Pierre weekly free press. (Pierre, S.D.) 1889-19??, 1915-02-04
SENATORS MOVED
TO lei y SPEECH
Governor CIarke's Graft Out
line Disturbs Serenity of
Several Members of
Upper House.

Des Mniaes. la. IAN. 30.-Charges
that Governor Clarke is playing poll
tics in his charges of graft as on
tanned in a special communication to
the n yesterday. We're made by
Senator C~larksnn. of Monroe. during
q heated debate in tho upper cham
Der today. Tn" graft implied is in hir-
ing of legislative employees. The out
burst of Senator Clarkson followed the
Introduction of an apparently inno-
cent resolution, asking that the recon-
mendation OF the committee on re-
trenchment and reform that Custodian
Duckworta be given four additional
janitors he deferred till Monday The
resolution was offered by kimball, Of
POttaWattamte.
Tn senate MAS fairly boiling over
the graft communication when it con-
Vened this morning. The first explosion
occurred during the period allotted to
correction of the journal. but it was
squelcned. Doran. of Boone, began Il
TRADE on the governor by declaring
that the remedy suggested was worse
than the disease" lie got no further.
as Lieutenant Governor Harding in
formed him that The quantity of the
message and not its quality was be-
ing considered.
Started Fireworks.
The Kimball resolution. however.
started thu. forcWorks and this time
IT could not be stopped. Allen. of Po-
cahontas. as chairman of the commit
tee on r~etrenchnlent and reform. had
asked that his report. providing for
four assistant ianitors be allowed. Kim
ball wanted action postponed. Doran
reached up to the press gallery and
got a copy OF the Allen resolution and
the fight Was IN.
w We're accused of being grafterS
by the governor in his message Sena-
tor Doran declared. but we have II
worse jolt than that in the journal to-
day. We already have hired 30 extra
persons since the governors message
and here It. is proposed h a four more
be added. Let us not be accused Of any
more pure. unaduiterated graft.
Senator Clarl3scn then took the floor
and, in a stirring speech. criticised, Gov
ernor Clarke for his attitude in the
matter. He declared Governor Clarke
was trying to assume the responsible
itv of hiring the legislative employees.
which did not belong to him.
Governor Clarke has ~sidestepped the
proposition as no main in the political
history of this state has ever DONE
the senator declared vehemently.
Shocked ard SURPRISED,
THE governor has no right to say
how many employees we shall have,
any more than the judiciary has a
iSlll@to tiItftiSi VIZ NV itSlSitllN Y
branch of our government ! am sur
Drised that the chef executive of our
state should bubble over such a nat
ter as he has done
Clarkson moved that the resolution
be referred TO the governor. but it was
ruled out of order. h senator from,
Monroe then moved a substitute that
1t be referred TO the graft committee of
five which was appointed by the SEN
ate. to investigate the charge of the
governor that there was extravaganza
in the hiring of employees. The SUBJ
stitute included tine provision that the
committee take the matter up with
Governor Clarke. A roll call was asked
and the motion carried. u to is, l3
being absent or not voting. The mem
bers of tae graft committee did moi
Vote.