Omaha daily bee., 1907-01-07
Gunber Of Changes Will Be Made in the
State House Today,
WORK OF cODltYlNG SCHOOL LAWS
State superintendent Riggs Objects 30
Plan of legislative Committees
TO Do work During
Session.
CFrom a star Correspondents

| tonight at midnight. The custom Of the
old officials appearing at their offices to
assist the men in getting started will
be followed tomorrow.
Just half of the members of the execu-
tive council go off that body and two new
men come on. Secretary of State w. b.
Martin and State Treasurer Gilbertson be-
come private citizens when the sun rises
tomorrow and Senator w. c. Hayward
becomes secretary of state, and w. w.
Morrow becomes state treasurer. The ex-
ecutlve council, with its present day duties
is one of the most important parts of the
state machinery. The executive council not
I only fixes the assessment of the railroads,
| telegraph, telephone and express. company
| properties, but It attends to an endless
| amount Of detail work during the course of
a year, approving expense accounts, pur-
| chasing supplies for the state house, pass
| ing upon appointments, and has charge of
| the construction of the historical build
| ing.
In addition to these two changes in the
| executive council there is a change in the
| office of attorney general. Charles w.
| Mullen, who has served two terms as at
| torney general, will return to Waterloo to
| continue his practice of law, and w. II.
| Byers of Harlan becomes attorney general.
Mr.. Byers will also have a new assistant,
| MT. =. w. Lyons Oh Ndlley JuuCllOit NhNlhb
the place of Lawrence DeGraff who has
been elected county attorney of Polk
| county.
still another change will take place In
the office of the railroad commission, Mr..
| willard l.. Eaton of Usage coming to the
commission, to take the place Of E. A.
Dawson of Waverly.
1t is notable that there are to be very
few changes in the office forces. There
| will be a shifting of employees to new po-
sitions in the office of the secretary of
state, but only one new employe comes to
the force In the state treasurer's office
the deputy remains and most of the office
| force. In the Railroad commission office
only one change will be made and that
stenographer. In the attorney generals
| office one stenographer who was not an APP
! plicant for reappointment, will be displaced.
In every Office in the state house where
the election makes changes there will be
former employees continued, so that there
need not be the slightest break in the
states business, the greatest change being
in the office of attorney general. where
the assistant and one stenographer, with
the attorney general himself are new.
New OmciaIs Arrive.
Secretary of State Hayward and State
Treasurer Morrow have already moved
InelT IdHllleS 10 fluiS ully duu haNS bSNohiS
part of the city ofDpes Moines. Attorney
General Byers willsfbontinue to reside in
Harlan, and Railroad Commissioner Eaton
will continue to reside In Usage. Both of
these gentlemen are lawyers and have prac-
tees in their home towns. They do not de-
sire to lose their regular practice and their
duties at Des Moines do not necessitate
this. Mr.. Eaton will be the lawyer member
of the Railroad commission and probably
will do the greater part OF his work at his
law office in Usage, following the custom
of Mr.. Dawson. It has been the custom in
the past to refer all legal questions to the
lawyer member for investigation.
OF the retiring members Of the of1cial
family in this city, Treasurer Gilbertson
will for the present continue to reside in
Des Moines and devote his time and at
tention to his land business. Secretary
Martin will continue to reside here for the
present and devote his attention to his
banking interests. II is not certain that
either Of these men will continue to reside
here permanently
| Daniel A. Hites who vacates the posi-
ton of deputy secretary of state, will for
the present continue to reside in Des
| Moines. Mr.. Hites is a candidate for a
legislative position with chances Of sue
cess and following the legislative session
! will take up some other work not fully
determined upon yet. Mr.. Hites has been
| an employe in the office of the secretary of
state for many years. holding the posi-
ton of a clerk before he became deputy.
Governor Cummins and Lieutenant Gov
ernor Garst do not take their positions till
January II, when the Inauguration is held.
| Riggs IL SkepticaI.
| John F.. Riggs state superintendent of
public instruction, does not take kindly
to the idea that the legislative committees
on schools will be able to do the work of
revising, rewriting and codifying the school
laws of the state during the coming session
Of the legislature. Prof. Riggs is satisfied
the makeup of the committees they
were at the last two sessions of the legis-
lature include men thoroughly capable Of
doing the work. but he does not believe
| they will have time in connection with their
other legislative work as contemplated by
I Senator J. ]. Crossley.
| There is no doubt now but that Senator
| Crossley will be chairman OF the commit
| tee on schools in the senate the position
| he held in the Thirtieth and Thirty-frst
sessions. Senator Crossley believes the
! state could be saved the expense of spe-
cial commission to revise and recodify the
school laws in accordance with the recon-
\ mendations OF superintendent RIGGS by the
reappointment OF the old committees on
schools. These committees served through
! two sessions of the legislature and he be-
lieves are thoroughly familiar with all the
! laws and the work that should be done.
| Fate of Small Creameries.
| The fate Of the little creameries of Iowa
the cream supply OF which is all hauled TO
/ the creamery in wagons, Is the question at
issue between II. r. Wright, state dairy
commissioner, and the members OF the Iowa
railroad commission. These small cream
cries manufacture 100000 pounds OF but
ter year which is 70 per cent Of the en-
| tire product of the state. The hearing a
few days ago was an informal hearing.
No legal notice OF the hearing was sent
out and consequently on that hearing the
board can take no legal action. Today the
new member OF the commission. Willard L.
/ Eaton OF Usage comes 10 the board
There is a certain iXed cost of transpor-
| tation which makes the freight rate for the
! first few miles greater In proportion than
| for each mile after the FIRST few. Thus
| for i've miles the railroads now charge 10
cents for hauling a 100 pound can OF cream.
For 30 miles IL is 20 cents. for 50 miles p