Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-01-02
LEGISLATURE TO Be
in SESSION SOON
IL. y. MANTZ OF THIS CITY TO
TAKE PART IN ALL IT'S
DELIBERATIONS
Des Moines, Jan. /,


Des Moines, Jan. /, 1919.
| According to the constitution of
the state. the general assembly. shall
convene the second Monday in Janu
airy. That event this year will fall
upon the 18th of the month. On
Saturday, the 18th q caucus will be
held to select a candidate for speaker
of the house of representatives and to
select the clerical force for the ses-
sion, together with all of the other Of
ficials whose presence is required in
| the conduct of the business of the ses-
sion. Each party will nominate a
candidate for speaker and the cleo
ton will be among the duties of the
temporary organization. At this
caucus the majority party will! decide
what positions will be given the mi
nority party. The members of the
senate will hold caucus at the same
time for the purpose of choosing its
own official force.
Upon the assembling of the legisla-
ture the reception of the biennial
message OF the governor will be the
first important duty after the organ
ization shall have been completed.
The next important event will be
making preparation for the Inaugural
ton of the governor which will take
place Thursday. January 10th, in
the house chamber. At the same
time the oath will be administered to
the lieutenant governor. The legis-
lature will then adjourn until the
next week In order to give the speak
err an opportunity TO make out the
membership of the various commit
tees.
Candidates for Speaker
There are five candidates announc-
ed for speaker Arch W. McFarlane
OF Waterloo. chosen to represent
Black Hawk county for third term,
temporary speaker of the Thirty-sev-
enth general assembly, a travelling
salesman, 33 years of age, born in
Iowa; F. s. Finley, of Mount Pleas
ant, serving second term in the
house, born in Ohio, is SO years of
age, attorney and farmer; T. p. Har-
rington, of Algona serving second
term from Kossuth. born in Wiscon-
sin, aged SO years, an attorney; Jno.
Nj. Wormley. OF Kingsley. represent
ing Plymouth county for a second
term, born in Illinois, is SIS years of
age, farmer and stock raiser; Lew
is ]. Neff, of Walnut. representing
Pottawattamie for the third term,
born in Illinois. SO years old, an at
torney and farmer. OF these aspir-
ants for speaker Mr. Wormley Is the
only one that was lined up with the
Pitt faction in the Thirty-seventh
general assembly. The alignment
was over the highway question, and
in his announcement Mr.. Wormley
says that the reduction of the num-
Der of members of the highway COM
mission or its change in location will
not come up. Still there will no
doubt be road questions presented
and some important laws along the
line Of Qualification and workability
of the present road laws passed.
Many War Measures VIII Come Up
The war naturally has projected
number of Issues that will need 70 be
adjusted. The teaching of foreign
languages in the grades in either
public or parochial schools will be
prohibited and several bills are al
ready drawn providing for patriotic
reform. 1t is also understood that
a law will be passed making 1t a
reasonable offense to carry a red flag
as the symbol of any political organ
iEation. There is a strong senti-
ment looking toward the creation of
commission which will be charged
with the duty of devising a fitting
memorial for the men from Iowa who
participated in the world war. II has
been suggested that a memorial build.
ing be erected upon the capitol ex
tension plat but this will meet with
much opposition from members from
the more remote sections of the state. |
A Law making November 18th. the /
date of the signing of the armistice, |
a Victory Day" holiday, has been |
suggested, and has numerous advo- |
Gates. Others want Thanksgiving !,
changed from the. last Thursday in !
November to the llth of the month. |
and thus combine the two events.
Among the first measures that will |