The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-15
HOUSE TO PROBE
STILL FURTHER
Decision Not to Drop St. Louis Fair
Investigation.
NEW COMMITTEE is NAMED
WILL HAVE POWER TO SUB
POENA WITNESSES.
A a result of a caucus held yes

A S a result of a caucus held yes
n terday afternoon by the ma
jority members of the lower
/ house. house resolution No I,
oy Kinney. authorizing the appoint
ment OF a committee Of seven 10 inveS-
tigate all the business of the Louisi-
ana Purchase exposition commission,
was introduced AT last nights session
and unanimously adopted.
The resolution provides for the turn
( ing over of the tabled report of the
joint legislative investigating commit
tee to the new committee of seven, and
this was done last night. The new com
mittee named by Speaker Hull consists
of Kinney. Gundry. Kuchler, Joseph,
Peterson, Stookey and Miller.
The work of the caucus had been cut
and dried and the purpose of an eXecu-
tive majority session was known 10
nearly every member before yesterday
afternoons session began. Austin pre-
sided over the caucus, which lasted.
about one hour.
Just why the house believed the
minority was not entitled to "a voice in
is not known. The door to the caucus
room was practically shut in the faces
OF the three Democratic members. while
the two score Republicans tumbled over
each other 10 get into caucus.
Not only did the minority feel slight
ed and hurt TO think that they. repre-
senting 40 per cent of the residents OF
Utah, had been given no chance TO look
into the fair expenditures, but majority
members expressed the opinion last
night tilat Speaker Hull would have
made no mistake to insist on giving
both sides of the house a show.
The one explanation given by the
majority last night was that the house
believed that as the Democrats had no
! hand in the coin expended by the fair
commission they should hardly be re-
qUired TO get in and ''unWhitewash'
any commission officials who may have
been kalsomined in the past.
The resolution passed by the house
follows:
Inasmuch as an honorable member of
the state senate. who IS also member
commission has made the statement be
| fore that branch Of the legislature OF
Utah. since the special committee MADE
I its report that the secretary OF the CON
mission has paid into the hands OF the
l treasurer thereof q sum suttlclent 10
cover the OVerdrafu OF the said commls-
sion al the bank and to leave a balance
l OF S2.ISl.l2. being the amount called for
! by missing vouchers OF the secretary
Resolved. That a special committee Of
J seven members of this house be appoint
4 "a 70 tb0roUo-bI1- 5nyastfrare All the bust
ness Of the Louisiana Purchase EXpOSi-
/ zion commission THAT This committee bc
I instructed 10 examine into every item
( and every voucher. and all the accounts
I vouchers. books and reports of the sec
! other officers OF the commission. and
I all reports made by them 10 the COVER
nor the commission or the Legislature,
J and to summon witnesses and take their
! testimony under oath in order that the
I fun facts may be 3Sccrtatned and the
/ public fully informed. And be IL further
/ Resolved That the report of the Spc-
! cial committee previously appointed now
/ upou the table be taken therefrOm and
. referred 10 the special committee herein
provided for.
/ The leading spirits in securing the eau
I Gus were Kinney, Miller and Roberts
{ The matter had been quietly worked up
( Monday after II appeared that there was
3 no disposition on the part OF anyone
1 TO call from the table the report of the
{ Joint legislative committee the fair
/ expenditures The Republican members
I were given the tip before the afternoon
! session that a caucus was TO he held.
I and their anxiety TO get busy was in
/ Dictated by the way in which the house
! acuuieSced in adjournment at an earEcr
hour than usual
( General satisfaction was expressed nm
( the house last night so far as the ell
! forts TO secure complete report were
: concerned although there was gener-
! ally expressed opinion that il would have
done 80 harm 10 give the minority rep
resentatiOn in caucus
Before the night session was called
/ 10 order the tip was passed about that
: ..there'll be something doing, all right to
/ bers who had not been present at the
! caucus there was no surprise at the ma
I tire of Kinney = resolution.
The adoption OF the resolution was
: moved by Roberts and seconded b. JO-
Z Seph-