Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1921-02-03

ton of the bonds" demanded Mr.I
Murphy. .4.
THE middle sentence. of section
two" replied Mr.. Cathro.
Just before the hearing adjourned
Mr.. Murphy asked If he could have
access to the records in the bank dur
ing the afternoon. This was agreed
to by Mr.. Cathro.
Order Modified.
The, letter to the Industrial Com
mission which brought about a Imodl-
f1cation of its original order that none
i.of the records could be taken from
their usual places was as follows:
February 2, 1921.
Mr.. H. A. Paddock.
Secretary Industrial Commission,
Bismarck. N. D.
Dear Sir:
! The auditing committee of the
house of representatives, Seventeenth
legislative assembly of the state OF
North Dakota, duly and regularly up
pointed under and by virtue of a
resolution duly and regularly adopted
by the house of representatives of the
state of North Dakota. caused to be
duty executed and duly served a sub
YOU the books. records. statements,
and all accounts, minutes and other
records of events as may disclose the
transactions and proceedings of the
industrial commission Of the state of
North Dakota. h.
Youf.attention' is specifically direct
ed to the fact that the resolution un-
der which this auditing committee
was appointed, provides among other
things and empowers said committee
by its proper officers to execute sub
ioenas and authorizes the summoning
of witnesses.
The object of this comndttee, to
carry out the spirit and intention Of
the resolution creating it, that is, to
maketa full. honest and impartial in
vestigation of the various industries
be seriously impeded and hampered
and to all practical purposes made
impossible unless said committee had
access to the books. records, docu-
n,ents. minutes and other record evil
dence which would disclose the trans
actions and proceedings Of such In
poenas and authorizes the summonine
1t must be apparent to you n to
) also the industrial commission that
the evidence produced at the hearings
( before this committee, should be the
{ best evidence ~obtainable. and it must
t also be apparent hat the best evil
dence of the proceedings and trans
actions of the various industries OF
, the state are h records. minutes
| books and papers of such industries.
Therefore, hat there nay be nc
possible claim of unfairness upon the
part of this conmittee. and in view
1 of the statement that the production
of the records required under such
: subpoena might make it impossible
4 for the Industrial Commission tt
function while such records were IL
e the possession of this committee, III,
S secretary Of the comm6ttee has beer
instructed by resolution of the tom
imittee unanimously adopted, to de
mand that o produce pursuant t
e said subpoena before said committee
t at the court house court room in tn
court house in the city of Bismarck
state of North Dakota; at $3.50 a. m
s February 8. 1921. for inspection an,
copying or reading into the record o
y the minutes, all records of the In
n Idustrial Commission in your custody
9 it being understood that the commit
tee does not desire to hold or retail
the possession of any of such record
or minutes. but merely to use tn
same in the examination of witnesse
and to copy or write pertinent por
tons thereof into the permanent rec
ord in connection with the investiga
ton. of his committee.
Respectfully yours,
", D. E. Shipley,
nj. Secretary Of the House Audit Con,
mittee. : e