The Washburn leader. [volume] (Washburn, McLean County, N.D.) 1890-1986, 1901-03-16
IN THE HOUSE.

Bismarck, March 6.-Ihe house
scored another great days work and
within two days of the end of the session
has cleared the calendar of all house
bills and has very few senate bills lett
to act upon. 1t acted upon forty bills
in all besides %transacting other bust
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The special committee in the Gaulke
matter made the following report:
Mr.. Speaker: Your special committee
appointed to investigate the charges
made against Senator Lewis and w. F.
Leech, of this house, by Walter F.
Gaulke, journal clerk on the force OF
this house, in which he is reported to
have charged that Senator Lewis and
Mr.. Leech were to receive $1,000 each
for occurring the passage Of senate bill
Fl, "a bill for an.act regulating frater-
nal beneficial societies, orders or asso-
ciations," having examined under oath
Walter F. Gaulke, Messrs. Thordarson,
Nicholson and Michels and Mr.. Payne
of Fargo touching said charges, and
have heard the statements of Mr.. Leech
and Senator Lewis in relation thereto,
and found the facts to pe as follows:
That Mr.. Gaulke stated to Mr.. Thor
larson that Mr.. Leech and Mr.. Lewis
were to have $1,000 each for procuring
the passage of senate bill 81 through
the legislature; that Mr.. Michels over-
heard the statement as made to Mr..
Ttordarson and MI. Nicholson. There
was no evidence before the committee
except the unsupported evidence of
Gauike that anyone at any time or place
stated to said Gaulke that there was the
sum of $4,000, Or any other sum, which
was at the command of anyone for the
purpose of securing the passage of SEN
ate bill FL by this assembly. Mr.. Payne
stated positively that while he did have
a conversation with Mr.. Gaulke in re-
lation to the bill referred to, he also
stated that no sum of money to secure
the passage of the bill was mentioned
in any way.
Your committee therefore find that
the statements of said Walter F. Gaulke
in regard to the use or proposed use OF
any sum of money to secure the SUI,
port of Senator Lewis or Mr.. Leech OF
foundation whatever.
Your committee therefore recon-
mend that Walter F. Gaulke be dis
missed ITOm Ills pldCS VI yOutLdl SiSiN
of this house unless he shall voluntarily
sign a retraction certifying the untruth-
fu1ness of the statements so made by
him and publicly apologize to this house
and Senator Lewis and MI. Leech.
All of which is respectfully submitted
for the consideration of the house.
c. A.. Hall, A. w. Thomas, James
Michels, committee.
The speaker announced that as the
apology offered by Mr.. Gaulke had not
been accepted by the house, Mr.. Gaulkc
would be dismissed by the adoption of
this report, and he was declared so dis
missed.
The governor messaged his approval
Of the following bills: House bill I45,
special committee, Irvine bonds; house
bill 156, Keller, county superintend-
ents to report moneys to district secre-
tary treasurers; house bill 80, Lcech,
protection of soda pop manufacturers.
The house. concurred in senate
amendment to-: House bill Sc. sWinslow,
annual settlements of school district
treasurers; house bill 80, Packard, re-
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