Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-01
IN AZ, ,:MRERs VIII. NE INrEnROG ,TTD
IN LENoM COMMITTEES.
.y THE BARTER OF clERKSHlPS
A THaRol GU ALTON OF
..r CHARGES WILL RE MADE.
threatened Attempt mt RrOrcnnfEn-
tioa Of the uou~s "a
al the Committee On CIrr-
icnl Force Make. Its
Rcport.
JEFFERSON CITY. Mo r-.h

CITY. No. Feb. c>-tSpe-
riaif The attempt 10 r,orCanize the house
las h's" postponed until after the SPECIAL
""ramIi'"o chosen 10y ;h- house to inve>ii-
. ~" ~'.'f.'a' furu, SCANDAL. shall haze
de Its r'i'rt =; the request OF Chair
an PoDc. of this committee. Joan w.
.Sni;h. 81 :, Louis. did not offer his reSo-
luton TODAY. - G'"Iar. the Office OF chief
clerk vacant. which resolution. if was cX-
rected, would n~r.C!p.:ate a reorganization
"f III" house III" lexow committee. a. 1t
Is called. w!tl make u thoruE-h iuyestiea-
lion OF ali ihe CHARGES growing on: of the
clerk scandal. Several days viii lac necos-
sary FOR th.s. but when the report Is made.
10 use the words Of a omrni;tc man. lit
viii furnish abundant prrteNt for i reor-
ran.zation of the house. IL Will simply ioar
things wide open"
II is expected that Whiiecotton viii be
summoned hofore rhc committee TO tell
Mha; lie knows about the charge thai COM
Inittee chairnanshiis Were hart.red for
'lerksEipS. Whirecotton. in a sensational
Oh. declared on the floor of the house
vSward had sold chairmanships to mem
hers who would agree 10 1t him name the
rlerks. Wh!teco;:ou may he asked 10 sub
stantiaie the charge. and il i believed.
that Whitecotton Wi! prove d very willing
witness. He SAID tonight that all he want
ed was AN opportunity to prove in public
every charc" he had made.
Although the Investigation has only be-
gun, there has already come before the
COMMITTEE some interesting Information.
j Is Stated that Mr.. Cleary. Of Kansas
City, was offered Il craftsmanship on cordi-
iion that he let Ward name HIS clerk.
il Is stated. also. that Mr.. Thompson, OF
Clay. got the chairmanstip Of the com
mittee on agriculture by agreeing 10 APP
point As his clerk a friend OF Speaker
Ward. from SfodGard county. There Is
also before the committee that
The wife of Il t.amster Of Cole county Is
on the pay roll by virtue OF the fact that
she is a cousin Of Speaker Ward. Tie
committee is also Investigating the charge
that Chief Clerk Newman has maintained
a..stuffod'' pay roll. and that. in diScharg-
cbrks in obedience TO the DelZell reso-
Am, he removed his most competent
men. Major Newman claims that he WAS
forced 10 do this by reason of the fact
that members haTiHg relatives on the force
insisted that they be- retained.
The committee" vii! also take coSniZance
OF this statement. as well as of the charge
that many of IN" CLERKS are Incompetent cr
absent altogether and ar. maintained on
the pay roll merely Cor personal or poiit-
teal reasons.
When the committee makes its report.
then II ia expected that the exposures
made will necessitate a reorganization of
The hous@.
In connection with the rnnored reorgan-
iZation the action of the house this even
Ing when George r. Lee. Of Carter. pre-
sided over the committee of the whole. is
significant. Dn taking the chair he was
given IN ovation. and during the time
which he presided-almost two hours-the
members observed the utmost order and
decorum. Mr.. Lee is prominently m-n-
toned for speaker, should a contamination
III TrJ1". a.
The Farmers Club held n meeting TO-
night TO consider the clerical fore. pucs-
zion. After a lengthy discussion. the club
decided TO await action until after the spt-
cial committee had reported and If the re-
port Is In lin" Will the DelZell Resolution.
:he sens al the "luh WIS that the Il. port
will have the support Of The farmers. The
club also agreed 10 supply Billy i;yder's
~cure beer hill.