Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-01-21
MUCH DISCUSSION WHETHER
GOVERNOR MEANT WHAT HE
SAID IN MESSAGE.
ACTION OF SENATORS
sUsTAiNs cLARkE'S CHARGE
Reduction by Eleven Of Number OF
Employees Shows Use of Term Was
Not Far Wide Of the Mark-Com-
nnittees Not Disposed to Permit Pub
Iicity Pertaining to Proceedings.
Special to Times Republican.

Des Moines. Jan. 2l.-In the discus
sion of the graft" inquiry resolution
in the senate, Senator Schrup' speak
ing as one who did not vote for Gov
ernor Clarke. said that he believed
there was no thought or the part of
the governor Of charging sraft 10 the
members but what ne had in mind
was extravaganza. L regard his mes
sage as a great state paper the SEN
ator from Dubuque said, bat l would
rather the word graft had been LETT
out. l understand the governor has
indicated that the word Is Il harsher
one than he intended using and what
he really meant was extravaganza
Senator Francis insisted that every
one knows exactly what was meant
and nothing whatever could he added
by any investigation. GARRISON in
dignantly denied there vas either graft
or extravaganza and referred 10 the
language as crude senator Jones
came directly to the point. and SAID
he believed the governor was honest
in what he said. and I he mas done
nothing else than TO gall attention to
conditions which long nave prevailed
he has done the senate and the people
OF Iowa a service. He said that what
has been done fits the word graft IS
il is commonly used. You know, SEN
ators, he said that places have been
made here for persons who are not
needed and ii is being done now, and
that is graft. The governor was right.
In the colloquy which followed refer
ence was made To the employment Of
six doorkeepers to attend 10 six doors
in the galleries and Mr.. Jones said no
business house in the state would DO
it that way. He also referred 70 the
fact that in the last session the SEN
ate had eleven doorkeepers and there
We're fourteen assistants to the Gus
todian, and there have Deen commit
tee clerks employed who We're rela-
tiVes of the senators and who while
on the state payroll have attended to
their social duties right along. there
by bringing the body into discre6it.
The fact that the committee on extra
help has reduced the number of en-
ployes by eleven from the last ses-
sion. shows that at least TO the extent
of eleven names on the payroll there
was that much unnecessary enmploy-
ment and some of it could properly
be called graft. But the general senti-
ment of the senate was tha. a report
on the subject would serve the pur
pose Of further calling attention to the
situation and perhaps clear it up as
to the exact conditions.
An indication that publicity and
openness is not 10 be the specially Of
the present Legislature was given on
the first meeting of committees yes
terday. In the senate cor1nnmittee on
appropriation some one made a mo-
ton that all votes on bills, as to
whether or not they should ue recon-
mended for assage or for indefinite
postponement. should be taken in Sc
cret. A motion was made 10 substi-
tute that all votes be on roll call and
a record Of how each member voted
be kept. Another motion was to the
effect that the vote De by roll call and
the vote be reported with each bin and
be printed in the journal on the last
motion the vote. on roll call, was . to
II. Then on the motion 20 have roll
call but not necessarily print the
same the vote was 10 II. Then II
was ordered that everything be kept
secret. 1t is understood hat Senator
HiIsinger brought the matter up anC
strongly urged the roll call on every
bill
A bill to provide that state and saw
ings banks and trust comp anics may
join the federal reserve system on af-
firmative vote Of majority of th'
stock was introduced by Senator Eos
ter. 1T must be done he says. "anc
we might as we'll get it out of the way
as quickly as possible"
Senator Head introduced the bill t,
appropriate s125,000 for the Iowa ex
hibit at the San Francisco exposition
1t went at once 10 a SUBCOMMITTEE
of the appropriations committee an,
a hearing will be arranged soon. TIL
exposition opens in two weeks so tina
it is highly important to know wheth
er Iowa is going 10 be represented a
all The bill calls for appointment b,
the governor of q commission to handl
the matter.
A bill introduced by Senator Perkin
cnntemplates giving TO the state boar
Of health the authority exercised b.
the federal health au horities in tn
matter of inspection of persons, chat