The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-11-15
Three Members Alasl, i
Exposition Barred Fran,
ceiying Compensate,
THEY VOTED IN LEGlSI,Avu|
FOR THE APPROPRliT|
Under the Provisions II
Constitution of Utah, nj
Are Shut Out.

On Monday morning The
printed facts and figures in ,o,s
with the Alaska Pacific. .yulos
tlon. which showed that AZ ~.
priatlon made by the lepisIatu,ae ae
exposition the sum OF sio ans s 10 80
been accounted for up to dstn
Law regarding the cxpend;tn,a
fund had not been complied with T.
commission. "''a
In connection with this conn;
the tact has been brought ont tSa1
provisions of the constitrt;or
state OF Utah have been yiolatsa
appointment Of the com mission az
sums of money paid TO certain
and members of the commiss;cs
paid In violation OF the copstitu,,.
the state. The constitution is vs,s
upon this subject. Section I Of
3 Of this document reads: "
What the Constitution ssv.
Sec. Z. tIneligibilily OF membs-
flee created.l No member az N.
!ature during the term for NM, @
w1s elected shall be appointsd u. .u y
to any civil office OF profit MA
state which have been croa,sd
emoluments OF which have hsss
creased during the term Tor wh;<
was elected" "
Senators Gardner and Kuebls,
Secretary McMillin Of the Comm.
the latter member of the lower
Of the Eighth Utah Legislature
for the bill which created the 10,
sion which mndc the appropriated
Under the provision of the cou|
ton neither of the three named cau
Office under the act. Z
Attorney General Should Act.
1t is up to the attorney general
once begin an action against Tia
bers Of the Eighth Legislature 10 r.I
the money which under the pruyi
Of the constitution were illcgslIy
to them. :.
Resolution Adopted.
The commission when il was orc,
adopted a resolution which pfo'
that each member should receiyt
sum Of 5000 for expenses iu conn
with the work. This action neees|
made the position one of profit 4
fined by the constitution. 81
kuchler was the only member b
commission who devoted his entifo
to the work, for he remained ID 8
during the time the exposition Hss|
Senator Gardner devoted two ,
TO The exposition mt $3.50 per wed
Representative McMillin rs set1
devoted his entire time to the B0|
secretary,
Barred by Constitution.
Neither OF the three under u
visions of the constitution could
one dollar for services without u
ing the law.
With the other members Of thb|
mission it is different. There i
ing in the constitution to preye1t
crnor Spry from accepting $500 q
penses as chairman Of the comm
He is in tho employ of the state.
Tom Hull, treasurer or the comm
it is different. lie draws a salary
the federal government as suryeyof
eral for Utah. He drew $500 80
penses to. the commission and ds'
four days to the exposition, SIN
day. Then his visit to Seattle va
wedding trip.
But why was the constitutIo! p
cd7 Why were IFS provisions iu'
Must some member of the fedefal
always have a hand IN all appfo
tions made by the leglslatuTef
Must Have Accounting.
There were several members o
governors s staff who attended 'he'
sition. They wore their gorgeou3$7
forms and were on dress parade y
States Attorney Booth is a Hemp
the governor s. staff. He was ~ g
1t may be that his expense heuIes
$l2,906.67 that is yet unsccoun'se
1t may be that there are many
CRAFTS covered in this missing amvs ss;
The Jaw is explicit regarding su'
propriation. The report of the ~
and expenditures must be MAUI
people, the taxpayers. have ~
know what has become OF tnis -,
$Io. .906.47, and they are gong 70
IL no report is made before Wv
ing of the next Legislature. tnea
will be a legislative inqpiry, 7"
Ninth legislature will not pc ~ Il
church Republican as past ltg,a
have been This big sum- aihos,
the appropriation, must be IT,, b.
for. 1t is up to the eommlsslon y
good.