The daily Gate City. [volume] (Keokuk, Iowa) 1855-1916, 1910-05-17

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law whereby such removals could be made.
1t is needless to say that these parties
mao some friends In the legislature and it
was not without difficulty that the enact
ment was procured.
In one instance the Council held back
$llt.24 for claims that were falsifed and
for bills that were padded As previously
stated found the department full of
graft and corruption and proceeded to dis.
pense with the services OF those sresponsi-
bic for its condition The records Of the
closed are ample. proof Of the. wisdom and
necessity for this reorganization.
The books show the receipts for the
na ans o r tho year s0e ending n hsT sy
1910, s40,T91.35 or an increase of &c.
1885. The expenditures by the Commits
sion for the year ending May lst' l9oy.
May LIST, 1910, they were s5,053.63 or Il
decrease of S439.S1. which, added to the
increase In income, shows total saving to
the state of $6,6J9.16. 1t will also be
seen that the net saving to the state for
the year ending May LIST. 1910. has been
Just about sufficient to pay the total ex-
penses of the commissioners the compen.
sation of the commissioner and the salary
of their secretary.
! wish to add here, but not by way of
criticism. that the income in the oil In
spectors department for the first nine
months of the fiscal year shows a gain of
So.3o9.64 over the same period for last
year and decrease of expense Of Sl29, 20.
nine months.
Fees Not Accounted For.
In some instances ! found an absolute
disregard of the law requiring fees to be
least one instance have found that Illegal
fees were being collected and retained by
the party receiving them. ] refer to the
collection of fee of five dollars by the
State Board of Health for each dead body
shipped "a the medical colleges of the state.
This fee was being collected without the
knowledge of the Board of Health.
Hunters License.
The last session of the general assembly
enacted law providing that hunters shall
pay an annual license fee of 500 This
resulted in the creation Of fund of about
100000. The law is specific as TO what
use shall be made OF this fund 1t is to
be used for the care. preservation and
propagation of fish and game and for the
preservation of the lakes. AS soon MS it
became known that large fund would be
created many visionary schemes. such as
the building of bonevards around the lakes
etc. were suggested While / have moth
ing more. TO do with the expenditure of
this fund than any other member of the
bills, | with other members of that body
held that no portion Of the fund could be
ten. lated BY the law. The expenditure
Of the State Fish and Game Warden
The friends , Of a certain candidate for
port that | directed the warden that only
i limited amount of the funds shall be ex-
pended although they know that the war
den has denied absolutely that there is
any truth IN this report = This dsap,,
Dubuque, has, by those in charge of the
campaign of my opponent, been brought 10
Des Moines to organize the hunters of this
city agaxlst me and after several days can
vass he succeeded In getting II few men,
several of Whom are democrats, to Sign a
statement. The truth of the matter Is,
this man Bnrmeier has had two positions
with the state during the administration
of my predecessor and lost both of them
for reasons that those by whom he was
employed can best explain,
reappointed as State Fish and Game
Warden Col Geo. A. Lincoln of Cedar
Rapids, veteran of the Civil War. who
WIS first appointed by Governor Shaw and
twice renppointed by Governor Cummins.
Col Lincoln has assured me that he has
put forth every possible effort TO get both
game birds and eggs with which to stock
the state and that he Is pushing the work
MS fast as he can get the supplies, already
having contracted for 1000 pair OF Hun,
garian cartridges TO be delivered this fnil
and for many thousands of eggs OF th'
ring necked pheasants for Matching this
season.
Appointments.
In the matter of appointments | have
tried TO be absolutely fair. To show TINT
the reports that have been circulated from
some quarters to the effect that ! have