Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-01-19

VISITING DAY NEXT WEEK
Bill for se5,ooo Governors Mansion In
troduced in the .senate-House Pass
Is Several important Biils-DolIiver
Returns Home--caucus to Name
Printer and Binder.
TO Times Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, JAN 19.-The senate TO-
day receded from its position in regard
to extra employees. Herrott, the re-
tiring lieutenant governor, nae ap-
pointed a standpat committee to nave
charge of this but the house provided
that the statutory committee on re-
trenchment and reform have charge OF
securing all extra help, and the sena-
tor accepted this. 1t puts the matter
in the hands of Maytag. Smith, Jones,
Dowell, Teter and Weeks.
Provision was made in the senate for
adjournment from next Wednesday uh-
til Monday, to permit the visiting COM
mittees to see the institutions. Smltn,
of Mitchell. introduced a bill to punish
for wife desertion. Senator Erickson
introduced bill appropriating seo,ooo
for a governors mansion, to be erected
In Des Moines
In the house an effort was made to
secure reconsideration of the matter OF
securing more clerks. Moore moved to
reconsider, but this was lost. White
offered resolution to require that all
clerks be examined as to competency
and this was defeated. The matter was
left pending so that there will be no
clerks appointed until next week. The
bill to increase the pay of the insur-
ance inspector passed the house. Ham
bleton introduced a bill to forbid all
tins and corrupt commissions 10
agents Shoenenberger introduced
bill to increase the road taxes, and
Teter a bill to limit charges for excess
baggage, also bill to provide for the
payment of damages or injury to bag
gage ss.rts,
Senator Dolliyer has returned, to Fort
Dodge. but will come to Des Moines
again before the caucus. His friends
declare that all talk of defeating him
has ceased and that he will have no
opposition. 1t is also asserted that the
federal patronage question has been
disposed of for the present, and that 1t
is certain Tobfn will receive the ap-
pointment over Chase.
The republican caucus Of Monday
evening will nominate a state printer
and binder as we'll as a senator. Eng
lish and Chassell will be reelected to
another two year term, commencing
Just before the next legislature meets.
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Special to oTimes-Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 19-There is no
doubt about this being legislative
session. Three Of those who have been
conspicuous in directing legislation are
on hand. Here is Mrs. Edworthy. who
for several sessions has labored zeal
ously among the members for an ap-
preparation to establish womans
reformatory. Mrs. Edworthy repre-
sents the w. G. T. U. and other bodies
interested in reformatory work. She
is modest woman of sweet and VIM
ming ways, and some day she will have
realization of her ambition, for she
presents unanswerable arguments
Mrs. Dame the lobbyist for the equal
suffrage society, is also on hand. Then
there is the inimitable Rankin, lob
byist for the plan of having the state
patrolled by marshals especially di-
recred to look after violators of the
| liouor laws. Rankin is not always
welcome, and N some ways ne MADE
himself offensive to many of the lead
ers al the last session. When he was
defeated last year he vowed vengeance
on the members and declared he would
go into politics and see that not very
many of them came back. Well, a good
many remained at home; but whether
| 1t was due to Rankin or the voters IS
not clear. Anyway, Rankin is here and
Rankin will be heard.
Mrs. Dame, who is here to ask the
Legislature to pass a resolution SUD-
mitting a constitutional amendment te
the people, giving women the right &c
vote, does not understand the refusa
of the members Of the legislature te
give her requests more weight and con-
| lsideration. I'VE attempted one session
to furnish each member of the legisla-
| ture just the arguments and induce
ments that heasked for" said Mrs. Dame
today. "One legislator said if half hi:
constituents signed petition NJ
would vote for submitting the resolu-
ton and we furnished him the petition
but he wouldn't vote for it. One leg
islator said there wasn't anything tha
would induce him. One said If his
supporters would come to him and ash
him to vote for it he would and We
got his supporters to go to him. They
! seem to think that If they vote FOL
that resolution they will be voting
equal suffrage to the women. The fac
is we must get that resolution thru
1.-TWO successive legislatures and ther
/ voted on favorably by the people a
the next election. In 1884 the legisla'