Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1921-01-13

adjourn to take up their duties sep
arately.
An inaugural reception and ball,
with all the social brilliancy usual in
these days, will follow in the even
ing-and the House and Senate will
then remain inactive until the fol-
lowing Monday, when committees
will he announced and work win
proceed
Plenty of Work Ahead
Serving the state as a law-maker
is not without its labors and it's per-
plexities. This session there looms
up some gigantic tasks, in which the
active members will find all the en-
ployment of their time they can
stand. In the House there are but
thirty-six members with previous
legislative experience. That makes
seventy-two new members to break
in and get started. In the Senate
there are thirty-seven of the fifty
members who have had previous Leg
islative experience.
Farming and agriculture will have
the right of way in new legislation
at this session. In the House just
are farmers and stockmen. In the
Senate there are thirteen members
claiming farming as an occupation
or interest, and six others who con-
meet farming with other interests. 1t
Will be the desire and intention of
this General Assembly TO do everv-
thing possible to aid the farming in
terests of the state. Bankers are
also conspicuous in the membership,
and lot of lawyers, with OCCASION
ally a physician, a manufacturer,
merchant, insurance man, real es-
tate dealer, few publishers, and all
other interests represented.
Out of the assembly of talent there
will prove to be about sixty percent
active, efficient, earnest and ambi-
tious members. As rule they are
all men of affairs at home and able
In their own lines of business. There
is hardly a member who is not sac
rificing much financially to serve
the state in the capacity of legislat-
or. They are all going to have
economy and good government in
mind in all they do, and the people
of Iowa should give them credit for
this good intention, in spite of the
propaganda that will be spread to
the contrary.
Already there has appeared in
state farm paper and in circulars
Issued by that paper some mislead-
ing comparisons OF expenses of the
Iowa Assembly with that of some
other states. Iowa legislators all get
1900 per session, no more and no
less. IL the session should last nine
ty days, 1t will be the same; il 200
days, the same. The small matter OF
clerkships and doorkeepers is pure
piffle as compared with the big
things that will be considered by
these members. They might do with
few less stenographers, but they
would be able to do less work and
take longer in doing it. A few old
soldiers who guard the doors of the
assembly and committee rooms
might be dispensed with and save
the state several hundred dollars for
the session. But who begrudges
these splendid old men the little pay
they get for being on duty six to ten
hours day, and willingly giving in
formation as well as labor to the
people OF the state who have bust
ness as members and visitors in the
legislature? II is our own people
who get this money, and it is those
to whom the compensation comes
mighty handy in their old age when
they have no other earning power.
Farm Bureau Had Big Convention
The Iowa Farm Bureau Fedora
ton met in annual business session
in Des Moines last week, Tuesday.
Wednesday and Thursday, and dem
onstrated that it Is now a well Or
ganized and vital force for the well
fare of agriculture in this state.
Some mighty big and good speakers
were heard, and resolutions looking
to more efficient results in the fu
ture were adopted. C. w. Hunt of
Logan was unanimously reelected
president and e. H. Cunningham
secretary of the organization for the
ensuing year. There Is some tall
of the removal of the Farm Bureau
headquarters from Ames to Des
Moines, though just for what reason
is not explained.
A Candid Legislative Report
In this Legislative News depart
ment of this paper each issue fol-
lowing this there will be a candid
ana fair report of all legislative pro-
ceedings that the readers of the
state are most interested in. Next
week We shall outline the work that
is possible and probable in this SEES
sion. 1t is astonishing, the amount
OF work and importance of matters
that are ahead, with Code Revision
as the goal in tn eend. Your legis-
iators will be pleased If you will fol,
low the course of events as thus re-
ported and give them the benefit of
your suggestions instead of your
Kicks and knocks regarding things
you do not fully understand.