New Britain herald., 1928-02-01
GOV. SMITH MAKES
 KNAPP REPORT
(Continued from First Fage)


 greater than the original recom- mendation, so that internal adjust ments can be made which promote the efficiency of this department"
 With Mir. Le Boeufs suggestion that the census be continued under state auspices the governor hatly disagreed. reiterating the recom- mendation of his annual messages for several years past that the work be turned over to the federal authorities.
 T believe that the federal census under the supervision of c continu- ing trained staff can produce all the social data worth having. ax well ss the enumeration" he con- tended Arrangements can unr doubtedly be made with the federal authorities for the publication of all information needed in the state. If necessary the state can pay the federal authorities for additional data, not required for national pur- poses"
 Tn the communication of the civil service commission to the gov- ernor, made public with the eNecu- tiva's statement. 1t was disclosed that appropriate action would be taken against two employees, of the commission suspended owing to the disclosures at the census hearings These employees, William Mahar. assistant secretary of the body, and Julia Ryan. chief clerk and head of the payroll division, were accused of having failed properly to notify the commission of payroll certifica. ton made in connection with the census.
 Two of our own employees did not submit in some cases even the measer data the law required to be rent us,' the members of the com mission wrote the governor. These employees were suspended ss soon as this was discovered and have no. since been in the employ of the civil service commission. Now that the investiga ton has terminated. they will lawfully be dealt with"
 Mahar. ss a. veteran employe of the commission. is entitled 10 a hearing at his request, while Miss Ryan also will he accorded tho same privilege,
 Appended to the governors statement was letter from his counsel. Edward G. Griffin, to Alex ander Otis. counsel for Mrs. Knapp. replying to allegations by MT. Otis that the former secretary of state had been discriminated against in not being allowed to appear by counsel at the census inquiry hear ings.
 "A Moreland act proceeding is an investigation for the governors own information" wrote Mir. Grimm. Where he has conducted these proceedings himself he has usually not permitted counsel to appear. The right you claim to appear and conduct the investigation as her counsel was not given you by law under the Moreland act. The com missioner alone had the right to question witnesses and he had the discretion to hear you or not as he saw fit.
 Wosmsn's Status Unchanged
 The commissioner has now made his report to the governor The governor has no power over Mrs. Knapp differing from that over any other citizen. If the governor should cause any legal proceeding to be brought against her, she can ap- pear in that proceeding with her lawyer the same as in any other law suit. In the investigation she had no such absolute right to be repre- scented by her counsel"
 The recommendation in the Le Boeuf report that civil. actions against Mrs. Knapp for recovery of such portion of the wrongful cX penditure ss she is able to pay" be delayed pending outcome of the criminal proceedings was deferred by the governor to the opinion of the attorney general, The report fixed the amount of this expendl- lure at lover $197. .ooo."
 The communication of the civil service dealt largely with g. sense Of the appointment of various cen- s,s officials and the Certification of lump sum payments 10 census em- ployes distinguishes from reguia, bi-monthly salaries. Tho action of the comm sSion in both instances was upheld by the attorney general.