Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-01

from June A, 1903, until Nov a. 1909
under an a~ppointment made by the
at arms of the United STATES
senate Upon the recommendation OF
his father. the Hon. Robert J. Gamble
and for thai period received a salary
amounting in the aggregate to s615.65.t
8. That Ralph A.. Gamble was an
employee of the United states senate as
messenger to the committee on trans
p%ortation routes to the from
July /, 1904, until Jan. IL, 1903. at
$120 per month, under an appoint
ment made by his father, Hon. Rob
ert j. Gamble, as chairman OF such
committee. and for which period re-
ceived a salary amounting IN the ag-
gregate to 1851.
4. That during the time mentioned
in nding Nos. 1. 2 and 3 said Ralph
A. Gamble received as salary he g-
gregate sum Of s1,S74.15.
5. That for twelve months of the
time mentioned In the findings, 1, 3
and 8, the said Ralph A, Gamble was
attending school at the Rome institute
at Port Deposit, Nd, a distance from
Washington, D. G" of about eighty
miles.
6. That during the times mentioned
in findings Nos. 1, 2 and 8 the con-
gress of the United States of which the
Hon. Robert j. Gamble was member
was in session part of four months. to-
wit: Part Of the month of December,
1902; part of the month of January,
1908; part of the month of December,
1904, and a part of he month of jan
uary, 1905, but that congress was not
actually in session during those
months to exceed two months and two
days.
Z. That Ralph A. Gamble. during
the two months and two days men-
toned in finding No. 6. was an attend-
ant at the Rome institute at Port De-
posit. Md.
s. That the Hon. Robert J. Gamble
became chairman of the committee on
transportation routes to tho seaboard
on the 1st day of December. 1908, and
ever since has been and still Is such
chairman.
8. That the office of messenger to-
the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard was created
by a resolution offered by Senator Dill
bingham, representing in part the state
of Vermont in the United States SEN
ate. on the Gath day of June, 1902,
which said resolution was adopted by
the United States senate on the Ath
day Of February, 1903, and that at
the time of Offering and adoption Of
said resolution the said senator Dill
lingham was chairman of the aald
committee and remained said chair
man until the LIST day of December,
1903, when the Hon. Robert J.. Gam
! BILE was promoted to such chairnAn-
ship.
10. That all the employees Of h
United states senate drew pay from
and after date of their appointment as
long as hey continued in office urder
appointment, whether congress wss In
session or not.
II. That the salary received by
said Ralph A. Gamble during the time
that he was attending school at Port
Deposit, Md, and during the two
months and two days while congress
was in session, does not exceed the
sum of $3.50.
-. That no evidence was offered
that Ralph A. Gamble did not perform
or cause to be performed the duties OF
the office to which he was appointed
during the two months and two days
that congress was actually in session
as in these findings stated.
10. That all of said sum stated il,
finding No. 4 was paid to said Ralph
A. Gamble personally, and that no
part of the same was paid to Hon.
Robert J. Gamble or used in any way
by him or for his benefit.
IA. The testimony offered and adj
mitted shows that Ralph A.. Gamble
was appointed and held Office under
said appointments in the usual way
and in accordance with the custom
prevailing in the United States senate
for years, and that the part taken by
Hon. Robert j. Gamble relative to said
appointment does not reflect upon his
personal or official integrity in any
way.