Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-01-09
IorH HOUSE AND SENATE DIS
POSE OF ORGANIZATION
PREL,MINARlEs.
s|ENAroRsHlp CONTEST
GIVEN TEMPORARY REST
Further Action TO Be Delayed Several
pays-ksnyon Goes East But lats
! yauna Remains for the Fioht-house
Democrats Given . Few crumbs-
The Temporary officers.
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Des Moines. Jan. 9.-Tne two houses
nf the general assembly met at ~
O'Clock and organized in accordance
with law. President Clarke presided IN
the senate and the house was calleo 10
order by Fraley. Of Polk county. Gre
dentials committees were named anu
repdrted on the elections OF the mem-
ber4 no contests being reported.
G&oree Wilson was elected secretary
Of the senate and Rush Benedict ciefk
Of the house; also Senator james A
Smith president pro tenn OF the sehaee
(add Eli Perkins speaker pro tenn OF the
house. The entire republican caucus
.lates were selected for officers ana
employees.
Kenyon Goes East.
Judge Kenyon went to RI. Dooee
last night and will go to Washington
Tor q conference, and it was stated TO-
day that he may not return soon. sen
ator Young has remained here 1or 'ne
senatorial fight.
When the senate met prayer was OF
fered by Rev. r. H. Bell. OF TINS cA'S.
Senator Hunter moved to eject as
temporary officers the officers OF the
last legislature. A committee on ere.
dentials was named, conslstihs =.
Hunter. Adams, Larrabee. Dewolf and
Segei. Recess was then taken ZOE '"e
work Of the committee.
House Democrats Take Crumbs.
The house was delayed by the DEM
ocratic caucus. Fraley PRESIDED anu
nraver was by G. w. L. Brown, OF Oes
Moinex ON motion Of Harding. G. II.
Ranedict was elected temporary clerk
and on motion Of Whitney Representa-
tive Jacobs. OF Calhoun, was elected
Temporary speaker. The caucus non,-
.inees for positions were elected for
temporary officers,
The democratic caucus selected Per
sons fDr tho places left vacant by the
republican caucus as follows:
A.sistant ale clerk-Charles Ellis.
Maquoketa.
Doorkeepers-A. F. Loomis, Jones
county. ]. II. Burns, Boone, and J. c.
Hodges, Bremen.
Police-William Hall. Lyle Topper
and Simon Townsend.
A committee on credentials was ap-
pointed consisting OF Hogan, hiay'
Hayes, Linman and Harvey.
Governors Message Tuesday.
The usual committees Of notification
were appointed in each house, the as
si1nment of seats was made In the sem
ate, with adoption OF temporary rules.
etc The governor made the request
that the houses meet in joint session
to hear his message. The assembly
fixed p. m. Tuesday as the time for
hearing the message.
i. A communication was read from the
state board Of health warning members
not to drink Des Moines water, and the
custodian was instructed to provide san
itary drinking fountains. 1t was decid-
ed that every senator have commit
tee clerk in this house
Sensation in House.
Following the election Of Stillman as
speaker and other officers. the appoint
ment Of the committee Of notification
etc. Dabney, democrat, Of Davis coun-
~. sprung a sensation by Offering
resolution providing for a committee OF
nine members. selected by the house,
to name all of the standing committees
OF the house. The resolution was laid
over under the rules.
A committee consisting Of Larrabee.
Harding. and O'Conner was appointed
to pass upon the qualifications OF COM
mittee clerks and that there be thirty
I'VE clerks, with ten Of them Tor tho
democrats. The committee on creden-
tials reported no contests. The house
adjourned until 1880. when seats will be
assigned. The senate adjourned to 10
O'Clock tomorrow.
indications at the opening Of the
session are that the committees will be
named very early. An interesting fea-
ture Of the situation Is the complete
disappearance Of the talk about taking
the matter Of naming committees out
of the hands Of President Clarke and
Speaker Tillman. A great deal Of talk
OF this kind was INDUCED in by MEM
bers Of the :'third house" but 1t seems
never to have touched the legislators
When President Clarke some time ago
uointed out the absurdity Of the scheme
ana treated It with pointed sarcasm.
the sudden spasm Of reform" disap-
peafed. The making up Of the COM
n,ittee Is not going to be very difficult
matter and the members are serene in
confidence that every one will be
treated with fairness. The fact that
n the Iowa legislature the committees
are completely. reorEanized at every
session and that - q matter Of fact
while they have much work they have
little power, makes committee arrange
ment OF secondary Importance.
senator James A. Smith. OF Mitchell
\ county, was given the high honor Of
I electlon by his associate republican
a senator's, for the fifth consecutive time
. ana each and every time unanimously.
70 sahe position oc actual aonr leader Of
4 tAe- senate, the Office Of president pro-
9 ~ of the state senate. Senator Smith
1foDs0es over the senate. when called
J. p u % DO %. with entire satisfaction
4 RtoxovoEycae. and he has the reputation
6 Aean4 as once an aggressive and