Omaha daily bee., 1909-03-03
Iowa
CUTTING OUT THE JUNKET
Legislative Committee Will Not Visit
Institutions Of State.
BIG PROFIT IN OIL INSPECTION
ConRressman-EIeet Jameson VIII Not
Rc-tEs a. Member Of state Sem
nte In order to Prevent
Special Election.
T,rom a sad correspondent.l

" RAA a NaL
DIES MONIES, March 2.-(speelal)-The
various state Institutions under the manage
ment Of the State Board OF Control win
not be visited by embers OF the legisla-
ture or a committee. The visiting commit
tee appointed by the presiding officers OF
each house was required by resolution to
visit the three state colleges, but II was
eft optional with the appropriations com
nitteeS whether the visits should extend
% the other state institutions. irhe com
nittees have decided that in view of the
lose inspection and very complete reports
n the Institutions II will rot Ne necessary
TO have the committee visit the hospitals
and ~reformAtories and similar institutions,
and only In special cases will any inquiry
be made beyond that which can be secured
: direct from the State Board OF Control.
The committee has now visited the three
colleges and when the legislature meets
on Wednesday the report OF the committee
on the colleges will be ready for use. This
report will Indicate something of the growth
and Importance OF the educational work
and possibly will go into details Of appro-
p~riations especially as related to the per-
msnent support of the institutions.
With regard TO the State Board of Con-
.rol institutions the report Of the State
DOdTu OF OOnlTOl Will IOTm me DdblS "
appropriations. though not all the money
that is asked will be appropriated at this
time.
OH Inspection Profits Large.
The state of Iowa is now receiving an in
come of about $4,000 a year from the in
spection of oil, and this goes into the gen
eCal revenue OF the state. Formerly it was
practically all used by the inspectors or
the chief inspector and the offices were
much sought after. Now the inspectors are
on salary and the funds 20 into the treas
ury. A bill is being prepared to be pre-
scented to the legislature TO reduce the cost
OF inspection of oil and thus lessen the
amount that Is exscted from the consumers
OF oil for this inspection. Still another bill
~contemplates refundlng to the companies
4 part of that which is received in fees
Tor inspection.
Iowa at the inaugural.
Governor Carroll and members of his
military staff have gone to Washington to
represent the state at the inauguration
" Taft. The program for the Iowans in
cludes a number of special functions. To-
morrow General Hoxle, retired, will give
a reception to the governor and other
Iowans. and on Wednesday Senators Cum
minis and Dolllver will do the honors for
the Iowa visitors. On Friday a dinner will
be given for the Iowa people who are in
Washington.
% Funeral of Ex-CIerk.
The funeral of the former clerk of the
supreme court Of Iowa. Gilbert B. Pray,
will be held in his old home, Webster City,
tomorrow, the body being taken direct from
Iowa City, where he died on Sunday. Mr..
Pray was clerk OF the supreme court for
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man of the republican committee. He has
in late years been connected with an in
suranco company.
Jameson Not to Resign.
Senator w. ID. Jameson, congressman
elect in the Eighth district, who is still
occupying his seat in the state senate. will
not resign until near the close OF the pres
ent legislative session. He has taken coun-
sci and has decided that there Is no rea-
son why he should not continue to be a
state senator for some time. even though
he has been elected to congress. He will
forego the salary as a congressman for the
privilege of remaining in the state senate.
II is believed in his senatorial district that
IL he should resign the governor would be
under obligation to call a special election,
and the people there do not care to put the
state to the expense of such election.
negro Fears Mob.
John Junken, the confessed negro muir
derer of Clara Rosen OF Ottumwa, still
ears a mob. He is confined in the Polk
county Jail here and consumes countless
cigarettes while he talks OF his Ottumwa
crime. II is his intention to stand trial and
he will try and get a light sentence on the
ground that he was full of dope when
he committed the crime.
Prominent Lodge Man Dead.
DR.. T. w. Wiley, one Of the most proml-
nent lodge men in Iowa, and at one time
head OF the Red Men, died here early Sun
day. He was making a call when death
came. Funeral services will be held Tues
day afternoon and the body will be es-
corted back to Elgin, H., by old friends
and Red Men.
Tragic Death of George Dwhn.
MASON, CITY, Ia. March 2.-tspecial)-