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 which such appropriation shall be disbursed. The petitioners concede that there must exist an authorized legislative appropriation by law for such purposes pursuant to constitutional requirements. The question of the supreme authority of a legislative enactment is involved when it concerns the means or method of disbursing such appropriation as against the contention of the petitioners that there exists an inherent power in the house to appoint such committee and to incur expenses therefor, which must be paid provided there exists any legislative appropriation within the purview of the legislative functions of either branch of the Legislative assembly. As heretofore stated, § 42, C. L. 1913, appropriates as a continuing appropriation moneys to pay the mileage and per diem of the members of the Legislative Assembly; the per diem of officers and employees of the Legislative Assembly; the expenses of investigating committees when authorized by the Legislative Assembly; necessary postage, express, and other miscellaneous expenses. Chap. 5, Laws Sp. Sess. 1919, recognizes this legislative act and makes it definite by providing specifically'a definite amount for the mileage and per diem of members and for the per diem of officers and employees and for printing and miscellaneous expenses, etc. Section 42 provides an authority for the items of these expenses. Chap. 5 makes the same definite as a legislative appropriation in accordance with constitutional requirements. Section 42 is neither impliedly, nor expressly repealed by the general appropriation act. See State ex rel. Birdzell v. Jorgenson, 25 N. D. 539, 142 N. W. 450, 49 L. R. A. (N. S.) 67. Section 42 specifically provides for the expenses of investigating committees when authorized by the Legislative Assembly. No provision is found in a legislative act providing for the payment of, or for an appropriation for, the expenses of an investigating committee when not authorized by the Legislative Assembly. The Legislative Assembly, as the Constitution states, is composed of both a house and a senate. It appears from the petition herein that the petitioners were employees of this House investigating committee. It appears that the expense incurred was an expense of this investigating committee. It appears further that the petitioners were appointed by this investigating committee, that their duties were concerned with this investigating committee, and that their recognition by the House as a body was had through a resolution adopting the report of this investigating committee wherein the moneys due them for work in behalf of this committee were embodied. The Legislative Assembly neither authorized the appointment nor the expenses of such in-