Omaha daily bee., 1900-02-09
iowa LEGISLATIVE DOlNCS
House Adopts Resolution for the Early Ad.
journment of the Assembly,
C~ULBERTsoN ON STATE BOARD OF CONTROL
Governor shaw Appoints WcnlthS
Business Man to Represent west
crn iown's MISUNDERSTANDING
ton Agreeable to Everyone.

DIES MONIES, Feb. ~S.-(Special Tele-
gram)-The house has adopted the resolu-
tion offered by Byers of Shelby for the ad-
journment of the assembly March /. There
was some question whether or not the
senate will pass the resolution, although 1t
is stated that many members of the upper
body favor adjournment at an early date.
In some quarters it is believed that the only
purpose of the resolution is to hurry up
matters. The present legislation has been
In session five weeks and has accomplished
little or nothing outside of the organiza-
ton. AS yet no important measures have
been discussed and the indications are the
real work of the assembly will not be com
menced for two or three weeks. 1t has been
expected all along the legislature would ad-
journ about April 10. Now 1t is believed the
body will adjourn between the middle OF
March and April /. The session will last
about four weeks longer.
After a bitter discussion on the floor OF
the house a measure was passed increasing
the salary of the governor to $1,000. Among
the important measures introduced in the
lower house today was a bill by jerks, for
an appropriation for a school for deaf and
dumb at Council Bluffs. 1t is believed that
the western members favor the bill and will
support it. jerks has every confidence he
VIII De dDle W get the Dill W Iue 6oNeluui'
who will approve it. An effort was made
today to adjourn the house to Monday, but it
failed. The farmer members of the house
are evidently here for business and there is
little prospect of long adjournments during
the session. In fact it is reported that
forenoon and evening sessions will soon be
inaugurated.
Board of Control Matters.
NoCtor, 1,,vo yill ho ropraSanta5 on tho
State Board of Control. Governor Shaw to-
day authorized the statement that he had Of
fered the Board of Control appointment to
w. l.. Culbertson of Carroll, Ia, thereby
confirming the rumor which was af1oat late
yesterday. The governor is anticipating an
answer from Mr.. Culbertson hourly, and
should he accept his name will be sent to
the senate at once. Mr.. Culbertson is one
of the wealthiest citizens in Carroll county.
He is a banker and owns large mining in
terests in other states. He is also a veteran
of the civil war and would please the old
soldiers of the state. He seems to be in
favor with the members of the senate also,
it being understood that the leaders of the
opposition to Colonel Rood would vote to
confirm Mr.. Culbertson. so the appointment
now simply waits upon his pleasure.
Some of the friends OF Mr.. Culbertson be-
lieve that he will not be disposed to accept
the position, the salary of So 1000 holding no
inducement for him. On the other hand
il is argued that Mr.. Culbertson would prob
ably accept the nomination if it is in line
with any ambition which he entertains.
Carroll and Crawford counties are in the
same judicial and congressional districts
and the most cordial relations have always
existed between them. Carroll county was
the first to instruct for Shaw in 1897. Mr..
Cuibertson is a personal friend CT Gov
ernor Shaw. Nc. Macomber of Carroll, as
soon as he heard of the nomination of Col
onel Rood, came to Des Moines to urge his
confirmation, saying that IN his opinion
Colonel Rood was the best man in the
state for the place save one, and that one
was w. l.. Culbertson. Mr.. Culbertson,
hearing of the nomination of Colonel Rood,
stepped off at Des Moines on his way home
from Hot Springs to urge his confirmation,
SAYING he was the best man in the state
for the place. Mr.. Culbertson is out or
politics. He is one Of the most successful
business men that Iowa has produced, one
of the most popular men in the state and
is the type of man that Governor Shaw has
thIs for nhnCap