The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-28
ASSERTS QUIZ WAS
| PARTIAL, BIASED
SUPPLEMENTARY
Praises Work Of Building Com.
mission, Recommends It
Be Retained
IS THIRD REPORT FILED
All Three Documents Will Be
Considered IN State Sen.
ate Wednesday
IS THIRD REPORT FILED

Prefaced with charges that the
legislative investigation Of the capi-
toll building commission had been
partial, fragmentary, biased. pre-.
JUDGED and incomplete" q minority
OF the investigating committee Mon
day filed with the North Dakota leg
islature report recommending the
capitol building commission be re-
tanned and commencing the work Of
the commission.
Senator G. Norman Brunsd e,
Trail county, and Representative J..
D. Holthusen, Richland county. sign
ed the minority report, which follow
ed on the heels Of q report by sena-
tor w. +. Matthaei Of Wells county.
who also dissented from the findings
and recommendation Of the major.
ity Of the committee.
The majority and minority reports
and the separate reports by Matthaei,
who sponsored the investigation re-
solution in the senate, are to be con-
sidered In the senate Wednesday.
Sen. Charles q. Bangert, Ramon
county. who signed the majority re-
port, moved in the senate Monday
that the reports be laid over for two
Legislative days.
A severe attack Is centered by
Brunsdale and Holthusen on the NAL
GRITTY members.
There has not been q good faith
attempt to make q complete thor.
ough and impartial investigation such
as is required BY the resolution" the
minority members said.
The right Of cross-examination and
to introduce rebuttal testimony. the
minority report says, was denied the
capitol commission 'by virtue Of the
adoption Of rules expressly prohibit
ing such procedure"
Cites Leading Questions
Examination of witnesses by coun-
sci for the committee was said to con.
sist Of leading questions and in
nuendos and insinuations and re-
peatedly the witnesses were denied
the opportunity to make explanations
which were essential to an under.
standing Of the testimony"
without such explanations the
testimony given was actually mislead-
Ing and incomplete" the report says.
After taking up one by one the
findings and recommendations Of the
majority Of the committee, with
which the minority disagreed In prac-
tically every detail, three recommend
atoms are made by the minority.
These are:
1.-THE minority Is thoroughly con-
WINGED, as q result Of its findings, that
the present board Of capitol commits
sioners should be retained until the
construction OF the capitol Is com.
pleted and It recommends that the
governor Of North Dakota appoint IN
outstanding citizen Of the state Of
North Dakota, such as, In his judg-
ment Is best qualified to serve as q
member Of said board Of state capt.
tol commissioners, to fill the vacancy
resulting from the resignation Of g..
A. Fraser.
y. As the work of the construc-
ton Of the capitol progresses, the
volume Of accounts and expenses In.
cidental thereof will materially In
crease. For that reason We would
recommend that some time In the
near future. when conditions warrant
1t. . full-time auditor be employed BY
the board for the purpose Of expedit-
Ing al bills and accounts for mater
ials and labor and other expenses g
the same are received or incurred,
thus tending to avoid congestion In
tho office Of the board ct the time
when acquisitions and architects Ger.
tificates are received.
Would Complete Work Now
-. Whereas no funds are 1T pres
Mt available for the completion Of
budget 20" Of the capitol building:
and whereas prices Of materials that
enter into such construction are ab.
normally low ct the present time:
and whereas there q = demand for
employment on the part Of Ill classes
Of labor which In the more or less i'm.
mediate future II appears viii not Be
alleviated: and whereas In view Of the
fact that the additional cost that
eventually would b incurred VIII I'M.
doubleday be increased materially II
the present contractor does not com.
plete budget 70" while he has his
equipment and organisation personnel
on the premises. We recommend th9t
some suitable Arrangement for the
remaining funds b made available
for the completion Of budget &C., BY
the present general contractors, IN &C.
cordal1ce With tho torms Of the con.