Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1913-02-09
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reasons. In support Of such / respect
fully call your attention to the follow
ing language found on page Is: Where
as, the attorney general has had three
offices fitted up for the personal use of
himself, his two assistants and stenog-
raplers, or the same floor of the state
capitol ,,uilding as the state law library
and supreme court" I expressly and
explicitly state that there has never at
any time been such a report current;
that no person ever reported such Il
statement of facts to Mr.. Fox.
Again, on page IA, the following state
ment: Whereas, it is currently report
cd that the fees received by the secre-
tary Of state during the years 1911 and
1912, under the provisions of Section 6
of the Session Laws of 1911, We're not
turned over to the state treasurer ac-
cording to the provisions of Section 379
OF the Revised Codes Of i9O5.' This
statement fairly clars IS the secretary
of state with having collected certain
fees and neglected to pay them over to
the proper officer as provided by law. |
charge that at the time Mr.. Fox intro
d,'ccd this resolution he knew of his own
personal knowledge that the provisions
Of law governing the disposition of the
fees mentioned by the secretary of
state was contained in, Section II Of
Chapter 6 Of the Session Laws of 1911,
which provides that the secretary of
state sliall at the end Of every month
pay said fees in to the county treasurer
and not the state treasurer; that Mr.
FOX was a, member Of the, 1911 session
Of the legislature and voted for said
chapter. That no claim is made that
the secretary of state has not properly
and fully accounted to the various coun-
ty auditors OF this state for all such fees
so collected; but that he intended to con-
vcv the impression to your honorable
body that the secretary OF state had col
lccicd fees which he had not disposed of
according to law, when he either knew
such statement to be false or was with
out any information on the subject.
That at the 18th session Of the lcgis-
lature an investigation was had of Sow
cral Of the state offices, but among such
Offices investigated there was none In
vcstigatcd where the head Of such de-
lart,ncnt was what is known as Il stall
w:trt republican," that in Mr.. Fox's res
Olution for investigation he includes only
such Offices as arc filed by what is known
as progressive republicans" or demo.
Gratis "
/ therefore respectfully request your
honorable body to not only make the in
vcstigation of the offices mentioned in
this resolution thorough. and in respect
to the office of the attorney general l
pledge to aid your committee in every
way | can in it's investigation. but I also
respectfully request that in fairness 20
those OF us who are to be investigated
and in fairness to the state, and in fair
ness to your honorable body, that you
include in such Investigation all other
state officers. Very respectfully yours
ANDREW MILLER,
Attorney General.
5treeter Speaks.
Representative StreetGr declared
that it is rather an unusual proceed.
ure for one Of those subject to the
contemplated investigation to submit
a communication Of that character,
and he moved that the communities.
tion be referred to the special com.
mittee named to conduct the investi.
The action carried and Mr..
Streeter then moved that the special
be authorized and instruct
ed to investigate other state Offices.
Mr.. Fox requested that the motion
be withdrawn, iilasniuch as another
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