Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-17
JUNIOR SENATOR is HIGHLY
PLEASED OVER NEW CON-
MITTEE ASSIGNMENT.
TO HAVE VOICE IN
FEDERAL EXPENDITURES
As Member Of Appropriations Com
nnittee He Hopes to Pare Some Of the
avaeanees-Several Changes in
Iowa Postoffices-Carrer Appoint
ments Approved.
Special 10 Tines-RepubEcan.

Washington, March II. - Senator
kenyon's appointment TO membership
on the appropriations committee OF the
senate Is cherished by him in no less
youngster appreciates his favorite toy,
While down at the foot OF the minority
members on this important committee,
Senator Kenyon believes that his mem
bership will give him excellent oppor-
tunities for exerting some OF his efforts
toward ieSSening what he terms the
dasrant eXtravagances OF the admins
tration.
Senator Kenyon's persistent efforts in
the past have been directed to eCOno-
my in the conduct Of the government
business. He has participated IN what
has been commonly called tliousterS
against so-called pork barrel bills
and he just recently Initiated move
ment 10 preserve for the legitimate
use of the government the PRINT paper
supply that yearly costs the federal
authorities great quantities or money
His efforts in this connection resulted
in an investigation Of the publication
by the government OF many obsolete
and useless documents, with the pros
pect of legislation prohibiting the pub
LEGATION and dissemination OF many
documents, the objects OF winch are
productive OF good 20 nobody.
Senator Kenyon believes that as a
member Of the appropriations commit
tee he will have more Of voice III
The expenditures of the government
than heretofore, and he intends to
avail himself of this added influence oE
carefully scrutinizing every item Of ex-
pense in appropriation bills with
view Of pairing" some OF the extraVa-
gance from them before they reach the
floor OF the senate.
The other important committee as
sisnment Of the Junior Iowa senator
is the Craftsmanship Of that on stand
ards, weights and measures. In the
past ne has given careful attention ~
the standardization Of boxes, cartons
and packages used TO large extent
bv fruit mon and other producers, ana
as chairman Of the standards commit
tee he will have direct connection with
LEGISLATION sought to prevent illegal
measures and standards, which IN the
INST has been the means Of unsuspect-
ing people being the victims OF dis
honest producers.
The postotfice department has ap-
proved the designation Of Hettie Ogle
as acting postmaster at Diagonal. Ar
thur 3. Wampler has been commits
stoned postmaster at Holmes. and the
removal OF the office there to a new
site has been authorized. Otner
changes in Iowa misunderstanding in
clude the appointment of Francis \"
McNutt. succeeding George ]. Hall, re-
moved at CioOdell; Robert 7. Thatcher
vice g. ]. Cizkovsky. removed, at Mil
1erton. and Mrs. Marie G. TTott, to sue
cend c. w. Trott. deceased. at Oakdale.
To fill vacancies caused by the resis-
nations Of the incumhents at Spaulding.
Marine Pioneer and Seney the civil
service commission has been asked TO
hold examinations Of applicants in
those towns,
Edwin E Bumps appointment as a
carrier at s.. 200 at Grinnell; Adrian
r Cross selection as a carrier at $500
AT Perry anu I!4H i!aHA'H- va "N2' pa Va
Kahn as clerk at $500 at Dubuque
have been approved by the department.
Authorization has been granted to re-
move the postoffice site at AckWorth
70 a new location and railway post
office service from Austin. Mimi. TO
Mason City has been discontinued
Lawrence O Lafferty has been named
a rural carrier to succeed Ernest Z.
Cutler at Hinton. and April "A has been
selected as the date for holding eX-
aminaticns % applicants for rural car
rierships al Corydon, Creston. New
tcr cc!Fax. Rcnwick Toledo and Ute.