Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-19
50 DECLARES NTINE
II, II. SMITH, IN DENorNC-
INC. CONSERN tTISM.
NOTHING WILL Be Done
N-scrt~ That Special Session win De-
Nrlop Nothing of BENEFIT
To The People.
(Bl j. \. MkI,I'NER.D
CStam COrrespondentn

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 49, -
CspcoialD Just before the close OF
the regular session, II, IT, Smith mov.
cd to suspend the rules in order that
"A pending resolution of nis might be
passed, and sent to the senate, request.
ing the senate to pass bill No. 2SS.
which was killed in the senate a few
minutes later by postponcment This
bill was what is known as the state
treasurer's bill. requiring "A settlement
by all officers with the state treasurer.
MIR. Smith referred In his statement To
the school land department. with the
suggestion that IL was necessary from
developed facts in connection with tho
Investigation to pass this bill The
rules were suspended, there being but
fourteen votes cast against the propo-
sition. Just as soon as Crawford and
Durant found what was being done,
Crawford insisted that he would se
the point that the session had gone
long past the hour fixed for adjourn
ment. Smith refused to recede. and
Crawford insisted probably to save
the school land department The
members gathered around the two
leaders, in front of the speaker. The
| speaker hesitated, and asked that
| Crawford withdraw the point, but he
refused. Smith wa sequally determin-
ed To force the resolution go that the
speaker declared the motion to sus-
pend the rules. which he ha.i ten
minutes before declared passed, lost.
and directed the journal clerk to have
the record so how 1t was bold last
act TO save the political system for
which the house organization stands.
The school land officials knew that the
governor would protect them from tho
bill being brought up during the spe-
'lal session, as the senate had protect
ed them by preventing consideration
Of the bill. Many members expressed
themselves bitterly after adjournment,
and Smith himself. usually Indifferent
TO what happens, denounced the situa-
tion, and asked the newspaper report
ers to quote him as follows:
The special session will bring forth
nothing. The house has done all that
has been done. and it has done very
little. No peoples measure can pass
the senate or the house at the spe-
cia session, and ! await to see how
Tar the governor is going to go To
protect these state officials. ! do not
wish to do anyone an injustice. but
do not hesitate to say that the people
Will get no relief from this or any
other legislature. unless they get them
performed. / am ready and willing
10 go home. for | am sure that our ef
forts viii he in vain during the special
session. The house investigating com
mittee can do little, unless measures
are passed that will protect the people
from what the investigation has devel-
opcd, has been done with their money.
! might illustrate my position by tell
ing story OF deacon in the Baptis,
church in the mountains Of Kentucky
who was trying to quell a fight be-
tween the pastor and a disturber OF
religious worship, by telling the
preacher that he should be more con-
scrvative, TO which the preacher re-
piled: "To he'll with conservatism
when am about to lose my religion"
so say "ro he'll with conservatism.
or down with the special session. when
the people are getting nothing. for the
money it costs"