Iowa County democrat. [volume] (Mineral Point, Wis.) 1877-1938, 1905-01-12
TELEGRAMS In BRIEF.
LEGISLATIVE AND POLITICAL.

Napoleon BOnapartc BrOWaTu Iook
the oath of office as Governor Of
Florida.
Governor George II. Utter OF Rhode
Island was inaugurated and the other
new state officers assumed their
duties.
II. +. Frewen, formerly of Chicago,
was chosen by the Peabody faction as
republican candidate for speaker Of
the Colorado house of representatives.
Governor Warner OF Michigan has
settled the scramble for the state la
Dor commissionership by announcing
the appointment OF Malcolm ]. Mcleod
of Detroit.
Governor Peabody and Alva Adams
both were sworn in as governors Of
Colorado, one by the legislature and
the other by Justice Steele. The
fight for the seat continues.
Joseph W. Folk, governor.elect OF
Missouri, surrendered his office as
circuit attorney Of st. Louis to his
successor, A. N. Sager. Mr.. Folk will
be inaugurated In few days.
Governor Pennypacker Of Pennsyl.
vania asks the legislature to enact a
law providing for the suppression Of
newspapers persstently publishing
libelous and untruthful statements.
Governor Yates, In his message TO
the Illinois assembly called for n
primary election, and more adequate
insurance laws, and urged that civil
service guard the approach to public
employment.
The legislative voters league OF
Chicago scored In the Illinois legisla.
ture when nm attempt to add forty.
five now employees to the state pay roll
was defeated at tho opening session
Of the assembly.
Lincoln. In the house George i.
Rouse OF Hall county was elected
speaker and In the senate w. II. Jen
nlngs OF Thayer county was elected
president pro TEN.
A new peril to farmers Is discovered
in tho corn shredder, and Wiscon.
sin investigator will ask the legisla.
ture to pass bill providing for the
regulation of the machines, that the
human suffering may cease.
John A. Johnson, democrat, was In
augurated governor OF Minnesota In
the presence OF an immense audience
In st. Paul. In his message he recon-
mended an amendment, providing a
four.yoar term for governors, which
would make him ineligible for 70.
election.
AT Jefferson City, Mo-, the forty
third general assembly was called to
order. Acting Lieut. Gov, Rubey was
president In the senate, while Secre.
tary of State Cook called the house to
order This Ia the first republican
house of representatives In Missouri
for ten years.
Daniel T. Phillips, American consul
Mt Cardiff, Wales, died, He was born
Mt Tredegar, Wales, In 1S43, and was
n Baptist minister later ut Llantwitt
Major and at Bristol, England He
came to the United States and held
passionate In Chicago.
John j. Kempf, who was deposed
from the Wisconsin state treasurer.
ship Sept. on account of shortage
In the accounts of that office but was
reelected In November. took posses
sion again. A bond OF 5000, 900, de.
manded by Coy, In Toilette was fur.
nished by Mr.. Kempf.
The Connecticut legislature, which
v to elect successor to United
states Senator Joseph r. Hawley
convened. Samuel Fessenden, one
of tho candidates for Senator Haw-
ley's position, was chosen president OF
the senate. Henry Roberts of Hart.
ford was inaugurated as governor.
The general assembly of Delaware Is
deadlockod on organization. The
union republicans, with twenty-five Of
tho thlrty-one members. insist on hay.
ing two.thirds of tho Legislative of
fcers, including president pro tenn of
the senate and speaker of the house
Tho regular republicans insist on an
even division.
The Massachusetts legislature or.
gani2ed for the session of 1905. The
house adopted a resolution unseatug
Representative Thomas Il. Curley Of
tho Suffolk district Curley Is serving
a jail sentence for fraud against the
United states government In connec
ton with civil service examinations
He was a prisoner when elected last
November, Tho inauguration of
Goy.elect William l.. Douglas took
place,
At Bismarck, n D., inaugural Ger.
cmonics incident to the change of ad-
mlnlstratIon were held by both houses
of the legislature. Gov. White read
his farowl message after which Gov.
l.. Y, Sarles and the other state on
cials were sworn. Gov Sarlcs urged
attention to legislation covering prim.
airy elections, game and fish laws, and
an appropriation for the maintenance
of an exhibit representing the state
In the Lewis and Clark exposition In