Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-06

several days more OF the session.
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Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April 6.-"That north
west wind this morning saved the day
for the cause of the people" said a
senator yesterday. Tho matter of ad-
journment rested with the makers OF
the weather.
II there had been a warm south
wind with bright sunshine on Friday
morning, the impulse to shed the coat
and seize rake and hoe would have
been irresistible on the part of a
large portion of the membership OF
the house, and nothing could have
prevented acceptance Of the decision to
make final adjournment on Saturday
But a cold wind reconciled the farmers
to a few more days OF being housed
up. Hence no adjournment until next
week.
The close of legislative session Is
always good time to watch the play
Of conflicting emotions, impulses and
interests. Adjournment Is a matter
governed either by sentiment, by tenn
|eperament or by selfish interests-some-
times all three are considered. On
the part of men who really legislate
and this does not include any very
large proportion of the membership
there is a feeling Of great WEAKNESS
due to the intensity of the work and
the long hours necessary. Few people
can realize how for weeks 1t has been
a work of days and nights and Sun
days with very many Of the men OF
the legislature With this WEAKNESS as
most conspicuous feature, sentiment
plays a large part. On the one hand
there is fear that something will be
done that ought not to be done or
something be left undone: on the other.
confidence and hope. The pessmists
always want to adjourn in great haste.
That is one way Of accomplishing some
things which cannot otherwise be done.
But those who are ready at all times
to make a fight for what they believe
to be right are slow to bring matters
to an end, and they ask that all work
be well done rather than that the task
be quickly ended.
There are several bills still awaiting
consideration that are causing much
worry to few OF the members. Some
of those who worry most want them
passed and others want them defeated.
These are bills such as a few of the
railroad bills, the last of the insurance
bills, the salary bills and the residue
OF the appropriations. 1t is because
OF the conflicting desires of legislators
as to these bills that there has been
jockeying with the hour of adjourn
ment.
The senate resolution for adjourn-
ment finally went over to the house
just at noon Friday but was not taken
UP. At first the senators had been
unwilling to trust the house with the
resolution, but the house members
showed that they appreciate the stu
alton very we'll.
1t is safe to predict that when adj
Of the session will be fairly we'll
cleaned up.
Members of the legislature have been
invited to attend the commencement OF
Lennox College this year which is to
be in commemoration of the f1ftieth
anniversary of the enlistment of the
president and ninety-two of the stu
dents In the civil war. Twenty-eight
of those who enlisted, including the
president, fell in battle for their coun-
try. The house yesterday adopted res
olutions directing the speaker to ap-
point a committee of five to attend as
the representatives of the house and
the chair appointed Bixby, Paul,