Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1917-03-29
SENATE IN PASSING BILL GALL
ING FOR ADDITIONAL JUDGE
rAcks ON AMENDMENT.
CALLS FOR CONFIRMATION
BY VOTE OF UPPER HOUSE
A. Amended Bill Must Go Back to
House and May Meet With Sufficient
Opposition to Defeat It-Arney Fa-
theirs Confirmation Amendment
Measure Brings Out Vigorous Debate.
i to Times Republican.


Des Moines, March 90. - The Epps
bill providing for an additional judge
of the supreme court as passed by
the senate Of the Iowa legislature yes
terday afternoon, was amended to
provide for confirma ton by the SEN
ate. Hence the bill as amended must
go back to the house. Two represen-
tatives yesterday afternoon said
fight was TO be made on the bill
when 1t came back to the house and
that there was a possibility that 1t
might yet be defeated.
The Epps bill as passed by the house
did not provide for the confirmation of
the appointment Of the extra Judge by
the senate. Senator Arney, Of Mar
shall county, introduced the amend
ment to that effect when the bill came
to vote in the senate and his amend
ment carried unanimously.
When the Epps bill as amended
came up for final passage In the SEN
ate 1t went thru by vote Of 81 to 13.
Tho vote on the bill was as follows:
Ayes Adams, Broxam, Byington,
Coburn, Edwards. Evans, Eversmeyer,
Fellows. F1eck, Foskett. Foster. Frai-
ley, Greene. Hale, Haskell, Henigbaum.
Holdoegel, Jackson, Kimball, Kingland,
LATER, Indy, Lyle, Mitchell, New
berry, Price, Proudfoot. Ratcliff, Rule,
Schrup, Stephenson, Thompson, Van
Alstine Voorhees,, White, Whitmore
and Wilson. Total 81.
Nays-Arney, Ball. Balkema, Cas-
we'll, Chase, Enger, Gibson, Grout, Hell
mer, lie Compile, Parker Smith, Tay-
lor. Total 49,
Holdoegel originally voted no on the
bill but changed his vote from no to
aye and then filed q motion to recon
slider in order 70 give him the oppor-
tunity to bring the bill up at some
future time.
Before final action on the bill by the
senate Holdoegel filed an amendment
to have the bill go into effect Jan. l.,
1919 and further providing that the
additional judge be voted on at the
next general election. This amendment
was defeated.
Fight Lasts Thrss Days.
The fight in the senate over this
measure started Monday when Senator
Holdoegel, of Calhoun county, intro
duced resolution asking for specific
information from the supreme court as
to the amount of work now required
Of the court, the number Of opinions
each Judge had submitted and like in
formation. This resolution was OPP
posed on the floor Of the senate by
Senator Kimball, Of Pottawattamie
county; Senator Thompson, Of Des
Moines county, and others, on the
grounds that it was aimed at one par
ticular judge and was meant to re-
fleet on him. No names were men
toned in the debate. however The
resolution was passed and yesterday
a portion Of the information
asked for was sent up to the senate
and read. This information set forth
the number Of cases filed with the su-
preme court in 1905 as 697. that IN
1914 it was 635. in 1915 it was $40, and
in 1916 it was 633. Since Jan. Of this
year there were ninety-seven cases
filed. It gave the total number Of
pages Of abstracts, arguments and re-
hearings in 1906 as 1882 and in 1910
as 10S,649. The high court reported
that it would take at least two weeks
to secure the information as to the
specific amount OF work done by each
individual Judge
The Holdoegel supporters objected
to this information as being incom-
plete and Senator Whitmore intro
duced resolution asking for further
On a motion to suspend
the rules and consider the Whitmore
resolution at once this was defeated
and consideration Of 1t was put off I'M
til yesterday.
At II o'clock yesterday Senator
Whitmore called up his resolution but
1t was defeated after further acrimoni-
GUS debate in which it was charged
that It was for the purpose Of dis
crediting one certain member Of the
supreme bench. No names were men
toned in this argument however.
Debate 10 Vigorous.
When the Epps bill came up as a
special order at 2 O'clock yesterday
afternoon Senator Holdoegel took the
floor. He said he wished to disabuse
the minds Of some Of the senators as
to the origin OF the resolution which
called for this information. He said
he had himself presented 1t in good
faith because in hearing before the
committee in which this bill was dis
cussed the expressions Of various per.
sons and also from what other infor.
nation he had secured he doubted the
necessity for another Judge Of the su-
preme court.
objection has been raised to this