Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1907-03-07

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Two-cent Fare Bill Signed.
Des Moines.--Iowa will have 2-cent
fare on railroads on July 4. The
house committee bill passed the sen
ate with an amendment fixing a, mini
mum fare Of 10 cents. When the bill
went back to the house that body
concurred In the amendment and the
Dill was sent to the governor for his
signature.
Governor Cummins signed 1t on the
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Two pens were used. One was used
to sign the name and the other the
title underneath. One pen was pre-.
sented, on request, to c. A. Meredith
representative from Cass county and
chairman Of the house committees on
railroads and commerce. The other
was given on request to Senator Dan
Turner of Adams county, who pre-.
pared the bill that was offered In the
senate and which was the bill passed
by the house and afterwards by the
senate. The measure goes into the
statute books, however, as q house
bill.
The act goes into effect July 4. A
publication clause was proposed, but
was cut of in the house. The roads
need the time to readjust the ticket
prices.
Against Corrupt Practices.
With the object of preventing cor
rupt practices in politics, Representa-
tive Paul Of Jones county has intro
duced bill that makes 1t unlawful
to use campaign money for any other
purpose than holding public meetings
for the purpose of education.
Bills have been introduce1 pre-
viously this session making it unlaw-
rui to treat and unlawful to spend
money to secure votes, and making 1t
necessary to publish an itemized state.
ment of campaign expenses, but the
Paul bill embraces all of these things,
anS a scale showing the maximum
limit of campaign expenditures for
each elective Office according to class
ification.
Should the bill become a law. state
office candidates may spend, for the
purpose Of holding public meetings
$3.50.
Candidates for judicial offices may
spend $500. Candidates for county
offices may spend $500. Candidates
for city Offices may spend 5000. Can
didates for legislative offices may
spend 500. Candidates for town or
township offices may spend $50. Can
didates for school or other offices are
limited to $25. 1t is provided that JUS
tees of the peace and constables shall
De considered as township officers,
thus limiting their campaign expenses
to $50. Members of the board of sup
ervisors are considered as county Off
GERS.
A fine Of from $50 to $500 is provid-
ed for violation Of the bill, and this
applies as well to the person receiv-
Ing treats or money from candidates.
A violation of the provisions of the
bill will also void an election.
The bill was referred to the house
committee on judiciary.
In the house the Peterson bill to
prohibit corporations from taking part
In campaigns was put at the foot of
the calendar and will come I'D next
week.
On Record for Convention.
With but four negative votes, the
joint resolution calling upon congress
to call convention for the purpose of
amending the United States constitu-
ton to provide for popular election of
United States senators, passed the
house of representatives.
Because of the small a attendance,
there being less than seventy of the
108 members of the house present,
many important bills were allowed to
go over, but Representative Hume
called up the joint resolution. It was
introduced in the senate by Senator
Smith Of Mitchell county and passed
that body with only six dissenting
votes. 1t was favorably recommended
out Of the house committee on federal
relations and, confident that 1t would
meet with little opposition upon the
floor of the house, Mr.. Hume did not
There was no discussion of the mat.
ter and when the roll was called on
the questions of the concurrence of
the house, but four of the sixty-ive
members present voted against the
measure. The four who opposed II
were Fox of Dallas, Offill OF Jasper,
Swan Of Appanoose and Moore Of
Linn, all standpat republicans.
Primary Law Drafted.
The primary law which has Just
been drafted and will be reported to
the elections committees OF the legis-
lature soon. Will not provide for the
selection Of national convention dele
gates. So every four years the par.
ties will hold two conventions. one
early to select delegates to the
national conventions, and the other
to ratify the nominations made by
the people at the primary elections.
1t Is necessary to hold conventions
to select national delegates so early
IN the year that the regular primary
could not be invoked for their selec.
ton, and 1t Is not advisable to have
two primary elections In one year.
Would Amend Road Laws.
Since the Anderson road laws went
into effect there have been constant
efforts to amend and change, but It
has been difficult matter to send
road legislation through the two
branches Of the general assemblies.
During the present session amend
ments to the road laws have not been
RncceSsflrl and now comes Ranresan-