The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1921-01-25

| and Will Be Made Public Probably Late Today.
John Sullivan and Francis Murphy May Con-
duct Probe in Connection With Bshop-Briss
man Audit Accountant Brings Report to City.
The audit report of state industries submitted to the
state legislature this afternoon
f. j. Grace representative of Bishop, Brissman and
pany ST. Paul arrived in the city train at 5 o'clock
this morning with the report
His instructions deliver the original of the report to
the state auditing board composed Of Wilam Lcmke, pres
dent d. G. Poinlexer, secretary and Thomas Hail. and to de
liver copy of the report Speaker H. Twitche of the
house and to Lieutenant Governor Howard Wood pres
'lcn OF the senate.
| GIVEN TO SPEAKER. j. .' y
Immediately after the report delivered in the house OF
representatives was to be turned by Speaker TWitchel to
Representative NJ O. Glangar of Barnes county, chairman of
investigation committee of nine authorized by the house and
appointed by Speaker Twitchel.
This committee Will meet in executive session tonight to
ganis select attorneys and plan it's investigation to deter
the correctness of the audit and the condition of the state
industries. ,.
Hearings probably will start tomorrow They will be held in
the Bureigh county courthouse 1t probable that they will
held in the morning only that members of the committee
will be required to absent themselves from the sessions i'll
the afternoon
Nothing conjecture upon what the much heralded report
the Bshoprissman audit report on the state Industries
would contain CLEANED today. Speaker Twitchel had
copy the hands of the senate and the state board OF
audit had copy and were in conference upon it's contents
1t is expected that formal statement will be made Wenes
day to press explaining the features OF the report
Discusses Loans
The fact was learned unocly report will discuss
the various the Bank of North Dakota and
question the Judgment used to amounts loaned and val
uatiOns made for purposes OF the loan
Lack of Records
It is also urged that the report will call attention anal
legged lack of records and books far the homeiers
citation concerned The report prevalent too that the
cotans had connected up certain politicians with the placing
of loans '
Indicates Course l5st.z
Speaker Twtchel representing the letter of trasmsa to
the house indicated the course that would be followed in hand
ling the report .n"
The letter from sopI,riss,nan stated that the firm
been asae in the but that assured the legislature that
the report without bias and that there prejudice in
arriving conclusions and that the company would furnish
accountant to explain the report.
Partial Audit 1885,.
further stated in the letter accompanying the report
that audit included examination of the Bank of North
Dakota partial audit of the Drake mill and the Homebders
association There had been time in which to audit he
Workmen's Compensation bureau.
Cost of Examination
supervising accountants had been assigned to the task
of $25 day and and that 10 assistants at
cost Of 81 $50 and expenses had been detailed.
resolution introduced by the house appropriation com.
mitee p $12 900 for the audit minority of the commit
moved for indefinite postponcment The majority reso'"-
the calendar and will be discussed Wednesday,
Doyle Resigns
Representative Doyle who is the house committee to con-
slider the report resigned account of health and his place
has been filled by the appointment of Rep Roy b. Weld OF Wells
county
In the senate report received and referred by Lieut.
Wood to a committee headed by Senator Lederbach
Auditor Poindexer received copy and the state board
of audit went into conference upon the matter.
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