Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-01-14
APPEARED N PERSON
Governor Shaw Personally De-
livers His Biennial Message
to the Legislature.
Senate Held Morning Session.
Joint Convention Counted
Vote Today.
Joint Caucus This Evening-.Re.
ports OF State Institutions.
Inauguration Plans.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 14.-Governor Shaw
appeared in person before the joint con-
vention of the two houses today and de-
livered hls biennial message. The sem
ate held session in the forenoon. Pres
ident Herriott appointed Hazleton,
Spaulding and Lambert committee on
mileage. The senate adopted a motion
to adjourn from Friday noon to Tuesday
! at 10, O'Clock, and resolution offered by
Hubbard was adopted giving full au-
thority to the special committee on the
senatorial contest to take up the Bruce
Emrsert contest case and dispose of it
as speedily as possible, the incumbent
having right to file an answer in the
case.
Governor Shaw presented to the legis-
lature today with his message a report
on pardons and paroles for two years.
showing that he had paroled from the
penitentiaries 144 convicts and had been
compelled to revoke the suspensions OF
forty-five out on parole. He also gave
direct pardons to eight in the peniten-
tiaries and eighty-one who had previ-
ously been paroled. He RENTED fines
or judgments in fifty-eight cases and
gave paroles to eleven boys in the re-
form school, There were thirteen COM
mutations OF sentence. Among the par
oles Issued were six to Marshall county
men. as follows: e. d. Ritchey, Jr,
fraud: Erasmus Bone, desertion; George
Sievers, robbery: z. L. Danforth. rob-
berry: Oscar Barnes, robbery. and John
Lamer. adultery. Others We're Fred
Haas Hardin, forgery; Charles Con-
ners, Linn, larceny; Charles II. Davis,
Jasper. burglary; Claude Fritz and w.
G. Nelson, Tama, larceny: George w.
Bailey. Hardin, forcible defilement;
Shannon Wilcox, Tama, murder.
The secretary of state was authorized
to have 5000 more Of the official regis
tiers printed this year than was con-
tenlesated by the status.
The house met in joint convention in
the afternoon and counted the vote on
governor and lieutenant governor.
The legislature has made good start
toward business. The multitude of lit
tie things essential to the right begin
ming of the session have been attended
to in proper manner. Everybody has
been notified that others are ready for
business and the committees to select
this or that employe have been named.
AS has been stated before in this cor
respondence the contests are to so to
special committees for early considera
ton. In the house the committee will
consist of five and in the senate OF sew
en-. These committees are expected to
take up the contests promptly There
was rumor about last evening that
Senator Nolan was ready to give UP his
contest. He asked the Dubuque mem
bers and other Dubuque people who
were present to get together and he
would meet them. A short conference
was had but it was learned that no spe-
cific agreement was reached. There is
no compromise in the minds of any of
Col. Crawfords friends and the only
way the matter can be discussed is for
Nolan to win out. He is not preparing
his case, in fact, as tho he believed
there was a real chance for contest.
1t Is sort of wild hope that recount
may develop some Irregularities in his
favor. The other contest in the senate
is different. Bruce is here with deter
mination to have the count made again
and some positive information as to
the wrong methods of making the
count. He is very confident. The house
contest from Plymouth attracts no at
will Spn tn
be quickly disposed of. as the count is
known to have been correct in the first
place. These special contest committees
will be appointed along with the 9TH
ers.
The committee making has not pro-
gressed very far Both Speaker Eaton
and Lieut.. Gov. Herriott are hard at
work on the committees. They are not
completed yet. Both sets of committees
have been subjected to many changes
and amendments. AS the days go on
the pressure increases for places on the
committees. They will be announced as
soon as made up. The house has indi-
Gated a desire to adjourn over from
Thursday until the following Tuesday
and it is expected that the committees
will be out of the way at that time.
This adjournment of the house indi-
Gates that the house members are go
ing to be somewhat deliberate at the
outset On Thursday the house Will be
ready to commence work but the mam-
bers want to return home over sunday.
The senate may follow the example of
the house.
Senator Allison expects to return to
Washington Immediately after the
holding of the joint republican, caucus
this evening He feels the necessity for
his being in congress and at work and
nobody can blame him for a desire to
return to his desk in the senate. Sena-
tor Dolliver may remain until after the
election of senators next Tuesday. The
ioint caucus will be held this evening.
ut will be another love affair for the re-
publicans. The state printer and state
binder will be nominated at the same
time and also the code editor Murphy
and Tedford have no opposition. J. l..
Carter will be selected for code editor.
This is an important position and work
Will be commenced at once, as the ses-
sion laws of two and four years ago
must be included in the revision with