The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1912-12-06
Committee of Lawyers Expected
to Report on Legality of
Cruces Removal Of
Board Members
LEGISLATIVE HALLS
In INDIA TEMPLE
Arrangement for Use Of Build
ing Concluded 1'oday--EarIy
Adjournmentof Special
Session Predicted
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Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City, Dec. THE special
committee Of senate lawyers appoint
ed at yesterdays session wrestled all
morning with the problem assigned to
1t, endeayoring to reach conclusion
in regard to the legality Of the GOV.
ernor's effort to remove members of
the state board OF education, giving
some attention also to the testimony
in the case. The senate did not con
vene until O'Clock and went at once
into executive session. It was expect
el that the committee would report,
but nothing has leaked out up to
o'clock as to the nature OF the report.
It was announced today that a sem
ate committee and an informal house
committee had agreed that the regu-
laf sessions Of the legislature shall
ba held in India Temple.
Il is further stated that arrange.
ments for the use Of the building have
beer concluded with Bob Galbreath.
the owner The legislative halls win
occupy the third and fourth floors Of
the building
In executive session Thursday the
senate approved the appointments Of
six district judges ana named com
mittee Of seven lawyers from among
themselves to investigate the legal
phases OF the board Of education con.
troversy
The executive sessions are under
stood 10 have been devoid Of any de-
cided feeling for or against either the
governor or the three members Of the
board OF education whom the governor
attempted to remove 1t becomes
more and more plain from conversa
tions with senators and from what
has been learned Of the proceedings
in executive session that the senate is
approaching the board Of education
row without much previously conceiy-
ceiyed prejudice, and is sitting in the
matter not as partsars Of two hostile
factions, but as 4 jury that desires to
ascertain the facts in the case SO that
it may render a fair decision
From brief Interviews with several
senators Thursday night it appears
? that the senate may not be in session
I longer than Saturday Each OF the
legislators who were asked the date
OF adjournment admitted the possible
j. ity OF remaining longer, but said if
q they had to guess at the date OF ad.
/ iournment they would put it satur.
day
Most Of these senators believed that
the board Of education matter would
be settled SO far as the special session
is concerned by this time One ol
: them thought the senate would then
I recess until possibly a few days before
the regular session in January, and
that in the meantime a committee ap
,e pointed for the purpose would have
4 made fun report OF the board o
education controversy Two othe
senators believed the senate would ad
ID iourn Saturday with the matter uu
ID settled, and would leave it that way
al Others believed that the legal com
! mittee, which reports back Friday
would find that the governor did haY
= . right to remove the three members
anl that the new board would speed
: lily be confirmed, probably with
u fight over one member from persons
as reasons.
The legal committee appointed in th
= executive session is as follows SCI
- ator A r Vandegenter Democrat
y Bartlesvllle; Senator Reuben NJ. Ro
20 die, Democrat, of Ada Senator Joi
- II Buriord, Republican. OF GuthrH
= Senator Guy P Horton, Democrat
= Altus Senator Joseph ,. Jones, I
- publican Of Sapulpa Senator
2 Mcintosh, Democrat Of Durant; Sen
- tor J. !. Carpenter. Democrat Of IA
gum.
'is- The chief point this committee
in to investigate IS whether Gov Cru
led hae a legal right to remove Moss
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