Truth. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1901-1908, 1905-02-11

extract from a morning paper. Then
Joseph read the law creating the COM
mission and demonstrated that in
many cases it had exceeded it's all.
thority, although he did not find espe-
cial fault on that ground, as neither
does anyone else. He severely crit
cised the commission for not making
quarterly reports to the governor, as
provided by law, and for not making
final detailed report of its actions.
He also stated that under the statute
creating the commission the members
had no right to sell the exhibits, but
were in duty bound to turn them over
to the commissioners of the Lewis &
Clarke exposition at Portland. Joseph
also criticised the commission for sell
ing for $1,000 building that cost the
state $4,000, together with the furni-
ture.
Representative Miller declared he
was not ready to vote on the report
and wanted a whole lot of eXplana-
tions before casting his influence in
favor or against. He was supported
by Roberts of Cache, who said the
overdraft of $4,000 on December 81.
and the balance on hand now did not
look good to him. There ought to be
a thorough investigation, and he ia
vored it. "This money didn't fall from
the Skies" said Roberts, "and where
did it come from?"
Marks got the floor and the house
agreed to give him all the time he
wanted. He had too much for his own
benefit, because Tolton and Joseph
cross examined him to finish. Reply
ing to questions by the latter, he adj
mitted that the vouchers were not
numbered consecutively and that
about "a or 35 were missing. Joseph
cornered him and forced an admission
from him that the committee did not
examine the vouchers very carefully,
relying upon the books. He also stat
ed, in response to inquiries that the
books bore evidence of having been
changed in places, but pleaded that
the committee did not think there was
anything wrong. He confessed ignor-
ance at the secretary's methods of
checking up his accounts and endeav-
ored to adhere to the statement that
the committee was entirely satisfied
with what it has learned.
Tolton asked if the committee had
asked for the missing vouchers, but
didn't get any satisfaction owing to
the interference of the speaker, who
was evidently worrying himself be-
cause of the trend affairs had taken.
Joseph took another hand at this
iuncture and asked Marks If he knew
the furniture was reported as having
been sold for rs per cent of its cost.
Marks said the furniture had not been
sold. "Then," said Joseph, 1.-THE report
of Director General Whitaker is I'M
true?" Marks reply was too indefinite
for Truths reporter to interpret.
Replying to question by member,
Marks declared the nmission did
not remind the commi zee of the miss
| ing vouchers; they discovered their
absence when they checked them up.
did you find any orders by the sec
rotary on the treasurer missing?'
asked Joseph
1--WE didn't find any such orders at
ALL" was the answer.
Joseph gave vent to that peculiar
snort of his and Marks continued by
declaring that newspaper reports
were not reliable and then turning
round apologized to the press gang
present, declaring he believed them to
be truthful
Tolton wandered in with question.
He wanted to know why the express
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