Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-14
IOWA LEGISLATURE
DOWN 10 BUSINESS
Business of the Opening ses-
sion Disposed Of Expe-
ditiously
COMMITTEES NOT ANNOUNCED
Both Garst and Kendall Having Diff
fieuIty in Harmonizins Factions in
Selecting hairmen-RadicaI Pro-
sressives Think Too Many Favors
Are Shown standpatters.
Special to Times-Repup,ican

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 1.-THE Thirty
second general assembly of Iowa made
a start for business today.
The date for the opening was. as
late as 1T is possible for 1t to be under
the law, yet practically the opening
three years ago was delayed two weeks
because of the fire which SO nearly de-
stroyed the state capitol.
Today the two houses met in the
splendid halls with not a thing to sug-
gest the calamity of three years ago.
The state capitol is much handsomer
than ever before, and the work of dec
grafton which has been going on has
worked a great transformation. Yet
there is never any display or osten-
tation about the Iowa legislatures, and
there is an air Of business determine
ton quite refreshing.
Organization was easily effected to-
day. In the senate John Herriott pre-
sided and Senator Smith was elected
as president pro tenn for the session.
The house lost no time in making Nate
Kendall speaker. The full list Of re-
publican nominees for clerical and
other positions was adopted. Then
there were the usual committees or
credentials, the swearing in Of mem7
bers. arranging for the mileage basis,
committees to assign committee rooms
and arrange committees. etc. There Is
always a great deal OF mere routine
business of this kiad to be attended to
on the first day so that the SESSION
usually makes long record without
accomplishing anything. All this bus
mess was handled with neatness and
dispatch.
II had been expected that the house
committees would be announced today,
hut at the last moment Mr.. Kendall
found that this could not be done. Il
have satisfied myself and I think l
have satisfied the members reasonably
well,' said Kendall today, "but they
will not say they are satisfied. l want
to come just as near to satisfying all
reasonable demands as possible, and it
is now probable the committees will
not be completed before the inaugura-
ton"
The senate committees cannot be
made until after the Inauguration.
Governor Garst is having about as
much trouble as Kendall is fixing up
the committees. And where there are
SO many real statesmen this is what
must be expected.
Speaker Kendall has about decided
upon making two additional commit
tees. tho everyone recognizes that some
of the committees might be consolf-
dated or be dispensed with. He will
name committee on public account
ing, largely to have charge of legisla-
ton and matters affecting the public
accounting started by the last legis-
lature. The other committee will be on
the state educational institutions as
whole. Corresponding committees may
be named in the senate.
The democrats held joint caucus this
morning and made Senator Wilson
chairman of their organization with
Representative Miller secretary. The
senate democrats then withdrew and
decided that they would not put up any
ticket for organization, but would per-
init the republicans to organize without
any show of party strength. The
house members held long caucus and
discussed the situation at length.
Dodds, of Burlington, was chairman
and Demar was secretary They finally
voted to not put up ticket and ap-
pointed a committee to notify Speaker
Kendall of their intention to not op-
pose him and not to have any candl-
dates for places.
Senator Dolliver did not come to the
city today, as expected, and it is said
that he is in Fort Dodge, and may not
come for some days. His manager, Mr..
Meservey, stated that he did not know
of any reason why Dolliver should
come, and that he does not believe it
to be necessary. 1t is learned that
among a good many members there is
a disposition to not have a republican
caucus on the senatorship, but to go
direct into the legislature and have the
members vote as they please.
sss
The house adopted resolution for
a joint session al p. M, to hear the
of the governor. 1t went to
the senate, where an attempt was
made to postpone hearing the message
until Tuesday, but the resolution was
finally adopted, and the governor no.
titled to present his message today
The usual committees We're ap-
pointed in each house to notify the
other house and to notify the governor.
The Inauguration committee on the
part of the senate was announced, with
Dowell as chairman.
The credentials committee OF the
senate made quick report. There
had been report that contest might
be made on the seat Of Dearmond, Of
because he is an alderman