Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1902-01-21
SEVERAL PLANS HAVE THEIR ADVOCATES
Succeed Themselves-Surplus in
the Observation-Disclosures in the Gem
eral Assembly to lie Expedited
Other Iowa Notes of Interest.
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ries have been suggested and dis.
cussion of them has absorbed legis-
lative attention ever since election
there is we'll defined party which is
opposed to changing the districts this
year. The latter party argues that in
1910 Iowa, in all proba bility, will have
twelfth congressman, and then re-
districting will be necessary. Pending
extreme inequality in division of popu.
lation, to many members of the assem-
bly, the present districts are satisfac-
tory. OF 1873 republican members of
the legislature the best judgment is
that redistricting has close to half,
while practically all of the democrats
favor it. There are 81 democratsin the
assembly and it is the prevalent belief
that their strength added to the repub-
lican strength of those who favor re-
districting would carry the PROPOSE
ton, if plan could be agreed upon.
position of the republican members OF
the legislature in a caucus instead of
permitting a straight vote on the
proposition by all parties on the floor.
There are 2,231,S53 in Iowa, according
to the last census. With II congress
sional districts the new pportionment
is 2O2, 1915 to district. Following is the
population of the present COMPRESSION
al districts:
First, 164,S55: Second, 1871 eos; Third, 49,
70l; Fourth. 1855; Fifth, 19O.227; Sixth.
14,673; Seventh, 1885, 1855; Eighth. 200,479;
Ninth. 2O2. 253; Tenth, 259.347; Eleventh,
al, 479
Election of Senator's.
The Iowa United States senator's will
be elected Tuesday, January 81. Will
liam Boyd Allison will succeed him
self for the sixth consecutive time, a
record unequaled in the history of the
nation. Jonathan Prentiss Deliver will
succeed himself. also, but it will be his
first election by the legislature. He
is now serving by appointment at the
hands of Gov. Shaw. Mr.. Allison will
be elected for the term ending March
8, 1909. The term which he is now serv-
ing does not end until March 3, 1908.
Mr.. Dolliver was appointed twice by
Gov Shaw, to fill out the last few
weeks of Senator John II. Gears first
term. and to act as senator during that
part of Senator Gears second term up
to the meeting of the Iowa legisla ture
which convened to-day. His election
Tuesday next will be for the term end
ing March 8. 1907. An effort has been
made by the republican leaders TO Sc
cure the cooperation of the democratic
members of the legislature in plan
to elect Senator Allison by unanimous
vote of the democrats and republicans
on account of his extraordinarily ex-
tended service for the state at Wash
ington. Whether this will be effected
or not is a question. Senator's Allison
and Dolliver are on the ground this
week, They came down last Thursday
to attend the banquet given under the
auspices of the Grant club of Des
Moipes in honor of the elevation of
Gov. Leslie NJ. Shaw to the position of
secretary of the treasury in the cabinet
of President Roosevelt, and decided TO
remain until after their reelection.
Treasury Surplus.
The theory has been that there
would be a surplus of more than ST ,OOO,-
900 in the state treasury when the leg
islature convened, and on that basis
many plans for large appropriations
have been framed. Members who
hoped for large surplus, therefore,
JiconnNSrfaI who ~
settlement between the auditor and
treasurer of state this week showed
that there is a surplus in the treasury
now Of about $775,ooo only. The ex-
penditures by the state institutions un-
der the board of control will be S125,-
900 month for January, February and
March, which will cut the surplus
down, ordinarily. to 100000. 1t is es-
timated that other revenues will take
it up to $500,000, however, by the end
of the legislative session. The semi
annual collection of taxes does not
come until April, and the treasury will
get no benefit from that 100000 until
after the legislature has adjourned.
The encouragement for large appro-
priations, usually growing out of large
SURPRISES, does not exist in this state
this winter, therefore.
VIII Push Business.
Actual work in the legislature will
not begin before next week. All of the
members and the presiding officers of
the houses insist that the session ought
not to extend much beyond April 1, and
promises are made that business will
be expedited. However, the first four
weeks will be taken up with introduc-
ton of bills, committee work will con-
sumo the next four weeks and it is ex-
tremely doubtfulif the next four weeks
| will furnish sufficient time in which to
give considerat ton on the floor to the
| important measures which will come
before the assembly for action.
A Contrast
The contrast between the opening Of
the Twenty-ninth general assembly
and that of the Twenty-eighth, two
years ago, is SO marked that politicians
find much interest in recalling tie ex-
| element that attended the former.
| Then a terrific, contest was being
| waged between the friends of John FL
Gear, of Burlington, who sought to re-
| elect him to the United States senate.
and the friends of A. B. Cummins, OF
Des Moines, who sought the position.
Every interest centered in this con-
| test. The test came on the election OF
a speaker. The republicans were