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Show mm qds up .rrejiiEiiTS to STATE TAP CO 'FiD Deal' inToIrini $75,CC0 With Iirliated Lands Company Qaestioned. ; Tka eenate will go Into executive aee ska thla aneraooa for the further coaaideratloa of confirmation or rejac-tloa rejac-tloa ot the governor' a reawolntment of the preaent board of land cdmmlaalooers, and It ta probable that the reappointment of Fred W. Chambers of Ogtlen aa flah and gam comtniseloner will ta contested by-tfvnator C. K. Marks at thta aesalow. When Mr. r ham he re name waa read yeaterday yea-terday tn tlie list of the governor s ap-polnteea. ap-polnteea. He nature Kuchler and Kelly of On den moved that ha ba confirmed, senator sen-ator Marks objected and said that he would atata bia objection thla morning. Thia he did aot do this morning and tlte natter will probably be taken up alona with other bust nee of an "executive nature thla afternoon. Senator Marks worked again! the appointment of Chambers Cham-bers two years ago, when he favored the reappointment of Cromer. The principal objection on the part of the aeoata seems to be to the reappointment reappoint-ment of W. 1. Candlend, president,' though It appear a that none of tlie reap-polnteea reap-polnteea will be connrmed by the eenate until the investigation is completed. The senate, in executive aeaaton, considered con-sidered this propoeltlon for two hours yesterday afternoon and at the conclusion conclu-sion of tha meeting; had failed to arrive at a cooclualoa for or against conOrma-Uon. conOrma-Uon. The crux of the Investigation seems to be certain transactions concerning a $lrta.fro$ loan made by the atata land aMard e re- trrigated iande remptnr on the Price river project. It la eaid that tha loan waa cond 1 1 tonal and t ha t all or recks against the loan were to be signed by the secretary and treasurer of the Irrigated Ir-rigated Lands company and by a member mem-ber of the state land board. One check against tha fund was brought to t his city. It Is saM. and exhibited before tlie senate yesterday by C, C. Kerlel, receiver for the IHah tiavings company, owner of the banks at i-ehl and American Fork, w htch recent ly rloaed on aouount of financial difficulties. Mr. Frtel appeared before the senate la executive aeaaton. Tha check In question waa for 97S.606 and was signed oy H 1. Livingston, secretary sec-retary and treasurer of the Irrigated Lands company, and countersigned by W. L. Can-Hand, president of the state board of land commissioners. It was dated July 21 l. Mr. Frtel la reported to have said over the telephone, a Iter his return to hla home In Lent, that the check waa regu-, larly ' drawn and payments regularly 1 made.' Ha admitted that tlte mere state- ntent that such a check ta an ohlecl of Ascuaslon needs some explanation; he1 did not care, on account of the executive ae Ketone of the snaio, to make an epla- i nation at thta time. j The memhera of the land hoard reappointed reap-pointed by Governor Spry and held up by the senate ara: W. L. Cnndlaml. prvi dent; W. J. lairh, secretary; M. M. SlceVa, W. H. TTiatn and A. J. Olauque. The senate refnaed to cnntlrrn ( and-'and and-'and and Thaln two years ago. Following Follow-ing the adjournment of the legislature Governor Spry named them aa rcL-eae appointments. ap-pointments. 0 Henainr Benner X. Smith fa tne fly In Preaident Candland's ointment. Karly In t he presc n t sessi on of t he legiaiatufe Bene tor Smith presented a resolution asking Information on the leasing of certain araslng lands eaxt of Ml. fleaaant, and aleo aa to ahat loans. If any. had been made by the board. .Secretary Lynch, in reaponae to the re-quest re-quest of Senator Smith's resolution, offered of-fered a statement showing that the land In question had been leased to W. i. Candland. This, the report said, waa done before the pasaage of the law prohibiting prohibit-ing tlte leasing of state lands to members ot the lend board, but tha lease had been received alnoe that time. Nothing aaa found in the law to prevent such renewals. re-newals. Tha report showed that W. H. Thaln, board member, aaa the beneficiary of a SImm loan then in force. Tha loan wss originally $ and waa made before tha appointment of Thaln aa land hoard member. mem-ber. Since his appointment the loan waa increased to llOurt. It was shown also that loans had been made to M. M. Steele a Sons, a company In which at. M. Steele, board member. Is Interested. Juat prior to J4r. Steele a appointment. ap-pointment. The judiciary committee of the senate, to whlrh the report waa referred, reported there was nothing In the law to prohibit : su h loans, and that there had been no j i Illegal actions bv the board. Tha com-i com-i mine recommended a law that would make the lending of state funds to any state offler or board member, or legislature legisla-ture member, a felony. |