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Show Legislature Passes Bill Granting Appropriation Appropria-tion of $25,000 for Chief to Carry Out the Inquiry and Audit Eooks cf Various Departments. De-partments. GIVE FREE HAND, EXECUTIVE ASKS Fred W. Chambers, Fish and Game Commissioner, Commis-sioner, Also Is Charged With Having Obstructed Obstruct-ed Work of Investigators Investiga-tors and Has Been Asked to Step Dovn. Clothe! with the authority conferred hy the state legislature, Governor Simou Bamberger yesterday afternoon suspended sus-pended from office W. J. Lynch, secretary secre-tary of the state land board, and Fred TT. Chambers, state fish and game commissioner, com-missioner, pending the investigation of the records of those departments. This action followed immediately the enactment enact-ment of the $25,000 appropriation bill which was rushed through both houses of the legislature yesterday. "Both the officers suspended," commented com-mented Governor Bamberger in explaining explain-ing his actions, "have beeu obstructing in various ways the progress of the investigation in-vestigation X have been conducting. I am making do charges. Ail I want is a. free hand. The fact that the legislature legisla-ture drafted the bill action, provided the $2o,000 appropriation appropria-tion requested, and did it all in the course of a couple of hours, indicates to me that they are as anxious as myself my-self that a thorough investigation should be made' Clerk Bars the Way. Neither Mr. Lynch nor Mr. Chambers was at the capitol when the governor served notice of their suspension about 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon. Following Follow-ing the announcement of the suspensions suspen-sions a demand was made upon Orson Eldredge, chief clerk of the land board, for the keys to the office and desks ia ,v the office. Mr. Eldredge turned over the keys to the outer doors of the office but declined de-clined to surrender the kevs to the desks and lockers, lie assumed the position po-sition that the land board is in charge of the department and that he had no right to surrender the kevs to the, interior in-terior of the office unless directed to do so by the board. When acquainted last night with the stand taken by Mr. Eldredge. the governor's gov-ernor's remark was verv much to the point. Governor Whets Ax. "Is that so?" he queried. "Well. I hadn't heard about it. Never mind; we'll fix him in due time., He can join Ihe other two, and the more opposition we meet the bigger will be the crowd outside. ' ' The action of the gtt eruor came as the climax to the meteoric flight of rcn-ate rcn-ate bill No. sn, which provided an appropriation ap-propriation of i-C.'i.iHiil for the investigation investi-gation of records of state department.-, ami .'lotlied flic cine!' executive with power to suspend any appointive officer offi-cer of .'me department ponding investigation investi-gation of the department. Bill Sets Speed Record. The bill set a record f,,,. ..;,c.f., jn le--lslatlou. I rr appro.Niruat'dv two hours and hdf fro;l, the time the measure was Urouht up In the setia'e it hnd passed tiirouLrh ;tu the .slucs of ( Continued ou Pago NLnc-j GOVERNOR OUSTS STATE OFFICIALS (Continued from Page One.) making and was reposing: in the files of the secretary of state a full-fledged law. Immediately after the senate convened yesterday afternoon the bill was made a special order of business. amended to give the governor power to suspend appointive ap-pointive officers during the investigation of the department with which they were connected, and passed unanimously. It was immediately transmitted to the lower house, where the rules were suspended and the bill given unanimous approval. The messenger hastily informed the president of the senate of t lie action of tiie house raid the bill was sent to the committee on engrossing and enrolling. Scarcely ten minutes had elapsed when it was reported back and signed by the president in open session. The speaker of tiie house suspended operations long enough to affix his signature and the messenger made a race against time to tiie governor. Suspensions Ordered. ' Scarcely was the ink dry on the governor's gov-ernor's signature when the bill was in the hands of the secretary of state, and almost coincident with receipt of the acknowledgment of the secretary of state Governor Bamberger announced the suspension sus-pension of Mr. T..yneh and Mr. Chambers. Little oratory was wasted on the bill in either house. The purpose of the measure was understood to be in line with the pledge of the governor that if given the appropriation and authority that he would return to the state $100 for every dollar spent. Senator Seegmiller alone spoke on the bill. "As a Republican I welcome the bill," he declared, "and welcome investigation. As a business man I am ahvavs inclined to accept a 100-to-l offer presented bv a responsible business man." Tiie governor declined to discuss what future action might be taken in lonne---tlon with tbe investigation other than to make clear that he meant to exercise the power granted if such action should be necessary to carry out his plans for probing the matters in hand to the bottom. "I have given a pledge which T have every reason to believe will be redeemed." he declared. "I do not care to make any charges until they mav be fully substantiated substan-tiated by the facts at hand. But I'm going go-ing to make the investigation." Expresses Surprise. Fred W. Chambers, state fish and .game commissioner, expressed great surprise whin informed in his home at Ogden Inst night by a reporter of The Tribune that he had been suspended. "This i. tbe first intimation I have had of the gocfrnor's action." said Mr. Chambers, Cham-bers, "and I am at a loss to explain it. In fact. I know nothing whatever Knout it, except what 1 have just been told." Mr. Chambers was appointed to the office of-fice by ('lovernor Spry on April -1. llMV. and has served rontinuously since that time. It was a recess appointment, the .senate, having refused to confirm the action ac-tion of 'he urovr-rnor when the appointment appoint-ment was submitted to that body. William .1. T.yiK'h wa.e appointed to the land board in June, If 10. by Governor Spry. This appoimmerit also was madf a- will be ri.ieii. wben the legislature was not in s.'ssi.a:. Mr. Lynch has served coj:Unuou:-!v since his appoint mm t. |