Rensselaer Republican, Volume 21, Number 44, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 4 July 1889 — THE STATE CAPITAL. [ARTICLE]

THE STATE CAPITAL.

Inthe case of the State ex rel. Kelly vs, Bonnell. Treasurer oi the city of UrawsferdsvtUe, - the —-Supreme Court Tuesday, in an opinion written by Chief Justice Elliott, holds that a saloon-keener can net take out a license in advance and that a license is nota contract, but is a mere special tax. The Oourt says among other things: ’‘That the grant of a license would not preclude action by the municipal authorities; for a license is not a contract. A license may be changed or even annuli ed by the supreme legislative power of the State whenever public welfare demand it. A license is a restrictive special tax imposed for the public good.and in the exercise of the police power of the State. As the power to grant, withhold or annul license to sell liquor is an exercise of the police power, it follows that no limitation can be placed upon its_ exereiße by any statutory provision. It is a power incapable of surrender or annihilation.

State Treasurer Lemcke. cut of $3,905,000 school refunding bonds, has been able to dispose of $2,850,000. This is $591.75 short of being 73 per cent, of the entire loan. A redistribution of the fund upon that basis will be necessary, and instead of $7.28$ there will be given to the counties "15.32 for each voter. It is thought that the rest of the bonds can be disposed of next month.

The state board of charities returned, from Brazil Wednesday. The board* has no official report to make, but each member has hia view of the situation and these views are guite harmonious. The board’s proposal to the operators to arbitrate was utterly refused, the operators claiming that as regards prices paid to carry on their work they were paying all they could and would not submit to any arbitration which would make tnem pay more. But they said that they were willing to make concession this far: That if the miners would accept tbe terms of the operators they (the operators) wonld reduce the price charged for sharpening toola to 1 cent; the price for powder from $2.25 to $2; the rent in accordance with the wages received by the miners. This proposition was laid before the miners Wednesday and it is thought will be accepted. “There is no feeling between the miners and operators,” Judge Martindalethinkf; “both parties look upon the matter as a business proposition, the one thinking the wages paid too low. the other admitting this, but maintaining that no more can be paid. There can be no question that there is lots of destitution among the miners.—lndianapolis Sentinel. John 0. Cravens has been appointed collector of Internal Revenue for the Sixth Indiana District, and Philip M. Hildebrand surveyor of customs of the port of Indianapolis. The Bupreme Court decides that the act affecting the Reporter of the Supreme Court is invalid in its entirety. Sam Tatem, a Ripley county farmer, went before Judge Woods, of the Federal Court, Tuesday, and pleaded guilty to the charge of buying Shd circulating counterfeit ten dollar treasury notes. “I received a letter from a man by the name of Clarke,” said Tatem to the Court, “who told me that if I would meet him at night at a certain school house, he would put me on to a good thing. He wanted to sell me counterfeit money, hut I concluded not to buy. But I got full and while drunk bought S4O worth of the stuff". I will never do it again—at least rtot in two years.” he conc’uded lather grimly. The court withheld sentence. This is another of the pHriieipants in the wide spread conspiraey to put these counterfeit tens on tne msrket. The Government authorities have made a score of arrests, and one by on&, the “ahovers” are being brought to punishment. The Michigan legislature has enacted aj new election law— a modification of the Australian system.