Emmons County record. [volume] (Williamsport, D.T. [i.e. N.D.]) 1884-current, 1909-02-04
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SENATE WARNS UP OVER peNl
,reMr,Aov AMORTIZATION
WONDERS Diver % 70 Amevns eeS's's
tvre Should Appropriate 70 De.
fray expsncss Of lnqnirv.
\ Bismarck, Jan. 2S-The session o.
the senate Thursday WAS enllvenee
considerably by debate among sev
eral senators over the adoption OF
concurrent resolution providing tor %
unlimited Appropriation by the les'sis
ture Tor the committe winch ID % con
duct the Investigation at the sts's
penttenttary.
Representative Traynor OF Ramsey
and member OF the penitent'sFy ~
vesttgatton committee onered = reSo'
luton empowering the committee u
hire an attorney. secure the Services
OF an expert accountant ana Also ~
pay the expenses OF any WITNESSES
subpOenaed. When the res0lutlon ~.
to the senate and senator Fierce nso
moved It's adoption' senator simpson
OF Stark took the moor ana onereo oo'
lection TO its adoption ON the srouna
that the legislature could not appfo-
pirate an unlsmiteo amount tor Tue
use OF investigating the state pen eA-
cept oy IN appropriation OIL OF Jolne
resolution. senator simpson ehe'.
moved . substitute mot'on cu.e'hs ou'
that portion OF the resolution re.a-
tive to the expenditure OF moneys ~
the committee.
Senator Pierce. chairman OF the IN
vesttgation committee. DEFENDED the
resolution - reported and stated tnat
II was necessary that the comm'ttee
be given authority TO expend money
II the investtgation was 20 De con.
plete. Senator Crane spoke IN Dehalt
Of the adoption OF the resolution stat
Ing that he did not believe the com
mtttee would spend any OF tne STATE
funds except In . legit'mste manner
Senator la Moure tnen got IN 10 .ne
game and informed the senator's ina.
the constitution OF the state provloea
how moneys can be Appropriated ana
that was by bill or JOINT resoiut'on'
He did not desire 70 de'ey an inves.'.
CATION Of the state pen Out ne o.u
want to see the senate DO business ~
. legal way. Wneh tne question y.
the adoption OF the simpson mot'o"
was put TO . vote u was ios' " =
narrow margin.
Next tuesday q joint commi.eee ..
the legislature VIII WISH 81. su'
where they VIII confer with the gram
and warehouse commission OF MIN.
nesota IN regard to the enactment. Oh
uniform laws relating 70 tne erad'hs:
inspection. mixing and docking OF
grains. The joint committee cohslsts
OF Senators Talcott. IrlmDie ana pes
sessen ana Messrs. frame. hIl snu
Doyle OF roster. Ihe committee ms
selected James w. Foley. secretary
OF the senate. ~ It's secretary.
A communication from u. NJ. Moan.
convicted OF . murder committed AZ
kenmare about year ago anu VINO
vas sentenced 70 nahe' out whose es
ecution was stayed by the supreme
court through the enorts OF MS sttor'
neys ana his brother VINO came ACROSS
the ocean IN MS oehail. was received
by the senate asking that ne De gwen
the privilege and honor OF addressing
the senate ON the subject OF capits'
plinlshment. He stated IN MIS- COM
muhtcation that ne vas not query
opposed 10 cspital punishment OUT de-
sired the opportunity 70 make snolt
address anent the SUBJECT. OWING 70
the fact that the senate yesteraay IN
deanitely postponed senator welcn =
Dill to abolish capitai punishment y.
10 not likely tnat the poet laureaae OF
the Nortn Dakote penitent'aFy viii Nc
granted such request. tnonsn MS
communication appears IN the prlnted
journal OF the upper mouse.
In the house MI. Traynor. one OF
the members OF the joint commtttee
appointed to. investigate charges OF
mismanagement OF the penltehtiary.
Introduced = concurrent resolution
providing Tor the employment OF spe-
cial legal counsel by the committee.
- the attorney general ana MS once
force are 80 busy a. TO De unable 10