Ottumwa semi-weekly courier. [volume] (Ottumwa, Iowa) 1916-1918, 1917-01-09
SESSION Is STARTED.


Des Moines, Jan. s. The thirty.
seventh biennial session Of the Iowa
general assembly convened at 10 a. m
today. Governor-elect W. l.. Harding
acting as lieutenant governor called
the senate to order and Representative
James B. Weaver ranking member
from Polk county acted as presiding
officer in the honse. Credentials com
mittees were appointed in both houses
and adjournment was taken to await
their report.
The opening session in both houses
was devoted chiefly to the work Of or
ganization and the appointment Of for
NAL notification committees.
Representatives staged an ovation
in the house when Milton B. Pitt. men,
Der from Harrison county. was elected
speaker and led to the chair. Repre-
sentative Crozier, democrat (Marion)
was nominated for speaker by the
democrats but himself moved that the
election of Mr.. Pitt be made unani-
nous.
In the senate. Governor-elect Hard
ing was given noisy reception when.
in his capacity as retiring lieutenant
governor. he called the senate to order.
1t was several minutes before the SEN
ators and visitors could be quieted
and the senate could proceed to busi-
ness. The report Of the caucus COM
mittee on employees was adopted and
the employees sworn in at once. The
committee on credentials made its re-
port and the senate adopted Joint
resolution introduced by Senator Park
er of Polk, instructing the chair to
appoint committee Of six to confer
with an equal number Of representa-
tives regarding arrangements for the
inauguration Following are the men,
bers of the committee:
Senate: Parker. Polk: Helmer. Car
roll; Schrup, Dubuque: Ratcliffe.
Montgomery: Byington, Iowa: Lytle.
Woodbury.: House: Starzinger. Polk:
Weaver. Polk; Wormley, Plymouth: j:
Hall, Taylor; SHAFT. Clinton: Andre,
Des Moines.
Following the appointment OF the
committee the new members Of the
senate drew for their seats during the
session and the body adjourned until
2 p. m.
indianapolis. Ind, Jan. S.-Simplic-
ity characterized the Inauguration of
James P. Goodrich. republican, as gov
ernor Of Indiana here today. He sue
ceeds Governor Samuel M Ralston.
democrat, who introduced the new ex-
ecutive to the large crowd assembled
in the corridors Of the state house for
the ceremony. Judge NJ. B. Larry Of
the state supreme court administered
the oath of Office.
Governor Goodrich's address was
brief as he reserved the outlining of
his policies and making of his recon-
mendations for the address before the
Joint session of the legislature, which
followed
Columbus. Ohio, Jan. S.-James NJ.
Cox. democrat and newspaper publish
er OF DAYTON Ohio was inaugurated
governor of Ohio for the second time
in four years today The ceremony
was followed by a parade in which
thousands participated. The new gov
ernor will read his message to the leg
islature tomorrow.
Jefferson City. Mo-, Jan. S.-Freder-
ick D. Gardner OF st. Louis today was
inaugurated governor of Missouri The
inaugural ball will be held tonight
Topeka. kas., Jan. S.-Coincident
with the inauguration today Of Gov.
Arthur Capper. for his second term as
chief executive of Kansas, the Better
Government league, which he found.
ed. met to consider radical changes by
which it is hoped to simplify state,
county and citv envernn1anfs-