Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1906-01-08
MAKES GOOD SHOWING
Financial Condition of State as
Shown By the Governors
Message
THE PARDON DEPARTMENT
Work of the Pardon Office Will Be
Pleasing to the LegisIature-Com
parsons With Conditions Two Years
Ago Very FavorabIe-The Whitmer
and Youde Contest.
THE PARDON DEPARTMENT
lBy Ora williams,l
Special to Times-Republican.

SoiLdllitil vi lue Sldt SlloWlQ ny lue
governors message is gratifying to
the legislature. 1t shows the state
has, according to careful estimates
$625,232.25 available for appropriations
for one year. Two years ago Governor
Cummins in his message called the
attention of the legislature to the fact
that for the two year period there was
available on an estimate of S1,4SS,432.-
Oh, for appropriations. The legislature
which makes the amount for one year
at this time propor1ionately smaller
While the amount available for
appropriations to be made by the
Thirty first general assembly is ample
1t does not allow the legislature the
latitude IN making the appropriations
! chat it would have if it had double the
amount to spread over a period OF two
years. 1t is more than likely that in
view OF this fact economy will be
feature of the appropriations at this
session. Extensive building operati tons
cannot be provided for at this session
except as to their beginnings. Appro-
| prlatlons can be made to start public
improvements with the expectation
that the Thirty second general assem-
bly, will provide for their completion.
| In brief the financial condition as
shown in the governors message shows
SS51,715.l1 in the treasury Jan. l. 1906,
and estimated receipts up to Jam /,
| 1907 will ma To
preparations made by the Thirtieth gem
eral assembly that will be payable dur
ing this year amount to s2,7O2,340, and
the unpaid balances to state institu-
tions and in general will bring this up
to s3.449, 4S0.S5,, leaving the estimated
balance of $625,232.25 available for this
legislature to appropriate.
The report of the governor on the
pardon department went to the legis-
lature. 1t makes a showing that will
be generally pleasing. OF the 100 sus-
pensions of sentence. or giving men
parole on their good behavior, all turn
ed out fairly we'll save twelve cases
This is a remarkable result of the pa
role system as at present applied. There
is strong pressure for material changes
in the parole law to modernize it in
every way, and the report of the gov
ernor will be OF material assistance
in this good cause.
The report of the state board of con-
troll on the tuberculosis hospital ques-
ton was submitted today. The legis-
lature made the board a special COM
mittee to inquire into this matter and
Judge Kline. who has been personally |
in charge of the Investigations, has
made an exhaustive study of tubercu
losis.
on the educational institutions was
also presented thru their proper chan
nels today The report is very long,
but covers the ground completely. 1t
will furnish the basis for much dis
cussion during the session.
AS the members assembled today
some comparison was made with con-
litions two years ago when the house
vas forced into the senate chamber
md the senate took to committee
Dom because Of the state house fire.
Then the house spent the winter be-
leath a canvass cover. Now the house
las the handsomest chamber and the
-entilation is such that there should be
10 complaint.
The tangle in which affairs have got
en- themselves over the seating Of
and Youde is not likely to be
olved in a day Or two The matter
will undoubtedly be referred to COM !
nittee of some kind and the committee ,
will have to make a report. But the
ommittee will have some difficulty in ,
citing at the report. Lawyers for ,
10Th contestants will appear before the {
ommittee and will likely succeed in ,
making good showings for both sides. !
The best constitutional lawyers are +
cry much undecided now on just how :
he matter will be unraveled The /;
rouble is there has never been :
recedent as guide. The county aud =
.or notified Governor Cummins there !
,as a vacancy and the governor. it is :
elieved. had no other course open than t
D order a special election. He did so.
Dude was elected, the democrats not
in the election and not S
laking any nomination on the claim
hat W'hitnler had not made a vacancy h
Y removing from the county. Now it +
claimed that Youde having a GER +
ficate OF election from the secretary +
f state Of latest date he will be seated /
hat is when the members of the i.
ouse arise to be sworn it will be ten $
atively discovered that there are two Ii
zen claiming to represent the same %
ounty. AS Youde has the latest GER S
ficate he will be sworn and W7hitmer
I'll then be forced into the position
5 the contesting member But as the S
lirty days limit before the opening
the session in which he could file v
ontest has expired, it is then claimed h
lat he is clear out and cannot be con- i.
dered as it is too late for him to
,ntest for the seat This, however A
,ems unreasonable as it makes it pos n
BILE for any county auditor to get the II
ate in a tangle by simply declaring g
lie position of representative vacant
nus forcing the governor to call
,ecial election. Whether Youde is h
lated when nhe rest are sworn or not. u
lie matter will have to be referred to W
committee and 1t will be up to the b
,mnittee TO unravel the tangle and ii
axe a report Of some kind Ii
II
Charles Youde, the new representa- S,
We from O'Brien county pronounces G
IS name the way 1t is spelled. with d