The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-06-01
INVESTIGATORS. POWERS.
Authority Of Committees TO Continue
After Adjournment.

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Da'u WATSON e"a,lehsins ,n's po"e,
III n. S,N y May 81 III nv W
uIN"anu ~ eAa p -. S-'"s
zen .aise' !, n,us' w poiie i' '
."ot ~ tNe''a'u0 may "'.e'"p. "
ih'estisdte ny n CoWfiissioh speeia"'
created Dy a law or statute' ny q COM
mission or committee specially created
by resolution or by a COM
mittee speciaily by resoiu-
tioh. Also. the LEGISLATURE may au-
thoriAe such commission OF committee
u ACT uurlhs the ieeisiatiVe session'
arter Adjournment. but during the
year. or after the year for which the
Lesisiature was elected.
MT. watson asserts tnat the Legs
ia'ure' py resolution, cannon
d speciai or standing comihittee 10
oohuuct a legislative investigation
ai'er auJo"rhr'en' SINE oie' put curing
.ne year LOT "nicn tne Legisia'ure
erected. 1 MINK TINS power en-
lists: and that IL IL beyond serious dis
pute. Mr.. Watson relies on the fol-
lowing authorities: Bank ys. Worth.
~ North IA roi,r, ,ie. pr,,h,~ ,s
Lange. IS Indiana, 497; Marshall VS..
HARDWOOD. 7 Maryland, 466; Upton VS..
Parker, II Arkansas, 1873, and Fergus
VS.. Russell. go Illinois. 304.
He quotes Judge Clarke Of Illinois
in Bank VS.. Worth for the proposition:
The existence Of all committees. In the
absence OF legislation. necessarily deter
mines upon the adjournment OF the body
u wnich 'hey belong
This, however, is only a part Of n
sentence in Judge Clarke's opinion.
and gives a wrong impression OF what
he held, for he said this IN. lb2).
Nor can IT be denied that the Legislature
ha. power to authorize a COMMITTEES of It,
body to sit during vacation.
And he also expressly uses the Ian
guage: The act or resolution creating
the com ~iittee."
Branham VS.. Lange IA equally fatal
10 Mr.. Watson's claim, because in that
case the court said (p. 5OO):
To say that the Legislature has no power
q" authorize a committee 20 sit In vacation
j. a proposition when the practice OF the
."ssa'ule .hls s'a,e ana OF congress
a., aan,a.."
i"e vase Oh" WIFI" eSPeoial reiiahCe
- pia'eu u reIsuS vs. russell recently
u.N'ueu III i''lo's' mat was d ue-
ClS'on ARISING IN a P~raise"ortnS at
''""fN W enJ"i" an eNtortiohdte APP
ptopr'a''oh MI Inc opinion covered
& ~ anu vi lllffSt hrll
MY, 800 W nv po''' u, pues
.'o". u court "hahes nc reference
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senate anu Hsse"no'! anu vac "e'.
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limited po"el, 49,. o,S a,
a." eNp'eH' ''''''''lo,' ~
one "h'c" - neCearnS 'nP.'e''
p'"NIsion Oh our ,""''I'u.'o" - p,'I'.i
OUT "hicn tNPresS'S or lnhp''.u'S nN",.'
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W." Nv - 49,
.ne Les'S.a'"Fe Wa e'e''e'' anu ''e'e
~ 10 su.h pioN's''"'
me 'o"S'!'u'po" u"'H NV Pi"N'ns
t"a' '"e i"-'H'"'uie S""" use ""s ~
JUS powers oS anJourh"heH s'ne Nv
except 'hat ,"e n'te'nor mus ''co",
'ehe H. anu '"'' " 'e."'''e"'"
II car ohis ac' upon suCh suoJe''s as
ne uoNe'",r le,onius
siue'a'''"' i "ueeu u ie'''t" VI 80.
latter restriction uoeS not ne''SS'''S
include resolutions. See CulIeh, T. j.
Mr.. Watson asserts thai "a con-
,,,rrent resolution such as brought
,ba Tbomrson coruit,es int hcirg
,a,. 40, 4, .aa. 80, 49,. ,ha
: ""' d "a" i" u"es " 60 ~
'"i'' ""H e"eN' VI NV =" ms
assertion he cites Justice l.angdon :
opinion IN People ex rel. Argus vs.
Palmer. subsequently, adopted by the
cour, Of Anpeals. LAG y Y. 400.
7, 10 ,rua that thor. 10 a c,euen,,rv
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