Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1900-07-07

Berriott's Proposition For . Com.
mittse Of the Council Turned
Down.
Des Moines, July THE state exe-
cutive council on Friday referred the
Jones fee controversy to Governor
Shaw to investigate. Rather. It de-
ferred to him on account Of its knowl-
edge OF the fact that he was already
Investigating. Treasurer of State Her-
riott introduced resolution providing
for the appointment of a committee Of
the council to make the investigation.
Secretary Dobson suggested that cour-S
stesy would Indicate that as the gov
Sernor was engaged in this business he
be permitted to finish 1t and report. To
this end he introduced substitute
lsresolution which was adopted by a vote
of three to one, Treasurer Herriott vot-
ling in the negative. This substitute
resolution follows:
Whereas. The alleged misconduct in
the Office Of Chris IT, Jones, clerk of the
supreme court. has been formally
brought to the attention of the cxecu-
tive council and is a matter in which
1.-THE chief executive OF the state has at
least concurrent jurisdiction, and
Whereas, The governor of the state
has the matter under consideration;
Therefore be IL
Resolved, That we take no action in
the matter until the governor shall
have completed his Investigation"
HERRIOTT'S IDEA.
The Herriott resolution. which was
voted down. was as follows:
Whereas, In a statement filed July
IS, 1900, with the secretary of the execu-s
tive council, the treasurer of state de-
clares that the present clerk of the SUI
preme court has retained for his own
private use fees which the treasurer of
state claims are due the state and
Treasury, and
"Whereas. The treasurer OF state fur
ther declares in said statement that he
has been Informed that among the fees
sreported by the clerk to said treasurer
as charged and uncollected' there are
fees which the code (sections POS and
4,12D requires shall be collected; there
4 fore belt
Resolved, BY the executive council
that a committee be appointed by the
.lsexecutive council to make thorough
examination OF the books and records
Of the Office Of the clerk of the supreme
court and any other sources Of infor-
nation, and to ascertain az the exact
amount OF fees received by said clerk
and not paid into the state treasury
for furnishing copies of opinions or
4 records of the supreme court, affidayits.
certificates OF admission to the bar.
4 transcripts of records in appeals OF
cases to the supreme court of the
4 United States and any other fees re-
ceived by said clerk for rendering any
service for which the law requires the
clerk to charge and collect a fee; CD
4 StheSexact amount of those fees reported
4 by the clerk of the court to the treas
a urer OF state as charged and uncol-
4 iected, which under sections 700 and
4.l2l of the code should have been coll
.|slected by the clerk and accounted Tor
Ito the treasurer Of state.
A Said committee upon the completion
A of Its examination shall report its find
i ings to the executive council.
MERRIAM's VIEW.
4 Auditor OF State Merriam was a sked
about the matter yesterday. and gave
4 his view of 1t in vigorous language The
4 auditor insists upon prompt account
ling and settlement of the Jones matter.
4 He said: 1.-THE council did not dispose
8t3ofthe caas, but had under consideration
1.-TWO resolutions-one introduced by
4 Treasurer Herriott and one by Secre-
sItary OF State Dobson. Mr.. HArrlotts
resolution provided FOR the appointment
of a committee to investigate the condi-
4 tion of affairs in the clerk of the SUI
8I'preme courts office and report to the
sE.councl MIR. Dobson's substitute pro-
|vided for a delay to permit the COVER
nor. who has already spent considerable
s|stime IN making an investigation into
4 this matter, to complete HIS investiga-
4 ton. AS you know, the governor APP
4 pointed Mr. Jesse Miller to make an ex-
4 animation into these matters, and II
was stated before the council this af-
4 ternoon that he expected to be enabled
4 to have things satisfactorily arranged
within a week.
ION the strength Of this statement
/. and the fact that the attorney general
in his opinion givesthe governor con-
Il current Jurisdiction with the executive
4 council in this matter. and since the
J state har already been at the expense
Iof making the investigation before
spoken of. i was in favor OF the delay,
u and am in hopes this matter can be ar
4 ranged without further expense to the
n state IL atsthe end of a week the mat.
. ter has not been arranged to the salts
q faction of the council, it will then have
j the right TO proceed on different line
lof action In fact. the executive coun-
d Gil has not relinquished any of its rights
8 and need not wait a week unless 1t feels
90 inclined, but can take the matter vi
at any time 1t means that the matte,
Will be pushed to final conclusion al
an early date. and that Mr.. Jones viii
be compelled to settle with the state
and turn over whatever fees and monies
properly belong to the commonwealth
.All members Of the council are anx.
ioue to have the matter settled satisfac'
torily; but simply differ ae to the meth,
3D.
THE GUARD.
AS predicted a few days ago, PERI,
has been selected as the place for hold
i ing the encampment OF the Fifty-sec
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