Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-03-24

crease In seventy three, same IN TWEEN
ty, decrease in six AS to auditors. In
crease in ninety three, same In six.
But 1t was also made very plair
that, at least az to clerks Of the court
the changes were not always actual a!
there was no way Of knowing JUS
how much they got in extras.
One of the big changes was to re-
duce the salary of treasurer in Lee
county from $4,000 to $1,000. Clinton
was reported as suffering cut from
$4,000 to $4,000. Polk was reduced
from s3,700 to $4,000 Scott was raised
from $2,750 to $4,000. Dubuque from
81, 500 to $3.50. Blackhawk from $4,000
to $4,000. Wapello from $2.7S2 to ST.
100 Marshall from $500 to $1,000
Muscatine from s2,s62 to $1,000. Potta-
wattamie from $500 to $3.50. But
changes were made from the reported
bill as to Lee, Pottawattamie and Mus
catine because Of conditions peculiar
to those counties.
-
The Sitting committee habit appears
to be growing on the Iowa statesmen
Placing the legislation in the hands o,
autocrats has become the rule and no,
the exception of late. Ten years age
the sitting committee process Of leg
islation was unknown. When Milf
man was president and Bowen speaker
no sifters were needed. When Harriott
was president and Eaton speaker nc
sifters were needed. In the house 100.
Speaker Eaton and Representative
Clarke, head of the judiciary commit
tee, got their heads together and
cleared the calendars long before time
for adjournment. When Clarke became
speaker he insisted on the business be-
ing done without a sitting COMMITTEES
both times. In his last term as speak
er a resolution was introduced but II
was left to die. Kendall also steereo
things so nicely no sifters were needed
But also, when the sitting method OF
sitting legislation was introduced II
was as a necessity and the sifters were
never given more than few days. Now
the house has a sitting committee
which will probably have charge TWEEN
ty or more days. Three senate sitting
committees had eight days each, one OF
two days and two of eleven days. one
house committee had four days, anoth-
err eight and another eighteen. The
following is the Sitting committee rec
ord:
19oo-President Milliman, Speaker
Bowen, adjourned April 6. no commit
tees.
1e02-President Herriott, Speaker
Eaton, adjourned April IL, no COM
mttees.
1904-President Herriott, Speaker
Clarke, adjourned April II. no house
sifters Senate sitting committee ar-
pointed April 4: Durham, Jamison.
Smith. Molesberry, Grossly, COPYRIGHT
Wilson.
1sos-President Herriott, Speaker
Clarke, adjourned April 6, no house
committee Senate committee named
March 90: Jarison, Molesberry. Whip
pie, Warren, Hopkins, Gale. Wade.
1sC7-President Garst. Speaker Ken
dali. adjourned April 9, no house COM
mittee. Senate committee named April
1: Smith, Peterson, Whipple, Mates
Durham, Lambert, Stirton.
1eoe-President Clarke, Speaker
Feely, adjourned April g.. Senate COM
mittee named April Z: Saunders, Pet
erson, whipple, Maytag, Smith. De-
Wolf Moon. House committee named
April 5: White, Lee, Sullivan, Moore,
Harding, Koontz. Mcdonald.
1911-President Clarke. Speaker Still
man, adjourned April -. Senate COM
mittee named April i: Sammis: Smith,