Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-18
R, AND R. COMMITTEE
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RETRENcHMENT AND REFORM
BODY HOLDING DAILY
SESSIONS.
TRYING TO SETTLE
HEALTH BOARD ROW
Also Considering State Printing sys-
tem-Peree Fails to File Definite
Offer to Book His Charges OF Graft
Senate INDUCES in Interesting Scrap
Over Salaries.
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Special to Times Republican
Das uoiras Feh 1S-The retrench-
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islature, which is, IN manF respects
the most important committee and IS
+, f,.+ Tho only statutory committee.
bar3 work. along
mas peeh oo'''s soi''s
the line for which the e"hlnlll'es "as
originally organized. and really for the
So. tina Ms committee is getting
q,
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vestigation and reform cary N 'he
session. \ weakness of the plan in
the mast has been that he committee
would do nothing until near the close
Of the session when what was done
would he handled ha Silly.
This committee consists &c Senators
Allen. Francis, Savage Voorhees, and
-chr,lp and Repres antatiyes Barry.
Anderson Of Greene. Ring, Kane and
Miller.
The committee started off by holding
sessions each day. with an informal
lunch in a room in the historical build
ing hur is now holding meetings prac-
state house convenient TO the lunch
counter At these meetings the vari-
ans matters which require attention
are gone over in detail.
Health Board Quarrel.
One of the first matters to be taken
nm nv the committee was that OF the
Ior., standing quarrel between DR..
Kline aud DR.. sumner over which one
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of health. II Will he recalled that
sumner got the job and there has been
trouble ever since The particular
point in CONTROVERSY lust now IS what
Ia do with the appropriation for study
Of epidemics under the board Of
health. The committee expects 10
reach 2 settlement Of the question that
will avoid all friction.
Another matter taken w by the
committee was that Of the state print
ing, I, has been an op4n secret for
MANY Years. known II sill who have
had any dealings with the matter that
the state wastes a good deal by not
having the reports and public docu-
ments edited But efforts made in
the mas, 10 provide for some scheme of
editing have all failed. The committee
is wrestling with the pratie,1l Of how
TO reduce the printing b.Hs and give
better results. ~
I With reference 10 the COST oftprint
I ing and binding. Mr.. Pierce Of tho
! Homestead. some time ago irfor,na lIy
offered 70 make proposison 70 the
state which would effect some saving.
+ M 5efrfre offer has como tn the COM
u7ittee and there is nothing to act on.
II is understood the union printers Of
Des Moines and the present printer
and binder are urging a fun ir.vestiga.
ton Of the rates paid TO include all the
rates and rornparison with results in
other states
The re+rencrnoen+ and reform com
rr;,tee conterupIates making "A thor
ough investigation into the conduct Of
every state office with view 70 ef-
facing such charges ia may be
needed.
Scrap in Senate.
The senate INDUCED in an Interest
ing scrap over the manner Of passin,
bills 10 raise salaries. and il disclose
one reason why the legislatures hay.
had difficulty in making appropria
tons fit income. 1t was bin I
change salaries at the Anamosa re
forrnator v. X had been approved l.,
the pardons committee. The senate
from Jones insisted on passing ii RICH
away. The committee had amended
50 that other salaries were raised
Then il was found that other PRO
visions in the bill would amount to a,
increase in expenses of the state. s
there was a desire TO send the bill I
the AUTHORIZATIONS or other COMMITTEE
and this was finally done Senator Al
len gave fair warning that if the bin
of this kind were 10 be put thru with
out the appropriations committee hay
ing a chance to consider them alon
with others, the general tax levy whic
the Legislature VIII direct to be mad
next summer will be simply arnazin
in its size. The argument for sendin
. to the appropriations committee wa
, tina: that committee should have befo1
/ it all bills which contemplate an in
crease of the expense of the stat
; whether by direct appropriation {
otherwise. in order that a budget ca
be completed. The senate finally too
this view Of the matter.
Board of Control VS.. cownie.