The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-08-27
JENKINS
COMMISSION
RETURNS
Visits Southwestern Towns
for Normal Site,
JUDGE GREEN TALL
Attorney Generals Opinion
UphoIds the Governor

Guthrie, o. T, Aug 26.-The commits
SION appointed by Governor W. N. Jen-
kins TO select a site for the southwestern
normal school has returned from a trip
Of investigation. The report Of the Gov
ernor viii not be given for several days.
The members of the commission were
vel pleased with the trip. Judge c. S.
Green. Of this city, a member Of the com
mission gave out the following interview
regarding the trip.
I'VE s6ft Guthrie last Friday morning.
going direct to Granite, hence twenty
seven miles across country in Greer coJin-
~ TO Altus. We departed from Altus at
o'cIock Saturday evening-and drove TO
Nangum, arriving at O'clock in the
morning. From Mangum we returned to
Granite and spent an entire day looking
over the locations, visiting the oil and
culphur wells the pecan groves and the
mountains Then we went to Hobart,
where we were joined 10y 4Ir. Embry,
and a committee took US in hand 10 show
Us what they had. Mr.. Embry did Gran
;te and Mangum alone and arrived at
Granite Just as the Barnes commission
was leaving.
AT Hobart we were met by a commit
tee Of C0rdelI citizens and drove TO Cor
doll. twenty-scven miles. We investigat-
Cd the site offered, remained an night
and were taken overland by a Mountain
View committee to Mountain View. via
Cloud Chief which however. IS not an
visited the Rainy Mountain government
school. From Mountain View we return
ed to Guthrie.
Judge Green states that at no place did
the commission meet with the Barnes
comm ission. except when the latter was
seen by John Embry at Granite. The
Barnes commission, Mr. Green believes,
IS making practically the same itinerary
as did the Jenkins board, with the addi-
tion Of Elk City and Weatherford. The
two latter places may be visited by the
jenkins board as soon as 1lr. Wheeler
returns from Washington.
Regarding the statement that under the
Organic Act it is impossible for Repre-
sentative John Embry 10 act with the
commission. Judge Green said-''There is
nothngtin it. A position on this board is
not an office and has no emoulments con
nected with it. Even IF ne could not
act. a majority of the members of the
commission could do so legally"
Governor Jenkins has asked Judge
Strang. attorney general for the territory
70 give his opinion ON the legality of his
appointing o0ard. Judge Strarg. in his
opinion sustains that the new locating
board is the Official one and the only one
To be recognized by the Governor.
The opinion given by Attorney General
strang is as follows:
To Hon. William NJ jenkins. Governor
of Oklahoma.
Yours in relation TO your action in ap-
pointing a committee under the act pro-
viding for the Southwestern Normal
school approved March s. last. is before
me
I have given this matter considerable
consideration. and think YOU have the
right under the law to appoint and com
mission such committee. Notwithstanding
the previous appointment of a COMMITTEES
for the purposes Of said act by your pre-
decessor.
am also Of the opinion that the com
mittee appointed by YOU Is the proper
committee to select a site for said nor
mai school The committee holding the
latest commission from The governor of
the territory of oklahoma is the commits
sion that must De recognized by the board
of education of the territory of Oklahoma
in receiving its report and acting there
on. Citing the cases Of Ewing VS. Turn
er Okla. 81: Cameron VS.. Parker. J
Oklahoma. 297. Respectfully.
J. L. SrRANG. Attorney General.