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Iowa Capitol Notes Face Recess and Political Drift
A General Assembly recess from Feb 28 to March 6 was approved in both houses as lawmakers return to seek big appropriations. The scene features political chatter, potential governorship bids around Mayor Short, and shifts in leadership as senators and representatives carpet-bag for future Senate seats. Petitions flood in, tax, liquor, and road bills dominate debate, with Highway and rural credit measures shaping the session’s endgame.
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G. L. Caswell
General Assembly
Bothhouses
Capitol
Short
Sioux City
I. W.W
Iowa
Brookhart II
Price
Monrove County
Hammil
Anderson
Senate
Gibson
U. S
Cummins
Taxation Commission
McIntosh
Decatur County
House Stekers
Olson
Es Sora
Bowman
Highway Commission
House
Fackler
Patterson
Kossyth
State Highway Commission
Shinn
Harrison County
Himebauch
Emmet
Banta
Blackhawk County
Supreme Court