The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1933-02-27
CHAIRMAN OF PROBE
BODY WOULD RETAIN
Three Man SET-UP
Wells Senator 0isagrees With
Majority Report Recon-.
mendinq New Plan
SCORES sIFT PROCEDURE
Does Not Favor Brick Facing:
Gives Fred conkIin Spe.
cial Praise
Retention Of the capitol building

Retention Of the capitol building
commission Is recommended by sena-
tor w. e. Matthaei, Wells county.
chairman Of the capitol building In
vestigating committee, in q separate
report to be filed with the North Da-
kota legislature Monday.
Matthaei disagreed with the rec
concentration Of the legislative in
vestigating committees majority re-
port that the work Of constructing
the capitol building be placed In the
hands Of the state board Of admins
tration. Four Of the seven committee
members signed the majority recon-
mendations.
A third report, to be submitted by
Senator G. Norman Brunsdale, Trail
county, and Representative J. p. Hol-
thusen. Richland county. was expect
ed to be available Monday afternoon.
The legislature will be asked to give
approval to one OF the three reports.
Clears Fred Conklin
Matthaei said that nothing in the
investigating proceedings showed any
reflection, intimation or charge"
against Fred Conklin personally, and
referred to him as ''public-spiyited
citizen"
The proceedings regarding George
A. Bangs, chairman Of the commits
sion. Matthaei's report said, show
some instances Of technical violation
Of the spirit OF the act creating the
commission, but that lit must Be rec
ognized" he has done commendable
and constructive work.
While the proceedings disclosed
personal misconduct by q. A. Fraser,
Fargo, third member Of the commits
sion, in connection with other Depart
ments Of state, Matthaei said, these
do got show any reflection on his ae-
Invites as q Commissioners nor n hlS
association with other members Of
the board.
Scores Manner o. Probe
Matthaei said that as chairman Of
the state capitol investigating COM
mittee. do not agree with the mai
crity Of the committee In the man
ner In which the investigation was
carried on, nor do I concur In al Of
the findings or conclusions, nor with
the recommendations Of the major
ity Of the committee. For that rea-
son I am submitting my report COW
cring the several points specifically
enumerated by the majority.
Matthaei disagreed with practical
ly all Of the majority recommended
tons.
Outlining eight recommendation.
Matthaei's report said:
% The two incumbent members
OF the capitol building commission
should be retained. and q third men,
Der, within q reasonable distance of
Bismarck, be appointed to succeed q.
Angus Fraser, who resigned from the
commission.
ca He concurred with the mai
ority of the investigating committee
in their recommendation that an
audit Of the activities Of the COM
mission be made. but keeping at all
times in mind the fact the present
board has served without compensa-
ton. have used their own valuable
time to carry on this work and zee
no reason for criticising the present
Of the board for any ex-
penditures they have made In con-
nection with the work."
90 He disagreed with q recon-
mendation OF the majority that tax
certificates already sold
to the Bank Of North Dakota should
be cancelled, declaring III any at
tempt Of that kind was to Be made.
the position Of the contractors in
relation to 1t should first be deter
mined for that might involve legal
difficulties that would cost many
times the amount that the three or
four months interest would axgre-
gate"
Can't See Logic
10 He declared he could hardly
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