Twice-a-week plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1895-1913, 1911-01-13
IOWA S0L0NS MEET
THlR1Y-FOURTH GENERAL As
oEMeLY BEGINS NINETY.DAY
SESSION
CLARKE AND FRALEY PRESIDE
Caucus Nominees Of Both Senate and
House Of Representatives Elected
Officers Of General AssembIy-Gov.
ernor Notified.


tentation or display of any kind the
Thirty.fourth general assembly, which
bids fair to be most interesting ses-
sion, convened at the state house
Monday morning. Hon. George w.
Clarke, of Abel, lieutenant governor,
presided in the senate, and Hon. w.
6. 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, temporary Or
kanization was perfected by making
the officers of the thirty-fourth SEN
lts the temporary officers. A COM
mittee on credentials was then nam.
ed and after finding that all sena'
tors were entitled to their seats they
were 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 ecretary-Joseph
e. Meyer of Des Moines.
Second assistant secretary-A H.
Raleigh of Estherville.
Journal clerks-W. NJ. Lewis Of
Des 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.
Sergenat-at-arms-J. H. Reece Of
Belmond.
File clerk-Miss Josie Legore OF
Jefferson.
Doorkeeper-Newton J. Jolley of
Osceola.
On, w. A. Groves, Levi Hocket, j. H.
Doty, l. l.. Rerick, Albert Howell. D.
A., Heislcr, and E. l.. Stillson.
Janitor-Jeff Logan OF Des Moines'
Assistant jantors-P. S. Irwin and
J. S. Wilson of Des Moines.
The senate was organized. 1t pro
ceeded to elect Senator J.. A. Smith
Of Usage, president pro TEN 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 De:
Moines, opened the session. Follow
ing a prayer John W. Jacobs, of Cal
houn county, was elected temporary
speaker. The members were sworn
In Immediately after the committee
on credentials reported and then the
officers were elected, Paul Stillman
Of Jefferson, being elected speaker
He was brought in from the lobby
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 Yount
Smith, Des Moines.
Enrolling clerk-Mabel Elwood. Mt
Vernon.
Journal clerk-F. G. Luke, Hamp
ton; Mrs. l.. S. Elliott, Des Moines
File clerk-B. C. Guilliam, Madison
county.
Assistant file clerk-Bert Byers
Hancock county.
Bill clerk-E. H. Trease.
Assistant bill clerk-Granted Il
democratlk
Sergeant-at-arms- j. Heffelinger
Grundy Center.
Assistant postmistress-Mrs. Glare
X. Hook, Louisa county.
Chief doorkeeper-A. M. May, Wau
kon.
Assistant doorkeepers-M. B. Shirk
Batavia; c. A. Smith, Agency: J. w
Jones, Altoona; Albert Root, Center
vile; w. S. Morrison, Menlo; Thos
J. Carpenter, lie Mars; George R
Dawson, Abba; F.. NJ. Stone, Des
Molnes; John Norris, Audubon; A. J
Scott, Lake City, and l.. L. Smith
Three assistant doorkeepers were
granted to the democrats, the ont
condition being that the men selected
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 $1,0So, 200 g.
were realized last year by the De
Moines City Railway company, az
cording to statement given out b.
John ]. Hamilton, publicity agent TO
the company.
Only Eight Rehearings.
Only eight applications for reheal
ing are shown on the supreme coul
docket for the term commencing Jal
uary 10, whereas at the last teri
there we're over fifty such applies
tons.
Rights Of Civil Courts Defined.
Washington, Jan. 10.-Civil cour
have no jurisdiction to review the pr
ceedings in an army board for the pr
motion of officers, according to a d
cision announced by the supren
court of the United States in the cas-