The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-31
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D|SsECTs
CHARGES
DECLARES REPUBLICANS
HAVE M ABE THEM
SELVES RIDICULOUS
REALLY NOT WORTHY
SERIOUS CONSIDERATION
Allegations Based Merely Upon
Belief and Information
Of AttIanis


charges presented by the Republicans
was made today by Judge John T.
Hayes OF Hobart, one OF the five dis
tinguishad attorneys constituting the
code commission, now revising Okla
hOmas laws, as follows:
THE Republicans allege nine
counts In their information, which,
II must be observed, is not sworn TO
as actually being the case, but as
being the belief and information" Of
the man filing the charges. None
of the nine counts aliege that the
governor appropriated state funds to
his own use, but charge that he used
funds for one state purpose when
they were authorized for another, or
that the person receiving the money
did not work under the particular
fund from which he was paid None
OF the nine counts allege that the
persons receiving the money did not
render value received to the state.
There is no charge even of waste or
Encouragement. The charges are, in
brief, that the various amounts enum-
Grated were spent contrary to the
belief of the Republicans as TO how
they should be spent.
y school Land Department Charge.
"The first matter that may be taxi
en- up Is the charge by Representa-
tive Humphreys that the school land
commissioners have spent $205,0OO
for expenses of the school land de-
partment. contrary 10 the conslitu-
ton. They admit the money was
spent for the expenses of the depart
ment but claim that IL should mol
have been spent without Legislative
authority. The only mat ier involved
Is question of law Let us see.
The Republicans evidently overlook
ed this little item: Section A, Chan
ter 7G, page 66l, House Bill No. rs,
session laws of l9G7-l9OS, SAYS: The
commissioners Of The land office may
appoint such assistants and incur
such expenses as are necessary III
the management and handling OF such
property and funds, and shall pay
such expenses out OF the income oil
the school funds" This is from an
act of the First legislature, and all
The Republicans in The house bnl
three voted for the bill. Those voting
ives" were Bowdre, Chappell, DAY
Evans, Fraser, Jones, Lockwood
McAdoo, Orcutt Porter, Sands
Shearer, Smith of Dewey and Wat
rous. those voting mo- were She
man, Stagner and Utterback Anc
now the Republicans say there Is nc
legislative authority for paying ex
nenses out of the school funds, Botf
the Oklahoma statutes and the com
mon law are to the contrary TRUSS
and estates bear their own expenses
as a rule. Evidently the Second leg
islature thought the matter all rlght
for il refused to pass any iurthe
legislation on the matter, when Gov
ernor Haskell. last February present
ed the subject to them.
Lieutenant Governor Bellamy's sal
ary.
"Reiatiye TO the banking board
Lieutenant Governor Bellamys sal
ary was paid. not as the Republican,
allege, out OF the bank guaranty fund
nor out of the interest received ol
the bank guaranty fund, but out o
the revenues OF the bank commission
er's Office, which consists prlnclpali
of fees charged for bank examina
tions All the expenses OF the BANK
ing board are paid from this sam
source, the secretarys salary, sti
tlonery. rent, stamps, etc. Now, as I
the right OF Mr.. Bellamy to draw
sata as charman-the law is a
on his side. In many states th
lieutenant governor is paid additions
bv the state for additional services
and there is no law in Oklahoma pr'
venting him from holding two place
OF trust under the state His pos
tion Is. as lieutenant governor, NOR
OF an honorary one than one OF actui
service, for he has no duties excel
when the legislature is in session
the governor is out of the state
There is no statute of incompatible
ity Ia Oklahoma, nor nothing to pr
vent The lieutenants governor bein
paid a salary as chairman OF II
banking board Yet the bankir
board itself, stopped Mr.. Bellamy
salary last July. has paid him not
INK since, and the whole matter is
The courts, under friendly suit, fl
settlement"
Anthony and the Private Secretar
ship.
.As to Representative Anthol
serving as the governors secretar
in the flrss place, Attorney Gener
Ness rendered Cosesnos Haskell y
Mr.. Anthony a decision holding III
the latter could accept the place