The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1903-03-14

Those are the essentials of the re-
port returned by the capitol investiga-
ton subcommittee, and which has been
adopted by the committee on public
accounts and expenditures of the
house. The investigation is complete,
and, as expected, the rigid probing Of
weeks has only proved that the con-
struction of the Minnesota capitol is an
exceptional instance of good work done
on a state building.
The subcommittee intrusted with the
investigation was composed of Repre-
sentatives James r. Hickey, st. Paul;
j. A. Shepard, Minneapolis, and David
Graham, Duluth. It's investigation has
covered a period of nearly six weeks,
and its report in detail was last night
adopted by the main committee, with
only one dissenting voice. Mr.. Rosen-
wald, Of Lac qui ParIe, was the dis
senting member, and managed to kick
up bit of rumpus in the commit
tee meeting, called to receive the sub
committees report. His objections
were, however not sufficiently tangible
to enable other members to get at his
grievance or to shake any of the other
ten members in their Endorsement. and
adoption of the report, which will be
returned to the house today. The re-
port, less the addenda and testimony
submitted by the subcommittee, fol-
lows:
The Committees Report.
"The subcommittee, consisting Of
James r. Hickey, j. A. Shepard and DR..
D. Graham, of the committee of public
accounts and expenditures, to whom
was referred the examination of the
accounts and expenditures of the cap
itol commission, herewith submits the
following report to the committee of
the whole of public accounts and ex-
penditures, which said examination
was made pursuant to the resolution
duly adopted and approved by the
house of representatives, respectfully
report:
That, pursuant to the authority of
said resolution, your committee en-
ployed an expert accountant and also
a stenographer. to make a careful and
detailed examination of all proceedings,
actions and expenditures of said COM
mission from the day of it's original
creation up to the present time. The
commission promptly furnished US with
all its records, correspondence, propo-
sails, bids and contracts, and Mr.. Wal
lace Hines, the expert employed by us,
has, with great care, labor and ability.
made a thorough and complete search
of the same, making complete copies of
all of the records and important cor
respondence for the use of this COM
mittee, which have been subsequently
examined by us with care and delibera-
tion; which said work has been con-
tnued, regardless of hours, with the
greatest possible speed that an early
report might be made by the commit
tee"
Your committee finds as facts:
az That the board of capitol COM
missioners was created under and pur-
suant to the general act of the legis-
lature of the year 1898, and since ex,
listed, pursuant to said general law
and acts amendatory thereof
Paid Only Fair Prices.
III. That the new capitol site was
purchased from the owners Of most of
said property for the state of Mime
sofa by the board of capitol comm1s-
sioners, aided by a committee of ar
bitration, composed of Hon. Alexander
Ramsey, Hon. Henry NJ. Rice and Hon.
Henry S. Fairchild, who awarded COM
pensation to the various owners from
whom the property was so acquired,
which was found to be of reasonable
price, considering the central location
of the said property.
III. The first competition of archi-
tects for plans and designs for the new
capitol was held in accordance with
the provisions of the act of the legis-
lature Of the year 1893. In accordance
with the published notice, as provided
for in said act, all of which said plans
and designs were in the discretion OF
said board of capitol commissioners re-
jected.
'IV. That, in accordance with the
notice prescribed by law, the said board
of capitol commissioners held a second
competition for plans and designs, un-
der and pursuant to the act of the
legislature as amended by che general
laws for the year 1895.
''V. That all of said plans and de-