Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-10
Balance up before legislature $40, 0OO.O
WHITEWASH INsINUATION.

Following the reading Of this report,
Representative Marks, who had been
on the committee Of inquiry and who
had acted as its secretary, moved the
adoption of the report. There were
several seconds, but before the question
could be put to the house, Tolton, Of
Beaver, was on his feet, and moved
70 amend the motion by expunglng
from the committee report "all refer
tnce tending TO exonerate and white-
wash the members OF the commission
NO VOTE OF THANKS.
Representative J, A, Anderson at this
point moved a vote Of thanks to the
committee, which was promptly ruled
out OF order Joseph having previously
seconded lotions motion.
Joseph then called attention to the
fact that the report Of the commits
sion and the report Of Secretary Cam
non did not agree. To substantlate his
statement he read from the report Of
The commission to the governor on jan
Mry z, which showed an overdraft at
NE bank amounting TO something over
woo, Now, he said, the committee re-
ported &lSll2 in the treasury. The
committee, he continued, had not dis
charged the duties for which It had
been appointed. Charges of fraud and
forgery had been freely made in the
newspapers and IN official cir
qeS, until IL was manifest that some
ming was radically wrong. The COM
mission had spent more money than
was allowed by law, and had ignored
We law IN not Ming vouchers with the
smle auditor AZ required by the stat
wes Joseph declared that II the Legis-
azure accepted this report Il would
ughold lhe commission I'm Its every act.
me gentleman from Salt Lake read
uVIh ually and weekly newspapers to
slus'anllale some OF his claims, aud
spn we house was in the midst OF n
sn,il'lh winch II was exceedingly diff
ncult to alIay,
FUEL TO THE FLAMES.
hoberts Of Cache, added fuel TO the
naHeS when he arose and exclaimed
~ senlorlan tones; Gentlemen, there
= something wrong here, that is GER
@ul' Inc fact that there was an over
ualt OF more than $4,000 I'm the ac-
Soult OF the commission two or three
,"VeSs ago, according to the report
w. me governor, and a surplus OF that
snoull at this time is proof of what [
ny, There is something wrong here.
.dl you; something we cannot close
What It ls" sO' W raw"
WHY THE ENUMERATION.
og representative Roberts concluded by
om r9',1s an amendment to lotions
nI,,lu'uehl TO eNpunge from the COM
sts,N oport all but the financial
ana .at5" tolton was recognized
bss s bu' III is evident that some ono
wSl,,D numbered and committed that
EisN Us wanted to be covered up.
GelSs,"" WY should this be included: we
bs s'se mat not 81 OF the states money
Coz. sl stolen, lost or squandered p .
Ma s,nelllhs further Tolton said that
fact ,b', 'llheht was prompted by the
up sn5 i' le wanted this matter cleared
been n ,. BECAUSE previously there had
to sba, y'i 1i before the house tending
connie. ulshonesty on the part OF the
thai ih,ih ana yet, I'm the face OF
bring ' no special committee OF inquiry
et n. n. a report denying that dishon-
psnsi,vu.ods had obtained I'm the ex-
wrons or The puhllo's funds. If no
charvs KY 6een committed and no
there nad been made, why should
tLs a. an eXonefatlon. Altogether
Wis., clause was most suspicious,
report 1', SAD The only part Of his
ne sn. WAY Is sernaine is that giving
trusie,5" i'elai condition Of moneys enc
ment on ~ /. tne commission. ANY COM
mission hu ls manner In which the COM
luous ana and these funds Is super
,,u o"p ought to be expunsed,'
% nN7Ns MAKES EXPLANATION.
''''en'atlve Marks was here call.