Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1906-03-22
NOTES FROM THE CAPITAL


millage taxes for the state educa-
tional institutions was indorsed by
mere majority Of the senate ways
and means committee and the bills
providing for five years. additional
taxes were reported to the senate
with the recommendation that they
pass. The vote was eight to seven,
one member of the committee who
favored the taxes beng absent. The
educational board of control commits.
sion recommended the cessation of
these taxes, after thoroughly in
vestigating the subject, but the in
huence in favor of their continuance
has been very strong, based on the
theory that improvements have been
begun and partially completed with
the understanding that the revenue
from the taxes would persist. 1t was
shown that damage would result tc
of the taxes.
The special order in regard to terms
of certain officers was taken up IL
the house on the 18th and the bills
of the majority and minority were
considered together. Mr.. Temple
supported H. F. 1913, the minority bill
which fixes terms of clerks of courts,
county auditors and county record
ers, at four years each, and other
county officers at two years each.
He said he had received many let
ters asking for this change and 1t
would continue the old system of al
ternating the time when county off,
GERS shall enter upon their duties.
Mr.. Jepson favored the two-year
term. 1t had proved a good thing in
the past, he said, and If county
officer is efficient and has commend
ed himself to his constituents he will
be elected again. Mr.. Wright had
made many inquiries and had not
found anyone in favor of four year
terms for county officers save coun-
ty officials or those who expect to be
very soon. All others thought the
two year terms are sufficient He
suggested that with four year terms
there would not often be a re-elec-
ton, but with two year terms there
would be reflections in all cases
where the officer is worthy, and in
many cases a third term. Mr.. Teter
sought an amendment to make the
terms of office. in case the four year
term is adopted, commence in the
case of county auditors, six months
after the others, and later sought the
same change in the two year term
bill. Both motions were defeated
The four year term bill was voted
on first, and was lost "a to 81.
When the house file 334 was reached,
20 fix all county officers terms at
two years, Mr.. Chassell sought to
make the terms of county auditors
commence a year later than the
others, and this was lost The bill
was then passed, sc to O.
After listening to the arguments
of the private bankers who appeared
before the committee in opposition
to the Lewis private banking bill,
the senate committee on banks pass
ed out the bill. The vote stood . to
A. AS similar bill met death in the
hands of the house committee recent
ly, much surprise was expressed at
the action of the senate committee.
1t is believed, however, that the bill
will either meet death upon the floor
of the senate when it comes up for
passage or will be killed In the house
committee on ban and banking
and the private bankers are determin-
ed to fight it to the end. The bill
as drawn by Senator Lewis was not
amended in the committee. 1t pro-
vides for state control of all private
banks in Iowa and fixes the capital
of the private banks according to
the population of the cities in which
the banks operate.
A. M. Devlin of Albert Lea, Mimi,
a professional right-of-way man, has
been employed by the Des Moines e
st. Louis Railway company to con-
tract for the right-of-way along it's
survey between Des Moines and Sey-
mour The company was Incorporate
ed about year ago by clerks in the
Offices Of Boston bond house. A
survey was made of the route and
after several preliminaries had been
plated line located. This line
straits from the end of the Des Moines
Union terminals on the east side
and crosses the Des Moines river at
a point near the National Starch
company's property. 1t passes through
the town of Carlisle and from tnal
point runs almost due south to an in
land town called Newbern, around
which are the extensive coal lands
recently bought by the Inland Fuel
company, Charlton corporation, and
the Haven Coal company. From
Newburn the line goes to Russell,
six miles east Of Charlton, where it
crosses the main line of the Burling-
ton road, and thence to Seymour, on
the Kansas City division Of the Mil.
waukee road. The fuel companies
named own about 1000 acres of min.
eral leases in and around Newbern,
most of them in Lucas and some in
Marion counties. The Inland Fuel
company has commenced develop
ment work Of it's property. A shaft
is down and some entry work has
been done.
Smith (who has been abroad IT'S