Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-05-06
WITH CLOSING OF ASSEMBLY
SEVERAL SENATE MEMBERS
ENDED LEGISLATIVE LIFE.
NUMBER HAVE ONE TERM YET
Numerous Former Senators No Doubt
VIII Be In Line For Higher UP,
And Some VIII Try For Lieutenant
Governor.

AmSug muse VINO Will not De can
didates for reelection are Justin r.
Doran OF Boone county, Lars w. Doe
OF Winnebago county, Guy M. Gil
lette of Cherokee county, Francis A.
Head of Linn county, Thomas ]. b.
Robinson Of Franklin county, and
Chas. H. Thomas of Union county
Twenty-one members Of the senate
have one more term to serve. They
are Allen of Pocahontas, Caswell of
Crawford, Chase of Hamilton. Evers-
meyer OF Muscatine, Enger Of Winnie
shiek, Fleck of Jasper, Foskett Of
Page, Frailey of Lee. Greene of Clin-
ton, Grant of Black Hawk, Helmer
of Corroll, Hinigbaum of Scott, Jack
son of Floyd. LATER of Keokuk, Lind
ly of Henry, Parker OF Polk, Schrup
OF Dubuque, Thompson Of Des
Moines, Voorhees, of Cass, White Of
Benton and Whitmore of Wapello
A number of the senators in the
Thirty-sixth general assembly are
planning political campaigns in other
directions. Several intend to try for
lieutenant governor.
Joseph HI. Allen of Pocahontas Is
one OF the men spoken Of prominent
ly as candidate for governor. He
left Des Moines without making an
announcement of his candidacy.
Wallace H. Arney of Marshalltown
has been announced by the Marshall
town Times-Republican as a candi-
date for lieutenant governor on the
republican ticket.
Nicholas Balkema of Sioux county
told senators on departing that he
had not been planning to be a can
didate for the senate again. How
ever, the good roads advocates told
him that the road laws of Iowa have
not been perfected and that they
will demand that he run again.
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Few Changes Promised.
But few changes will be made in
the state capitol during the next two
years. The legislature in the omni-
bus bill set aside only $1,000 to car
ny out the recommendation Of the
Improvement and repair committee Of
the general assembly. The most Of
the expensive changes suggested by
the custodian were not approved.
Among the changes provided for are:
Removal OF circular glass floor under
dome, for ventilation and light in the
basement; resetting four boilers in
heating plant; installation of auto
matiS sprinkler to protect ceiling Of
the senate chamber changes in the
north steps and walk to prevent tun-
mel from being flooded; construction
of cistern and installation of ash con.
veyor in heating plant; concrete for
brick arches over the library; replac-
ing Of pedestials of the historical
building with granite; sloping of the
steps toward the street and placing
the elevator landing in the historical
building on street level and removal
of the legislative postoffice and use
OF room for officess 4C
s stix
County Accounts.
Despite the desire OF q large num-
Der of the members Of the legislature
to abolish the entire department of
county accounts, that department Is
going right ahead with investigations,
and the teams of investigators are
said to be probing deeper this year
than before into the business meth
DDS in various counties. For instance,
1t was found last year that in one
c6uaty where the county engineer
had drawn the money for the pay roll
of his department in lump sums pay
able to himself, the county had been
mulcted Of about $4,000, which will
be paid back. Now. In every instance
where 1t Is found that warrants are
drawn to someone other than the per-
son who is supposed to receive the
money, a thorough investigation Is
made. The system makes possible a
graft
sevefal sites for Reformatofy.
Cedar Rapids is making q spirited
effort to secure the women's reform
atory authorized by the Thirty-sixth
general assembly The Commercial
exchange OF that city has offered the
I half dozen sites. Rockwell City, Ana
mosa and Iowa Falls have also offer
ed locations for the new institution.
The board has inspected some Of the
properties. It will probably go to
Cedar Rapids some time next week
to look over the situation there. All
of this week will be taken UP by
the board members by the semi-an-
nual visit to the institutions.
SoIons Urged to state Views.
Members OF the Thirty-sixth gen.
eral assembly will be given another
chance to express their opinion OF
the Hilsinger bill to change the i've
stock quarantine laws of this state.
Each senator and representative has
received letter setting forth in de-
tail the meaning Of the bill as 1t pass
ed the legislature and the objections
the federal government will hnc
should II become a law. Governor
clarke has refused to sign the Dill
until he can thoroughly Investigate 1t
STATE Appeals from Decision.
Appeal has been taken by the stat
4, the case from Buena Vista count
a. which the state undertook to pre-
serve storm Lake by prosecution of
rumber Of persons for illegally takn
sand and gravel from the property
.ha state. The contention was ths
the sand was taken from point D
tween the highwater mark and IN
low water mark of the lake ana IN