Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-20
PRINTER AND BINDER
. G|VF," !, SECOND TERMS
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Chass' . and English Elected
b : ,gislature Without
) Opposition
cumMtNs ADDRESSES ASSEMBLY
One Iowa Lawmaker Wants Bounty on
EattIesnakes-BiII TO Make Lincoln's
Birthday Legal Holiday-some Of
FeeIy's chairmanship. Astonish the
Members.
Special to Times Republican.

L,es Moines. Jan 20-It will not
be necessary to elect Senator Cummins
again for at least six years. Today
President Clarke, presiding over the
duly declared Senator Cummns re-
elected for six years. 1t is believed this
cinches the matter so that the senator
may be sure of full term. He was
elected two times in November and
now twice in January. The action to-
day was mere formality, as the real
election was yesterday and there was
nothing to be done but make the de-
claration.
The joint assembly also elected state
printer and state binder at this time.
Another session will de held at soma
other time for the purpose Of electing
the trustees and regents and others
having to deal with the state colleges.
Just to make it doubly sure, the
joint assembly at noon balloted again
on senator, Cummins receiving 115
and Porter 40. The vote for election
of state printer and state binder was
unanimous for English and Chassell.
Senator Cunlmins expressed his thanks
to the legislature. and declared that it
would be his sole aim to fill to the
best of his ability, the office to which
he had been elected. He declared it
ito be greater honor to represent
Iowa than any other state. He con :
graduated the members of the legis-
lature on their membership in this
body, and, said that 1t would do the
members of the congress good If they
how II do things.
Discussing national matters, he gave
praise to the spirit Of true conserva-
tis,n, but declared that the most seri-
GUS menace to good government is
that conservatism that has neither the
courage nor the disposition to go
ahead. He declared that the period
we are now entering is filled with
greater duties and responsibilities than
any other. He gave praise and COM
menClation to the message to the legis-
laturs of Governor Garst, and to the
inaugural address to the people of
Governor Carroll. They show that
there is still much great work to be
done. He discussed briefly. the postal
savings bank and other questions that
lead to a broader Interpretation of the
constitution. He spoke of the corpor-
alton problem as the most important
one. and said that congress must solve
the problem.
There was astonishment plainly in
dicated on the faces of the members of
the home yesterday when the list of
committees was read and it was found
that Speaker Feely had assigned to a
committee which is regarded as very
undesirable his chief opponent for the
peakership-Lee, of Emmett. In the last
session Lee was the leader Of the ma
jority and in this house he will nat
urally be the floor manager for the
majority. His friends are saying that
he deserved at least committee which
would be regarded as in some degree
desirable. Several others who were very
conspicuous in the last house are also
placed in positions where they, will
have to fight their way. But generally
speaking strong men are at the head of
committees. Sullivan will manage the
judiciary to good advantage and it was
appropriate that White should go on
the ways and means. Arney is an ex-
ceptionaliy good man for agriculture,
and Moore, of Linn, is all right for
appropriations. Harding will handle
the municipal matters with ease and
Marston has an excellent place on the
labor committee. Stillman was picked
early for schools. The new committee of
dairy and food products will have some
hard work to do and the new commit
tee on forests and natural resources
will probably handle the important
measure for highway and conserva-
ton commission to take over all mat
tiers relating to this subject. At any
rate it is recognized that the commit
tees are competent to handle the busi-
ness and they will get to work at once.
Senator Moons first move in his sec
ond session will be to try to have re-
pealed the most important measure
which he got thru at his first session.
This is an act to permit the survey and
sale of certain land in the Des Moines
river channel at Ottumwa. It appears
that when the preliminaries had been
gone thru with and everything was
ready to have the tract conveyed, the
citizens discovered what was going on
and the. whole matter got into the
courts. There is now no chance of any
thing being done. Governor Cummins
had it in mind to veto the bill but was
persuaded not to do SO on the theory
that it was harmless. Parties who
sought the land and had it surveyed
are out their expenses and hay been
demanding repayment from the state
but there is no way this can be done
save by an appropriation and this may
be asked
The Mahaska contest viii be heard