Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-11
SENATE MAY REFUSE TO ACCEPT
SOME OF COMMITTEE
SELECTIONS.
FIGHT cENTERs AROUND
APPROPRIATIONS COMMITTEE
Door Closed to Conferences on Matter
and Fight May Be Carried to Floor
- Legislative Conditions Somewhat
Chaotic as Assembly convenes-
Governors Message Tuesday.

other case of the assembling of the
representatives of the people of Iowa
to transact the state business, the be-
ginnings of the Thirty sixth general
assembly. were of somewhat chaotic
order. 1t would seem that out of the
abundant experience of the past there
would be on such occasions move to
informally agree upon program for
the week, to be known fully in advance.
and then to conform to the same. But
on assembling this morning it was still
an open question as to just when the
two houses would be ready for biiis
and committee work.
The governors biennial message.
which must he delivered before the
canvass of the vote and Inauguration.
is ready in pamphlet form to go TO
the members. He can address them
after his second inauguration at any
moment
The complete organization of the
house and senate was effected quickly.
Organization consists in electing the
recording agents and installing the
presiding officers But there are many
other little prelimnaries such as
ordering codes for each mem Der. 1conl-
mittees 10 handle the extra en-
ployes" problem, selecting committee
clerks, etc.
Bills Hopper Nearly Ready.
! There is no reason. however, why
both houses should not receive bills
Tuesday or Wednesday, for many
members have their bills all ready to
[ be fred at first chance, then that these
bills could be printed and before the
commencement Of another week suf-
1 fcient number of bills be on hand for
work This may be done.
! Tomorrow, according to the man
dates of the law, the two houses must
meet in joint session and canvass the
vote for governor and lieutenant gov
! ernor and Immediately thereafter, on
announcement of the result the two
officials elected must take the oath. Ii
! the Legislature decides this is getting
along too fast some excuse for delay
| can be devised; but that it the regu-
lar order
Harding dung Up"
| 1t really looks very much as If the
senate republicans have Governor
| Harding suspended by thread over
| bottomless pit and are calmly await
| ing his move. AS indicated last week
! there Is a well defined "insurgent'
movement among the senator's on the
committee places. This does not refel
to any wet and dry issue, or at leas
not to that principally, bu, to othel
far more important things. There ha!
been a rumor affoat that a; some place
or time the committeeships of the SEN
ate were parceled out without con-
sulta ton with majority of the mem
bers. 1t may not be true. but the rumol
naturally started a breeze. 1t came L
the blow up in the caucus when thu
republicans refused to say to Governo
Harding that they would stand for an,
make Of committees he might choos
to announce, thus closing the door 70
even informal conferences on the sub
tect The real fight centers aroun
the appropriations committee. AT
Savage is in line for chairman. Som
of the members do not think he woul
be the right man. Frank Jones ha
been suggested as an ideal appropria
ton bill killer. Later Fred Larrabe
has been urged by some of the mem
bers. But the line of cleavage run
all along down the line thru the com
mittee on cities and towns, on insur
ance on public utilities, on highway
constitutional amendments. The pres
ent attitude Of the republicans IS there
| / fore one of waiting to see what Hard
ing is going to do about the com
/ mirtees If he can satisfy a sufficien
number of them he will get his com
mittee list thru without fight; other
wise a select group of senators ma
prepare and present committee lis
!: that will be put thru. ANY Motor
however, that committees can be mad
up either on the floor Of the senate c
by caucus is sheer nonsense. 1t vi
be recalled that six years ago vine
President Clarke made up his com
mittees there was a great outcry voice
thru one of the Dies Moines papers an
loud demand that he be deprived Of tn
arduous task of making up the com
mittees. He at once volunteered
surrender that duty. whereupon tn
clamor suddenly ceased
Democrat to Attack Muct Law.
George w. CroZier, member of tn
lower house from Marion county, ar
nounces that he expects to Introduce
bill Immediately after the committe
assignments in the house of repre-
serltatiyes providing for a repeal
the mulct law.
TT is my positive belief" said jude
Crozier, that vast majority of ii
. people Of Iowa desire state wide pro