The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-19
Extra Session is Now Under Way
Bills and Resolutions intro
duced and Committees
Working
BROWN PROPOSES NO
MILEAGE THIS TIME
Resolution May "Start Something"
School Resolution is IntrOduc-
ed---Features Of the Gov
ernOr's Message

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Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City, March 19.-With
the old organizations in both houses
continued, the work Of the special aes.
sion Of the legislature which opened
yesterday was begun today, numerous
bills and resolutions being introduced.
It is expected that the next few days
will be devoted chiefly to committee
work. The probe committee win con.
tinue lbs work Featuring as a part
of the opening number on the new
program was an unsuccessful attempt
in the house to GUST the committees
appointed by Speaker Maxey.
Woodward introduced the first Joint
resolution, proposing to submit to the
people the question Of abolishing the
district agricultural schools at Law.
ton, Helena, Warner, Tishomingo and
Broken Arrow 70 abolish three Of the
six state normals; to abolish the uni.
yersity preparatory school at Clare
more to abolish the state girls col
lege at Chickasha to abolish the Will
burton school Of mines.
The first house resolution was in.
troduced by Brown Of Grady and IS
calculated to raise a row. He simply
proposes that no mileage shall be
drawn for the special session.
Oklahoma City March 1s.-In addi-
tion to treating at length the capital
question recommending that steps be
taken for starting work on the struc-
ture at any early date, Gov. Cruce in
his message submitted yesterday, dis
cusses a number Of the important Isl
sues.
In regard to the investigations
started at the regular session. it is
urged that they be pushed to COM
pletion but in such a way that there
can be no charge Of unfairness.
If each public official is to be
judged entirely by his official short
comings.a says the governor, no Of.
ficial serving in any department Of
government in Oklahoma would DO
acquitted. Your enemy or your po-
litical critic can always find enough
in your official conduct upon which
to base criticism.
1T would be just as unfair to try a
man charged with crime before a jury
composed Of the prosecuting wit.
nesses, headed by the county attorney
as the foreman Of the jury. and expect
fair verdict, as it would be to in
vestigate a state official by a. commit
tee composed Of men who have been
the enemies Of that department, who
have preferred charges against it and
who are seeking some Justification for
the criticism and charges made. The
people Of this state want these inyes-
legations to be sweeping. but they
want them to be fair.
1T has been charged that members
of the legislature have preferred
charges against public officials and
have procured themselves to be ap-
pointed upon the committee to investi.
gate those charges. It has been FUR
ther charged to me that committees,
after appointment have asked to be
assigned to certain departments. 1T
can usually be conceded that man
who asks to be assigned to ans spe-
oial department in making an inyesti.
CATION. does so either from a desire
to befriend the official investigated
or to unfairly criticize that deparl-
mente
1t is recommended that the law
passed at the special session to pun.
isR state officials who DIVERT public
funds from their intended purpose be
extended TO an classes Of officials IN
r the state.
The penitentiary and reformalory
I should be placed under q board 81
control to be appointed By the gov.
Z ernor. not composed OF state Officials
/ SAYS The sasefnor. and thai this board
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