The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-13
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kell administration without sending
their names to the senate for confrma-
ton and to explain by what authority
they were so continued.
A committee OF three will be appoint
ed by the house upon resolution by
Mr.. Hill of Pittsburg, which was adopt.
ed, for an investigation of the McCur-
tain mine disaster and other mine ac-
cidents which are called to its atten-
tion. The committee will have the
plenary powers OF court of justice.
Upon resolution by Mr. Bond of
Rogers county Speaker Maxey named
Bond, Crawford, Chace, Curry and
Mcclure to investigate why the code
had been held up and to report.
A resolution by Mr.. Pruett directed
the heads of the six normal schools,
the two preparatory schools, the state
university the college for women and
the school OF mines to report the aver
age daily attendance at their institu-
tions, and a resolution was offered by
Mr.. Halsell of Bryan county directing
the house TO employ three expert ac-
countants to check up state depart
ments, ascertaining the number of en-
ployes, amount OF fees collected, dis
position of the money and the work
done.
Both resolutions went over until
Monday. The resolution by Mr.. Lewis
directing the general appropriation
committee, of which Mr.. Durant is
chairman, to report to the house not
later than January %, was also con
tnued.
Disposition to Override Veto.
Mr. Durant said it was the commit
tees intention to get the bills out as
early as possible.
Il may as we'll be plain about it, he
said. 1T is almost certain the gov
ernor viii run his knife deep into
some OF the appropriations and there
is a disposition among some of the
members to pass them over his veto.
The senate also talked about inyosti-
cations II passed unanimously the
resolution by Senators Memminger
and kendrick, for an inquiry about the
expenditures on the state building for
the deaf at sulphur This informa-
ton is to come from the board of af-
fairs.
Senator Tucker called up his res0l
ton naming a committee to investigate
the state educational institutions aed
asked that the names Of senators IN,
derson and McAister he added to
those named in the resolution. Senator
Roddie objected to what he termed
hasty action, saying that the board of
affairs was soon to report on the state
institutions, and then if anything were
found wrong the legislature could
make it's inquiry. The Tucker resou-
tions, he added, was not like the Red
wine resolution for the penitentiary
probe, since it made no specific
charges
Senator CeClintic member of the
committee named by the resolution.
said there we're specific charges, to
his mind, and he mentioned the alleged
shipment OF secondhand machinery to
one of the normal schools and the ship |
ment of more coal than the institution
could burn in several winters IL the
latter, it developed that a coal sales |
agent would ship fuel to an institution |
as long as the institutional head would |
have it unloaded, and then present |
claims to the state, This is one bit
of information that is also sought by
the Smith resolution passed by The
house today.
Senator Roddie told the senate there
were some state institutions in excel.
lent shape, and that the committee
ought to specify which ones were to
be looked into The resolution was