Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-18
PREDICTIONS MADE ON sELEc-
TloNs TO IMPORTANT POSTS
IN both HOUSES.
ALLEN MAY HEAD WAYS
AND MEANS OF SENATE
Many Useless Committees in Both
Branches Of Legislature - Furry
Over Makeup Of Retrenehment and
Reform and Temperance Committees
Governor Started Something.
special to mes-Repubiican.

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nounced from the chairs. There are
forty two committees in the senate and
sixty in the house.
Predictions on committee chairman
shlps have been common for some time.
Concenslts of opinion is that some OF
the leading chairmansaips will go as
follows:
Senate ways and means-J. II. Allen,
Pocahontas.
Judlciary-Leslie E. Francis. Dick
inson.
Appropriations Arthur c. Savage,
.Adar.
Rallroa ds-Fred Larrabee. Webster.
Cities and towns-F. n. Head, Linn.
Banks-F F. Jones Mills.
House ways and means-Justin
Barry. Linn.
Judiciary-T. F. Griffin. Woodbury..
Appropria tions-Anderson, Greene.
Agrsculture-B Brady, Dallas.
Railroads Munro, Washington
Municipal orporations-Ri Linn.
surarlce-Brammer. Polk.
This is no; in any sense advance
information from inside sources" nor
any result OF friendly tips; but ii is
largely in accordance with the very
logic Of the situation and in line with
fitness and precedents. A different
placing of members might be as good
or better. but certainly this basis for
the scheme would not be far wrong.
Useless Committees.
There are a great many commit
tees that are as useless as Two tails
10 a dog and not more ornamental.
For instance there IS still carried on
the books a list of committees. one
for each institution under the board OF
control, a reminder OF the day when
( each CT these institutions came di-
rectly TO the legislature with its own
{ little lobby TO get what the commun-
tiles wanted. Now that they must ell
fall in behind the board Of control these
committees rarely have anything 10 do
one committee on state institutions
would be far better There can be no
possible excuse for committee on
| state university. another for the normal
/ school. another for the agric uituTai
/ college and another for the college for
the blind, but they have always been
and will continue. There IS also a
committee OF representative districts,
one on senatorial districts, another on
congressional districts, one on judicial
districts On the other hand there is
great need, as -oldersrnember-s realize.
for some division of the work Of the
Judiciary committee, as. for instance,
q special comnlitteeeon lesalizing acts
or in relation 10 court procedure, or
one on code revision.
FURRY Over Reform Committee.
The statutory committee on re-
trenchInert end reform" originally and
for many years consisted OF the chair
men of the three leading committees
IN each house. The purpose Of its Gre
alton was to provide a small commit
tee that would make an investigation
OF the needs of the various depart
rnents OF administration and frame VI
the omnibus appropriation bin fixing
SALARY and allowances for clerical helT
in state departments and TO include the
odds and ends of bills to be paid. Fol
a good many years this committee per-
formed its duties carefully and each
time made a thorough investigation
and report. AT the last session the
committee was given extraordinary
power of appropriation for continsen'
purposes, thus relieving the executive
council OF responsibility for many
things, and four members of the min.
J, GRITTY party were added, to be named
by the presiding officers.
, The furry in the senate over on.
: place on the committee was due TO TN.
fact that it is presumed, at least, tina
Senator Savage would not be in full
l harmony with the older members OIL
: their plan for reorganization OF tn,
state government and amendment o
the constitution. There was desir
a., that the report should have the unite'
= backing of tne members OF the com
mittee at least. But much will de
pend on who will be named on thi
committee for the democratic mem
oers. Charley Miller is the only mem
: Der who survived He will remain blu
, three others will be designated an
= 1t will be no easy matter to pick GU
{ three who will join in the pushing c
: the bills that have been prepared
Interest in Temperance.
There viii be a good deal of inter
est in the appointments to the tvs
committees of the senate having to q
with the temperance question. the CON
mittee on constitutional amendment
;, and the committee on suppression
~ intemperance,. The allied temperate
~ organizations submitted to the presit
ing officer the names Of persons vi
- would be acceptable from the III
al standpoint for membership on the
ID committees. The list includes Sen;
Re tors Allen, Darrah, Foster, Doe. Clarl
,e son, Crist, Larrabee, Fleck. Parke
,e Doran, Robinson, Chase, Chitmore. Fe
lows, Enger, Grout, Perkins. Arne
Taylor, Thomas, Nye, Foskett, Lafft
10. LindIey. When the committees are al
E. nounced results may be compared wi
"a these expectations.
There is very li.tls interest In q
ne house corresponding committees. The
MS is and has been no question at all
n to the attitude OF the house on [
c. subject, hence the personnel Of the
as committees is of slight importnce.
nj Governor Started Something.
De What will be done with the Dora
IN Quigley resolutions Of condemnation
re the governor for his reference to supe
as fiuous employees about the legtslati
bodies? They can be called up tome
row or any time. A motion to lay
the table would dispose OF them In I
quickest time and save the sens
u money by avoiding the waste Of til
u In discussion. They might be sent
" but ::.:s% !yas,id hs-ai,
% necessary. No harm would come
80 they were parsed.
: ''If we have nothing more imnerfs