The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-02-10
HOT TIVE OVER
REPORT ON FAlR
House Debates Over Secretary Can
mons Accounts.
COMMITTEE TURNED DoWH
INVESTIGATORS FAIL TO Sc
CURE ENDORSEMENT.

d ITS action yesterday in tablins
u the report of the joint Iegislativ
committee. appointed to investi
gate the expenditures Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition commission. tia
mousse demonstrated that while IL ma
Oe "llllnS 20 vote an appropriation bfl
enough To cover the deficit of owe
%1-UuU, II - not willing 10 do so until
some hSht has been thrown on tn,
cause OF the shortage. The tabIfng O
the report was Effected through IN.
Jabling of an amendment Gby Roberts
10 an amendment (by Tolton) expuna
ing from the report every para RAP.
save those relating 10 the financial con
dluOn of the commission. The account
or secretary John .. Cannon We're IN 1
subject Of considerable discussion
IN marked contrast to the reception
II was accorded in the house was tn
treatment extended to the report in III.
senate. Immediately after IL was read
IL was adopted, with a vote OF thank
TO the joint committee, on motion o
Chairman Walton.
Directly opposed to the report OF th
committee which showed an actual de
hcit Of $I,216. after deducting s.. 1871
sthl in the treasury, was
statement appended to an afiday-it h
Robert Harley, presented bv Reprs
sentative Joseph after the committe
report had been read in the house.
Doesn't Like to Commend.
The main objection in the house
the adoption Of the report was the far
teripg comment il contained OF tn
work of the fair commission. The bous
couIdn see its way clear to endors
the operations Of the commission Will
the deficit doomed up so big on the 6rs
page Of the report.
Several house members heard viii
interest after the session thar an On
dorsement OF the commission did no
carry with 1t an endorsements OF any
Its employees, such as the secrata p,
.Ihis fact was not clearly brought on
during the discussion, which ended Il
the report being tabled
II developed during the afternoor
that the committee did not believe ina
It's powers Of investigation extende
farther than examining the "ruarra
before them" in the shape Of vouchers
papers and records. The officials main
tanned that any criminal action Shouts
ne lhllated by the prosecuting Od1ciaIA
OF the county None OF the Joint leefs
lalVe committee, composed Of Senator
walton, Larsen and Bennion am
representatives Marks, Lyman an
Vaughan, believed that he should in
vestigate matters on the outside - r., I
COMMITTEES as a whole agreeing that
was limited 10 examining what wa
given II 10 examine by the officials ii
the fair commission.
Joint Legislative Report.
The report in full. sssssS.ittaa II
the senate by Chairman Walton -
In the house by Secretary Marks. of N
Joint committee. follows:
Report of Joint Committee.
The report Of the committee fouoz-e
To the President OF the Senate ava < ii
Speaker Of the House Of Representa-
Your special committee appoi7fe5
investigate the accounts and affairs III
I the louisiana Purchase exposition comI
MISSION begs leave to report as follows
That il has examined and AUDITED in
books and accounts Of said c0mmicefol
and find that il has received for the rIIra
pose OF the exposition from the statt
/ treasury
A. per appropriation of the leg
From proceeds Of sale Of state
house, furniture. honey. etc. I so II
rom proceeds OF notes of promi-
uenJ cltlZenS observation-disclosures. OO9 "A
FROM notes Of the commission. sac "A
From money advanced by Super
visor Cummings -.--------.-.. 315 81
Total --...--..---.----.--........S5o.5O l
Also that there has been expended:
For the purpose OF the commits
sion as per vouchers on file
And that there is on hand in the ''''''1
treasury ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. 21H j
Total e.. ..............-...--..----- So. 5O4 q
Your committee further finds that therJ
Is on file in the office OF the COunmissiorl
duly authenticated vouchers for All monl
I eyS EXPENDED, ali OF which vouchers haE'd
been examined by the committee and
found 10 be for legitimate and proper ex
penseS of the commission.
There IS also in the hands OF the com1
mission stOraged in suita bic warehouse
( an TINS city, eNhlDits. show cases. cabi1
I 10 be of the value of about $4,000. await
( ing delivery 10 the Portland exposItt<-I
/ commission as provided by law, all 81
I which exhibits are IN good order and conf
/. ultlon, properly classified and labeled
Praise For Commission.
/ Your committee believes that the pur-
poses for which the commission was
/ CT ated have been well and fully met
/ that the members have exercised que dis
/ erection in the expenditure of the money
Z entrusted 10 their care, and good iuds-
ment and ability in the sale and disposal
4 OF sucn OF the property Of the exposition
/ as il was deemed ineXpedient 10 return
I TO Utah. We believe further that the
/ continue Ctah'S representation at the eN-
position until the close thereof was abso-
/ iutely necessary 10 preserve the sooo
I name and credit OF the state. and we
( desire to commend the public spirited cit
/ liens. members OF the commission and
/ others, who thus loaned their c-edit IC
/ bring to a successful and worthy issue
I this by far the greatest effort our state
/ has vet made in this direction.
| In an official communication to the leg
| isIature his excellenCy, Governor Cutler
[ in correcting an item contained in his
| annual message, stated that the indebted
/ ness created by the commission had no
| been authorized by the state board OF eS
/ amfners. We therefore made this mattel
! the subject of inquiry and were informet
/ that the commission had made applica
] ton to said board for authority TO incu
: a deficit TO complete the work OF m
/ rNDOsition but that the attorney genera
| had ruled that the board OF examiner
4 had power to authorize deficits only u
I cases where appropriations Werc mad
under the general appropriation bill. an
! thai the funds fer the Louisiana Pun
| cbasa exDosftion having been provides
! under a special act, the board mad, there
! fore no authority in the premises
/ We believe that not one dollar OF In
| states money has been stolen. lost %
| S0uandered: that much favorable -S1sc
| has been attracted TO the resources an
! possibilities of our state. and that grca
and lasting benefit Will result from IN
| work OF the commission
Deficits Are Condemned.
| Vo,lr committee desires, however, Will
| disavowing any intention 10 cast relied
| tiOn upOn the l5bOrS OF this commission
| ID, express its disapprOval Of the grow
| ing practice of creating deficits in mat
| ters of this character, and TO recommen
| that future legislation be so framed q
| ia render impossible such a condition
| legislatures are always called upon 70
| much more money than is available 80
| nublfc purposes. and whenever Official
| charged with the disbursement Of IN