The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-09
IS OPPOSED
TO LARGE
OIL LEASES
Cruce Sends Message Approving
Policy Of Maxey Committee
Another Congressional
DistrictMap Proposed

Oklahoma City, April 9,-In accord
ance with the policy Of conserving the
oil and gas resources Of the state, Gov.
Cruce today sent a message to the
legislature in which he approved 0f
the policy Of leasing oil lands in small
blocks as advocated by the Maxey
committee,
The legislative proceedings today
up to this hour have been devoid 1f
special interest both houses joining
on routine matters,
The adoption Of the committee re-
port recommending the seating of J..
L. Weiser, Republican, and the un-
seating Of w. L. Roberts, representa-
tive from Texas county, the adoption
OF the report Of tho general Investigate
ing committee, recommending the re-
moyal Of DR.. J. G. Mahr, superintend-
ent Of public health; the adoption of
the committee report on the investi-
cation Of the offices of state depart
ment OF labor, fire marshal and state
board of agriculture was the net re-
suit Of the house labors Of Tuesday,
following a memorial service iii honor
Of the memory Of Representative },
H. Thomas, who died Sunday.
The general Investigating commit
tee of the house met Tuesday night
and made final preparations for sub
mitting to the house its report and
recommendations concerning the state
board Of affairs and the famous school
book contract involving several mil
lion dollars. 1t is believed that the
report will contain nothing more sen,
sati0nal than an exoneration Of the de-
capitated board, which consisted ll
Robert Dunlop, Scott Glenn and O
Frank Hayes, who were removed by
Gov Lee Cruce ente7Mg upon the rec
ords of his office IN order Of dis
missal of the members.
The bill reappropriating $250,0OO for
the construction Of asylum buildings
at Vinita was passed by the house
Tuesday. This amount OF money was
appropriated two years ago, and -four
buildings provided for. The measure
passed Monday provides for the con
struetion OF five buildings. Riddle
recommended that part Of the money
De spent in the construction Of a
small asylum in the central part oI
the state TO which patients temporar
ly insane might be removed. saying
lbat 80 per cent OF those who recover
10 So in the first two years.
The appropriation committee report
ed out a bill providing for the pur
chase Of a silver set for the battleshiI
Oklahoma, but made no recommends
ton as to its disposition The bill
was placed upon the calendar.
A bill which would permit womeI
Ia Oklahoma to vote as often as thl
men are allowed to do so, was intro
duced in the house by Morris an,
Lothers Tuesday.
New bills introduced in the houst
Tuesday included one requiring thl
legislature to meet once each year
and no bin could be put upon fina
passage during the first session.
A new congressional reapportion
ment map, the work or the committee
Of nine representatives appointel
Monday, was being circulated amonl
house members Tuesday. The com
nittee proposes to get a majority .
he house members to place their o.
on the map, and then present it to th
governor, who II is said. win consen
70 the map being made official Th
committee then proposes to have th
house adopt the map and place tn
responsibility OF its final passag
through the legislature upon the sci
ate.
Ii is said that the governor ha
| given his official approval Of the bi
as prepared by the committee of tn
/ Democratic caucus Of the house
The senate so far has not appointe
a committee TO confer with the hous
caucus committee and Gov. Cruce
he preparation Of a map, and Senate
1 R0ddie Tuesday said there is 4
chance of the senate doing SO either
The map as prepared divides Ia
state into the following districts.
District No / consists Of the com
/ lies Of Craig. Nowata. Washington
Rogers, Ottawa, Delaware, Adai
/ Cherokee, Mayes. Usage, Pawnee an
| Tulsa. Population, 201367: DEM
cratic majority, 1868.
| District No. 2 consists of the coul
les Of Wagner. Okmulgee, Muskoge
/ Mcintosh, Haskell and Pittsburg. Po
ilation, 203,ls5; Democratic maiorit
/ 1926.
District No. 3 consists Of the coul
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