The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-14
Charges are Reported Alleging chat
the Public Defender" Asked
Pay for Assistance in Sc
curing PardOns
CONSOLIDATION BILLS
TO FINAL ROLL CALL
House Declines to Abolish Town
ship GOvernment--MOre Probes
COming--BiIls Acted on
in the Senate

Oklahoma city, Feb 1l-J. fl
Maxey chairman Of the house com.
mittee on Impeachment, submitted 70
the lower body yesterday allegations
against Public Defender DR.. J. H. stol-
per- connected with the department of
charities, which set forth that stolper
had asked for money ia return for
his lAfluence in securing the pardon
Of John and Pete Silva from the peni-
tentiary Chairman Maxey asked that
the house carefully consider the
charges before making appropriations
for the maintenance OF the office Of
commissioner Of charities. Stolpers
duties are to protect Indian children
from graft and to intervene on behalf
Of the state for Miss Kste Bernard
when the interests Of delinquents are
involved
The senate devoted yesterday chief
ly 70 the creation OF special commit
tee to Investigate alleged misapplica-
tion Of the bank guaranty fund.
The house Of representatives yes
terday finally passe senate bill ap-
IproDriating Sio.0oJ 10 light the small
pox epidemic in the southeastern pssyt
81 the state
Members Of the house investigating
committee were in conference yester-
day vita attorneys and Witnesses for
Penitentiary Warden Robert w. Dick,
whose management Of the penitentiary
is being closely scrutinized
The following bills have been passed
by both houses and have been signed
by Gov. cruce. aside from the appro.
priation bills
Bill defining burglary by explosives
For attachment Of Cotton county TO
fifteenth Judicial district
Providing for the transfer Of cases
from one county to newly created
county.
Providing for pay per diem for ex.
ira senate session.
Resolution providing for ineestiga-
tion OF all state departments.
Total senate bills introduced sgs
Total house bills introduced So
New house bills yesterday------ 24
Passed by house Yesterday 4
Consolidation Bills.
AS on Wednesday, the house devoted
most Of its work Thursday to these
abolition and consolidation bills:
House bin No. a. by the committee
on county and toghship government,
as amended and passed to final roll
call, makes the following changes in
county offices;
In counties Of less than 10000 popu-
lation. the register Of deeds, clerk Of
the county court and county clerk ~
abolished. the duties deyolving upon
the clerk Of the district court
In counties between 10000 and 3i,-
GOO population. according to the Peery
amendment, consolidating the offices
OF county clerk With that of registes
Of deeds, and that Of The clerk d the
. county court with that Of the district
court.
( In counties between $4,000 aud So.
0 600, the office Of register Of deeds is
I abolished and the duties fall upon lhs
e county clerk.
r An amendment by Chase Of Ne
$ wata to refer the bill to the people a
d the general election in 1911 was votes
down After the bin was perfected i
was recommitted to a special commit
tee to fix the number Of assistant
a an dtheir salaries.
n The bill to abolish the office 9
1t county assessor after 1915 was indef
q nitely postponed upon motion Of Bond
"a Of Rogers. and the house went at one
to work on the bill Fe.alIixins the sa
aries of assessors and adopted sectlp
with a minimum salary of Si2eQ
counties under 10000, cutting the sou
IT mittee recommendation OF $500 dow
qf by $l00. The house adjourned wil
ln 1.-THE bill uneompleted.
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