Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1901-01-03
'IRE Jones re CASE
Something About the Much Dis
cussed But Generally Misun.
derstood Fee Case.
All Attempts to Reach Settle.
ment Have Thus Far
Failed.
Remley Authorized to Bring
Suit. But Has Failed to
Do So.
pecialito Times-R Republican.

fnatter Wn1cn mas caused more OF less |
newspaper comment and which has
not been very we'll understood because
Of the many conflicting statements is
that relating to a settlement between
the state and the clerk OF the supreme
court. The statement has been made
repeatedly OF late that settlement
would be effected before the new
members of the council take their seats
or the new attorney general Is given
charge, but no such settlement is now
possible. That which is in controversy
is compare lively trivial matter for
both the state and the clerk, but ii has
been the cause of a great deal of an
noyance to all the parties concerned. 1t
will be recalled that the committee on
retrenchment and reform of the state
Legislature, when that body was in ses-
sion, took up the consideration of vari-
Gus matters about the state house, and
among others that of the fees, regular
and Irregular, of the clerk of the SUI
preme court. 1T had been claimed that
the clerk was not turning over to the
state some of the fees received by him
flor official work and that he was there
mittae ,oo,, M, -, = !
A 80, !,
a. t,e, ats.
ali ,f,,r,,,
inner wor,s;nps ~ M, oftiea
neriod tn. y,
II; f1l NJ,
mitt,se 20, fn,lir, No. ~ a,as,.
indahtad IN tf -, 49,
! whatever dronraa the ,,,.t,,ess !, -
ana ire
Aftsr ~ ,,s,,i s,a,,,ro
,rres,,,rss,.
ling tls.
emolument, ~ ,ha oft,oo ~, 1,,a..
l Tones M. only a,,,ho,.;,,. 3,, ~
question tbs. ac.s, - aa,a:..,
white me
either tina ,ovsrpo, -.
col1ncil accordi,,.Iv MI,
shaw \,
Inn t}e and s,tt, NJ
for certain s,nn Tn
person Of .Jessa NfilI,
the clerk (, Office. and re,,o.t I-,,r
report of the CON, m i,s,ifrer ~.
4 tive council siontt, !,
lting forth the facts, nc, rss N.
records and directing IN : ~ tor, 80,
Ieral 10 commence silt AGAIN j. ~.
5lfor cerair, sums The atto,,,s.v
did not do 80 and sl,,seoues,,tl, ~, ~,
|oluton vas modified q, ~
sIney general mieht hrina tba s.,,i. ~.
such sums, 40 he deemed ,,yo,,a,. nv
Isimpie recital of the facts in tb.. 70 ,,,,,...
of the commissioner could have haa,,
pleaded by the clerk in de fens.. ~ ~,
faction If brouch, in acco,,.a,ee ,,.;,,,
the original resolution! Ha,,oa tha
Icouncil changed tactics
The fees in question are ~ 5,;ffs.ran.
llsinds. The first item in tba or,s,i,,a,
4 controversy related +, ma All, q
sIcopying the s1prerne tf,nnt IN; ,,,s, 80.
the publisher Of the la " rssnorts R.ct.
A in the days of Clerk Homes, s cont,.aot
4 was made. with the kno,ylef1ea ,,,5 ,,,,,
sent of the Judges of tI,ta 81, mon,
i for the clerk OF the court 10 an,,,lo,,
4 copyists 10 transcribe tho on;,,tons
4 when presented and furnish, them ~ II J
publishing house for a stinula cd su,,,
per page of copy. This contract md
4 been continued to the pre,ant limo 4 ]
lit is not in any sense offici.,, IN, /,
was always regarded az ner,nns !
|matter for the clerk or his, -,
4 the persons employed To- do tho ,ys,r,,
IL ne f1rOnt in ll9 WDY ,,.,c.
sibly 800 or 5000 a wear. Tho cornn.itt..s
8 of the legislature found that tba fse,e
4 from this work We're rot 9of1in 81 ft,e,s,7
q provided by law and that rho s,ta,e j, = !
+ no claim on the clerk for ,he sfaas M
a clerk hires copyistss and ;s, Mia 81,
i price for their work. But .tis co,,, ,,,it
8 tee did express privately th. on;,in,
u that 1T would he better moi ~ ra,,s
4 work done in this wav. clerk lanes, ~.
4 fered 10 change the mat,,od ~ Ia.
3 the work If The. ,eeislature. n.o,,a =, Is
4 an approximation for n c,er,, al 49,
{. work. This, was done ana ~. ,s.,,;s,,a
4 ture appropriated $500 FIR ! ,.i ls.,sL
4 Hereafter the state IL, 10 OCT VIZ, go,
\ fees may come from maj so,,rcs, b.,
4 both the commissioners annoinfad I,
4 regularly investigate the office rs.nor., e.s
Il that the state has no c,ajYn ~, ~. az,
& heretofore received. Tha CHS. =,
4 the contrnyersv rs,atas - /,
a charges for conjes az M. on;,,;ons, sf,,,.
nished to torneys, y,,t t,,s
4 before they ran ha n,.;nt al IN II
7 ports. Whenever the c,x.rl !,
certified COPY or ira scrin, n Ia - Nv
= his fee al 10 cents ner 100 words m,
work of making these COMES ha !. has,
! so SLOW that few attorneys, 81, 10
4 tjfied comics So IN nal.;rg an, 800,
of the onir,;ons, FOR n, a J,
tbe offiee CLERK .Iones af,onte M NJ,
4 of making a carbon COPY az the op min.