Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-18
by Ora Williams;

Special TO Times-Republican
| Des Moines, Jan. 1S.-The republican
caucus on state printer and binder
was neither exciting nor heart rend-
| ing. On the contrary it came out
pretty much as everybody had expect
| ed.
Emory English was made nominee
| for state printer and e. u. Chassell the
candidate for state binder.
| The caucus was organized by the Sc
| lection of Senator Smith as chairman,
with Representative Cummings as
secretary. AS tellers were named
| Messrs. Bealer, Bleakley, Durham and
Shaffer. Senator Garst had the
program in charge for the ma
jority. He Immediately moved
that the caucus proceed to the selec-
| ton of candidates by ballot. Senator
| COPYRIGHT moved as a substitute that
1 the caucus postpone further consider
| alton of the subject and adjourn sub
| ject to call of the chairman when the
| legislature has indicated what it will
do about extending the terms of office.
| There We're points of order and various
| little tits, and finally COPYRIGHT
changed his motion SO as to make it
proper, by putting it as a direct motion
to adjourn Saunders asked COPYRIGHT
if it was his intention to claim here
after in case the legislature did moth
ing, that there was no authority any
where to call the caucus together.
COPYRIGHT said no. Then the vote was
put and it was by blind ballot
This was the really decisive vote of
the caucus for if there was adjourn
ment that would end the case. The
ballot showed seventy opposed to adj
journment and forty-seven for it,
Garst nominated Emory English, of
Polk for state printer, and Temple
The vote was: English, seventy nine;
Anderson, thirty-eight; Murphy, one.
English was declared the nominee.
Garst then moved the nomination Of
e. D. Chassell, and Temple seconded it
and made it by reclamation.
There were three votes out on the
ballot These We're Weeks and Hart,
who are out of the city, and Wise who
did not vote at all.
1t is understood that the majority
will not insist upon having the joint
assembly for some time, as it has been
demonstrated they have the votes to
elect at any time.
The school committee of the senate
held session yesterday afternoon and
listened to State Superintendent Riggs,
who spoke of the single certificate bill
and the proposed change in the school
year. He is in favor of both these
measures. The school committee is
favorably disposed.
The first suggestion in the matter
of inviting Governor Larrabee to
speak to the joint assembly came from
one outside of the legislature. 1t met
with much favor and Senator Lewis
prepared and exhibited the concurrent
resolution. Every member spoke to ex-
press favor with the idea and there
was no person to raise any objection
to it. In fact. 1t was the unanimous
opinion of the members that it would
be the graceful thing to render such
an invitation to the governor. AS
either house is as yet ready for much
hard work, and the legislature seldom
does much on Saturday the invitation
was for the governor to appear Satur-
day at 10 o'clock. There is a real de-
sire on the part of members, without
regard to party, to hear the ex-govern-
or.
The senate ways and means commit
tee has placed in the hands of a sub
committee three important measures:
one in regard to the levy of special
tax for state educational institutions,
one in regard to taxing bank stocks
and one IN regard to the time for pay
ling certain taxes in counties where
there are state institutions.
Mrs. Dame and Miss leighton, who
are representing the women suffragists,
are on hand. and engaged daily in in
terviewing members in the interest of
an amendment to grant to women the
right to vote. Mrs. Edworthy, who has
for several sessions worked earnestly
among members in the interest of q
reformatory for women in the state, is
also again at work on the floors of the
two houses.
Col. C. c. Horton, cofnmandant Of the
Soldiers Home, spent some time among
members OF the legislature yesterday
and presented the facts in regard to the
needs of the Home.
Senator Saunders has discovered
weakness In the anti-pass bill which
he pointed out yesterday II am owner
Of a large part of the stock of tele-
phone company at Manila" he said,
land sometimes I go up there to look
after things. II should call up
friend and have a talk over the phone
without paying toll would be GRIM
inal. should this antipass bill become
a law. I know of a young lady in
Council Bluffs who Is notary pub
lie. She never had a wrong thought in
the world but If this bill was the law
she couldn't call up her sister over
quent shipments. lowest possible rates.