The Oskaloosa herald. (Oskaloosa, Mahaska County, Iowa) 1885-1919, 1909-01-14
PROGRAM FIXED
FOR INAUGURAL.
AUDITOR CARROLL WILL 5EGoAE
GOVERNOR. THURSDAY.
STATE VOTE is cAEvAssED
Official Announcement Made Of Elee-
ton ResuIts-Proposed Changes
4 in Power Of the Railway
Commissioners.


The joint committee in charge Of In
augural ceremonies this morning re-
ported the following program for
Thursday afternoon at 2 O'clock
Ceremonies to take place in the house
chamber, Acting Lieutenant Cover
nor j. A. Smith, presiding,
Music by orchestra
Call to order by Hon. }. A. Smith.
Invocation by Rev. w, B. Thomp-
son, of Des MONIES.
Song by Mabel Wagner-Shank.
Oath of office administered 10 Gov.
ernor-elect Carroll, and Lieut.. Gov.
Clarke, by Chief Justice Evans.
inaugural address by GOV Carroll.
Song by Mabel Wagner-Shank.
Music by orchestra.
In the. evening there will be pub
lie reception at the Capitol from to
IL o'clock.
In the senate this morning q reso-
luton was offered by Senator Allen,
of Poeahontas county, for adjourn
ment from Thursday next until the
following Tuesday. 1t was laid over
under the rules.
In the house the committees on COP
tested elections were appointed and
members were assigned to their seats.
Vote Is canvassed.
After the reading of the governors
message before the joint convention
yesterday afternoon, the vote cast at
the general election in November for
governor and lieutenant governor, was
canvassed with the following result:
. For Carroll. Rep. 256,9S0;
White, Dem, 1877, l29; Brown. Prohib.,
9,l1S; MeCrellis, Soc, 714o; Coles.
Peo., 22S Weller, Independence, 256.
For Lieutenant Governor Clarke,
Rep, 25S,SS3; Ray, Dem, 1S9 ,997;; Lee.
|dy, Prohib.. S,752; Holtz. Soc, 7.l96:
Harvey, Peo., 205; Cronkhite, Inde-
|pendence, 252.
ASK TO Have Wilson Retained.
After the Joint convention dissolved
the house re-convened and a resolution
was adopted, asking President-Elect
Taft to retain Secretary Wilson at the
head of the Department of Agriculture
in the new cabinet. The resolution set
forth the eminent fitness of the pres
ent Secretary of Agriculture and urged
his retention in the interest of the adj
Management of agriculture in the nation.
The resolution was adopted unanimous
ly and with enthusiasm.
The Railroad Commission.
Among the most important matters
of legislation which is being limited at
by the preliminary discussions in the
Hobbies and around the hotels is rad
ical change in the powers. duties, and
makeup of the Railroad Commission.
Both the retiring Governor Garst and
the incoming Governor are understood
Ito be favoable to making the railroad
commission commission to have
charge of the public utilities Of the
state In Governor Garst's message,
which was read to the joint convention
of the General Assembly this after
noon, the Recommendation was made
that the members of the commission
should be appointed by the governor,
subject 10 confirmation by the senate,
and that an attorney should be ap-
pointed outside the board to examine
into and prepare all eases submitted
to them for Consideration. It was also
recommended that the, commission
have authority over telegraph and tel
ephone lines in addition to the railroad
and express companies and it was sug-
gested that they should have some sort
of authority over local water works.
gas and electric light plants, such au-
thority, however, not to Interfere with
the police authority OF the communi
ties with respect to sneh plants.
Governor CAROLS Ideas.
1t is understood that Govemor-Elect
Carroll also fayors public utilities
commission, with the powers and au-
Ithority as suggested in Governor
Garst's message. He is understood to
favor a board to be appointed by the
governor subject to the o. X. OF the
senate, and he has expressed himself,
SO it is said as favorable to a com
mission of five members. II is under
stood that there win be NO effort to
Ileglslate out OF Office the present mem
hers of the railroad commission, but
lsimply to add to their number and to-
provide that future commissioners be
appointed instead OF elected
An Attorney For Board
The proposition for the appointment
of an attorney for the board fixes his
minimum salary at $4,000 per year, but
provides that he shall devote his en-.
lthe time to the work connected with
the commission. Governor Garst, in
lhis message. raises point. that as
conditions now are, the commission is
lobliged to prepare the cases, conduct
investigations. and decide upon the
merits OF the matters presented to
Them. He says that this Is not the