Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1919-03-06
GOVERNOR PUTS ONE EovER ON
ATTORNEY GENERAL BY TIM.
ING HIS RATHHuN MESSAGE,
STATE AGENT AID BILL
TEMPORARILY DELAYED
pee!al 70 rlmes Republlean.

Special 10 Times Republican.
Dies Moines. March. s--Go,ernor
Hardins's message 70 the legislature
in joint session a. ie:2o ;o5ay whether
Intentionally or otherwise succeeded in
showing on the calendar for that par
ttcular hour the Bavner appropriation
for 81. 900 for state agents. which had
been made special order 90 business
for 1890 today This gave the gov
ernor the opportunity 10 explain his
side of the Rathbun pardon affair be-
fore consideration Of the special agent
bill came up for consideration in the
senate
lieutenant Governor Moore, preslu-
ing officer OF the senate, said the Hav-
ner appropriation measure. known as
the Dean bill, would come up for con-
sideration in the senate as soon os Il
could De reached following the joint
session. Since the measure was intro
duced in the house by the representa-.
tive OF Osceola county. Senator Mich
olas Balkema will have charge OF the
measure in the senate. OsceoIa county
being in his district
All further action on the RsthbUn
pardon probe in the Legislature vas
deferred today unsil after the gov
ernor's message was delivered and is
contents deliberated upon. on We'd
nesday the special house committee
recomme nded 20 the house judiciary
committees that the matter be report
ed back 70 the floor Of the house with
the recommendation that a special in
vestigatiur body De named and full
authority 10 enter into full lnVent.
CATION. 10 subpoena witnesses. order
the introduction Of documents as EVIL
dence, incur expense and go into The
matter thoroughly. The recommends
ton will probably I've carried out fol-
lowing the presentation ~ the gov
ernor's message.
Interest in Statement
Intense interest Vas manifested here
today in the governors message giving
MS side Of the Rsthbun pardon AFFAIR.
Many persons friendly 20 the governor
have been wondering why this had not
been forthcoming heretofore. Il .
known that the governor old have
statement prepared 20 present TO the
legi stature before the recent !nvesti-
ga.ion over the pardon at Ida Grove
but. after showing ii 10 those close 10
him. he Wa. told he had a good case
but that an explanation at that time
was unnecessary. Il is claimed that
this Influenced him in withholding the
statement at that time.
Jurieiay Bills Reported Out.
The senate elections committee late
Wednesday voted 10 recommend out
without recommendation all three Of
the election oils touching on the nom
partisan Judiciary law. These are the
repeal measure by Price o. Abba.
bill designed % prevent plunking by
Whitnlore and a similar measure by
Kimball The method incorporated
in these two latter bills designed to
prevent plunkine would require each
candidate TO name whom he was
candidate against.
The house and senate both got under
way early this morning. the house at
o'clock and the senate a 2: 80. Speak
err McF'arlane OF the house states that
be 70 starr promptly at nine o'clock
and grind through until one o'clock be-
fore adjournment for luncr. The SEN
ate started in Wednesday 20 hold
morning and afternoon sessions, hold
ing I'D 10 g.: 40 when all business on
the calendar had been disposed Of and
an adjournment was taken TO hold
committee meetings.
School Bills Passed.
The senate Wednesday by a vote Of
40 to passed the bill previously pas
sed by the house requiring the estab-
ishment Of county boards OF educa-
ton. This measure will become a law
on signature by the governor and on
publication so that II will 60 into eff
feet practically al once. 1t requires
the appointment by the presidents Of
the various school boards OF the count
les Of county board Of education Of
six members Of which the county
superintendent Of schools will be an
ef -officiO member This board will
take the place Of the present county
board made up Of the board OF super
visors. county auditor and county
per.ntendent and will have in the
main authority TO select the school
text books.
The senate passed another school
bill introduced by the committee on
public schools which requires boards
OF education TO publish four times each
year an accounting OF their receipts
and expenditures.
A bill by Senator Ball providing that
l1.,1 lna
turned over 10 the hoard Of control for
use In hospitals was passed. As origin
ally introduced it applied only to the
hospitals under the board Of control
but il was amended to include all hos
pitfalls
The senate also passed the bill by
Williams of Pottawattamie county
known aa house file 1872 which has al
ready passed the house authorizing
sub drainage districts.