The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1913-05-15
CAN'T Transfer FUNDS
The Measure Providing Road DRAG
Fund Failed to Pass Senate.
Error Just Discovered.

If any board of township trustees
has transferred surplus of road
drag fund to the general road fund
of the township it will be compelled
to reverse it's action, says Tuesday s
Register and Leader.
"A bill authorizing that this be
done was published April 21 as a
new law, but it was discovered yes
terday that the bill failed to pass
the senate. The original mistake
was traced to the desk force of the
house of representatives.
w. S. Allen, secretary of state,
said last night that he will notify
all county auditors of the mistake
made. This will be done to put
township trustees on their guard.
"Of course, had no way of tell
ing whether the bill had been indors-
ed" Mr.. Allen said. The enrolled
copy was certified in the proper way
to me. 1t was my duty to publish
the bill. The mistake was not dis
covered in my Office
Gov. George w. Clarke did not
learn of the mistake until late yes
terday. He said that the signature
of the president of the senate and
the speaker of the house was evil
dence to him that proper action had
been taken on the measure.
81 have not had time to investi-
gate" the governor said. 1T is
likely that the president of the SEN
ate knew what he was doing when
he signed the bill. 1t may be that
the bill was passed by the senate
and that the action was not recorded
by the desk force. The senate jour-
nal does not show what was done"
The original bill, which accompan-
led the enrolled bill on it's journey,
is properly indorsed. 1t was intro
duced by Dunlap of Clinton. April
4 the house passed the bill by vote
OF 81 to /. The bill was sent to the
senate. It was referred to the sift-
ing committee and reported to the
senate on April 16. The senate in
dorsements show that the vote was
81 for and IA against the bill. .Twen-
ty-six votes are necessary in the SEN
ate for constitutional majority. =.
The bill was returned to the house
by the senate. In the proper place
ton the cover Of the bill A. c.. Gustof-
son, chief clerk, wrote failed to
pass senate and attached his sig
nature. The senate Endorsements
were signed by Joseph 2. Meyer,
secretary OF the senate. s53ss3 u 4. a
The aengrossing book Of the house
shows the following !: 4, s-5
April Z, the bill was passed by a
vote Of 81 to 1.
April 16, returned from the senate
without amendments.
~ tho inint cnm jftnp on
enrolled bills reported bill correctly
enrolled, the bill was signed by the
speaker. and sent to the governor.
The senate engrossing bill shows
the following:
April 16, the bill was rejected
by vote of 21 to IA. .s's. &
April II, the report of joint COM
:mittee on enrolled bills received and
adopted, bill signed and returned to
house. h
This report was made to the house
by Joseph E. Meyer, secretary of the
senate, on April 16:
'I am directed to inform your hon
,orably body that the senate has fail
ed to pass the following bill in which
the concurrence of the senate was
asked"
Then following the title of H. R.
No. 528 by Dunlap.
When the bill was up for consider
alton in the senate enough votes to
pass it was recorded, until it was
noised about the bill might result in
neglect of road dragging in some
townships. Enough senators chang
ed their votes to defeat the meas
ure. Kulp, of Palo Alto, a member
of the house, was instrumental in
defeating the bill in the senate.