Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-04-17

iowa will adjourn sine die Satur.
day neon.
Des Moines, April 17.-Governor w.
l.. Harding was censured for his &C.
ton in the Rathbun pardon case in q
resolution adopted by the Iowa house
Of representatives early today, marking
defeat Of the efforts to impeach him.
With the case Of the chief executive
disposed Of. the house turned its at
tention to the phase relating to Attor-
ney General II. NJ. Havner and before
Indicated prompt action was likely in,
his case.
Two reports Of the judiciary COM
mittee were before the house regard
ing Havner-the majority report re-
commenting his exoneration and the
minority recommendation for his CEN
sure. There was no early indication
which would be adopted.
Many members of the house, wearied
By the ng-drawn- battle of yes
terday. did not reach the lower cham
ber in time to start consideration OF
Havner's case at $3.50 as had been
planned, and the matter was finally
taken up at IL o'clock.
Terminates inquiry.
r&gThe decisive yDse on the Harding
case came q 1ew minutes before a.
m. The minority recommendation Tor
censure Of The governor was snbstt-'
tuted for the majority report urging
impeachment seventy voting fpr ana
thirty-four against the substitution,
with four members absent or not vot-
ing.
Immediately after the substitution
resolution had been adopted the min
ority report-in the guise Of the ma
1ority report-was accepted by accla-
nation, terminating the legislative in
. m,irv into Harding's part in the now
famous pardon case.
Governor Harding, confined to his
bed with diabetes, seriously ill, heard
the verdict of the house within Few
minutes and almost Immediately gave
the following statement to the Asso-
ciated Press:
81 am pleased over the result Of
the vote in the house. No man in
Iowa has had 70 submit to moro
severe political persecution than !.
NV enemies are we'll known. Their
hand is not covered, and sooner or
later their conspiracy will be laid
before the people Of Iowa."
"When the record in this alleged
conspiracy is finally made" the
governor continued, "the name OF
Des Moines newspaper publisher
will stand a. the chief eonspira'
tor"
~ am grateful to my Thousands
and thousands Of friends all over 2
the state who stood by me in this
trying day. the governor SAID,
"and especially am grateful to
the loyal men in the house who
FOUGHT so nobly. still am able
to say have not tampered with
the jury"
Friends Attack Newspaper.
Ritter attacks on the governor
marked the acrimonious ffteen-hour
debate that preceded final action in
the house, with the governors defend
ers parrying these oratorical shafts
ana counter;ng with statements that
while the governor had made mis-
3 take III AsoshNeAA - ~N~
been wilfull mistake.
During the closing hours OF deoate
much Of the attack Of Hardings sup
norters was centered on the Des Moines
Register and Tribune. including ar
raignment Of these papers by Repre-
sentative NJ. L. Temple. OF Clarke
county; ". +. Moore, of Guthrie, arc
Douglas Rogers, Of Carroll.
Representatives F. S. Finley. Of Henry
county; ]. B. Weaver, Of Polk. and w.
s. Finch, OF Ida, were the other prin-
z cipal speakers at the night session.
speaking in favor OF the majority re-
port.
How They Voted.
Here is the, vote on the decisive is
sue. the proposal to substitute the CEN
sure report for the impeachment re-
port which carried:
IN favor OF the substitution Of the
censure report-Representatives Allyn,
Anderson, Becker. Boies, Bradley,
Brown, Davidson, Dean. Edgington,
Epps. CARRIER Of Decatur, CARRIER OF
Floyd, Griffin, Gunderson, Hanna, Han
sen. Holloway, Ingersol, Kellogg, Kern.
King. Klaus Knickerbocker. Krouse,
Lake. Larson OF Cedar, LeValley. Long,
McGhee, Mead. Miles, Miller Of Boone,
Miller Of Dubuque, Miller.gof Lucas,
1 Mills, Moore. M..soo:heaa. Morgan. Nor
row. Mooty. Nebiker. Newton, O'Don
nell, /, Oertel, Peters, Powers. Price.
Quick. Rogers. santee, Scott Of Appa-
moose, Smith. Sorlien, Sterling, Stuart.
sutherland, Temple, Ulstad. Van Camp,
\ yance, Wander Ploeg. Wallace, Wall
rath, Westeryelt, Williams Wilson,
v Worsniey, Young. Mr.. Speaker-70.
Asalnst the censure report Repre-