The Salt Lake herald. [volume] (Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1870-1909, 1905-03-16
SENATE GIVES ROAST
TO THE LOWER HOUSE

With almost its last breath the SEN
ate again affirmed its belief in the in
tegrity of the mem bers Of the Louisiana
Purchase exposition commission. one OF
whom was n member Of the late SEN
ate and another of whom was d MEM
Der two years ago
The resolution takes the house So
vCTeIy 10 task for iutimatiuS. BY its
COMMITTEES. that the membe of tho
commission did not properly perform
their duties and depIores the impress
sion given ont by the house commit
tees inquiry
Members of the senate met in caucus
at noon and agreed upon the general
form of the resolution. which was
drafted during the afternoon and
adopted Immediately before final sd-
joUTument- Its consideration was de-
layed until the house had passed away
in order that che lower house might
not get A chance TO come back"
Adopted Without Opposition.
The senate has never been in symPa-
thy with the house inquiry into the If
fair SO far as il related to members OF
the commission, and the resolution was
adopted unanimously in committee Of
the whole by rising vote Senat tors
Lewis Loose and johnson We're absent.
but the fifteen others voted for the res
OlUtiop.
Lawrence made a brief talk on the
resolution after it was read He re-
ferred TO the fact that Hoyt Sherman
is in Europe Samuel NewhOuse in New
York Senator Johnson absent from the
senate, and none of the members of the
commission i'm a position to make a
statement on the floor Of the lesisla-
tUre. He therefore urged that FL ms
tice to the members of the con sS=ien-
the senate should, by some csT-r~t &c
ton. express its confidence i'm their in
tegrity.
Text of the Resolution.
The resolution. which was the last
measure passed by the senate. is sen
ate resolution No. s, by committee Of
the whole, and reads as follows.
Whereas, a Joint committee Of the SEN
ate and the house OF Representative OF
the sixth legislature of the state of T-rab
was appointed to investigate the eSDeu-
ditures OF money under and bv virtue of
an act creating a commission to provide
Tor the display of Utah's resources At the
louisiana Purchase exposition known a
( the Louisiana Purchase exposition COM
mission ana approved March u. 1908. tho
members OF said commission being HCyt
sherman of salt Lake county. Samuel
Shurtliff of Weber county. Willis John
son OF Piute county and Governor Heber
NJ Wells me then chief executive of The
Whereas, After a thorough investiga-
ton the report OF said joint committee
said commission of any alleged irregular
ity on the part of said commission in
the expenditure OF money. and the said
report of the joint COMMITTEES was rc-
CeiVed and adopted by the senate and the
/ committee or the senate discharged and
Whereas. After the report was 80 rem
| dered the house Of Representative re-
I fused 70 accept the report of said Joint
committee. and
Whereas. Said house of representative
upon Its sole responsibility appointed a
committee of its own members without
the concurrence of the senate to further
Investigate the affairs of said commission
and
Points at Prosecutors.
Whereas. Previous to The appointnent
of said committee by said house of rep
resentatives the proper prosecuting Off
Gals had in their possession full informs
ton regarding the irregularities of the
secretary of said commission. and
Whereas. The testimony adduced be-
! fore said committee Of the house Of rep
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