Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-01
LEGISLATURE MAY 90 AWAY
WITH ANCIENT CUSTOM AZ
At wlNpuP OF SESSION.
HELD 70 De CAUSE
or GREAT CONFUSION
Sitting Committees Of Two Houses Fail
to Work in Harmony---Rssolution
in Upper House Certain 10 Meet Or.
position-Publio Demanding House.
cleaning at Capitol.

Dies Mcines, April Opposition to
the appointment OF "A sitting commit
tee In the upper house OF the Thirty
eighth general assembly is taking sab
stant!aI form. with considerable more
strength than has been the case for
several years. according TO those
closely In touch with the situation.
A general sentiment against the
usual procedure resulting In the death
of many bills before reaching the floor
OF the senate. has developed. and there
now is on file In the upper house n
concurrent resolution signed by twelve
senator's which IL adopted VIII vir-
tually do away with a sitting commit
tee.
othsr House to Act.
The resolution provides that every
bill introduced at this session ana
which shall have been passed by either
house of the general assembly. shall
be reported out by the committee 10
which it was referred and be acted
upon by the other house before ad-
journment OF this general assembly"
The following senator's signed the
resolution: Glenn F. Kimball. Il. w.
Newberry. o. A. Byington. II. G.
White, w. T. Evans. X. NJ. lie Compe.
J. r. Frailey. w. II. Scott, w. W. An
derson. y. Balkema, G. W. Ball and
w. II. Arney. There are several other
members who are known to be against
the appointment OF a sitting, commit
tee
Will Receive Situation.
II the resolution is adopted IL will
obviate situation such as has oc-
CURED in the past in that one or the
other house may be busy passing bills
while the sitting committee sits and
promptly starts them for the discard
as soon as they have been received.
While the adoption OF the resolu-
ton may result in a prolongation OF
the session. there is a feeling growing
in both houses that the legislature
should remain In session until the
Rathbun pardon probe and the revela-
tons in the state, auto department and
those responsible for both be finally
dealt with.
Demand House Cleaning.
The fact that the pubic Is gong TO
demand full explanation of both
probes is becoming more and more
apparent to members of both houses.
While there have been no definite
statements II is known that many
members who have had their ear to
the ground realize that they Will be
unable to go back home and face their
constituents with a satisfactory ex-
PLANTATION unless there has been more
or less Of a house cleaning at the
capitol.
This legislature never should ad-
journ until these matters are entirely
and finally dealt with one member
Of the senate said last night. The
state has got lot of poor advertising
out of both the pardon probe and the
investigation of the automobile de-
pertment. Unless the legislature goes
to the bottom OF both the people Of the
state aren't going to be satisfied"
To Make Report. ~
The senate committee on depart
menta. affairs which investigated the
state auto department probably will
make it's report today or tomorrow, 1t
was said last night.
The concurrent resolution signed by
the twelve senators probably Will be
called up for consideration this after
noon.