Ottumwa tri-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1903-1916, 1911-01-14
LIEUTENANT GOVERNORS AN.
NoUNcEMENT TODAY OF MORE
IMPORTANCE, TO LEGISLATOR
THAN THE INAUGURATION.
WEBER GIVEN PLACE
ON IMPORTANT BODIES
HIS ASSIGNMENTS INCLUDE WAYS
AND MEANS, JUDICIARY AND
CITIES AND TOWNS; SENATOR
SHIP FIGHT UP TUESDAY.
[BY w. H. POWELL

[BY W. H. POWELL.]
! Des Moines, Jan. 12.-Lieutenant
| Governor Clarke's announcement OF
his committee appointments today was
Of more Importance in the eyes of the
! Legislators than was the inauguration
OF Governor Carroll and Lieut.. Gov
| Clarke himself He did not spring any
| surprises, but his announcement set
ties many questions that have been
matters of no little speculation for
weeks. He treated all the senators
well-or as we'll as he could treat
+. them when there are so many SEN
ators and SO few committees of i'm
portance.
There were just two certainties be-
fore the announcement was made =
that Joseph Mates of Sac would be
made chairman of the committee on
appropriations and that J. A. Smith OF
Mitchell would retain his post as chair
man of the committee on ways and
means. Senator Gilliland, = ranking
member of the judiciary committee,
was given the Craftsmanship formerly
held by Senator c. C. Dowell of Polk,
and Gilliland's old place as chairman
of the committee on cities and towns
goes to Senator Stuckslager of Linn,
former head of the banking committee.
Senatot Van Law of Marshall succeeds
the late Senator Whipple as head OF
the committee on insurance, and by
queer coincidence he secured the seat
which Senator Whipple occupied dur
ing his last session in the senate.
Temperance Committee Six to Six.
Senator Henry L. Adams of Fayette.
standpatter, succeeds Senator
Joseph H. Allen of Pocahontas as head
Of the committee on schools, while
ALLEN takes the committee on agri-
culture, which formerly was headed by.
Senator Bruce of Cass. William s. AL
len of Jefferson county, strong pro-
hibitionist, heads the new committee
on suppression of intemperance, and
this committee, to which will be re-
ferred the monster petitions for state
wide prohibition. looks now like it was
divided evenly, six to six.
Senator Hammill of Hancock county,
gets the committee Of telegraphs and
telephones and Senator Hoyt Of Della
ware county that on compensation OF
public officers. Senator Proudfoot OF
Warren succeeds Hammill as head OF
the committee on pardons and paroles,
and Senator Balkema of Sioux enters
upon his second session as chairman
of the highways committee. Hunter
of Woodbury. succeeds Stuckslager as
chairman of the banking committee.
Senator Webber's Committee.
Senator Weber was given member
ship on several important committees.
His full list of committees follow:
Ways and means.
Judiciary.
Cities and towns.
Telegraphs and telephones.
Educational institutions.
Printing.
Pharmacy.
Public lands.
Committee on Elections Important.
The committee on election in the new
senate will have to deal with the
Oregon plan bills and other matters OF
Importance in connection with the SEN
atorship. Senator Francis of Dickin-
son county, progressive, is the new
chairman of the committee, and the
other progressives are j. A. Smith,
Sammis, Sullivan and Spaulding. The
standpatters are Proudfoot, Adams
and Malmberg. Clarkson, McManus
and Grow, democrats, are the other
three members, and 1t is evident that
If standpatters and democrats should
combine they could defeat the pro-
gressives, If Senator Malmberg, the
new man from Jasper county stands
pat. AS a matter of fact, though gen
orally rated as standpatter, it is not
known just how long he would stand.
He succeeds Fred l.. Maytag, one of
Governor Cummins' staunchest back
ers He may hold the balance OF
power in the committee which will
handle the Oregon plan bills, and his
political beliefs are Of no small i'm
portance this year.
The senatorship Situation.
The senatorship is causing little
discussion today, with the air full OF
inauguration. There is no change In
the situation, unless weakening OF
the Byers talk and general Eal1ef
that he will accept the office Of ~~r-
poration counsel in Des Moines may
be considered as change. Some OF
Judge Kenyon's supporters left. for
their Fort Dodge homes last night to
remain through the adjournment, but
Senator Young is still on the job and
last night he said he had given up fix
ing dates for his return to Washing
ton. II am going to stay and look after
things he said as he started from the
Slavery hotel to attend theater.
The first ballot on the senatorshlp
will be taken next Tuesday and the
first joint session will be held the
following day. From present ind1ca-
lions Tuesday will afford the first op-
portunity for a show OF the strength
of the various candidates, and until