Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-11

ARE Named
FOR PROBE
House Speaker Has Selected
Men Who Will Conduct
Investigation
IN THE HOUSE.

Convened at 2 o'clock.
Representative Fox introduces Sec
ond investigation resolution, inc|ud-
ing all Offices.
Committees of three to be detailed
to the separate state offices for in
vestigation.
Ten per cent interest bill is recon-
sidered and referred back on caIen-
dar.
Many bills are reported back by
the standing committees.
Memorial resolution is adopted by
the ht,use. W. .. a
> Several house and senate bills on
third reading and final passage.
Committee of the whole recon-
mends many bills for passage.
Speaker Frainc is excused and Rep.
resentative Williams named to occu'
py chair today. "
Upon motion of Representative An
derson, house adjourns at 5:tc
o'clock. .~l
Representative Fox yesterday after.
noon introduced in the house sec
ond resolution providing that, where
as it has been reported that there have
been irregularities in other Offices
than those mentioned in the original
resolution, the special investigating
committee should be authorized and
instructed to investigate all atoremen-
toned offices, relating to the specific
irregularities or any other violations
of the law that they NAV discover, or
any or all offices of the state that they
may deem necessary.
The only offices specifically men-
toned in the second resolution were
the treasurcr's office and the depart
, agriculture and labor. In the
first instance it is charged >hat the
treasurer has failed to comply with
the law requiring that he shall reside
in Bismarck, and the commissioner or
agriculture is charged with having
failed to properly eXpend the immlgra-
ton fund and properly audit MS ex-
pense on said fund.
The committees appointed Dy
Speaker Frame to Investigate affalrs
in the office of the state treasurer anu
in the department of agriculture anu
labor are as follows:
State easurer-Calnan, chairman;
Davis and Dixon.
Commissioner of agriculture ana
labor-Watt, chairman; Morkrled ana
Northrup.
The committee previously named
will continue to look into the depart
ments as originally specified, and the
two additional committees are an
that are required for the present 10y
the provisions of the second FOX res
olution and the action of the house lh
disposing of the matter.
To Summon and Swear.
The committee is authorized to sum-
mon witnesses and to administer oaths
to anv and all witnesses appearing oe'
fore the committee and to punish 1or
contempt in case of disobedlence 10
anv of it's lawful commandants.
It is required 70 report on or Deloie
tho fiftieth day of the present legls'
lative session. a
Representative Hendrickson moved
that the resolution be made concur
rent. but his motion was declared 10
he ont of order because Of the previous
action taken by the house.
Too Much for Committee.
Chairman kellogg of the speclal III.
vestigating committee declared that
the work aid out for his committee
to perform is too much, and he moved
that a committee of three be name'
to investigate each separate OFFICE. ;.
A substitute motion to deter ul.n
tomorrow y Vas made, but it was op-
nosed hv Representative Streeter VINO
aecared that he believed that there
was but vry little fire to cause SO
much smoke. but he would recommend
that an early effort be made to deter.
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