Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1907-02-27
Majority of Democrats Of Legis
lature Condemn Monument
Commission Attack
SOME ONE HAS FALs'FlED
Freak Bill Would Create Job For
Scientists and Provide Them Labor
atory to Study Criminals and De-
fectives-Government by Commission
Bill Having Hard Shedding.
Special to Times-Republican.

Des Moines, Feb. 27.--The error OF
Speaker Kendall In deciding that the
appropriation bill for the payment of
additional expenses Of the members OF
the soldiers monument commissions In
the dedication trip, required a two
thirds vote, was probably due to the
excitement of the moment and the fact
that the opposition to the bill had
treated it as private bill or one con-
corning which no previous appropria-
ton had been made.
A good deal of effort has been made
to show that Chairman Jones, of the
appropriations committee has falsified
in regard to whether or not the speech
of Chairman Miller Of the democratic
state committee was adopted by the
committee and made part of its rec
concentrations to the house. 1t has
been even published by the democratic
standpat press bureau thru its various
agencies that Representative McAllis-
ter. of Linn county, who made the mo-
ton to recommend for Indefinite post
ponement of the bill included In his
motion the address, and attack of Chat
man Miller, actually confirmed these
accounts and gave testimony to convict
Mr.. Jones Of misrepresentation. AS a
matter OF fact Mr.. McAllister from his
seat in the house on Monday. declared
y, Ia, odn q MIL.
Ter address. He has later reiterated his
statement.
II made the motion to adopt the rec
ommendation of Miller" he said. Il
did not move that his speech or adj
dress he made a part of the report OF
the appropriations committee and II
was no SO made. / did not give any
consideration whatever to the Miller
argument"
It is understood that some of the
democrats of the. legislature, aside
from Miller and his special friends, are
indignant overethe whole affair and
they are privately saying that it was
one of the biggest blunders that could
have been made. 1t will reflect on the
democrats of both branches and put
them at a disadvantage, .856
A bill introduced few days ago
providing for laborat tory for the
study of the criminal and defective
classes LIS a part of a national move
ment. There is Just such bill now
before congress. 1t is known there az
senate file 1850, by Patterson. 1t pro-
vides for the appointment of a person
to be in charge of the laboratory by
the president The Iowa bill provides
that the laboratory shall be under the
supervision of the board of control
who shall appoint a superintendent
The laboratory as provided for will be
one of the oldest in the state. It is
proposed in the bill to make a careful
study of the criminal, abnormal and
defective classes of society by examin-
alton of the subject and a careful in
quiry into the family relations and the
environment that surrounded the sub
ject before he became abnormal and
criminal. The object, of course, is to
get at the root of the causes that make
criminals. During his membership on
Judge l.. G. Kline made careful
study of such matters with what op-
portunity he had, and his studies led
him to support q bill prohibiting the
defective classes, criminals and de-
fective physically, from marrying. His
bill was endorsed by the State Bar
Association, but was in advance OF the
time and the legislature would not
pass it.
Those in opposition to the plan
started in this city for providing. a
government by a commissio lon. for such
cities of the state over As, 600 as de-
sire 1t have it in their minds and are