Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-04-10
GATHERED BY THE WAYs1DE

, to fight to the last ditch for C1iffort
| Thorne, who has been entirely out Of
| the present turmoil but will be back II
| due time.
| The explanation Of vote" record ap.
I pears occasionally in the journals Of
house and senate, as usual. Not many
indulge in this. One day Mr.. Bronson
put into the house journal several ex-
plantations. all on the dry" bills. ak
planning that he voted against them
because placed on the calendar out OF
order" But as to H. F. COS, IAN in
spection BILL" he filed this:
This bill seeks to do that which Is
already provided for by law. I am in
formed the real author Of the bill is
papers Of the Menace stripe. anarchy
In spirit. willing to tear down this great
liberty-loving republic of ours and turn
it into chaos for personal gain. Being
an American and wishing to carry out
the spirit or the constitution l vote
No"
One day Mr.. Thomas filed for the
senate journal the following:
II cannot vote for the substitute,
known as the Johnston road bill, for
the following reason: While it con-
tains certain features that favor. par
ticularly sections and 8, that provide
for a state highway engineer, under
bond and with his office located In
Des Moines. cannot agree to the plan
to give him only limited supervisory
power. He should be given some power
and control If we are ever to have con-
nected, sympathetic and effective
building of good roads in Iowa. The
vast sums that taxpayers of this state
are paying annually for road building
should not be left entirely to ninety
nine boards of county supervisors
working independently and with almost
as many Indifferent plans. 1t would be
too much like a great railway corpora
ton leaving the building and mainten-
ance of its trackage to each section
force operating Independently Of the
other II the present road law could
be substantially amended, making its
administration less expensive and au-
tocratic and substitute the state high
way engineer for the present state
highway commission in the admins
tration Of the law. substantially as
proposed in sections and 3, of II. r.
2S2 would in my Judgment be wise ana
progressive road legislation by this
general assembly"
Another sample of the lucid explain
alton is this by Mr.. Crozier
In explanation of my vote on III. f.
s33. desire to say that If this bill af-
fects conveyances or encumbrances OF
the homestead 1 am opposed to 1t. and
If on examination Of the bill find that
ii has that effect will move recon-
sideration. / vote aye.
The same day Mr.. Turner. on another
bill filed an explanation to the effect
that 81 voted against the bill as did
not desire another mans bill substitute
ed for my own"
On capital extension repeal explain
atoms were made:
Mr.. Bingham II am in favor OF
selling a part of the capitol extension
tract but vote against the bin because
it cuts off all appropriation for the i'm
provement of the portion retained"
Mr. Markte: Il vote no because
there should be some retained on the
west front of the capitol building"
Mr.. Murray: Il am In favor OF the
sale of part of the capitol extension
grounds, but as there was no provision
for the Improvement of the remaining
ground. was compelled to vote against
II on that account"
Mr.. Clark explained that he voted for
it tho really wanting to sell all the
capitol grounds