Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-04-08
PRINTERS FEE TOO SMALL
Des MONIES Papers Refuse to Publish Laws
at Rate Prescribed by Law.
WAY Be CAUSE OF AN EXTRA SESSION
law Designates Papers and No Au-
thorIty Given 60 Have Emergency
Measures Printed Elsewhere
or TO Increase the Zee.
CFrom a stan Correspondents

DIES MONIES, April 7.-(Special. )-Ton.
Lafe Young. editor OF the Daily Capital,
today Informed Secretary OF State W. b.
Martin that he would not publish in the
Daily Capital the laws having publica-
ton clauses to them unless paid more than
the legal rate. The legal rates is 10 cents
square, which he asserts is considerably
under the commercial rate. Laws which
II Is desired shall go into effect before
July 4, at which time they 20 into force
by operation of Law, have a publication
clause attached to them and Il has been
customary TO make this clause read that
the law shall go into force from and
after its publication in the Register and
Leader and Des Molnes Daily Capital,
newspapers published in Des Moines, Ia"
II is therefore impossible to give them
publication in any other newspapers and
unless published in the Capital viii be null
and void. So far as known official
has authority to pay more than the legal
rate. During the session that closed yester-
day Lafe Young of the Capital and Gardner
Coles Of the Register and Leader informed
members OF the legislature that the rate
was insufficient as the circulation OF the
papers is much larger than when the rate
was fixed. The senate passed bill rails
ing the limit, but the house killed the
bill and then passed bill providing that
In case Of refusal of any newspaper to
publish the laws after It had been desig-
mated in the bill the secretary of state
should have the power to designate another
newspaper. This bill was killed by the
senate. The executive council will meet
Monday and discuss the situation. 1t is
even possible that the legislature may have
to be recalled for a special session to
make provision. as there are forty or fifty
a.
importance. One is the insurance investi-
eating commission, which was to meet in
this city next Thursday to organize for an
investigation of Iowa insurance companies
Affirm Harrison County Case.
The supreme court today affirmed the
case Of Harrison county against II. IL. Nc
Kinney. county treasurer, In which he was
charged with embezzling county funds. He
entered demurrer in the district court
which was sustained and the county APP
pealed to the supreme court. The supreme
court today sustains the action of the lower
court which frees Mckinney Of the charge.
The grounds on which the demurrer to the
indictment were sustained were errors In
the indictment, the court pointing out that
the indictment failed to show whether Nc
Niinneys successor had demanded show
ing of funds on hand or whether the super
visors had made the demand or whether
the alleged embezzlement had been dis
covered at a quarterly or semi-annual set
Element with the supervisors. The law
states that It shall be embezzlement II the
officer falls to account for the funds to the
proper officer. The amount alleged to have
been ernbezzed was S2,7665O.
The supreme court today affirmed the
case OF the Prudential Insurance company
NJ Apnarica agafpat VIII Cnehraau at al an
pellants. from Pottawattamie county.
i Appeals to the Supreme Court.
Sfias Wilson has appealed to the supreme
court the case brought by him against the
Louisiana Purchase Exposition commission
for S1s1.5o. wages due as superintendent Of
the horticultural department at the expo
sitlon.
Central Committee Meets.
r.. ii. Spence chairman OF the republican
state central eomuittee. has called "a meet
ing of the central committee to be held II
this city April H. at which time the date
OF the state convention and the place will
be decided upon Mr. Spence says dat,
between August and IS is likely. to b.
selected. -.,
state Candidates Tile. III ,a
Senator w. c. Hayward. candidate foi
secretary of state, and w. w. Morrow o
Alton. candidate for state treasurer today
filed their candidates certificates with tn,
auditor OF Polk county, to have their names
dplaced on the primary ballot
Want Sullivan to Run.
n Democrats Of Polk county are asking
Jerry b, Sullivan, who was a candidate
three years ago against Cummins for gov
ernor, TO again enter the race for the demo
cratic nomination.
FORT DODGE HAS A FAD BLAZE