Salt Lake Herald | 1909-02-17 | Page 7 | Whitewashed by Senate

WHITEWASHED BY SENATE Upper House of Idaho Legislature Sees No Wrong Committed by State Officials Special to The Herald Heral f fB B vise iise Ida Feb 16 Fra ik II IT n Gooding Goodin was exonerated by bythe bythe bythe the report of the state affairs cor of the senate sena te this morning or 01 the charge made by b State Treasurer I i Castings that the former chief executive executive executive tive of the state had on one occasion occa lon placed on deposit in Boise banks ban Its with without without without out security of state school I moneys mone in the transaction of business I for the state land board This report was adopted by b a party vote ote of the senate The minority members of the commit committee tee attempted to have a report adopted which covered the Gooding state treas treasurer treasurer treasUrer and land board investigations al at alleging alleging that the majority members were vere attempting a whitewash of at all aU the officials officials dale under fire The minority report further makes the grave grae charge that the state land board has had at various times placed on deposit in banks the startling sum of or without se cc security and that the majority report does not reveal the truth One of the most exciting clashes that has so far taken place in the senate came up over the reading and attempt attempted ed adoption of the report In which the members of the majority and minority locked horns At its conclusion Hart served notice that the state land board would be thoroughly investigated as soon as the state affairs committee can complete Its Investigation 1 of the capitol commission charges charl es esThe The Democratic bank deposit guar guaranty guaranty guaranty anty bill bitt has been Introduced