Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-04-03
LBy Ora williams.l
10 Times Republican.

/ Speeial TO
Des Moines, April 3.-The constitu-
tional committee on retrenchment and
reform has completed it's work of re-
adjusting the petty salaries and al
! lowances about the state house. Some
changes are made, but not more than
usual, and the disposition has been
rather TO shift matters about than to
increase compensation.
An additional allowance is made in
the office of attorney general for cler-
ical and stenographc services of $500.
/ In the office of auditor of state the
increase is $3.50. The chief clerk in
the insurance department gets $500
more, security, clerk, $3.50; fee clerk.
500; revenue clerk, $500; banking
clerk, $780, assistant bank clerk, 500;
additional stenographer, $500; extra
clerk insurance department, $1,000; as
sistant insurance examiner, $500.
/ No change in office of clerk of SUI
preme court, and no change In COVER
nor's office.
! The state librarian gets an increase
of $3.50 for stenographer, bookkeeper
and extra janitor service.
| In the office of railroad commission
ers the stenographer gets an increase
of Sl2o.
/ In the office of secretary of state the
| chief clerk gets a raise of $3.50; jani-
tor, $3.50.
| In the state superintendent office
1 al 1,al,, iS
| 500.
| In the supreme court rooms there Is
an extra allowance of S3,1S0, which is
| for stenographers for all the judges.
| and also includes janitor service for
| them.
| The state treasurer cashier gets an
increase of $780, and there is $500 adj
ditional for clerical assistance.
In-the historical department the as
sistant curator gets $3.50 additional,
second assistant $780, and museum cur
ator $3.50 additional, with one addi-
tional janitor at $720.
The executive council gets no in
crease except $50 for additions to mail
carrier and janitor.
The board of control office gets $3.50
additional for clerks, stenographers,
etc.
In the geological survey rooms there
I is an increase of 500 for secretary and
clerk.
The state mine inspectors get 1920
for clerk.
Weather and crop service, no change.
The board of health gets an increase
of $3.50 for clerk, bookkeeper and stem
ographer.
An increase of $4,000 is allowed in
the state library commission.
The pharmacy board gets 5000 for
extra clerical assistance.
The food and dairy commission gets
5000 for clerical work
The custodian of buildings gets s710
for florist janitor service and laundry.
The total increase in allowances
about the state house of s14.55O.
80
The house has acted on all the par
don applications save those which in
volve hanging. Five of the applica-
tions We're withdrawn before action
was taken, and in the seven remaining
cases clemency was refused in all Not
a vote in the house was in favor of
granting clemency. The hanging cases
will be quickly disposed of and the
hanging will proceed.
a minority OF the appropriations
committee has signed report in favor
of the passage of thesstate marshal bill
1t will therefore get hearing on the
floor of the house.
The house has passed resolution
authorizing a commission to make in
vestigation Of the feasibility of estab-
fishing in .',o state prison of Iowa a
Irvine making plant. Members of the
committee were favor
able to this project, provided it could
be shown that 1t would NOT cost too
much. but they believed the legislature
did not have sufficient information on
which to act, and they asked for this
investigation. The next legislature will
therefore know what there is in the
tWine plant proposition.
The anti-pass bill caused very little
trouble inthe house. Those who had
fought the bill and desired that it be
killed, II not in one way then in an
other, realized that 1t was useless to |
house concurred in the senate amend |
ments and clinched the whole matter
The bin now goes to the governor.
The coaferrees on the child labor |
bill came to an agreement and report
ed a substitute bill which will proba-
bly, be passed by both houses. 1t is I
a compromise between the house and I
senate bills as passed and the friends
of the movement say that the changes
are such as to make the bill very sat-
isfactory.
The bills appropriating for state in
situations passed the house. The one
for educational institutions calls for
s203.500. The one for the institutions
under the board of control calls for
Sab, $50. Mr.. Coburn, of Cherokee,
tried to get in an amendment to add
s125.000 for a new building AT the
Cherokee hospital but it failed. Mr..
Teter of Marion, offered an amendment
TO the educational appropriation bill
cutting off $4,000 from the support
funds, and he supported it with a
speech in which he contended that the
money being spant at these Institutions
is too much. His amendments were
rejected. The bill as has passed the
house and as 1t will undoubtedly pass
the senate is reasonably satisfactory
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