Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-14
ALLEN LOSES;
HOUSE VOTES
AUTO CHANGE,
Adopts Bill Removing State
Auto Department to
Treasury,
ONLY THREE VOTE
AGAINST CHANGEl
Measure Goes 10 Governor Hard
ing For slgnsturs and 10 Signed
at Once ty Attorney 'Mseevn-
Der Ask s. Legislature Drop
Rathb, = - invsstisation--Hav-
ner'' = >xalrs Attrsst Attention.

HAV 'NuaN NSahpi'NSu po6nAAV Va
the bill removing the state automobile
department from the Jurisdiction VI
the secretary OF state and placing lt
under the state treasurer's office. The
measure now goes TO Governor Harding
for his signature.
BY vote OF SO to J. with siStee.
representatives absent or not voting.
the house adopted the measure passed
yesterday by the senate. The bill.
which the governor 10 expected To
sign today, was the result OF charges
Of inefriciency in the management OF
the department
The three representatives who voted
against the bill were W. W. Bpps OF
Wapello county, Douglas Rogers OK
Carroll county. and John NJ. Wormley,
of Plymouth county. Explaining their
votes they said their objection was not
to the bill itself, but 20 the procedure
followed In the matter.
Governor Signs Bill.
Governor Harding signed the auto
mobile department bill at l:i5 o'clock
this afternoon.
Senators today said they might turn
over TO the governor evidence In their
possession and seek suspension OF the
secretary OF state pending an invest-
ga ton Of hts office especially with ref
erence to the conduct OF the automo-
bile department. The actual transfer
OF the department may take place
Monday or Tuesday.
The house amended the measure
charging the state executive council
with the duty Of enectinE the transfer.
and the senate quickly repassed the
measure unanimously M amended.
The situation is one OF absolute vio-
lation OF the law" said Representative
Richman. OF Hancock county, In urging
immediate action by the house. I'm
pea achment may follow. but that is q
different matter. The issue right now
is To transfer the department immedi-
atcly."
Wrong Doing Alleged.
Chairman Harrington. OF the house
judiciary committee. declared:
'In conducting his political cam
paigns Secretary Allen used part Of
the regular Office time Of his clerks and
evidence shows that part OF the post
age used belonged to the state.
I'VE have evidence that a bank fur
nishcd Mr.. Aliens bond and paid for
IT, The bank where the automobile
fund was deposited holds a note taken
over from another bank for $4,000, on
the back of which was endorsed no tn
terest'. Payments have reduced the
note to about $1,000"
Further reduction of the duties and
| responsibility Of the secretary OF states
office was proposed today when Sena-
tor Evans, OF Bremen introduced a bill
which would transfer the publication OF
| the Iowa Official Register from that
| office to the state document editor.
He explained that he proposed TO keep
| the secretary OF state sending out the
| book with the greeting, Compliments
of the secretary OF state"
Macomber Changes Front.
Charles S. Macomber county attor-
ney of Ida county, has made sud
den change Of front and written let
ter to Il Des Moines paper in which he
asks the assembly to drop the investi-
cation. Representative Finch OF Ida
county intima.es today that friends of
| Governor Harding may have influenced
! him TO write this letter.
The fact that Attorney General Hav-
| ner has been giving frequent dinner
| parties TO members OF the assembly
| became known today, four OF the seven
| guests at the last one being members
OF the judiciary committee OF the
| house.
| Suffrage Bill introduced.
| Presidential suffrage for women OF
Iewa was proposed in the senate to-
day hy a bill introduced by Senator
Shaftner. OF Eogle Grove. and referred
TO committee.
| It would provide for a separate bal
lot for presidential elections and can
didafes for president and vice. preei-
dent and permit women to vote these
ballots.
Senator a. L. Rule. Of Mason City,
presented a bill that would give women
a right to vote on all school matters.
Now they are permitted to vote on
school bond issues only.
The senate committee on depart :
mental affairs introduced q bill de-
signed to prevent state officers from
holding residence where they spent
most OF their. time. This "cs!a pre-
vent collection OF expense money IN
trims to and from the capitol.
i A bill providing that before the goy-
ernor could grant a pardon for felony
he would have to print his reason was
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