The Dakota chief. (Gann Valley, Buffalo County, S.D.) 18??-1913, 1907-02-07
ESouth Dakota
! Legislature
Even Hundred for Gamble.


of 100 out Of a total of 1874 Of all par
ties. The vote for Hon. Thomas Ster-
| ling dean of the law school at the
| state university, was cast by the insur-
gent Republicans who refused to ac-
cept Gamble, and the vote in the
house was cast after Speaker CLANCY
announced the receipt of telegram
from Dean Sterling, asking that his
name not be presented.
Findings of Investigating Committee.
Following Is the report Of the Gam
BILE investigating committee:
The joint committee on investigation
appointed under the provision of house
| joint resolution No. respectfully re-
port that they have investigated the
rumOrs. statements and charges made
and published concerning the Hon.
Robert j. Gamble. member OF the
United States senate from the state of
South Dakota and the Republican
Nominee for reelection before the
tenth session of the legislature of the
state OF South Dakota relative to keep
| ing his son, Ralph A. Gamble, upon
the pay rolls of the United States sem
ate while the said Ralph A. Gamble
was attending school at Port Deposit,
Nd, and while congress was in session,
and the committee find from all the
proof submitted the following facts:
I. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate
as folder for $40 per month from Aug.
4. 1902, to Jan. 25. 1908, under an ap-
pointment made by the sergeant at
arms OF the United States senate upon
recommendation Of his father. Hon.
Robert j. Gamble, and for that period
received a salary amounting in the ag
gregate to the sum Of $407.50.
2. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate as
general messenger at s120 per month
INN
under an appointment made by the
sergeant at arms of the United States
senate upon the recommendation of
his father, the Hon. Robert J. Gamble,
and for that period received salary
amounting in the aggregate to $615.65.
3. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
| emplOye of the United States senate as
messenger to the committee on trans
| porta tiOn routes to the seabOard from
| July l. 1904, until Jan. IL, 1905, at
| $12O 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 findings Nos. 1, and 3 said Ralph
| A. Gamble received as salary the ag
gregate sum of $1,S74.15.
5. That for twelve months of the
and 8, the said Ralph A. Gamble was
attending school at the Rome institute
at Port Deposit, Md, a distance from
Washington, D. c., of about eighty
miles.
6. That during the times mentioned
in findings Nos. I, 2 and 3 the con-
gresS Of the United States Of which the
Hon. Robert ]. 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 the month of jan
| uary, 1905, but that congress was not
| actually in session during those
months to exceed two months and two
days.
7. That Ralph A. Gamble, during
the two months and two days men
toned in finding No. G, was an attend
ant at the Rome institute at Port De-
pSsit, Md.
8. That the Hon. Robert J. Gamble
became chairman of the committee on
transportation routes to the seaboard
on the 1st day of December. 1903. and
ever since has been and still is such
chairman.
3. That the office of messenger to
the committee on transportation
routes to the seaboard was created
by resolution offered by Senator Dill
lingham, 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 4th
day of February, 1908, and that at
the time of Offering and adoption of
said resolution the said Senator Dill
lingham was chairman of the said
committee and remained said chair
man until the 1st day of December,
1903, when the Hon. Robert ]. Gam
nrOmOta6 n hai
ship.
10. That all the employees of the
United States senate drew paw from
and after date of their appointment as
long as they continued in office under
appointment, whether congress was 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 s190.
IL. 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.
13. That all Of said sum stated in
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 ad-
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.
Not to Rush the Pass Bill
The senate anti-pass bill, which
| came to the house Monday, had its