Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-07
Legislators Generally Pretty
Well Satisfied With the Work
of the Assembly
SCENES AT CLOSING SESSION
Speaker Clarke Presented With Desk
He Has Used and Col. Temple Gets
His Chair - Unusual Compliment
Paid Mrs. Dame, Woman suffrasist
Leader = Kendall Makes Speech.
[By Ora williams.1
Special to Tlmes-Republican.

| bly,. The adjournment came late Fri
day afternoon, tho the records will
show adjournment at noon. Every
| body went home happy.
1T has been very good session, and
SO far as l have observed as yet all the
laws passed are worthy of my sigma
ture," said Governor Cummins.
The session has accomplished much
that is excellent said Speaker Clarke.
Il am satisfied with the record" said
President Herriott.
We've had a delightful season."
chimed two uozen young lady commits
tee clerks
There We're songs and speech max.
ing ana exchange of many compile
ments at the close. Speaker Clarke
got ms desk, and Colonel Temple was
voted his chair Nate Kendall said
eloquent words, and the ever delightful
Mrs. Dame. persistent fighter for wo-
man suffrage, entertained with speech
and recitation. In the senate there
We're similar incidents at the closing
long to be remembered Many wonder
why legislature cannot quit at the
hour OF adjournment But the fact is
that this is impossible The enrolling
of the last few bills passed cannot be
done In minute. and both speaker
and president must sign all in the
presence of the two houses. Then
there are always some conference mat
tiers to be attended to, and this takes
tlme so that the afternoon was spent
IN waiting or in passing on routine
matters.
A most unusual compliment was
paid Mrs. Dame in asking her to adj
dress the house. Only once before has
any woman had the right to speak i'm
the sacred halls Once Mrs. Helen
Gouger gained that right, tho it was
after fight for it, Mrs. Dame has
peen at work for the woman suffrage
movement and she has proved herself
an accomplished lobbyist, who has i'm
pressed her personality on all with
whom she has come in contact. and
yet has gained their respect and adj
mirat1on for her ability and earnest
ness. She spoke briefly then gave
recitation. and was forced by the hear
~ applause to treat the house to
second appearance.
Inc resolution of thanks to Speaker
George w. Clarke came appropriately
from Mr.. Springer, of the democrats.
VINO spoke earnestly of the good feel
ing which prevailed among all toward
the speaker. He suggested that it WAS
the hope of all that further honors
await him. The house voted to give
the speaker the desk in his private
office. Mr.. DeMar, democrat from Da-
Wis county, was in the chair when these
Clarke reappeared he was greeted
warmly. He expressed his thanks and
declared that the time spent here has
been the pleasantest Of his life. Mr.
Clarke retires after four sessions. Per-
haps no speaker of the house ever so
completely had the esteem and conf
dence of all members as Mr.. Clarke
When Col. M. L. Temple was voted
the right to take home his chair, he
delivered an address of thanks, in we'll
chosen words, referring briefly to the
time he had spent in the six sessions
of the house when he has been a MEM
beg.
While the house was waiting yester-
day afternoon Nate Kendall, the most
eloquent member from Monroe, was
called upon for few words and his
response was one which set every
member to thinking. He referred to
the dignity of the membership and the
unselfish devotion to high ideals, to
the constant effort for the common
good and to the absence of persona!
interests. He should always remem-
Der above all else his connection with
the judiciary committee OF the house
where he had come In contact with
the ablest lawyers of the state, and 1T
was to him a great pleasure to recall
that for two sessions he had presided
over this committee.
On motion of the member from Pot
tawattamie, Mr. Freeman, the house
members who desire to do so can take
home the chairs they occupy by maxi
ing settlement with the custodian.
Most of these chairs are nearly Worn
o,t and new ones should be secured.
The millage tax matter was left IN a
condition not entirely satisfactory to
tbe managers of the state educational
.institutions. The senate insisted on
retaining the proviso that before any
,.onsidera building is done the plans
thorefora must have legislation approx
.al In view of the house members of
tho conference committee this is
wholly unnecessary thing and in
,sanse it nullifies the purpose of the
Village taxes. But the house conferees
secured an amendment which permits
,tha boards at the different colleges to
.1a,,iata to the extent of $4,000 from
.tha cost of buildings between. sessions
and to expend at least $4,000 for any
emergency building needed between
sessions. They also give permission to
tho boards to employ their own ar
ol,i,acts and not depend on the state
aro,itact who is already over burden
al Snecific permission is given for
,tba hoard at Ames to commence the
arection of a Hall of Agriculture to-
cost ouarter million dollars. With
these amendments it is believed the
oo,,aga boards will be able to do some
business before another legislature
meets.
The tenure of office bills were the
last things to be passed by the legis-
lature. The conferees reported in