Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-15
PUBL IC INQUIRY
WILL Be HELD.
The States ST. Louis EypOsitSOn
Shortage 10 be PrObed
In Court Room
SUBpOENAES FOR OFFICIALS,
Leading Citizens to be Questioned as
To What They know OF the Scandal
Where is Secretary Cannon ?

Tho committee appointed by the
house to thoroughly investigate all tho
business OF The Louisiana Purchase Elk
position committee with a view to
clearing the afr OF certain ugly umors
that have been circulated broadcast for
some time past met last night and or
ganlzed by appointing Representative
Clesson S. Kinney as chairman and
Representative George N. Miller as Sec
rotary. Immediately list Of witnesses
was prepared ana this morning sub
poenaes were PLACED h the hands Of
Sergeant-at-Arms Herman Snow for
service. Who the witnesses are is not
known but It ls understood that they
Include Ex-Gov Iieber Nj Wells, Ex-
Secy Of state James T. Hammond
members Of the worlds fair commits
sion, Director General Il, 4. Whitaker
Socy John O. Cannon Lewis
NJ Cannon. Prof Cummings
director OF the educational
exhibit at the cXposItlon and a long
list OF well known salt Lake business
men, The hearing. witch will likely
ho Of o public character viii begin
next Tuesday morning In Judge
Morses court room and continue from
day to day until the mystery" is
cleared up.
In addition to the chairman and Sec
rotary the other members Of the COM
mittee are Reps. Joseph Kuchler,
Gundry Peterson aud Stookey, Most
g.N HN4.s. 70
D thorough sitting Of the question ana
Il is safe 10 say that II there are any
Irregularities existing they win be
found out and the guilty party or par
ties brought 20 justice II IL quite
probable that Attorney General
Breeder will be called upon TO try the
case.
An attempt was made 10 serve Secra-
tary John @ Cannon this morning, but
he was not found. and no one seemed
10 know whore he had gone II was
stated by friends however that he left
the city yesterday morning but for
what point they were not Informed
COMMITTEE REPORTS
The conference committee appointed
by the house to NEE. with the commit
tee on agriculture ana irrigation from
NJ. No 6, By Mr. Roberts, reported that
It was the unanimous decision Of the
joint committee that the senate recedc
from that part Of their amendments by
eliminating the words lin aid from
said amendment. The memorial asks
Congress 10 pass the Brownow bill ape
propriating the sum Of S2l,0O00O0 for the
building OF roads throughout the coun-
try
The committee on military affairs rec
commended the passage Of S. y. 50, ced-
Ing to the United states jurisdiction
over the military reservations OF Fort
Douglas and Fort Duchcsno within the
state
INTRODUCTION OF BILLS.
H. -. 1853, by Hopes, IS am act to
amend section OF chapter l05 session
laws Of 1901, relating TO taxes ON live
stock
II. b. 1jl, by Kinney Is am act r,'at-
ing to Interest and 'usury" and REM
edies In the matter thereof, and proyld-
Ing fof the repeal OF title 81 Of the Re-
yised Statutes
H. b. 1855, by Kinney, Is bin amend
ing section g1S Of the Revised statutes,
relating TO fees Of precinct officers.
H. h. 1876 by Pancake by request pro
Nides for the licensing OF stationary
engineers and creates "a board Of eXum-
liners, refining their duties, providing
for their appointment ana liking their
compensation,
H. B. l67, by Marks, IL an act To pro-
vide for recording instruments In the
Offices of county recorders
H. B. 1jS, by Marks, amends section
1922 Of the Revised statutes and defines
the word "toliO' as meaning 100 figures,
letters and characters
H. b. 1853, by Marks, amends section
aI3 of the Revised Statutes, providing
for the collection Of fees of The county
recorder
COMMITTEE REPORTS.
The committee on judiciary recon-
mended the passage with amendments,
OF II, b. 80. by kinney providing for
the approval and custodian Of official
bonds OF state officers, stat institutions
or other persons, when such bonds are
required to be given,
Also the passage VI II. b. 1872 by Nc
CreH, relating to concurrent jurisdiction
Of city courts I'm cities of the FIRST class,
with district courts; also, the non pas
sage Of II y, 90 by Peterson, relating
20 fornlcatlon ana penalties therefor
The committee ON claims aud public
accounts recommended that certain
claims against the state, agorega ting
SlS.l3S be allowed. These claims IN
Clude $500 Tor the state board of cor.
rectlous, and Sj,2SS Tor the Agricultural
college.
The committee ON municipal corpora.
lions recommended the DOSAGE OF H.
y, no. by Roberts relating 10 the an
nual tax for libraries I'm cities Of the
first ana second class.
The committee ON Judiciary recon.
mended the passage Of ~. b. i03 by
Marks, relating 10 statutes Of lmita.
lions and the matter OF pleading cases.
also, the passage or X. b. l0S, by Marks
relating TO the manner OF commencing
actions, additional summons. and tho
form thereof in city courts Of elite.
OF the first class, also, the passage oI
H. n, 0S By kinney relating 90 cyccu.
tons, also the non passage of H. B. Oh
by Allen, relating To- fouicauon
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