The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1916-06-06
|SPORTSMEN SEEK
| LONGER !! SEASON
Iowa Nlmrods Ask That March Thir.
| ty-first be Made Closing
| Date for Spring
Hunting.
STATE APPROPRIATIONS
Keokuk Gets 1880 for Postofflee
Look-outs From Which EN-
pIoyes Can be Secretly
Observed.
STATE APPROPRIATIONS

Iowa sportsmen and members of
the state delegation in congress are
not satisfied with the new rule
promulgated by the biological sur
vey of the department of agriculture
providing an open season for migra-
tory birds in Iowa from February 10
to March 10 inclusive, just announc-
ed, and will make an effort to have
the open season extended to March
81 inclusive. Members of the dele
cation will call upon the officials OF
the department this week to take the
matter, up with them. w. o. Swing
er, president of the largest organfza'
ton of sportsmen in the state. has
written to Representative Hull of the
second district his willingness to
come to Washington and lend his
aid in the matter, and Mr.. Hull may
call upon him.
Appropriations Made.
The sundry civil appropriation bill
which was reported to the house
from the appropriation committee
last week, contained items for a mum
Der of public buildings in Iowa. These
buildings have long since been auth
orized, and the money carried in the
pending bill is merely for the CON,
tinuation of the work on these build.
ings For the Davenport postoffice
and court house is provided the sum
of $500 for "lookouts," kind OF
observation tower where postoffice
inspectors may spy upon the work OF
the postoffice employees without being
seen themselves. Other items for
the Iowa buildings are as follows
Boone. Iowa, postoffice, for lookouts.
$500; Carroll, Iowa, postoff1ce. for
continuation, $500; Cedar Falls. post
Office, for continuation, $500; Chari'
ton. postofioe, for continuation, S..
900; Charles City, postofice, for CON
tinuation, 100000; Cherokee. post
office, for site and continuation, 81.
continuation, $500; Grinnell. postof
flee. for continuation, $4,000; Keo
kuk, court house, postomce, ETC., TO
lookouts. $500; Maquoketa. post
office, for continuation, $24, 900
Washington, Iowa, postofice. con
tinuation. $4,000.
Reduce Amount.
The senate committee ON agricul
ture reported to the senate the agri
cultural appropriation bill on Mon
day, after amending 1t so as to cut
down tho amount authorized for the
eradication and prevention of the
foot and mouth disease of cattle and
other contagious and infectious dis
eases Of livestock, from $4,000, 900 to
81 100000. The senate committee.
however, replaced in the bill in this
connection provision which was
stricken from the measure during its
consideration in the house on q
point of order permitting the secre-
tary of agriculture to reimburse own
ers of cattle whose stock was de-
stroyed or may be destroyed in the
future because OF attempts to pre-
vent the spread OF the foot and
mouth disease.
The senate committee struck out
of the bill the provisions for the free
distribution of garden and flower
seeds by members of congress to
their constituents, thus renewing the
old fight which has been waged for
years between the two houses OF
congress.