The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-13
Meyer Case Furnishes Chief Topic
for Talk Among the Capital
Crowd-Senate to Act on
House Request
SENATE CONSIDERS
CAPITAL QUESTION
Committee is Divided on Reports
Action is POstpOned---HOuse
Wants Light on the Nc
Brine Affair
Special to the Daily Express.

Special to the Daily Express
Oklahoma City, Feb. ls.-The resig-
nation Of State Auditor Meyer and
the subsequent dropping Of the inn
parchment proceedings against him
continued to be the absorbing topic Of
conversation at the capital today.
Whether there win be any further
criminal proceedings against Meyer IS
uncertain. but there is talk that the
matter may be the subject OF a grand
jury investigation.
Both houses are busy on their cal
endars today The senate was ey-
pected to acp this afternoon On the
request Of the house for the with
drawal Of the charges against Meyer.
Further consideration III the senate
Of the different propositions affecting
the state capitol situation has been
postponed pending the report OF a spe-
eial committee appointed 10 inyesti-
gate the titles to the land donated by
Oklahoma city. This decision was
reached by the senate Wednesday
afternoon. when a motion BY Senator
Burford to chat effect was adopted by
vote of rs to a. The committee
appointed by President Kendrick 20
Investigate .he titles is composed OF
Senators Mcintosh, Carpenter and
satherlin. Senator Joe E. Thompson
Of Pauls Valley was named as a mem
ber Of the committee, but on account
OF being a member Of the inyestigat-
ing committee which is now conduct.
ing the probe Of the McAlester peni-
tentiary, his request to be excused
from the committee was granted ana
Senator Mcintosh named in his place.
Reports Of Committee.
Six committee reports were made
BY members Of the capitol and public
buildings committee. The resolution
b. Senators Barrett and Edmondsoa,
directing the attorney general to bring
suit on the 100000 bond for Okla
homa Citys failure to keen contract
in the Sl,OOO,00 free capitol offer was
recommended to pass in report sign
cd by Senators Barrett and Dutton 2
report hy Senators Shaw, Barefoot
sorrells and Mcclintic was unfavor
able
Senators Shaw, McClintic, Barefoot
and sorrells recommended that ths
MoMeaeham resolution. accepting the
land and money held by Gov. Cruee il
full settlement Of the si.oO00O0 offei
be passed. and Senators Barrett AM
Dutton, that it do not pass An amend
ment was offered by the majority L
the resolution that in addition to tn,
slo0 600 now held BY the governor thi
I Capitol Building company shall pay t
the fund an additional S5S,57S.50, rep
resenting what Oklahoma has not pali
in free rents on the contract mad
with the last legislature SpeahnI
for the building company, Senator MC
Meaoham said it was ready TO abid
by the additional requirement Tn
bill by Senator Burford, taking tn
temporary seat Of government t
Guthrie until such time as Oklahom
City would make good on its $1,000
600 promise, came from the commit
tee, with Senators Barrett and Quito
recommending it be adopted, and tn
otner four members Of the committe
reporting adversely
Senators Thompson, Memmings
and Garrett, also members Of the ca
itol committee, declined to sign an
fthe reports, declaring that none {
the three propositions would sett
the capitol controversy.
Resolution introduced.
Alleging that it is the common b
lief that Attorney General Charl'
West, in his anxiety to make cai
! against the men higher up has proi
ised immunity to W. r. Mclsrin
( charged with the notorious forgery
9 S2S,0O0 Of state warrants, and tn
/ the latter today walks the streets
Oklahoma City and mingles with &