Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1911-04-07
LEGISLATIVE CAUCUS TO GIVE
OUT FAT OFFICES PROVES
HARMONIOUS,
NINTH DISTRICT LANDS
BOTH PRINTER AND BINDER
John Jameson, Of Guthrie County, Gets
Binder Job-CounciI Bluffs Man
Nominated For Printer on Third
6allot-SaIary Boosting in Order
Other News.

Special to Times Republican.
Des Moines, April behold how
good and beautiful it is for brethren to
dwell in unity
! For state printer-Robert Henderson,
Pottawattalnie county.
| For state binder-John Jameson,
Guthrie county.
| These were the republican caucus
| nominees elected at the joint assembly
last night for the term which COM
| nences a little less than two years
| hence
1t was harmonious republican eau
Gus. II. anyone in the state has had it
in mind that republicans in the legisla-
ture are sullenly .glaring at each other
as they cross paths he should have been
at the republican caucus last evening
1t was love feast and a most enjoy
able affair Good cneer abounded and
everybody was smiling.
AS the first vote was being counted
out by the tellers Senator Smith. of
Mitchell. arose and quoted as to the
dwelling in unity phrase. Moore. Of
Linn. wanted to add to it something
about and God bless US all" Zeller
OF Madison, varied it somewhat by a
suggestion as to how this would do for
quotation: Where the body Is found
there will the buzzards gather" Van
Law wanted to sing a harmony song
and Neal told good story If such
caucus could have been held on the
senatorship it would have been dis
posed Of long ago.
On the first ballot for printer the
vote was Henderson 40. Greene %.
Tucker :. Bladine IA. Gallarno ?. Coma
way :, Jameson 2, Long l, Greene Of
DEBORAH l.
Second Observation-Disclosures 5. Greene
"a. Tucker 8, Bla dine s. Gallarno
Cona"ay 3. Jameson /.
Final ballot-Henderson SO. Greene
81. tucker 2, Bladne 3, Conway 8.
On the first ballot for binder the vote
was: Jameson 50. Long. "a, Francis g..
Thus the nomination of Henderson
a11o Jameson was made, and later both
were elected in the assenbly. Hender-
son was formerly Of the CouncIl RInffs
Nonpareil, prior to which he wac Of
IL.
" secretary Of state at present and
has been ever since the present secra-
tary took his office.
Salary raising is now fha order of
the day. Yesterday the house took a
turn at 1t and passed bill nxinR the
salary OF the governor at $500 wear:
that or the treasurer. auditor and Sec
| reeary or state each $4,000: and the
superintendent of public instruction
so'oVo. The discussion brought out the
iact mat the committee having charge
OF the omnibus appropriation bill in
tehos 10 cut out the allowances of $500
lot each member OF the executive conn
Gil and $500 year house rent" for the
governor.
! Inc senate passed the bill which the
mouse mad already passed for unsexing
all criminals. idiots. and insane. The
bill will now become a law.
A little bill which has caused about
as much trouble as ANYTHING before
the assembly is the one which, at lea st
in the form in which it passed the sem
ate yesterday, merely provides a code
for the trial and hearing of accused
members Of the police and fire depart
ments who are under the civil service.
with provisions for witnesses and ap-
pearance Of lawyers. 1t includes the
chief of the fire department but not
the chief Of the police department. The
bill started with Mr.. Boettger OF Scott
county and has been written and re-
written numerous times, but proba bly
will pass in its present form and be
generally acceptable
| The Whitney bill to make it an Of
Tense for one who has been offered a
bride or gratuity and conceals the fact
has now passed both houses It will
greatly encourage the giving Of evil
dence as to any corruption anywhere
and it provides immunity for the in
formant.
The senate appropriations committee
has recommended the bill for a tax
commission to investigate and re-
port, with an appropriation Of $4,000
for the work.
The bill for an appropriation for a
second state normal srii0oi, &c be To-
Gated at Shenandoah, is on the floor
of the senate now without recommen-
dalton.
Four senators went on record as IA.
voring the repeal of the entire pri-
mary election law OF Iowa. They are