Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1912-12-07
SENATE TO PROBE
OTHER Matters
si.lk TO LEARN EXPENDITURES
OF STATE CONTINGENT
FUND.
MAY EFFECT COMPROMISE
MAY Sustain Crucc in Dischnreing the
Members and refuse TO Confirm
New Appontccs.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Dec, G.-(Spe-
ciall The scuate's actual business
q Friday was limited to passing four
resolutions. The first requests all
state departments to furnish itemized
statements Of contingent fund eXpen-
ditures during the past two years,
second. requests the board Of affairs
to furnish complete inventory Of
state property; third requests list
of all state employees, and their sal
cry. The fourth resolution calls upon
the clerk Of the supreme court OF his
receipts since statehood and EN-
ployes necessary to conduct his office
Senator Campbell Russell, support
Ing the resolution investigating fund
expenditures, said that now men
were travelling over oklahoma. organ
izng lobby to attend the January
session on behalf Of the recalled agri-
cultural board. Senator Burford, OF
Guthrie, discussing the place of hold
ing the regular Legislative session, Of
fered on behalf OF Guthrie, to fur-
nlSn iudIlbIb III NIuilllti iiSt Va N''s
and pay the mileage of all legislators
to Guthrie He also insisted that OK
lahoma City be required to give cash
bond to pay rent on the Legislative
halls if the legislature sat in Oklaho-
ma City.
The utter inability of the legal In
vestigating committee appointed by
70 In nyapntiya gaAginn ThnrS-
day to agree on the question, whether
or not Governor Cruce had the right
to dismiss appointees prior to their
confirmation by the senate, led to
, lengthy arguments Of legal nature
in the Friday executive session. The
debate ended with the committee be-
ing dissolved. AS 1t had requested at
the beginning of the session, the board
Of education controversy Is thus
thrown back to the senate at large,
and some decisive action may be
looked for Saturday unless the senate
decides not to hurry things and hold
on for several days next week. Friday
night it looked that the senate could
not adjourn Saturday, as majority
of the senators had hoped to do, and
that 1t might continue on even later
than thhe middle of next week.
Governor Cruce will send up more
appointments Saturday to be confirm
ed and under the rules these appoint
ments lie on the table twenty-four
hours before being taken up for con-
sderation, which means that In the
least time the senate could not get
to them before Monday next
at might appear that the failure
of the legal committee to reach any
decision in the board of education
controversy" said a democratic leader
in the senate Friday night, would
have a tendency to further confuse
the situation, but such is not so. II
meant more, that the members Of the
committee had divided, Just as the
senate at large will divide on the
question, and indicated in reality a
clearing away of doubts The senate
is through discussing the law and is
about ready to vote"
The personality of the appointees
on the board Of education, as submit
ted by the governor has not yet been
discussed by the senate officially, but
the last twenty-four hours has occa-
stoned much private talk amnog the
senator's. 1t appear now that Cover
nor Cruce will win on the question OF
his right to dismiss, but he may lose
one or two of the men he nominated.
Ira L. Cain, of Muskogee, is one who
may not be confirmed; w. f.. Row
sey, of Muskogee another, although
Rowsey's chances appear better than
Gains. 1t is understood that the op-
position to the latter Is on technical
or legal grounds, that he was once
i'm the employment of some bank COM
pany. which, 1t is stated. bars a man
from service on the state board Of
education The objection to Mr.. Row
sey Is said TO be more personal. It Is !
also probable that the appointment
of Lon Frame to the state board Of
affairs may meet with strong opposi- |
ton.
Senators Burford and Mitchell were |
excused from attendance Saturday as
Urgent matters at home compelled |
their peresnce there.