Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1904-02-11

.Des Moines. Feb. 4. 1904.

county has introduced a bill In the
house which requires candidates for
office to make an accounting of their
expenses, both in campaigns prior to
caucusses or primary elections, anc
from the time between the nominal
ing caucus till election. His bill also
Is designed to punish severely persons
who try to influence voters by rail-
way passes, cigars and liquor, or any
other consideration, ard makes this.
applicable to primary as well as gen
eral elections. Mr.. Teter would also
punish with much severity the man
who defaces ballots or poll books, de-
stroys them or secretes them.
A measure affecting every city and
town in Iowa Of whatever size has
been introduced in the legislature. It.
is the bill to establish an inspection
department in the ONCE of the audi
tor Of state, the examiners working
under the auditor to examine the ac-
counts of every city of the first and
second class and every incorporated
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to maintain uniform system of book.
keeping and accounts. II was pro-
posed, at first, to require this account
ing to be made not only as to cities
and towns but as to schools and coun-
ty officers and Offices. The treasurers
and auditors in their conventions
here, and by committees protested SO
vigorously that it was decided by the
municipal league of Iowa, which backs
the accounting BILL not to press the
measure so far, but to ask the legisla,
ture only for law requiring the In
spection Of the accounts of the cities
and towns Of the state, at present.
The city council OF Des Moines has
authorized Mayor Brenton to appoint
a legislative committee to make G
special effort to secure a similar appro
priation from the Iowa state legisla
ture for the prevention Of floods
BY the unanimous vote of the
council a motion made by Alderman
Whitney, requesting the mayor to ap
point committee consisting OF three
aldermen, the mayor and city solicit
tor, was passed, and the first stey
taken in what an alderman says will
be a strong appeal for help where
help is badly needed.
Colonel NJ. L. Temple has intro
duced his appellate court bill, again
1t provides for the appointment OF
three judges at $4,000 each, to hold
two four and six years, succeeding
judges to hold office for six years:
for the appointment of a deputy clerk
Of the supreme court at 81 500 to take
care of the additional business: ana
permits the supreme court to deter
mine which of the opinions of the ap
pellate court shall be reported.
Des Moines bankers are putting ur
a vigorous fight against the measure
by Senator Lewis, requiring
that the funds of the state be deposit
ed where they will draw interest. The
Des Moines bankers call attention tc
the fact that they have the funds OF
the state ready for use at any time
and urge other reasons why the meas
ure should not be passed. They have
twice secured postponement OF consid
Grafton of the bill. The sentiment OF
the ways and means committee seems
to favor the passage of the measure
A petition from 600 citizens Of Keo
kuk county has been introduced in
the senate asking that body to favo,
the pardon of Sarah Kuhns, now
der of her husband. The petition is
literally signed by neighbors who be
lieve she is innocent. 1t Is claimed
she was convicted entirely on circum.
stantial evidence of the poisoning OF
her husband, and that the report that
the murder was committed so she
could marry a man named Smith was
disproven by Smiths marriage to an
other woman before her trial and that
he was not brought as a witness eth.
er before the grand jury or at tho
trial.
Representative Dashiell Of Warren
county has introduced by request O
bill providing for the appointment by
the governor Of a director of marriage
reform instruction, upon recommend
alton of the state board of health.
His salary Is fixed at $4,000 a year;
he Is to be provided with an assist.
ant at $1,000 year and expenses
amounting to $4,000 year are pro
vided for. The duties of the di-
rector of marriage reform instruc-
ton are these: To formulate
course of instruction for candidates
for marriage and to send copies Of
the course to all practicing physi-
clans. The practicing physicians are
required o furnish certificates to
candidates for marriage, showing
that they have taken the instruction.
When these certificates are present
ed at theoffice of the clerk of the
courts, marriage licenses may issue.
But to make the bill constitutional
it is provided that If candidate
for marriage applies for a license
and shoves up protest to the clerk
instead of a certificate, showing that
he objects to taking such instruction
land paying his good, hard.earned
money for IT. the license will issue
anywa. 1t Is provided that the d.
rector shall lecture free OF charge
to schools, colleges, etc, when not
otherwise engaged in collecting sta.
tistics from the reports of physicians
who give Instructions, as referred to.
This bill is backed by the Bayer or
ganization of Grinnell.
Prosecuting Attorney-"Was the
prisoner In the habit Of singing when
he was alone" Pat Mcclure (witness)
--"Shure, and I can't say. OF was
never with him when he was alone"
DR.. Bird was once the guest of Cap.
tain Burton, the explorer, and one
night, when Burton had been telling Of