Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-03-22
II. s. JOSEPH, Secretary.
Subcommittee.
sENATE's SINGING REBuRE.


That the senate did not take kindly to
the investigation, Is evident from the
following resolutions passed at the
nth hour of the Sixth session.
Whereas, A joint committee of the
sefate and the house Of representatives
OF the Sixth Legislature of the State OF
Utah, was appointed to investigate the
expenditures Of money under and by
virtue OF an act creating a commission
to provide for the display Of Utahs re-
sources at the Louisiana Purchase ex-
position known as the Louisiana Pur.
chase exposition commission and APP
proved March II, 1903: the members of
said commission being Hoyt Sherman
of Salt Lake county, Samuel Newhouse
OF salt Lake county Willis johnson OF
Piute county, and Governor Heber NJ.
Wells, the then chief executive of the
State of Utah, and
Whereas, After thorough investi-
CATION the report of said Joint commit
tee completely exonerated the members
OF said commission OF any alleged irreg-
uarity on the part Of said commission
In the expenditure Of money, and the
said report OF the Joint committee was
received and adopted by the senate and
the committee of the senate discharged,
| and
Whereas, After the report was rem
dered, the house OF representatives re-
fused to accept the report OF said Joint
committee, and
Whereas, Said house OF representa-
| lives upon its sole responsibility APP
pointed a committee of its own mem
bers without the concurrence OF the
senate to further investigate the af-
| fairs of said commission, and
Whereas, Previous to the appoint
ment of said committee by said house
of representa- lives the proper prosecut
ing officials had in their possession full
| information regarding the Irregularities
OF the secretary of said commission,
and
Whereas, The testimony adduced be-
| fore said committee OF the house OF
| representatives disclosed Irregularities
| already known and published, upon the
| part of the secretary Of said commits
sion, but utterly failed to establish that
| any member of the said commission
| had In the slightest degree failed to full
| ly and properly perform the duties for
| which he was appointed, and
Whereas Through the act Of said
| committee OF the house Of representa-
| tives IN sending 20 st. Louis sub
| COinnlNlee, ana Dy Otnef acts or said
| committee Of the house OF representa-
| tlves, an impression has been given out
| throughout this state and throughout
| the nation at large that the members
| Of the Louisiana Purchase Exposition
| commission have been guilty OF Irregu-
! larlties which the said committee Of the
| house Of representatives utterly failed
| 20 establish; now, therefore, be It
| Resolved, That Il is the unanimous
| opinion OF this senate that the said
| commlssioners-Ho yt Sherman OF Salt
| Lake county, l.. w. shurtliff OF Weber
| county, Willis Johnson OF Pluto, and
| GOV. Heber NJ Wells, the then chief ex-
ecutlve Of the State Of Utah, have fully
| and faithfully discharged their duties
| with credit 20 themselves and the State
| Of Utah; and be II further
SENATE NOT RESPONSIBLE.
Resolved, That the senate deplores
| the act OF the said house Of representa-
| tives, and said committeeman said sub
committee IN the undue and unwar-
| ranted asperslons cast thereby upon the
character OF the men composing said
| Louisiana Purchase Exposition COM
! mission, and that the senate does here
by disclaim any responsibility for OF
any connection with the action Of the
house OF representatives In Its proceed
ings,