Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-01-19


bismarck. n. D., Jan. l9.-Rep. n.
~. Gransgaard Of Barnes county viii
introduce in the lower house this
afternoon his resolution for the ap-
polntment OF special house COM
''il.se 10 consider the report of the
AUDIT or the state industries. 0
Formal notice TO this effect was
served on the house by Mr.. Grams
gard Tuesday afternoon at the close
OF the debate on the resolution CEN
suring the majority of the senate corn
m'ttec and the league members of the
audit board for an alleged attcmnt IN
put obstacles in tho way of the }1ousa
obtaining copies Of the audit report.
Conditions of Resolution.
According to this notice Mr., Grams
saaIa resolution will provide for the
appolntment OF special house COM
mittee to consider the. report of the
auult a,:e Oh state industries prepared by
the same shall be available to the
mouse. such committee to considcr
ana analyze such report and all mat
'ers thereln contained to procure
SUCH additional information and data
regarding all such matters and re-
sardlns any and all business and AZ
lalrs of such industries as is deemed
necessars. and to that end to employ
such assistance and expert aid as i
is considered advisable and neces.a ~
making report of the result Of sucl,
examinations of such audit and of
such examinations from time to tins
to the body Of this house."
Passes shiplcy Resolution.
Ihls notice was given after the
mouse BY vote of SO to 81 had passed
tne following resolution introduced hv
Rep. Shipley:
w nereas, the action taken bv tho
majority Of the state board Of audi.
and by the majority of the senate
.! appointed to confer with
the state board of audit resnectinr
1.-the report Of the saudit OF the yssate
nahs and state industries in telegrapI,-
ing Bishop, Brissman & Co. ordering
and directing such company to deliver.
10 the state board Of audit all avail
able copies of their audit of the STATE
oank and other state industries is an
effort to intercept and suppress a
copy of such audit. heretofor by reso-
; ;; luton adopted by this house do
manded to be delivered by Bishop.
hrissnan & Co. to this body and
whereas. said telegram was sent
without the knowledge of Secretary Of
State Thomas Hall as member OF said
board OF audit and without the con-
sent OF senator Frank .Ployhar. a
member of such committee. and after
| it had been agreed at a; meeting of
said board Of audit and such senate
committee that one Of the three avail
able copies Of such report be de-
, hVered to the. state board OF audit
one to the senate and one to the
/ house;
Therefore, be il resolved, by Tho
| house of representa- of the state
OF North Dakota that this house de-
plores and condemns the action OF
this majority of the state board OF
audit and such senate committee in
sending such telegram and in $, seek
! ing to keep and withhold from the
house and from the people OF the
state Of North Dakota this informa
ton to which they are entitled re.
! sardins the State bank and the scy-
eral state industries and which a
great majority of the people of the
! state have by their vote demanded.
! BE it further resolved, that the
house in no manner recedes from this
| demand on Bishop. Rrissman & Co
for copy Of this audit at the earlies,
possible moment and that a copy O,
this resolution be telegra phed il
BISHOP Brissman & Co. by the
speaker" =