Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1915-04-08
CAPITOL EXTENSION
OPPONENTS REGRET PROPOSAL
TO SUBMIT MATTER TO
THE VOTERS.
SEE DEFEAT IN THE SENATE
Friends Of The Proposition Believe
That Members Of the Upper House
Will Refuse to Change Law
Friends Of Governor Expect a Veto.


house OF representatives, many Of
whom during the primary and gen.
eral election campaigns, industr!ously
bombarded the Thirty-hftn general
assembly because 1t had not submit
ted the capitol extension question to
the people voted against such sub
mission when the issue was put up
to them.
Then they passed the Ball bill to
cut down the extended grounds about
five blocks and have the property al
ready purchased in the territory con-
cerned resold. The vote on the pas
sage OF the bill was Sc to So.
There is little probability that the
senate will pass the bill, and friends
of the governor say he would veto
1t. II it ever reached his desk.
The proposition of submitting the
question was put up to the house
when Elwood, of Howard, offered an
amendment to Balls bill to authorize
the governor to submit Balls plan OF
reduction at the next election. 1t
was defeated, SO to 50.
1t is interesting incidentally that
twenty-five of the thirty-two JEFF
fersonian democrats of the house
whose constant cry on nearly every
proposition has been back to the
people," are included in this list of
men who refused to allow the people
to pass on this matter. Most of the
twenty-five republicans who voted
with them have voted for other re-
dictionary measures which have
passed.
Anderson, Of Green, Turner, and
Wayman also voted against submit
ting the proposition, although they
later voted against the reduction, and
must be classed as friends OF capitol
extension. OF the thirty-eight men
who voted against the reduction, ev.
cry one but these three, voted to
submit the proposition. The only
men who voted for the reduction
and voted also to submit it to a vote
are: Anderson, of Winnebago, Coast,
Darrah, Hale, Holbert, lessen, Kim
berly. Klinker, Moore, Nordyke,
Slaught, Tucker and Wilson, of
Louisa.
The Ball bill proposes cutting out
OF the extended grounds the two
blocks on the east end of the extern
sion, lying east of Twelfth street,
and the portions of FIVE blocks lying
west Of Ninth street. About ten
acres, or one-fourth of the whole
amount to be purchased, would be
cut of.
To Reimburse Farmers -,s
The house appropriations commit
tee voted to recommend out for pass
age a bill to create a $150,0G0 fund
for the purpose of combating the foot
and mouth disease. The bill would
put this fund at the disposal of state
authorities for the purpose of paying
one-half the appraised value of ami
mails ordered killed during the next
two years when they are stricken by
the disease and to pay the cost of en-
forcing the quarantine provisions.
AS originally introduced, the bill
proposed an appropriation of $780,
900. On recommendation of a SUBJ
committee the amount was reduced
$4,000. Although the main commit
tee made no attempt to cut the
amount further, several members dis
cussed plan to cut the fund to
100000 when 1t comes on the floor
of the house.
The appropriation is in addition to
the $4,000 which was appropriated
early in the session to pay the states
half Of the value OF animals which
have already been killed to aid the
fight against the animal plague.
Not So Much oratory.
The house shut the gates against
the overflow Of oratory. Hereafter
members can indulge in no long
winded orations. They must say what
they have to say in FIVE minutes. Ad.
option OF resolution by Elwood.
amending rule IA so that the speak.
ers are allowed FIVE minutes each in.
stead of fifteen, brings about the re.
suit The action was taken to speed
up the work Of passing on the great
number OF bills remaining to be dis
posed OF.
Election Bill 10 Defeated.
The house defeated by a vote Of
80 to % the bill by Horchem of Du
buque which would have given to
cities of the first class and cities
acting under special charter the right
to nominate their candidates for city
offices at a primary election. Forty
four members OF the house lodged
voting on the bill.
Anti-pass Bill Beaten.
The Chase bill, providing that mem
bers Of the state railroad commission
shall not ride on railroad passes, was
reported out OF the appropriations
committee for indefinite postpone
ment. The committee on the sup
preston Of intemperance sent out fol
passage bill to allow Davenport ant
Dubuque to keep all the saloons nov
operating in those cities until Jan. l
1916. Otherwise they would be OBJ
liged to limit the number of saloons
to one for every 1000 of population
after July /.
Text Book Measure Up.
The senate OF the Iowa legislator,
has begun consideration of the bill
by Thomas Of Union to require coun
ty uniformity OF textbooks.
Several amendments had been pre-
posed and indications are that Their