The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1905-04-19
WORK OF THE STATE LEGISLATURE

auditors Office Herewith transmitted.
have the honor to report that, having
knowledge of the fact that the commit
tee on public accounts and expenditures
of the house of representatives had I'M
der investigation the same subject mat
ter, with power TO send for persons and
papers, the senate committee, after due
consideration. deemed it unnecessary to
undertake and duplicate exactly the
same work. However some of the mem
bers of the senate committee attended
hearings before the house committee. and
in this way and through other inquiry
the said senate committee became adj
Vised in a general way of the facts re-
lating to the charges made by the pub
lie examiner. The fact was well estab
lished that the examination made was
based wholly upon the face of the rec
ords of the auditors office. and beyond
these records no inquiry whatever was
made.
Unfortunately. the personal relations
existing between the auditor and the
public examiner were so unfriendly that
there was not, and could not be. any
cooperation between these two officers,
and hence, collateral facts known to the
auditor. and contained in correspondence
explaining apparent delnquencies and
which, in many cases, would have re-
ieved him from blame and cause of
censure, were not obtained by the pub
lie examiner. Had they been so obtained.
II is believed by the committee that said
examiners report would have been great
ly modified. Undoubtedly the result of
aminer has been highly beneficial to the
state having brought about the adoption
of better methods and more careful rules
in the auditors office relating to the
management of its great public lands and
mineral interests.
Your committee does not impute dis
honesty to the eX-auditor in the dis
charge of any of his official duties. 1t
must be admitted that in the eight years
of his service as auditor he rendered the
state many valuable services for which
he is entitled 10 high nT9iCp and.
mendation. The reforms inaugurated
since said examination. and, probably as
conservation of these interests by the
enforcement of more careful methods, are
much to be commended.
That Auditor Iverson is carefully, in
diligently and ably administering the af-
fairs of his office there can be no doubt
The committee is well satisfied that all
of his official acts are governed by
high sense of official duty. and that he
is entitled to the fullest public conf
dence
Your committee is pleased to report
that the recommendations of the gov
ernor in reference to a new timber board,
and also for strengthening the attorney
generals office by providing additional
help. have been fully met by this legis
Iature, and, furthermore. that the audi
tors office has been strengthened by
providing for it such additional help as
seemed necessary to give it the amplest
efficiency. Respectfully submitted,
A. r. McGill. chairman; c. NJ. Buck,
G. b. Ward. j. H. Nichols. Hitler II. Hor-
ton, ]. II. Calhoun, L. o. Cooke, w z.
Harrington. W. A Smith, George w.
Peabody. o. G. Laugen
The report was adopted.
Senator Calhoun, who had already
risen twice to move an adjournment
sine die, now had his chance and in
impressive tones he addressed the
president of the senate thus:
Il now move, Mr.. President, that
this senate adjourn sine die
"Yipi yipi hurrah!" shouted two
dozen voices, and the state senate of
1905 went into history.