Dakota farmers' leader. (Canton, S.D.) 1890-19??, 1907-02-08
Even Hundred for Camille

The senatorial election is over and
Senator Gamble goes back by a vote
Of 100 out of a total of 134 of all par
ties. The vote for Hon. Thomas Ster-
ling, dean of the law school at the
state university, was east 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 a telegram
from Dean Sterling, asking that his
name not be presented.
Findings of Investigating Committee.
Following is the report of the Gam
bic investigating committees:
The joint committee on investigation
appointed under the provision of house
joint resolution No. 9 respectfully re-
port that they nave 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 SEN
ate while the said Ralph A. Gamble
was attending school at Port Deposit,
Nd, n while congress was in session,
and the committee find from all the
proof submitted the following facts:
1. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate
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4, 1902, to Jan. 25, 1903, under an APP
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 S407.50.
2. That Ralph A. Gamble was an
employe of the United States senate as
general messenger at $40 per month
from June 4, 1908, until Nov. 4, 1903.
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 a SALARY
amounting in the aggregate to $615.65.
3. That Ralph =. Gamble was an
employee of the United States senate as
messenger to the committee on trans
~portation routes to the seaboard from
July 1, 1904, until Jan. IL, 1905, at
$40 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, 2 and 8 said Ralph
A. Gamble received as salary the ag-
gregate sum of $1,S74.15.
5. That for twelve months of the
time mentioned in the findings, 1, .
and 3, 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. /, ? and 3 the con-
gress of the United States of which the |
Hon. Robert J. Gamble was member
was in session part of foul months. to-
wit: Part of the month of December |
1907; part of the month of January, |
1908; part of the month of December, |
1914, and a part of the month of jan
uary, 1905, but that congress was not |
actually in session during those
month 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
post, 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.
9. That the office of messenger to
cne 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
United States senate on the Attn
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 said
committee and remained said chair
man until the 1St day of December. /
when the Hon. Robert j. Cam
BILE was promoted to such chairman
ship.
10. That al the employees of the
United States senate drew paw from
and after date Of their appointment AZ
long as they continued In Office under