The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-23
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samed this afternoon az soon as the
appropriation bills that are now up
are our of the way
The senate Tuesday afternoon began
consideration 81 the bin seeking 70
abolish certain county offices and con
soIidate them with others and after
session lasting until nearly u o'clock
Tuesday night almost completed con
sideration cf the measure.
The Dill consolidates the offices o.
clerk Of the district, superior and coun.
Il courts ard combines the office Of
register Of deeds with that Of county
clerk No diatiIeticn ii the size Of
counties is made. Under the terms Of
The measure Il is applicable to all
counties. The number Of assistants
each officer shall have will be deter
mined BY the population Of the coun.
ty aud the amount Of work to be done,
The bill as passed by the house pro-.
ssaed that after the consolidation, the
office Of register 81 deeds and county
clerk should be known as the office
of register of deeds, bur It was amend
ed ID the senate to leave the office IN
she name Of the county clerk This
bill. It is believed, will solve the con
solidation and elimination problem to
the satisfaction Of almost every coun-
t. y
In the afternoon the senate decided
that all witnesses summoned before
senate investigating committees. eth.
er BY the state or BY the defense
should receive 81 a day and their ac-
tual expenses A motion to amend this
proposal by making the state liable
only for expenses Of witnesses sum
moned by the prosecutitA, lost.
The senate adopted a resolution pro
yldine that the appropriation for state
printing shall be made to the differ.
ent departments instead Of mmr
aUm as has heretofore been the case
Each department viii look after its
own printing since the office OF state
printer has been abolished.
Grant, Probe Starts.
The probe Of the reformatory al
Granite, to be conducted by the offic,
Of The commissioner Of charities an,
corrections wlll be started this after
noon and an effort is being made y
gather an Of the testimony given be
fore the honse investigating commit
tee. The investigation promises to b.
thorough In every respect. and in Of
der 10 be prepared to go into ever
phase Of the charges. Miss Estell
Blair. assistant commissioner of char
ties and corrections. Tuesday address
ed a letter to the house iayestigatin
committee requesting that the con
missioner be given a list of the wi
nesses who testified before the con
mlitee, together with all Of the dat
it bad obtained in its investigation
Miss Blair stated Tuesday that whe
the investigation has been made. h
one viii be able to charge that thei
had ben laxness on the part OF tn
department The governor has r
auestea thorough and impartial /
Festigation. she said, and we inter
to sift all Of the charges to the botto
and % hold the hearings absolutely
the open
The probe will be conducted
Jarge Ross ). Loekriege and some r
teen Of twenty Witnesses already ha'
been snbpoenaed 10 appear before u
hearing. The investigation viii
started III the office Of the departme
of the commissioner Of charities a.
corrections If the quarters are ina
equate. some other place viii be d
eided upon
Miss Kate Barnard. commissioner
charities and corrections, who Is nc
IN New Mexico on account Of b
health. probably will be present lat'