Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1909-01-12
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!! Des Moines, Jan. 12.-The house of
representatives of the Thirty-third
Iowa general assembly in its opening
session made a feeble stagger toward
retrenchment.
sentative Arney of Marshall county,
Fled the movement for keeping. down
1.-THE number of committee clerks and
succeeded in getting established the
same rule as two years ago-that all
| clerks must pass an examination and
be subject to the command of any
member of the house. The number was
fixed at thirty y-eight, thirty for the re-
publicans and eight for the democrats.
keeping down the expenses of the
state the house elected thirteen as
sistant doorkeepers for the three doors
opening into that legislative chamber
Then they consumed three-quarters of
, an hour in discussion whether the
old members should be given the privi-
lege of retaining their former seats, -he
outcome of which was that it was de-
cided all names should go into the hat
for drawing.
Political Harmony Promised.
There was strong evidence at the
opening session however that .he
business OF the session will not be im-
paired by political factionalism and
strife. Upon motion Of Representative
Meredith of Cass county, formerly a
strong progressive" Representative
Harding of Woodbury. county. known
as "standpatter" was made tempo--
ary chairman. The compliment was re-
turned when Representative Hacker,
of Webster, standpatter, offered the
name of Guy Feely, of Waterloo. pro-
gressive, as the caucus nominee for
permanent speaker. The democrats
nominated for speaker Charles Miller.
Of Waverly, who after the vote was
cast made a motion to make it un-
animous for Feely. He was then ap-
pointed to assist in escorting the new
speaker to the chair. Then OMr. Feely
in his address promised that all men
regardless of party, would receive
recognition and treatment on the floor
Then Nels J. Lee of Emmett county,
tenn. Truly there is appearance Of
more political harmony in the Iowa
house of representatives than tor
many, many years. The lower house is
we'll organized to do good and rapid
work if it is so inclined. In the senate
the democrats will have no candidates
for permanent organization whatever.
The contest over organization in
the two branches of the Iowa 1egisla-
ture, the interest in contests now CEN
ters about the contests OF members
from several districts for seats in the
legislature There are five contests in
the house and one in the senate.
Speaker Feely is expected to appoint
the committee on contests Immediately
that they may get to work hearing the
testimony. He will appoint this COM
,nittee preceding the other committees.
In the senate this committee cannot be
named until the senate is, permanently
organized with Lieutenant Governor
Clarke in the chair next Thursday. In
the senate the one contest is brought
by A. F. n. Hamilton against John
Ream, democrat. of AIahaska county.
Mr. Hamilton is here ready to urge his
claims before the contest committee
One of the most interesting fights
before the house contest committee
will be the one from Clinton county
wherein Sid d. Robb, republican. will
try to unseat Albert w. Kendall, of
Delmar Mr. Robb is here and says
he expects to stay right on the field
until the battle is fought out and de-
cided Mr. Kendall is in his seat. Mr..
Rol,b's claim is tina; he was illegally
counted out by twenty-six votes. He