Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-28
STATE AUDITOR MEYER AND
PRINTER FARRIS WILL BE
TRIED BEFORE SENATE.
OIL LEASES ARE HELD UP.
Resolution 90 Prevent School Land
Commission From Executing
Leases on State Lands.
tBy !. \. McKEENER.)
CStaff Correspondent)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan, 27.-- (spe-
cial For the first time in the his
tory Of oklahoma two high state of
ficials will appear before the bar Of
the senate and answer to charges of
corruption, incompetency and neglect
of duty. This was determined yes
terday when the house of representa-
| tivcs by an overwhelming vote, adopt
ed a committee report recommending
the impeachment of State Auditor Leo
Meyer and State Printer Giles Tarrls.
only six members voted against the
Meyer report and two against the
Farris report
Immediately a committc was ap-
pointed and Instructed to notify the
senate of the action Of the house.
This was done and then a committee
Of three was appointed to draw up tn
articles OF impeachment
Representative Chase of Nowata
county, submitted the report of thC
! Impeachment committee and declared
the committee thought there was suf
ficient evidence to substantiate every
charge made in the report.
Ashby Argues Against IT,
stump" Ashby was the only mem
ber TO raise his voice in protest, de-
claring that the committc hearing
was only exparte and that the ac-
oh
chance to be heard 1t was strong
ly rumored in the house yesterday
that the impeachment committee had
decided to summon n number Of wit
nesses who would testify In regard to
transactions that might lead to i'm.
peachment charges being brought
against the governor and possibly
some other state official.
Representative Wyand. Pinkham
and Mcclure were appointed by the
speaker to draw up the formal arti-
cles Of impeachment.
VIII Have Formal Trial.
When they are approved by the
house they will be submitted to the
senate, when a date will be set for
the trial Chief Justice Samue; w
Hayes of the state supreme court, will
preside with the senate sitting as a
| jury and q committee from the house
acting as prosecuting attorney. The
| proceedings win be similar to those
| in any trial with the accused men
given the right to be represented by
counsel and to summon witnesses.
Declaring that the state school land
commission had leased $50 sections of
state land for oil and gas for the nom
inal sum Of $50 when Tulsa oil man
| had offered a bonus Of $1,000 for
| one sectien, Representative Chase in
troduced a resolution prohibiting the
commission from leasing any moro
land until the legislature had =
chance to act. The resolution was
adopted without opposition.
Crucc on Capital Matter.
Governor Cruce submitted two mes
sages to the house today. one detailing
how the $4,000 appropriated two
years ago to defend tho grandfather
clause had been expended and the
other reuestlng the legislature TO hold
up any action on the building Of a
capitol until the Oklahoma City peo-
pie had made good the title to the
and they decided to the state which
under the contract with the governor.
they agreed to do.
After exhaustlng the time allowed
for debate under the rules. the house
today passed the Mitchell bill pro-
hibiting the hiring of special attor-
neys by any department Of the state
by a vote Of ~ to 10. The Wright
Jones bill. abolishing 5000 deputy
constables; the Woodward bin. app
proprlatlng 100000 from the consolI
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