Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-15
Selection Of Former Assistant
as Head Of Temperance Com
mittee Significant
NO BANK GUARANTEE LAW
Democrats Probably Will Be Defeated
in Effort to Promote Pct Scheme
Contested Election Cases to Be
Speedily Settled = First Bill Intro
duced in House.
Special to Times-Republican.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, Jan. 15.-Considerabie
significance attaches to some of the
Craftsmanship committee appointments
made by President George Clarke, OF
the senate, yesterday afternoon. The
most important of these is the ap-
pointment of George Cosson, of Au-
dubon, to the Craftsmanship of the COM
,nittee on suppression of intempsr-
ance" He is a young lawyer 33 years
of age and is one Of the new repub-
lican members.
For the past two years, however,
he has been an assistant in the office
of the attorney general under the adj
ministration of H. w. Byers. 1t is un-
derstood his views coincide very large
ly with those of Mr.. Byers and accord
ingly it is extremely likely that all
bills looking toward more rigid en-
forcement of the liquor laws and To-
to enforce state laws will get best con-
sideration before the committee and be
hastily reported to the floor of tho
senate for consideration.
Because of his intimate professional
association with Mr.. Byers and his u'l-
derstanding of his views and desires.
1t is very likely that the measures COW
ering the legislation suggested and
proposed by Attorney General Byers,
Will be introduced in the senate by Mr..
Cosson and then referred ITO the COM
mittee of which he is chairman. Not
only will Mr.. Cosson look after these
measures in the committee but when
they are upon the floor of the legisla-
Ne body will speak, for them. He has
been an efficient assistant for the past
term in the interpretation Of law and
will now undertake to prove as worthy
in the enactment Of law.
Another significant appointment was
that of Stuckslager of Linn county, as
chairman of banks committee. Mr..
Stuckslager is himself a banker and it
is understood is opposed to the guar
antee of bank deposits especially us
proposed by the democratic members.
He will probably give preference to
such bank measures as the republicans
see fit to offer in lieu of the democratic
bank guarantee scheme.
Inasmuch as the railway terminal
tax bill is to be an important one this
session, the naming of Senator 'Saund-
ers to the committee on railroads is
worthy Of comment Mr.. Saunders is
from Council Bluffs, city which IS
exceptionally interested in the ter
minal question because Of the numer-
GUS railroad terminals there. 1t is un-
derstood he favors the proposed ter
minal bill.
The contest committees appointed oy
Speaker Feely expect to organize for
work Immediately upon reconvenins
next Tuesday as it Is the apparent de-
sire of all concerned to get the five
contests speedily settled and disposed
|of.
This is doubly accentuated by che
spirit of retrenchment abroad in .he
general assembly If a member hold
ing a seat is unseated by the contest
he draws the per diem while he served
and the successful member also draws
per diem from the beginning of the
session. SO this makes double pay
during such period as the contest is
pending, providing there is a change.
For this reason it is not desired that
the contests should be extended over
any great period Of time.
These committees will organize and
commence the taking Of evidence prob
ably Wednesday. The various candi-
Ioxo @F c%c will I,, =
ed by lawyers who will urge the legal
ity or illegality Of the ballots under
discussion.
If the contest committee on the
Robb- Kendall contest from Clinton
consents to count the vote of the en-
tire county as demanded by the in
cumbent, Mr.. Kendall, it will probably
require a great deal of time.
The first bill introduced in the as
sembly yesterday by Representative
Ellis, Of Jackson county, refers to the
returning to Iowa soil the remains of
its first governor, now resting in a
burial ground in Omaha away from the
remainder of his family. Ansel Briggs
was a representative from Jackson
county in the territorial legislature of
Iowa 1912 and the first governor of
Iowa from 1s4S to 1850. His present
grave is practically unmarked. He do
mated from his own property the GEM
etery at Andrew, Jackson county where
now rests the remains of his mother, a
brother, a sister, two wives and two
children. An appropriation of s1.5O0 is
asked to return the remains to An
drew, Jackson county for final inter-
1nent and the erection Of a suitable
monument.
The senate refused to cut off eleven
clerkships as a measure OF economy.
The policy OF making an appearance of
reducing expenses by trimming at the
small places did not appeal to the sem
ators. The democrats virtually de-
manded that they all be given steno-
graphers and after some debate this
was done At best the saving by cut