Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-02-15
TO BE INVESTIGATED.

The evening session opened with the
Introduction by Kinney or II X, No. /,
providing for thorough investigation
Of the affairs OF the worlds fair COM
mission this action having been de-
cided upon late IN the afternoon, The
resolution, which was adopted unani-
mously reads as follows
"Inasmuch as an honorable member
of the state senate, who Is also a mem
Der Of the Louisiana Purchase EXPOSE
ton commission has made the state
ment before that branch Of the Legis-
lature OF Utah, since the special COM
mittee made It's report, that the secre-
tary OF the commission has paid into
the hands Of the treasurer thereof n
sum sufficient to cover the overdraft
Of the said commission at the bank and
TO leave n balance OF &,i3l, IL, being
the amount called for by missing
vouchers of the secretary;
"lje II Resolved, That a special COM
mlttee OF seven members Of this house
be appointed to thoroughly Investigate
all the business OF the Louisiana Pur-
chac~SlXpositlo commission.
"Thnt this committee be instructed TO
examine into every item and every
voucher, and all the accounts, vouchers,
books and reports Of the secretary,
treasurer Encouragement and other
officers Of the commission, and all re-
ports made by them 10 the governor, the
commission or the Legislature, and to
summon witnesses and take their tess
timOuy under oath, I'm order that the
full facts may be ascertaned and the
public fully informed. And
BE 1t further Resolved That the re-
port Of the special committee previous
~ appointed, now upon the table, be
taken therefrom and referred to the
special committee herein provided for"
SPECIAL COMMITTEES.
The committee as named by the
speaker consists Of Kinney, Gundry
kuchler Joseph, Peterson, Stookey and
Miller.
As committee to visit the Branch
Normal school ut Cedar City the speak
er named Jones, McCrea, Stewart
Hone, Wootton Joseph, Kuchler and
Marks, McCrea and Marks asked to
be excused and Carroll and Lyman
were appointed In their stead.
Before adjournment Austin gave no.
tlce that he would move for a reconsid-
GRAFTON OF the vote by which the house
concurred IN the senate amendments 70
II -. No, 10, relating to intimidation OF
employees,
DEBATE ON GARNISHMENTS.
The afternoon session was consumed
I'm the consideration OF H. b. s., by Nc
Crca, relating TO garnishments, From
the discussion II was evident that the
bin had been framed 10 stop the per.
nicious at .iVity' Of certain collection
agencies who, untrammeled by the
provisions OF law, were guilty of har-
RAISING poor but honest creditors till
life to them became n positive burden,
McCrea, author Of the bill explained
its provisions, stating that the only ma
teral change In the present law relat-
ing to gHrnishments, was that tudg-
ment creditors were required TO pay a
fee OF SO for issuing a writ Of garnish-
ment This he thought, would check
their operations a little and at the same
time meet the ends OF justice
BLACKMAILING SCHEME
Marks offered an amendment cutting
the fee down 10 90 cnts and making
this cover a period of six months,
Joseph wanted the rate to remain
as fixed or the bill TO be killed
outright lie opposed the sug-
gested limit Of time. Kinney
declaimed against collection agencies
III btUtidl anu HlhlHl lldN NHN9 WV
nothing more nor less than gigantic
Matchmaking scheme I'm which the poor
man was pestered 70 death McCrea
said he was willing to cut the fee down
to $50. but opposed the six-months
provision as this would defeat the very
purpose Of the measure. Edward sup
ported Marks and wanted time limit
fixed. suggesting that the fee be placed
at 81 and the limit at three months.
This was agreeable to Marks, but the
amendment lost aud an amendment by
Joseph that the fee be fixed at $3.50
without regard to time limit. was
adopted The bill then passed, A. "
Anderson, Luther Marks, Merrill, ST.
mons, Stookey and Tolton voting in the
negative.
SIGNED by SPEAKER.
The following bills were signed by the
speaker In open session; Senate bills
i6. by Bennon; 80, by Lawrence, and
80. by Rasband. s. b. Z, appropriating
$500 to cover the worlds fair deficit
was referred to the committee on ways
and means,
Joseph moved for u reconsideration
of the vote by which II, b, ~ was
passed, but the attempt failed and MI
Joseph sat down,
\ resolution Of coincidence TO Repre-
sentative Thompson on the death of his
little son, was passed by rising vote