Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1899-1903, 1900-01-11
Governor Shaw Inducted Into
Office This Afternoon.
CROWDS ARE PRESENT.
The Governor Delivers His inaugural
Address-Dosngs of the Iowa Legis-
lature = Democrats Nominate
White for Senator.

announced the permanent senate COM
mittees as follows:
Ways and Aieans-Junkin, Healy,
Perrin, Hayward, Macarthur, Wallace,
Finch, Penrose, Hopkins, Griswold,
Lister, Brighton, Crossley, Bolter, En-.
inert, Ball.
Judiciary Cheshire, Eaton, Blanch-
ard, Trewin, Healy. Hobart, Finch,
Lewis, Mullan, Titus, Macarthur, Hazel
ton, Hubbard, Bolter. Porter, Ball.
Appropriations-Gars Hartman. AL
exander, Allyn, Lewis. Titus, Junkin,
lntire, Wilson, Gorrell, Lyons, Tall
man.
Railroads-Penrose, Blanchard, Ho-
bart, Craig, Classen, Eaton, Mardis,
Arthaud. Smith, Griswold, Fitchpat-
rick, Bachman, Young, Alberson, Bish-
op. Townsend.
Cities and Towns -Trcwin, Mullan,
Alexander, Cheshire, Hayward, Harri-
man, Hazelton, Brighton, Habburd,
Mardis, Arthaud, Lambert, McIntire,
Tallman, Nolan.
The chairmen of the other commit
tees are as fOllOWS.
Suppression of lntemperance- Sena-
tor Perrin.
Congressional and Judicial Districts
Senator Blanchard.
Agriculutre-Senator Hartman.
Constitutional Amendments and Suf-
frag age-Senator Eaton.
Insurance-Senator Craig.
Schools-Senator Lewis
Banks-Senator Alexander.
Building and Loan-Senator Healy.
Labor-Senator Mardis.
Mines and Mining Senator Titus.
Senatorial and Representative Dis
tricts- Senator Finch.
lighwavsSenat tor Wallace.
Corporal tons Senator Hobart.
Compensation Of Public Officers
Senator Mullan.
Public Health Senator Bachman.
Educational Institutions Senator
Crossley.
Military Senator Moffit. & {
Pharmacy-Senator Emmert.
Penitentiaries and Pardons-S Senator
Macarthur.
Printing-Senator Allyn.
Federal Relations-Senator Lister.
Charitable Institutions - Senator
HAYWARD, ID
Elections-Senator Hazleton.
Claims-Senator Hayward.
Commerce-Senator Griswold. j,
ufactures-Senator Smith.
Public Buildings Senator Fitch
patrick.
Rules Senator Brighton.
Horticulture and Forestry-Senator
Classen.
Public Lands-Senator Wilson.
Public Libraries-Senator Hopkins.
Fish and Game-Senator Lambert.
Engrossed Bills-Senator McIntire.
Enrolled Bills-Senator Arthaud.
The senate and house adjourned
this afternoon for the remainder of the
week. The house will convene Tues
day, at 10 a. m., at which time Speaker
Bowen will announce the house COM
mittees. The senate will convene
Monday morning at 10 o'clock. Both
houses, will begin in earnest the work
of the winter session next week. I'm
mediately following the call to order
today the members, assembled in joint
convention in the house, and proceeded
TO the inaugural ceremony, which was
held at the new auditorium, on West
Fourth street. The governor, lieuten-
ant governor, state officials, persons of
prominence and members left the state
house at 1870 p. m, in carriages, ac-
companied by military escort, which
was composed of Troop A, Iowa Ma
tional Guard, and the Lincoln Huzzars,
and the Iowa State Military band. The
procession started at the east entrance
of the capitol, the members following
n II nynnpalal
Eleventh street to Grand avenue, west
Gust streets, south on Sixth to Locust,
west on Locust to East Fifth, south on
East Fifth to Walnut, west on Wal
to the main entrance of the Auditor
ium. The official party proceeded
down the center aisle of the Auditor
ium to the stage, where they occupied
seats. The members occupied the pit,
and the lady friends and relatives OF
members We're seated in the boxes.
Promptly at $3.50 p. m. the program
began. 1t consisted of music by the
Iowa State Military band and the Des
Moines Apollo club, invocation by Rev.
L. Mckay Stewart, of Des Moines, and
the administration of the oath of Of
flee to Governors Shaw and Lieutenant
Governor Milliman The oaths were adj
ministered by Chief Justice C. T. Gram
ger, of Waukon.
Governor Shaw then delivered his
inaugural address.
Governor Shaw's recommendation re-
garding appropriations for the State
university has received ready re-
sponse in the senate. Yesterday morn
ing three bills We're introduced in the
upper house by Senator Ball, each pro-
viding for State university appropria-
tions. One was for an appropriation
of $4,000 and one for an appropriation
of $4,000, both to be contingent funds.
His other bill provided for contin-
luation of the present one-tenth mill
tax for a period of five years
/ Senator Lewis introduced a bill yes