Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-12-10
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Forecast Made Of Heads of Com
mittees in Forthcoming Ses-
sion of Legislature
SPEAKER TO BE NAMED JAN. "a
powell and Week. May Get Judiciary
in Senate and households, of
Marshall, Slated for Head of Com.
mittee on AsricuIture-second Dis.
trict Wants.
Special TO rrmes-republican.

Special to Trmes-fepublican.
Des Moines, Dec 10.-Political dis
cussion just now has to do with the
probable control of the next legislature
and with the distribution of federal
plums by the congressional delegation.
Altho the speaker of the next house
will not be selected until January Ii
and the vote for the lieutenant gov
ernor has not yet been canvassed. the
politicians have been discussing the
assignment of committee chairman
ships which will be made in the house
of the next legislature with as much
assurance as if it were all settled and
out of the way.
While they recognize that the list is
subject to amendment by the presiding
officers when they are inaugurated and
indicted into office, they assign the
committees in practically this order:
Judiciary-Senate. Dowell of Polk;
house, Weeks of Guthrie.
Ways and Means-Senate. Smith Of
Mitchell; house, Teter of Marion.
Appropriations-Sen Maytag Of
Jasper; house, Jones of Montgomery.
Insurance-Senate, Whipple Of Ben
ton; house, Lee of Emmett
Elections-Senate, Turner of Adj
ans; house, Darrah of Lucas.
Railroads-Senate, Hopkins of Guth-
RE; house, Meredith of Cass.
Banks-Senate, Mates of Sac; house,
Lowrey OF Calhoun.
Agriculture-Senate, Eckles Of Mar
shall; house, Lister of Grundy.
Schools-Senate, Crossley OF Madi-
son; house, Inman Of Floyd.
Suppression of Intemperance-Sen-
ate, Durham of Manchester; house,
Maben of Hancock.
orporations-Senate, Erickson OF
Boone; house, Doran OF Boone.
There are other committees. many
OF them. Each republican senator will
have committee Craftsmanship, but
there will not be enough to go around.
in the house. The old members, of
course, will be taken care of first.
Republicans OF. the Second district
expect consideration in the distribu-
ton of federal patronage by the Iowa
delegation in congress in January.
Having elected a republican to con-
gress in that district in 1904, and hav-
ing increased his plurality from 1874 to
1000 in 1906, there is a feeling among
many republicans, both in and out Of
the Second district, that Congressman
Dawson will be accorded some atten-
ton when he arises in the delegation
caucus early in January and suggests
that after long period of famine the
district feels that it deserves one plum.
Some speculation has been INDUCED
by politicians as to whether the Sec
ond district might not be accorded the
attorneyship for the northern division
instead of the Fifth district.
There is now new speculation as to
whether the marshalship of the south
ern district may not go to the Second,
instead of to the Sixth.
The Sixth district recently went
democratic,.w hile the Second remained
in the fold It is said that Major La
cey is not inclined to insist on one OF
the finest plums in the tree falling into
his district under the circumstances:
and the remainder of the delegation is
1ncllneQ TO look WIFI some FAVOR Oh lHe
claims of the Second to consideration.
The first district went almost demo-
cratic, but the incumbent collector OF
internal revenue has held the place but
one term.
2. G. Macarthur, sheriff OF Scott
county, has been mentioned in connec-
ton with the appointment as United
States marshal. He was a candidate
for reelection, but was defeated because
he had held the place for nine years
Governor Cummins expects to visit
Washington the latter part of Deem
ber and at that time the distribution of
patronage will be the chief topic of
consideration on the part of the mem
bers of the Iowa delegation. 1t is
thought that at that time the COVER
nor will conclude whether he will take
part in the protest that will be made
against the appointment of Colonel NJ
L. Temple, of Osceola, as district at
torney for the southern division.