Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1909-01-13
LEGISLATURE. -
BEGINS LAboRS,

Guy Freely is Elected Speaker
Of the House.
NEAL IS SENATE SECRETARY.
Both Houses Complete Organization
and Listen to Reading Of Governor
earst's Messase-Plan Changes In
Primary Law.
Des Moines, Jan. l2.-The Thirty.
third general assembly Of Iowa started
Its labors on schedule time yesterday.
both houses completing their organtza-
ton without much friction and in ac-
cordance with the action of the eau.
cuses OF the Republicans held at the
Slavery hotel Saturday.
The house caucus was held in the
morning at 10 O'Clock and the follow.
ing list of officials agreed upon.
Speaker. Guy A. Feely of Black.
hawk: speaker pro tenn. n. ]. Lee of
Emmett; secretary. Rush Benedict of
Shelby; reading clerk. John Stevenson
of Jefferson: journal clerks. Ruth
Woodruff OF Polk and Ed T. Alderman
of Story; enrolling clerk. Mabel In
wood of Winnishiek; sergeant-atarins.
George H. Van Houten Of Taylor: eau
Gus committee. Tillman OF Greene. Ar
ney OF Marshall, Hacker of Webster.
Anderson OF Hamilton and Harding OF
Woodbury..
The temporary officers chosen by
the senate We're:
(! Secretary. s. w. Neal Of Washing
/; ton: first assistant secretary. George
A. Wilson of Polk; second assistant
! secretary, Joseph Meyer of Polk:
journal clerks. William Lewis of Polk,
William Lane of Guthrie; sergeant-at.
arms, ]. III. Reece Of Wright; file
!. clerk, j. G. Cook of Dickinson: bill
!; clerk. Paul Gillillano of Mills; en-.
| crossing clerk. c. o. Edge of Jasper:
enrolling clerk. Dewitt Norton OF
Buena Vista.
Garst Makes Good Record.
Immediately after completing the
organization and appointing commit.
| tees of both houses to inform Gov.
I ernor Garst that the assembly was in
session and ready to listen to any
communication he might have to pre-.
sent, adjournment was taken until
this afternoon, whea joint meeting
/ was held in the house chamber to
\ listen to the reading of the biennial
message by the governor. The trans
| mission of his message to the legis-
lature practically closed the admin.
istration of Governor .Garst. an ad'
ministration that is extraordinary be-
cause its tenure Of Office only extended
over the time intervening since Nov.
"a last, when Governor Cunlmins re-
! signed the chair of the chief executive
of the state on being elected senator.
1 Serving but seven weeks Governor
Garst has marked himself with rec.
ord which makes him good gubernato.
rial timber for the future, should he
again desire to enter public life. For
nearly score of years Governor Garsr
has been connected with the lawmak.
/ ing body of Iowa, most of that time as
a member of the state senate, where
he made record and name for him
self as chairman of the committee on
appropriations. He left the senate
voluntarily at the close of his term In
1906 to take the nomination as lieu.
tenant governor with Governor Cum.
minis at the head of the state ticket
in his third trial before the people for
that position. He presided over the
sessions OF the senate in 1907 and was
eminently fair in all his dealings with
the members. In the spring of last
year he became a candidate before
the voters at the June primary for the
Office of governor, but was defeated
by B. F. Carroll. Then followed the
death Of Senator Allison, who had
been Endorsed by the people to sue
coed himself, the holding Of the sec.
ond primary. sending Governor Cum.
minis to the senate and the placing OF
Lieutenant Governor Garst in the gov
ernor's chair.
To Amend Insurance Laws.
An effort will be made at the session
to amend the insurance laws OF the
state by the creation of department
having sole charge of that business
under the lead OF an insurance com.
missioner. Senator Bowel of Polk
county has prepared a bill providing
for an insurance commissioner, to be
named by the governor and the ap
pointment approved by the senate
The commissioner is to draw u salary
Of $500 a year AMI is TO have dep.
uty to draw $4,000 year Under the
bill the new department, should the
measure meet with the approval Of the
legislature, is to date from the LIST
day OF next May. The commissioner
is to hold his Office for term OF four
years, at. the discretion of the govern.
or. There seems to be but little inter.
est taken in the measure. A similar
bill, sent to the 1907 legislature, failed
to pass either house. The insurance
interests of the state appear to be well
satisfied with the administration OF
their affairs by the auditors Office
and none Of them are seeking to pro.
mote the creation of department
Senator Dowell is hard fighter and
declares he will do all in his power
to have his bill become the law of the
state.
I Inaugural Services for Carroll.
The inaugural services for Governor
Elect b. F. Carroll will be held in the
house chamber Thursday afternoon
The services will be simple and will
consists of the delivery of the inaugural
address by the new governor after the
oath Of Office has been administered
to him BY the chief justice OF the su
preme court. Lieutenant Governo
George w. Clarke of Dallas count,
VIII take the oath OF Office at the sam.
time, and Immediately on the compile
ton of the inaugural address the sen