Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-04-22
My NOT DIVERT FUND
Executive Council Decides Not
to Use Contingent Fund for
Fish Industry.
Apparently no Help for Bad Sit
uation.-Lincoln May Ask
Contributions.
New System Of Bookkeeping for
State Offices-.capital
News.

State U1f1CeS..Lapltal
News.
Des Moines, April 22.-State Game
Warden and Fish Commissioner George
A. Lincoln, of Cedar Rapids, appeared
before the executive council at the
capitol Monday and enterd a plea for
money out of the contingent fund on
behalf of the fish of the Iowa waters.
a long time and concluded that unless
the fish organized an insurrection there
would be no authority under the law for
appropriating funds out of the contin-
gent and providential moneys set aside
by the legislature for the benefit of the
fish industry The law does not au-
thoriZe the diversion of the contingent
fund to uses which are not clearly con-
tingent and emergency. Therefore the
fish and game industry Will have to
carry itself along until another legisla-
ture can repair the damage done by the
last one one in failing to appropriate.
Mr.. Lincoln has letters from Senators
Garst and Lambert declaring it pure
oversight that the fish and game bill
got lost in the shuttle of the last days
of the assembly. They offered their SER
vices. but they can do nothing. Nobody
can do anything. There is about $4,000
left on the fund which may be used.
The council suggested that If the fish
and game manager could secure contri-
might recommend reimbursement by
the legislature. This was the way the
Fifty first Iowa was brought from San
Francisco at state expense.
The executive council let the con-
tract for the paper for the new code
and the code supplement Monday TO the
j. W. Butler Paper Company. There
will be $500 reams of 65-p pound paper.
1t comes at $3.50 under the bid. This
amounts to $3.50.
The executive council has leased the
bed of Goose Lake, In Green county, to
w. S. Irvind and the west one of the
Twin lakes to George Thompson.
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George W. Gable, A. III. Wilson and
w. o. Schmidt, of Davenport have been
appointed appraisers of the islands
formed by acretions off Davenport,
which the state was authorized by the
legislature to SELL They are said to
be wanted for bridge abutments. There
are those who are inclined to believe
they may be added to the beer gardens.
Secretary Dawson and Treasurer
Gilbertson were authorized to make up
system of bookkeeping for the state
offices to comply with the Healy- Trew-
in law passed by the recent legislature
compelling the state officials to keep
their accounts in such shape as to show
the expenditure of each Office and de-
partment.
The attorney general will be asked
for an opinion as to the claims for
briefs ordered by county attorneys in
state cases and who shall pay for them
and how.
The hearing of the railroad men as to
ecutive council to assist it in reach
ing an assessment of this class of prop
erty will be on today at 10 o'clock.
Governor Cummins has not yet pass
ed on the three bills which he has not
signed or vetoed. 1t is understood he
has been furnished with an exhaustive
opinion by the attorney genral on the
law requiring certain investment COM
panies to guarantee the certificate
holders by depositing securities with
the auditor of state.
A government warrant for s3,15729
for the Soldiers Home has been receiv-
ed by the governor.
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The legislature appropriated money
to pay for sixty eight days of chaplain
service in each house. 1t has been dis
covered that the house had sfXt-nine
prayers. The auditor of state. is in a
quandary as to which preacher to cut
out of the So.
other paroles recommended by the leg
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count Of the time.
Jesse l.. Fellows, first lieutenant of
Company K. Fiftieth Iowa, at Grinnell,
has resigned. to go into the lumber
business in Dakota.
The property of the Oelwein COM
pany has been received by the adju-
tant general.
Articles of Incorporation have been
filed with the secretary of state as fol-
lows;
Central Warehouse Co. Waterloo:
capital, $4,000; c. P. Bratnober and
others incorporators.
Rutland Savings bank; capital, s10,-
600; E. A. Cook and others Incorporate
ors.
Protective Electric Meter Co. of
Sioux City. change name to Taylor &
Stevens Co..
DEATH OF c. 7. oLMsTEAD.