Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1903-12-12
Next Speaker Clarke Makes
Ruling Regarding Appro-
priations Committee
TO EXCLUDE AL FAvoRlrlsM
No Representatives of Counties Hav-
ing State Institutions Will 30 Chosen
to Serve On That Committee
clark's Position Recognized as Alb.
solutely Situation in Senate.
Special to Times Republican.

| Des Moines. Dec. 12-The slow pro-
cess Of forming the committees of SEN
ate and house for the Thirteenth gen.
eral assembly of Iowa is in progress
! but only two persons are able to state
anything definite as to the personnel Of
1.-THE committees. Lieut.. Gov. John Her.
| riott and the next speaker, George W
Clarke, may have some definite ideas
as to who will be on this or that COM
mittee, but they are not telling abou,
1T at the present time. Both have been
in Des Molnes and have met with many
of the members, new and old, and they
have both had extensive correspondence
with relation to the makeup OF the
committees. The making of the COM
mittees is left absolutely to these two
presiding officers and neither prece-
dents nor promises are said to have
anything to do with the making 81
committees in the Iowa legislature.
This much is known in regard to two
of the committees, however, that in ths
house there will not be any representa-
tatives Of counties having state insti-
buttons on the appropriations commit
tee, and in the senate committee on
appropriations will be named that VIII
do quick and thorough work and back
Of it committee on rules that viii
bring out the appropriations in album
dant time for them to be fully consid-
cred early in the session. In regard
to the house committees 1t has bean
made known to members who are try
ing to get places on the appropria-
lions committees that no member who
has a direct interest in the institu-
tons that desire appropriations, will
be allowed on the committee that de-
cides on appropriations. The arrange
ments is such that the appropriations
committees virtually settle the entlra
matter OF appropriations. Reports coma
In such way that the members have
little to say about the details of APP
preparations bills. 1t Is therefore
highly important that the appropria-
lions committee shall be one that will
do fair work and be unprecedented. Some
persons living in counties where the .e
are institutions have been pressing Mr..
Clarke very hard to have him place on
Institutions. He has laid down the rule,
SO they say, that he wants per-
fectly fair and unbiased committee AMI
that members who live near these big
institutions are not able to Judge fairly
what should be done. Then there is
the constant temptation to dispose of
the appropriations by trading among
the members OF the committee. He
would do away with this. The deci-
sion on the part OF Mr.. Clarke is
causing some heart burning among tha
members. or among the friends of the
institutions, but they all agree when
questioned, that the speaker-to-be is
absolutely right in the position he has
taken.
In regard to the appropriations COM
mittee Mr.. Clarke stated here the other
day: Il regard this as perhaps the
most important committee OF the house
at the coming session. The demand for
big appropriations is greater than be-
fore. 1t will be hard committee to
make up and the committee will have
hard task. but want 1t to be a COM
mittee that will be fair to all interests
~,
ers.''
In the senate the situation is similar.
Mr.. Herriott stated in regard to appro-
priations: II will try to select a COM
mittee that will do the work well and
In satisfactory manner. realize that
1t is most important committee at
the coming session. I want commit
tee that will not wait until the close of
the session to bring In report will
try to select rules committee that will
see to 1t that rule is brought in re-
quiring the appropriations bills to be
out on the floor of the senate early
in the season. They should be dis
cussed and debated and should be gone
over thoroughly at time when the
senate can afford to take the time to do
1t right. The appropriations committee
is the business end of the legislature
and much depends on how well its
work is done. But shall take my time
to make up that committee as all 9TH
ers and not dispose of the matter has
tily."
The demand for appropriations far
exceed the possibilities OF the legisla-
ture. The aggregate Of appropriations
asked Is much, greater then the state
could raise In half dozen years. There
must be cutting down of many of the
estimates and much trimming out Of
the figures. 1t is the most thanKless
task Of legislator.
It Is generally conceded now that
Senator Garst will again be at thu
head of the appropriations committee
Of the senate, where he served so well
at the last session. But as for the chair
man of the house committee on appro-
priations not so much can be said.
Chairman Hughes has been transferred
to the senate. OF twenty-eigh mem
bers of the committee only Ave republi-
cans and three democrats return again.
Teachout, Mates, Flenniken and Gree
ley. Under the rule laid down by Mr.
Clarke, Wise. Teachout, and Greeley
would not be eligible for places on the
committee this time. Either Mr.. Elem
niken of Clayton. or Mr.. Mates OF Sac
would be available for Craftsmanship. 1t
is not known that either one would de-
sire such a responsible place. There
are number of good men who would
be cut out by the rule of Mr. Clarke.
such as Calderwood, of Scott, Coburn,
of Cherokee, Crosse of Page. Cummings
of Marshall. Dashiell of Warren, Eng
lish and Teachout of Polk, Freeman of
Pottawattamie, MeNie of Benton and
Washburn OF Mills. 1t is regarded as
not at all improbable that the chair