Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1898-01-20
IOWA LEGISLATURE.
The acknowledgements General ASSEM-.
bly, COnvencs In Des Moincs.

Des Moines. Ia, Jan. 1.-THE Twenty
seventh general assembly convened at ten
o'clock yesterday. the senate being called
to order by Lieut.. Gov. Parrott The re-
| publican caucus employees were elected as
follows: Secretary, George A. Newman.
| Cedar Rapids: assistant, G. IL. Talmadge,
| West Union; second assistant. S. ID. Miles,
| Nora Springs: sergeant-at-arms. e. c. Col
Inns; engrossing clerk, Mrs. Carrie G, Sher-
| man; enrolling clerk, Mrs, Eva Livingston;
journal clerks, F. c. McCutcheon and
| George A. Nichols.
| Des Moines. Ia, Jan. 12-In the senate
| yesterday Gov brakes biennial message
was read. No business was transacted.
| Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 13.-No business of
Importance was transacted In the senate
| yesterday.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. H.-In the senate
| yesterday Gov. Shaw's message was read
and Lieut.. Gov. PARROT was presented with
| two complimentary testimonials and a gold
watch and chain from the senator's. He
| thanked the senate briefly, and then, hand
| Ing the gavel to his successor, introduced
him to the senate Mr. Milliman spoke
| briefly. He advocated short session and
prudent expenditures and then announced
his committees. The membership of the
three leading committees is as follows:
Ways and Means-Funk, Berry, Junkin.
| Healy, Penrose, Carroll. Carney, Ericsson.
| Perrin, Gilbertson, Hayward. Macarthur,
Wallace. Overall. Young of Lee. Wilson.
/ JuulCldFy-1neSnlFe, EATON, BlunCndTu,
| Trewin. Pusey, Junkin, Mitchell. Ellison,
Healy, Hobart. Lothrop. Finch. Mullen.
Ranck, Bolter. Malloy.
/ Approximations Hartman, Alex
ander, Trewin, Berry, Kilburn, Hospers.
| Hotchkiss, Allyn, Lewis, Titus, Funk, Cor
rell. Everall. Mclntire, Lyons
4 The following are the chairmen of other
committees: Railroads, Palmer: cities
and towns, Pussy. suppression of intem-
perance, Perrin; congressional and jul
dicial districts Young, of Delaware; ag-
riculture, Hartman; constitutional
amendments, Blanchard; insurance, Craig;
schools, Trewin; labor. Byers; building
and loan, Junkin; mines, Carroll; banks.
| Alexander; senatorial and representative
districts, Lothrop; highways, Kilburn:
compensation of public officers, Hobart:
educational institutions, Ellison: military.
Bell; pharmacy, Carney; penitentiaries.
Mitchell; printing, Hotchkiss. charitable
institutions, Berry; elections, Eaton; man
ufactures. Mullen; public buildings, Lewis:
rules. Hospers: horticulture, Wallace; corr
rections, Headley; lands, Gilbertson IL
braries, Ranck: fish and game, Macarthur;
engrossed bills. Finch: enrolled bills. Titus.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 15-Bils were in
PRODUCED In the senate yesterday to prevent
the importation of diseased dairy cattle;
to amend the building and loan laws SO
that the associations shall not have to pub
lish their lists Of membership for assess
ment purposes; to have the soldiers or
phans In the soldiers orphans home at
Davenport supported by the state instead
| of by counties; to make the limit of interest
| payable on state warrants four per cent
instead of six to empower county officials
to loan public money under bond, and se-
cure interest therefor; to make the quail
shooting season November and December
instead of October and November. Senator
Wilson introduced a joint resolution pro-
viding for a committee to investigate the
n l<C do In
the penitentiaries.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 11.-All the members
of the house were present yesterday except
Towner (rep.). of Floyd, who Is sick In
Charles City. After Judge Carr called the
body to order Mr.. Hanger, OF Blackhawk
county. was made temporary chairman and
Mr.. Davis. OF Cass. temporary clerk. The
committee on credentials received a con-
test In the WrightHancock district. but
decided that John Christie. Jr (dem). who
held the certificate of election. was en-
titled to be sworn in.
]. III. Funk was named as permanent
speaker by reclamation. In assuming tho
gavel he said that the first duty Of the as
sembly was to see that the state debt was
paid off. The deficit Ii now about $500, 0J0
The new speaker insisted that appropria-
lions should be cut down to the bone In or
der to pay the debt
Gov.-elect Shaw announced the appoint
ment of N. T. Hendrix, of Columbus juno
tion as pharmacy commissioner and the
reappointment Of DR.. j. l. Gibson. OF Deni-
son. as state veterinarian.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. 12.-After hearing
Gov. brakes message, Speaker Funk an
nounced the house committees yesterday.
The membership Of leading committees is
as follows:
Ways and Means-Potter. Brighton,
Neitert. Johnson, Frink, Classen, Eaton,
Hughes, Bowen, McCucdy, Whalen. Dick
ems, Hansen Veneman, Shambaugh, Beal.
Miller. Stallcap. Jackson. Jay. 9enick.
Jaeger.
Judiciary-Carr, Johnson. Edwards.
Brighton, Lavender. Eaton. Blake. Gibson.
Clark, Dickens, Power, Porter, Penick,
Potter. Dinkinson, McGinn. G. Eberson.
Appropriations-M Merriam. Smith. Bowen,
Neitert. Ray, Whalen. Van Houten.
Hughes, Gibson, Bird. Eaton, Geisler,
Let's. Stewart, Miller, of Buena Vista;
Cook. DAVIS. Farley. Lambert. Porter. Jay.
Bailey.
In the afternoon the two houses met In
joint session to canvass the vote for gov
ernor and lieutenant governor The re-
suits were as follows:
Governor--L. M. Shaw CrepJ. 224.729; q.
T., White (dem), l04.S33; s. p. Leland (pro).
s.243; C. A. Lloyd (pop). $3.50; John Gig
gett (gold dem.). 1896: M. J. Kremer ESQ
cialisO. SIG; total. 43s.273.
Lieutenant Governor-J. c. Mlliman
(rep). 226llS; b. A. Pummer DEM. 1884,
SIS; NJ w. Atwood (pro.). 1892: d. ii. Per-
kins (pop). 5,034: c. IL. Mallory (gold dem.).
1874: M. A. Hirschheld (sociaiist. 908: To-
tai, 429.901
Des Moines. Ia, Jan. I3.-The house yes
terday appointed a committee comprising
Representatives Eaton, Johnson, Power.
Penwick and Brighton to take charge Of
the contest filed by b. G. Hartshorn (repD
against John Christie. Jr. (dem), sitting as
the member from the Wright-Hancock dis
| trct.
In joint caucus the republican MEM
bers renominated +. r. Conway and
l.. Young for state printer and state binder
and nominated Warden Jones, of the Fort
Madison penitentiary, for the third term.
and nominated w. A. Hunter for warden Of
the Anamosa penitentiary.
Des Moines. Ia, Jan. H.-A brief session
of the house was held yesterday but no
| business was transacted. Gov. Shaw's
message was read.
Des Moines, Ia, Jan. BIN the house
yesterday Mr.. Cook introduced bill SUBJ
stantially the same as the famous Temple
amendment of last session, which failed
of passage In the senate. 1t provides in
substance that no contract OF insurance