The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-29
Bond Issue Proposed BIZ
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made its formal appearance ii ths
house Tuesday, through a resolution by
Representatives BroWn. Cook. Wright
and DeFord and Senator McNeachan
proposing that The state accept ths
lands and moneys offered By Oklahoma
City The resolution went over, under
the rules
Labor Bills Reported.
The committee on labor and arbi.
tration reported out several bills os III.
terest to labor. those fayorably recon-
/ mended including the minimum crew
law BY Randall and Griggs. and an
employers injury Or other employees.
BY Taylor and r. r. smith.
A proposed constitutional amend
ment By Rexroat and Whitman would
fix the salaries of legislators at $1,000
+ per year and actual travelling expenses.
The Wyand-Giaseo banking bill. In
COZ porating the changes requested by
the state bankers ID the guaranty law,
vas reported out Of committee and
placed on the calendar
The first large institutional appro.
priation bin made it's appearance Tues
day, also, and is BY coyne Of the house
and Senator Harlan. to appropriate
$4,000 tor the maintenance Of theI
vinita Asylum for the Insane for the
next two years. $4,000 for the year
ending June 30, 1914. and $4,000 for
the year ending June 80, gl5.
Lemon and King joined in troduc-
ing bin to make It unlawful for al
firm Or corporation to require the pay-
ment of a debt By an employe to Al
third person.
Impeachment Articles Adopted.
There was a slight lall In the Office
ial scandals Tuesday. The house of
representatives adopted the formal
articles Of impeachment against State
Auditor Leo Meyer and state Printer
Giles iW. Farris, and forwarded same
70 the senate The commissioners OF
the land office held a formal meeting
and formally Cancelled the famous con-
tract with the Builders Sand and
Gravel company, which has caused all
the code controversy"
The senate made the matter Or con-
firmation or rejection Of State
Game Warden John B. ,Doolin a spe-
ciaI order for 10 o'clock "Wednesday
morning.
House resolutions calling upon the
governor and school land department
for more sand and gravel and oil
and gas lease information were pass
ed. The house had presented a reso-
luton by rs Joint judiciary committee
recommending O. probe into the con-
struction Of the main building OF the
college for the deaf at Sulphur. where
II is alleged the state has been mulcted
to the extent Of about $4,000 and has
very little TO show for the rest Of the
money expended.
The hoase and senate finally got to-
gether on the question Of limiting the
time Of the general house Investigate
ing committee. The senate agreed to
give the committee as much time after
the session as it might need, at 80 per
diem and 81 for expenses. and the
house accepted this compromise.
West Makes Reply.
In answer to the thirteen interrog-
atoriesg put to him by the special
house committee as to the expendi-
lures his office, Attorney General
Charles J. West took up the first ques
tion Tuesday With the answer that his
department has cost the people Of the
state since statehood mot one cent"
Though the repy is laconic, the attor
ney general goes into length showing
that he has collected 10 hard cash for
the people more than $4,000 over and
above the amount expended by his Of
flee, not including the judgments in
cases he has so far won.
The attorney general in answering
the first question states that he will
reply to the other 'interrogatories'
just as fast as he can investigate and
gel the answers. The first installment
Of his answers. was presented in the
form OF a letter to Representative
Frank z. Curry, chairman Of the spe-
cial house committee.