The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-06
Meyer and Faris Appear Before
Senate to Answer TO Impeach-
ment Charges Preferred
by the House
RIDDLE WOULD REMIT
PENALTIES ON TAXES
Introduces Bill with Emergency
---HOuse Again Rejects Recall
Bill---SchOOl for Blind Re-
mains at Fl. Gibson
pecial to tie Oily Express.

Special to the Oily Express.
Oklahoma City, Feb. Before the
state senate today, Leo Meyer. state
auditor, and Giles Farris, state print.
er, were formally arraigned Oh I'M
parchment charges. brought against
them by the house. The proceeding
was formal The accused will be
given time to file their answers to
the charges, after which win follow
their trial.
Among the new bills introduced is
one by Representative Riddle OF Grady
county, which provides for the remit.
ting Of penalties On delinquent taxea.
The bill also carries the emergency
clause which. if adopted, would make
it effective at once.
The famous idea Of the "recaIlr re-
ceived another jolt Wednesday when
the house committee on constitutional
amendments, Of which Representative
Houston b Teehee Of Tahlequah is
chairman, reported out unfaEorably the
bin BY Measrs twry Of Tulsa and II.
f. Smith Of ]" 4watomie. proposing
a constitutions amendment for the
recall Of pnbF 9tfisera.
A similar ball has been introduced
in every legislature since statehood.
and the fate has always been the
same, death in committee.
In the meantime, Senator Campbell
Russell says that II takes fo constihi-
tional amendment, and points to his
abrogation Of the old board Of agri-
culture by initiative act as a perfect
instance Of the people recalling public
officers without any legal procedure
having been provided.
A minority report signed by Messrs.
Joyner and Peery recommends a sub
stitute under which ali pu5io officials
other than the judiciary might be re-
called The substitute was ordered
printed, and goes on the calendar, and
there is some promise of a lively de-
bate when it comes up
The mental anguish bin by Fl. II.
Smith Of Pottawatomie. also reported
unfavorably By the Judiciary commit.
tee No. /, oecasioned a minority re.
port that it do pass, signed by Messrs.
Glasco and II. III Smith. The mental
anguish" bill also has been a feature
of past legislatures, although such
law has never yet been enacted n
/ Oklahoma. It proposes In brief the la.
bility Of damages for failure to cor.
rectly or promptly transmit or deliver
telegraph messages.
The house Iil by Cook Of Atoka, %
create stats common school library
commission, was recommended favor
ably by the committee on education.
The bin by John ?. Crawford to ex-
tend the 1908 school book contracts
, until 1915 was transferred from the
committee on education to legal ad.
visory
A bill BY Mr.. Spengler. proposing to
! rehabilitate part Of the old "McCalla
law, passed by the l904.0s legislature.
(which called for the forfeiture Of the
Oklahoma license and right 20 90 bus.
: mess Of any foreign corporation trans
T ferring cases from the state to the
; federal courts, was fayorably recon.
mended from judiciary No. also
The MeCaua law was attacked BY
half a dozen railroads, which It was
alleged deliberately made caSea by
transferring damage suits from state
to federal courts, and then restrained
:. the secretary OF state from declaring
their license forfeited BY actions IN
the federal courts. Upon appeal, the
(. law was declared unconstitutional 81
= an interference with interstate com
e merce.
i. mir. Spengler's bin would Apply cnis
N to that class 81 foreign corporations
not doing an Interstate conmeFes
y business so the author says such q.
u. insurance companies.
IA The same committee reported iaxor
r, ably upon the Lemon bill, which pro
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