among otner things
the statement shows the cost of COM
mon schools is about eight and one
half millions annually, while other
classes of education aggregate ony
about one-quarter that amount.
The senate message reporting the
passage of the railroad assessment
bill was read in the house and the bill
was at once referred to the committee
on ways and means. 1t is believed the
committee will make some changes
before reporting the bill for passage,
but it is difficult to ascertain the
character of the probable alterations.
The passage of the bill in the senate
was accomplished so much sooner than
had been expected, and at a time which
gave the house members no opportun-
ity to listen to the discussions and
form their opinions relative to the
merits of the taxation system evolved
The committee on appropriations
recommended for passage the bill ap-
propriating 100000 for the vicksburg
park commission, STIMULATING that only
$4,000 shall be available during the
biennial period; also the bill appropri-
ating $4,000 for the erection of a
stock pavillibn at the state fair
grounds.
Attorney General Mullan has rend-
cred an opinion to the auditor of state
on the question whether state bank
organized prior to the enactment of
section 1863 Of the code, which desired
to renew its corporate existence, had
to recall such stock which was issued
in shdres of $50 each and reissue in
shares of 500 each. The attorney
general holds such reissue was not
necessary and that the provisions of
Section 1863 of the code requiring
500 shares of state banks applied
only to banks organized after it be-
came law.
The house committee on appropria-
priations has decided to recommend
! for passage a substitute to the bill pro-
viding 100000 for state arsenal and
adjutant generals building. The sub
stitute provides the appropriation shall
not be available unless it comes out
of the money that it expected from the
federal government to pay interest on
the war bonds and war warrants. The
proposition is to erect this building
on the grounds at Eleventh street and
Capitol avenue, just east of the state
house. The committee felt the bill
was meritorious and, inasmuch as the
department has saved nearly this
amount in the last few years, that it
was due to the guard that the appro-
priation be made. There were large
4 savings made by the department dur
ing the Spanish war. These reverted
later to the general fund.
Senator Harper has introduced a
bill providing an appropriation of
BIO 600 for the nurchaSe .of naintingS