Manchester Democrat. [volume] (Manchester, Iowa) 1875-1930, 1917-01-03

noon, Jan. 5th, to prepare its report.
Lieutenant Governor Harding VIII
Preside.
Hon. w. l.. Harding will be the Off
cial head of the senate when it con-
venes on January 8, as his term as
Lieutenant Governor does not expire
until his successor is duly installed.
He will call the senate to order and
preside during the preliminary organ
iation. He will find it convenient to
be absent at the afternoon session and
it will then be up to the senate to
choose president protein for the ses-
sion. Senator's are discussing the
question whether Senator w. H. Arney
of Marshalltown or Senator Frank E.
Thompson of Burlington will be named
president pro TEN for the 37th general
assembly. Senator ,Arney is being
urged for the place by the older legis-
lators. They claim his years of serv-
ice entitle him to first consideration.
He served two terms in the house and
he is now beginning his second term
in the senate.
Many Original Hawkeyes.
Native born Hawkeyes are much in
evidence in the membership of the
two houses. The senate holds the ban
ner in this respect. Thirty-two out Of
fifty senators were born and raised in
this state. OF the remainder eight have
lived here all but five, or less, of their
years; four moved to the state between
the ages of five and ten and only six
have claimed other states for their
homes for longer periods. I'm the house
,fiftyrthree to be exact, have always
/ ci;ttl.e6 IOWA as the 4. a1ne. sThts;t-
who have resided here all but five
years number twenty one, and twenty
eight have lived outside for ten or
more years. The farm is adequately
represented in the next general as
sembly with forty-seven farmers, in
Guiding men who are partially iden-
titled with farming interests. The
senate claims nine farmers.
Old Officials After Same Jobs.
Tom Waters, Jr., who served as sec
retary of the senate at the last session,
has no opposition for reelection to the
same position for the Thirty-seventh
general assembly. Practically all Of
the employees of the last session are
applicants for the same positions in
the next session w. G. Ramsey has
no opposition for clerk of the house.
Large Increase for State Educational
Institutions.
Additional appropriations amounting
to $1,277,475 annually will be asked
by the state board of education of the
coming legislature for the three state
educational institutions. This will
make the total amount of state APP
preparations to the three state schools
$3,202,475 per year. The schools also
receive some money outside of state
appropriations which will bring the to-
tai annual income of the three insti-
tutions up to $3,679,O7S, or S7,35S,156
for the biennial period. Several hum
dred instructors in the state univer-
sity, the state college at Ames and the
state teachers college at Cedar Falls
are receiving the same salaries they
got when the cost of living was moth
ing like it is now. The state board OF
education finds it difficult matter to
hold these instructors and if they re-
sign it will be impossible to fill their
places at present salaries. This is
why the board of education wants
more money.
More Room Needed.
The state legislature will be asked
make an appropriation for building
to be used exclusively by the supreme
court, the clerk and reporter of the su-
preme court and the law library which
now occupies the second floor of the
west wing of the state house. 1t is
argued that if these departments are
! moved from the capitol that room
enough can be provided to accommo-
date the Departments that are now
outside of the building. There are at
present twelve departments that have
no permanent home. During the time
the legislature is not in session com
mittee rooms are occupied by homeless
departments. The statistical depart
ment of the state railroad commission
which occupies committee rooms, is
being removed to flat on Des Moines
street which is one of the few build
ings left in the capitol extension. The
office of reporter for the supreme
court also must be moved.
Much Legislation in Sight.
Those who have been laboring under
the impression that the coming gen
eral assembly will not have much
work on hand will doubtless be dis