Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-02-13
IOWA HOUSE ROWS
OVER HAVNER BILL
Heated Debate on Proposal to Give
Attorney General $4,000 Annual
Sleuth Fund-Test Vote Indicates
Adoption Of Bill.

NeSPN'oi " 0Vl-
Des Moines, Feb. Unmarked by
heated debate fully up to advance pre-
dictions. the iowa house Of represen-
tatives today took up consideration OF
the bill proposing an appropriation OF
$4,000 annually for maintenance of
the attorney generals special agents.
When noon adjournment was taken
several amendments intended to mod
ify the measure had been defeated de-
cisively and proponentY Of the bill saw
in this an indication that the measure
itself would be adopted.
The oratorical thrills included a
heated demand by Representative Lake
of Woodbury.. for an apology from
Harrington. of Kossuth. for what the
former deemed personal insult.
Principal action of the forenoon was
the withdrawal by Rogers, OF Carroll,
OF his substitute bill. proposing to do
away completely with the special state
appropriation after it had been "irre-
parably disjointed" by an amendment.
The bill for the $4,000 annual ap-
preparation as against $4,000 for the
same purpose in each Of the last two
years was favorably reported by COM
mittee.
The fight was opened today on the
substitute by Rogers, which would
create scheme Of supervision Of local
police officers by the attorney gen
erals office to secure law enforcement.
Anderson. of Winnebaso, presented an
amendment to this substituted which
would retain the new powers Rogers
proposed to create and, in addition.
leave the attorney general his present
appropriation of $500 with which to
hire sleuths.
'My substitute" said Rogers. "seeks
to give the attorney general more
power to make local enforcement Off
cer do their duty. instead of provid-
ing them an easy way OF getting out
Of It,"
THE system you are fostering by
this bill (for $4,000 appropriation
does more to create disrespect for law
than any red flag that was ever cal
ried"
Representative Dean. Of Oscenla
who introduced the original bill then
came to it's defense, declaring Attor-
ney General Havner the most con-
scientious. able, God fearing and devil
hating attorney general Iowa has ever
had. Representative Klaus, of Della
ware, and Weaver, OF Polk. followed
Dean In support Of the bill. The
rogers measure was approved by
Lake, who read letter from Mayor
w. NJ. Short, Of Sioux City, opposing
state agents. Dean interrupted to
ask IF this was the mayor who testi-
ned in Chicago in behalf OF the 7, w,
w." and Lake admitted It was.
Representative Harrington declared
there are gangs Of hoodlums in Sioux
City. Dubuque. Davenport, Algona and
every Iowa city who do not want law
enforcement. but so far as am CON
cerned they can go to eternal Hades.,
Mr.. Lake arose to question Of per-
sonal privilege. roaring. II am not
going to stand being called a hoodlum
on the floor Of this house, and 1 de-
mand an apology.
Il have no apology to make" Har-
rington replied, "for the gentleman's
inability to understand the English
language. What said is that IL there
was class of hoodlums at my home
that did not want law enforcement I
would tell them they could 20 to
Hades."
The Anderson amendment then was
passed. S3 to %. and Rogers Withdrew
his substitute. Those who voted
against the Anderson MEASURE, indi-
eating support of the Rogers substi-
tute were Allyn. Becker.a Coakley,
CARRIER of Decatur, Griffin. Hanson,
Kellogg krouse, Lake. Mead, Miller OF
Dubuque. O'Donnell. Oretel. Powers
Quick, Rogers, Sutherland. Temple
Wormley and Young.