Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-04-03

PLENTY OF WORK, SMALL PAY
Men Qualified far the Position Do Not
See Much Attraction in the Salary
Row Promised Over tho Expenses
of the Mornn- FeeIy contest-BiIls
Are Exorbitant.
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.ial to Times Republican.

Des Moines, April 3. - Governor
Cumnins last evening signed the In
discriminate sentence and reformatory
bill and expects tomorrow to be able
to send to the senate the names of the
three distinguished Iowans who will be
entrusted Will, the putting into oper-
alton this important law. The govsf-
nor could not last evening indicate the
name of single one of the probable
members OF tile board, but he did init
mate that the picking of the members
of this board is not an easy task. The
members are to receive a per diem of
$40 day for not to exceed $1,000 a
year. Anyon, regarded as eminently TIT
for the place is likely to be one who IS
already a busy man, and there is no in
ducement in the way of compensation
1t Is felt thai at least one OF the mem.
bers should be resident of Des
MONIES, or living near by, since there
will be much that will be left TO the
chairman ana secretary and some times
there must lie quick action. AS for the
democratic member, the democrats Of
the senate and house say they have not
given the matter any thought and they
will trust Governor Cummins to pick a
good democrat without any suggestions
from them. They recall their expert
ence in picking successor to the late
Judge Kline. They suggested about
forty candidates, and the governor
picked one who had not been mem
toned by Them and got the very best
effect by publication so that the pre-
liminaries may be arranged. but courts
and prison. authorities need take no
cognizance Of it until in July.
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When the report of the committee on
contested elections hits the house there
is going to be a fight and hard one
on the question of allowing the expen-
ses of the contestants. The costs of the
Black Hawk county contest in the
house has mounted up to the, proper
tions of l1.50O and more. One of the
members at least of the committee that
heard the contest says it is outrageous
and that he will never recommend ITO
the house that it pay such an amount.
It is claimed that the house should pay
reasonable amount for the expenses
of the contestants but no more and he
thinks $1,000 is not q reasonable
amount.
The fact is the contest committee
held but three or four meetings and
practically all that was done was to
licfop ri, tho oro,1pon pte oF OF
torneys for the dismissal of the case.
Then ii was decided that there was
not time left to go into the merits of
the cast. and hear evidence and set
Element was agreed upon. The ex-
penses piled up are for attorney fees
for the contestants.
In tile contest last session between
Whitm,sr and Youde the expenses al
lowed were 1870 for Youde and S125
for Wllitmer There was one attorney
on each side in that contest. In the
contest this year between Feely and
Morni,n there were two attorneys on
each side. It is understood that the
contest committee is framing up al
report which will recommend that each
side he allowed $50 for attorney fees.
An investigation into the amounts al
lowed for contests in sessions past
shows that IN one instance the only
allowance was s25 for the attorney
fees uf the man who lost,
The action OF the house in Indefinitely
postroning the bill to create a sep
arate department of insurance throws
into the senate the question OF chang
ing the banking department to the
trea.:urer's office and thus relieving
the auditors Office. The house has
already passed such a bill. The sem
ate passed the bill to create separate
department of insurance. It Is con-
ceded the auditor should be relieved Of
some of his work and the argument
thai. won the house was that money
would be saved by following its course