Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-28
COMMITTEE OF The HOUSE AD-
DRESSES INTERESTING
COMMUNICATIONS.
MORE SCANDAL SUGGESTED
Attorney General Called On to EN-
plain Under Oath Many Alleged
Violations of Law.
(nY j. A. M'kEENEIJ
staff Correspondent.

OKLAHOMA CITY, OKLA. Jan.
27.-(SpeclaD D-UneXpected develop
ments in the legislatures investiga-
ton of state officials came late today
when the special investigating com
mittee, appointed by the house to
probe Attorney General Vests Of
flee, sent an extensive letter to the
attorney general, requesting him to
forthwith explain his version Of many
alleged discrepancies in his office and
the expenditure OF state money by
him. The committee communication
follows:
oklahoma city, Jan. 81 1918.
Hon. Charles West,
Attorney General,
Oklahoma City Oklahoma.
Dear Sir: Pursuant to House Resor
luton No. 80. by Curry, the under
signed were appointed a committee to
make certain inquiries of you concern
ing the expenses incurred by you IN
the administration of your Office, and
we have decided that the better way
TO make this inquiry Is to address GER
ain interrogatories to you and require
m answer at the earliest possible mo-
ment. You may make your answers
to the following interrogatories under
oath or not. at your discretion.
First. 1t appears from the records
of the state auditors Office in the pos
session of this committee that since
statehood, and up to the present time
during which time you have been at
torney general, the total expenses OF
YOUR Office charged against the state
have been approximately $l55,642.79'
Please inform this committee whether
or not you have expended this amount
II not. state the amount which your
office has cost the people of this state
since statehood.
Second. In addition to the four
regular assistant attorneys general
authorized by law, please state how
many assistant attorneys general are
now in your employ and by what au-
thority you have employed them and
from what fund you are paying them
and the amount you are paying each
In addition to the four stenographers
authorized by law for your Office
please state how many stenographers
YOU are employing. what you are pay
ing them and against what fund their
salaries are being charged.
Third. Please state what the pres
ent total cost per annum of the pres.
ent force in your office would be, in
Guiding the regular assistant attorneys
general authorized by law, and the eX-
ira special assistant attorneys general
employed by you, and the four regular
stenographers authorized by law, AND
the additional stenographers employ
ed by YOU, together with any other
employees or attaches connected with
YOUR office; and also please furnish MS
n list of the names of each Of them
and the amount each has received.
Fourth. The records in the auditor
office show that you have Mt various
and sundry times employed attorneys
outside of your office force to prepare
briefs in certain litigation. VIII you
please give us the names OF these at
torneys. the amounts paid them ano
cite us your authority Of law for en-
ploying and paying them.
Fifth. Please state the total amount
Of money paid out by you as attorney
general for special assistants. includ-
ing all special employment made by
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