Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-11
SENATE VETERANS
GET RAW DEAL
OLD MEMBERS ALMOST IGNOR-
I'D IN MAKING UP THE
COMMITTEES.
after CODE COMMITS ION
Intima Sand and Gravel Thieves
Are Seeking 10 Hold Up the
Report.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec. 10-(Spe-
,ial.D The committee on committees,
made its report to the senate Tues
day Of the committee assignments OF
the regular session, and though the
work of the committee has not given
the most perfect satisfaction to some
individual members of the senate,
the report was adopted.
IT is the feeling Of the old mem
bers that the new senators have been
q little unjust in their division Of
their assignments for some of the
leaders of the upper house who have
served from the first and second ses-
sions Of the legislature are ignored
on many of the important commit
tees and have but few chairmanshlps
between them.
Neither j. b. Thompson, Of Pauls
Valley, r. e. Echols of Elk City, nor
Senator r NJ. Roddie, of Ada, the
first a congressman elect and the
other two congressional aspiranta
from their districts. were given thI
chairmanships Of the important con-
gressional re-appointment committee
as the rank ana file of the senate are
inclined to believe should have been
done The place went . j. V. Nc
Clntock, of Snyder, one Of che
younger senators and n leader among
the new members. Senator McCIln
tick, however, proved himself bigger
than the place and capable of a
IA ~
offering the post to Senator Echols,
who held it in the 1911 session. and
assisted In passing an amendment to
the committee report permitting the
chairman to exchange places with
one another of the various commit
tees so that he could turn the chair
manship OF congressional representa-
ton over to Senator Echols.
Chas. F. Barrett of Shawnee, Lets
the craftsmanship of the highly I'M
portant committee on public build
ings and capitol to which will go all
the bills to abolish state institutions
and the capitol appropriation lill'
Neither the Guthrie nor Oklahoma
City members were given places on
this committee, on the grounds that
they were disqualified by local intvr-
est.
Elmer Thomas, Of Lawton, gets the
craftsmanship Of appropriation com
mittee. j. L-Carpenter, of Mangum,
heads the legal advisory committee.
Senator Roddie, constitution and con-
stitutional amendments. j. H. Suth-
erlan and j. Il. Mcintosh, the first
and second judiciary respectively.
Senators C. C. Shaw Of Mill Creek,
revenue and taxation.
In presenting the committee report
to the senate, Senator Barrett chair
man, said that efficiency and not
seniority had counted in making the
assignments He repudiated the
iGoa of any scant treatment of the
"old" members, and insisted that the
fatted calf had been killed and fairly
divided. The minority he said, hay
ing grown less In number but greater
in quality had better representation
on the committees than ever before.
The senate, after a long discussion
upon the advisability of asking the
board OF affairs, over the head Of
Governor Lee Cruce, why the Okla
homa code had not been printed, al
though ordered two years ago, APP
pointed a committee to confer with
the governor on the subject. Several
senator's intimated the cause Of the
delay might be traced to interested
attorneys in sand and gravel con-
tracts wanting to alter some of the
laws embodied therein. C. o. Bum,
who anotated the code appeared be-
fore the senate and said he received
81, 500 for anotatlng and indexlng tho
code and later received another $3.50
for supplemental work.
After dabating for an hour on the
Aycock- -Langston contest and voting
two ways on the subject the senate
passed It over untN later time for
solution
At night session, Secretary Ben
+. Riley, of the state election board,
Game Warden John b. Doolin, Lon
Frame, OF the board of affairs, were
refused present confirmation and
committee was appointed to investi-
gate the fitness. qualifications, poll
cies and record in office of these
officials, and report January o.
Chairman C. C. Penn, and Thomas b.
Ferguson confirmed as members OF
election board and L. d. Brunk of
board of pharmacy.
The investigating committee Is
composed of Senators Thomas Bare
foot Carpenter and Franklin. The
senate will meet Wedn, sday morning
mt 3 o'clock and adjourn shortly af-
terwards to January G.