Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1915-02-16

No evidence Of dishonesty or mat
any senator has personally proiited by
any thing that might be subject to crit
icism.
The governor was unhappy in his
choice of words when referring to this
matter ana ought to be censured-
The system to which attention was
called has been gradual development
and i in need OF correction.
Reduction in the extra help about the
legislature recommended and radical
revision OF empioye lists in the interest
" economy.
Committees Report.
The senate graft committee" COM
ple,ed it, report today. After re-
ferrlns 10 the organization Of the com
rnittee. the invitation To all To appear
the formal statement o. the governor
and the taking o. testimony The report
says
We 90 10, ind in the testimony
heard. or in the Investigations that we
have conducted any matter Or thing
tina; reflects in an! way upon the hon
,.sty. honor. or integrity Of this bocy
or any % rs members nor do we ma
any evidence or fact from which de-
cuction could lie made that any mem
Ter Of his senate had personally pro-
.ted directly or indirectly, II the o.
SANITATION OF the senate, or in the con-
duct o. is affairs
we believe that the expression
pure unadulte-ated graft. as used by
Governor Clarke IN his message TO the
joint assembly. was an unhappy cho!ce
% words to express the thought which
the governors reply - you- committee
shows ne had in his mind, ard that X
was warranted by the facts as they
have been disclosed 10 this committee
System Gradually Developed.
Your committee finds, however, that
the condition to which the governor
was attempting 20 direct the attention
9. ne a=ss:9..ss,.- s,.:.tt: Reference - the
employment OF the help Of the senate
and the determination OF the places
and the number thereof. IS not the work
% any one general assemfSlg, but IS
the gradual Development OF q system
probably reasonable in It's concepS!on
but continued thru inadvertence or lack
% care. and investigation. and is N
need ot correction. as evidenced by the
following statement Of fact and suE-
gast!on disclosed 10 Us by our invest
cation
FIRST. We find a policeman carried
OF ne Est q extra help o. the sen
az with NJ regular duties and oel.eTe
the services 10 he needless.
Second We find one assisting alirg
and iii CLERK who s earning tAe money
paid him e1t who "a almost wholly en-
ploveG together with { similar ernI- orc
- the house in keeping II 70 date De-
tween a.-y and sixty journals and bll
records y o@.ce= o. the state outside
me se-a-e and house chambers with
out authority OF statute or rule, and,
sxcs1-i-ls IL very few irstan res,
merely 10 satisfy the requests O: s-at e
employees outside the chambers atcre-
said and al Z total cost 70 the s-aTe
Of approximately $500 per session,
ana We recommend that the practice
he discontinued 80 far as it concerns
.he se-a-e employe. in which event MS
. services VIII he u-necessa-y
Third We End ar extra man en-
ployed to carry the legislative mall
from -he basement OF the capitol 70
the assembly posto@.ce and another
man regularly employed b. the state.
ready willing and able 10 perform
these duties. and We recommend that
the services ~ the said extra man BE
DISPENSED with.
Fourth We find three men en-
7lovad IN the senate cloak room in Do
iny jari-or WORK and caring FOR the
wraps Of senators and visitors, and be-
iieve that all necessary and efficient
service can be eas!ly rendered BY two
rnen. and that the services OF one OF
these 5anitors nay well be dispensed
with.
FIFTH. We find five ianitors en-
ployed in the senate chamber and com
nlittee room. and one VINO has been
authorized. but who has not reported
ana believe that al least one OF these
row employed. as well as the one VINO
has not reported are absolutely pn-
necessary. and that four janitors can
attend to all the work properly and
well, and without due burden.
| Other Needless Help.
sixth We find three men al WORK
/ in the office OF the secretary of state
who together with one who has beer
| authorized but who has not reported
are charged TO this senate as extra
help. These men are not now, nor will
! they be until after the session adiourns
| doing work that pertains to this senate
/
| be necessary, but which should be TAX
en- care Of under the supervision Of
/ the executive council, and should in nc
wise be performed by men alleged U
be needed because of work incident
| to this general assembly.
Seventh. We find employed by the
senate page az messenger in the
state law library and recommend thai
the services Of such page be dispensed
with as unnecessary.
Eighth. We find employed by the
senate one chief doorkeeper and ter
assistants, and that all are old soldiers
veterans OF the civil war, who have
been employed pursuant to chapte,
Heb, section 1056-a IS, OF Supplement
to the Code 1907 which provides:
That IN every public department. .ant
upon al the public works OF the STATE
OF Iowa, and all of the counties. cities
and towns thereof, ihonorably dis
lcharged soldiers, sailors and marine.
from the army and navy Of the United
States in the civil war. who are citt