Omaha daily bee., 1908-10-03
PAY FOR PUBLIC DEPOSITS
Representative Sullivan of Opinion
Banks Should Pay Interest.
CONSOLIDATION OF OFFICES
George Neal Pleads Guilty 10 Crack
ing the Safe of the POstOhice at
slater and il Held to the
FEEDERS Grand Jury.
Ernm a staff correspondent.l

DIES MONIES, Oct. Especial. )-Repre-
sentative John Sullivan of Polk county,
who is a candidate for the position of
speaker Of the next session, is preparing a
bill providing that all school, city, county
and township funds must be deposited at
interest and that the people shall have the
benefit Of the interest paid on the funds.
Mr.. Sullivan believes that many thousands
of dollars will come into the public treas
ury by this means that is otherwise a gift
to the banks Of the state.
1t is argued, too, hat this scheme will
the proper division of the funds among the
banks will remedy the difficulty of the
banks being in politics. 1t is claimed that
in almost every county of the state the
contest for county treasurer and in most
of the cities for city treasurer il is a con-
test between the banks of the city or
county TO secure the deposit Of the public
funds. 1t is believed that when the banks
have to pay interest on these funds their
interest in the matter will be taken out.
Along the same line it is claimed that
there will be bills introduced at the next
session to consolidate the various treas
uries INFO one office. For instance the
county treasurer collects all the taxes and
II is argued there is no reason why he
should not retain the money and pay II
out on the warrant OF the proper officer
of law. 1t is therefore planned to do
away with the offices of school treasurer
and township treasurer and all the other
petty treasurers and provide for the county
treasurer to act for all. 1t is claimed that
the report Of the school law revision COM
mission will recommend that the office of
school treasurer be abolished and that the
county treasurer be made the custodian
Of the funds.
Made sixteen Citizens.
Judge James A. Howe in the district
court today went through the formalities
that made sixteen men citizens of the
United States who had formerly sworn al
legiance to other kings, crowns, emperors,
potentates and rulers of ten foreign coun-
tries.
National League of POstmaSters.
The fifth annual league of the National
League of postmasters Of the fourth class,
will De held in Des Moines. October T. s and
9. in the Young Mems Christian associa-
ton auditorium. The program has just
been issued.
Many well known men are expected to be
here during the convention. Among them
will be Postmaster General Myer. Charles
p. Grandfield, assistant postmaster general,
A. w. Lawshe, third assistant postmaster
general, and a number OF postoffice inspec-
tors and examiners.
on October 6, just preceding the national
convention. the Iowa State League of Post
! masters of the fourth class will hold a
one-day convention. This will also be in
the Young Mems Christian association au-
ditorium. President b. s. Woiker Of the
Commercial club will deliver the address
OF welcome
would Build
The railroads entering Dies Moines today
submitted to the Des Moines Commercial
club two propositions for the erection OF
a vladuct across the railroad tracks al
Seventh street leading TO South Des Moines
and the army post. On proposition is &c
build a viaduct sufficiently strong to carry
ordinary traffic, but not strong enough tc
carry street cars, and to pay allfthe ex.
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