Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-13
IOWA s0L0Ns MEET
ThIR1Y.FOURTH GENERAL As.
SEMeLY BEGINS NlNETY.pAr
SESSION
CLARKE AND FRALey PRESIDE
Caucus Nominees Of Both Senate and
House Of Representatives Elected
Officers Of General Assembiy-Gov.
eenor Notified.

lies MONIES, Jan. 1V."WltuOuI OS
tentation or display of any kind the
Thirty.fourth general assembly, which
bids fair to be most interesting SEES
sion, convened at the state house
Monday morning. Hon. George w
Clarke, of Adel, lieutenant governor
presided in the senate, and Hon. w
8. Fraley, of Des Moines, presided in
the house.
In the senate Lieut.. Gov. George W.
Clarke, as president Of the senate
called that body to order, and. follow
Ing a short prayer, a temporary or
ganization was perfected by making
the officers of the thirty-fourth SEN
ate the temporary officers. A com
mittee on credentials was then nam
cd and after finding that all sena
tors were entitled to their seats they
we're sworn in and the senate elected
The officers chosen at the senate eau
Gus Of Saturday. They are:
Secretary-George A. Wilson OF
Des Moines.
First assistant secretary-Joseph
e. Meyer of Des Moines.
Second assistant secretary-A H.
Raleigh of Estherville.
Journal clerks-W. M. Lewis Of
Dss Moines, and Paul Gillilland OF
Glenwood.
Enrolling clerk-Miss Harriet Ell.
wood OF DEBORAH.
Bill clerk-Floyd v. Bennett of Le-
nox.
Engrossing clerk-Miss Margaret
Williams of Des Moines.
rgenat-at-arms-J. H. Reece Of
Belmond.
File clerk-Miss Josie Legore OF
Jefferson.
MISREPRESENTATION J. Jolley OF
Osceola.
Assistant neutrality-suspicious. Bow
on. w. A, Groves, Levi Hocket, J. H.
Doty, i. l.. Rerick, Albert Howell. D.
A., Heislcr, and E. l.. Stillson.
Janitor-Jeff Logan of Des Moines
Assistant janitors-P. S. Irwin and
]. s. Wilson of Des Moines.
The senate was organized. 1t pro
ceeded to elect Senator J. A. Smith
Of Usage, president pro tenn ant
adopted the rules of the last senate
until the committee on rules, to b
named later, could make sucl
changes as may be needed.
After the appointment of pages I
committee waited on the governor
and the house, and informed them
that the senate WAS ready for bust
ness.
In the house the old custom of al
lowing the oldest member from Poll
county to call the body to order wa!
observed and w. S. Fraley, of Def
Moines, opened the session. Follow
ing a prayer John w. Jacobs, of Cal
houn county, was elected temporary
speaker. The members were sworr
In Immediately after the committee
on credentials reported and then tht
officers were elected, Paul Stillman
of Jefferson, being elected speaker
He was brought in from the lobb!
and escorted to the chair.
The house officers are:
Chief Clerk-"Rush" Benedict, o
Clay County.
Assistant clerk-A. C. Gustafson
Red Oak.
leading clerk-Thomas Waters
Des Moines.
Engrossing clerk.-Caroline Youn
Smith, Des Moines.
Enrolling clerk-Mabel Elwood. Nj
Vernon.
Journal clerk-F. G.. Luke, Haml
ton; Mrs. L. S. Elliott, Des Nome!
File clerk-B. C. Guilliam, Madiso
county.
Assistant file clerk-Bert Dyer!
Hancock county.
Bill clerk-E. H. Trease.
Assistant bill clerk-Granted t
democratak
Sergeant-at-arms- J. Heffelfingel
Grundy Center.
Assistant postmistress-Mrs. Clar
X. Hook, Louisa county.
Chief doorkeeper-A. M. May, Wau
kon.
Assistant doorkeepers-M B. Shirk
Batavia; c. A. Smith, Agency; J. "
Jones, Altoona; Albert Root, Center
vile; W. S. Morrison, Menlo; Thos
J. Carpenter, LIE Mars; George R
Dawson, Abba; F. NJ. Stone, De
Molnes; John Norris, Audubon; A.
Scott Lake City, and L. l.. Smith
Three assistant doorkeepers wer
granted to the democrats, the on
condition being that the men selecte
be old soldiers.
Chief janitor-R. N. Hyde of De
Moines.
Assistant janitors-Fcrd, Hacker
and Terry.
Bic Sum for Poor Accommodation,
Gross earnings Of $1,0s2, 209 6
were realized last year by the De
Moines City Railway company, q,
cording to statement given out b
John J. Hamilton, publicity agent fc
the company.
Only Eight Rehearinss.
Only eight applications for rehea
ing are shown on the supreme coul
docket for the term commencing Jal
u6ry ~, whereas II tne ldSt teri
there we're over fifty such applic
tons.
Rights Of Civil Courts Defined.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Civil court
have no jurisdiction to review the pr
ceed!ngs in an army board for the pr
motion of officers according to d
cision announced by the suprem
court of the United States in the cas-