Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-06-17
DISCUSS CHANGES
ONE DEPARTMENT THREATENS
TO HAVE SEVERAL THOU
SAND FARMERS PROTEST.
SOME OFFICES TO BE MOVED
The Location Of the Departments
Which Must Be Moved Will Likely
Be Determined Before Governor
Clarke Leaves for the Exposition.

lies MOlneS.- Representatives OF IL
insurance companies met with the ex-
ecutive council to discuss the loca-
ton of the insurance department in
the state capitol. Many plans were
considered but definite action was
postponed until the locating commit
tee reports. The committee is COM
posed of w. s. Allen, secretary of
state; H. F. Liebbe, state architect,
and Adjutant General Guy Logan.
The plan which appeared to meet
with the most favor was to move the
office of the superintendent of public
southeast corner OF the first floor of
the state house to building opposite
the historical building.
w. c. Brown, state treasurer, con-
sented to cutting off portion Of one
Of the rooms of his department to
make private Office in connection
with the rooms to be vacated by the
superintendent Of public instruction.
1t was proposed that the office of
auditor OF state be moved across the
hall into the superintendent's rooms
and permit the insurance department
to remain where 1t is. However, EN-
DRY H. English, insurance commission
err, told the committee that II the au-
ditor refuses to move, that he will
take the rooms offered.
This arrangement seems probable,
as by 1t there may be no necessity
Of moving the office of Wesley
Greene, state horticultural, and TAX
ing the private office OF the state
treasurer away from him. The Hor-
ticultural society threatens to have
100000 farmers of the state protest
against disturbing the society's rooms
at the capitol.
Another plan discussed was the
moving of the offices Of the board Of
control out Of the capitol into the
Catholic school building to the south
of the state house 1t was also sug-
gested that the supply department Of
the board be moved into the rooms
to be vacated by the banking and
municipal accounting departments,
leaving Office rooms on the east side
for other uses.
The location of the departments
will be determined before Governor
Clarke leaves for San Francisco.
Publication Probable.
Private publication Of the Session
Laws Of Iowa. 1915, may be under
taken yet, and IL so, 1t can be arrang-
ed that the publication will be in
every way official, the same as be-
fore the legislature repealed the law
authorizing such publication.
1t is believed by those who have
made study Of the subject that a
private publication of limited edi-
ton of the Session Laws could be
made without expense to the state
and at slight profit to the publish
ers. Judge Ladd of the supreme court
has given the matter some attention
and would like to see 1t done. I'VE
have carefully examined the law and
have come to the conclusion there is
nothing in the way of having such
publication made SO that II would be
Official" he said. There are 1000
practicing lawyers in the state and
a third or half of them ought to be
willing to buy copies right off,"
Will Protest Against Moving.
The State Horticultural society is
preparing to protest to the state exec
utive council against the proposed re-
moval OF the office OF Wesley Green,
secretary of the society, from the
rooms he now occupies on the first
floor of the capitol to room on the
second floor which was formerly oc-
cupied by the legislative postoffice.
Letters have been prepared to be
sent out to the members of the So
ciety calling them to arms to fight
against what is termed as blow at
the horticultural interests of the
state, according to reports. Those
behind the movement declare that
the executive council intends to shove
the fruit growers to one side in favor
of the insurance interests and that
the changing of office rooms at the
capitol is SO that the rooms now used
by the horticultural society can be
turned over to the insurance depart
ment.
Heavy Expense to state. H
Up to date the state has expended
s44,161.s9 in publishing the supple
ment to the code, 1913. The supple.
ment has been issued. but the index
is still under way. The index is to
be as big as the supplement. and will
he heavy expense to the state, it is
said For the month of May the old
code commission drew $500 for sala-
ries and the new code commission
drew 1882,
Collection Of Special Assessments.
c. A. Robbins, assistant attorney
general, in response to a request from
a county treasurer has ruled that the
county treasurer is entitled to charge
the cities three-fourths Of one per
cent for the collection Of special as
sessments, only where the tax Is made
payable to the city. Where improve
ment certificates are made up and
given to contractors as payment for
work, no charge can be made for the
collection Of the tax for the improve
ment. he says.
Another Industry.
The state prison at Fort Madison
has added another industry. A car
load of damaged furniture arrived,
gathered from various state institu-
tions and will be repaired. The ven
ture is test and II successful the