Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-19
COVERS NEARLY SAME GROUND
AS IN PREVIOUS DOCU-
MENTS OF KIND.
Plans FOR MUCH WORK
Wants Some Institutions Abolished
and Good Appropriations for
the Others.
BE j. 4. M'kEENER)


OKLAHOMA CITY, Mar. 1S.-(Spe-
CialD Covering much of the same
ground which he covered in his mes
sage to the regular session, Governor
Cruce today submitted his first mes
sage to the special of the fourth legis-
lature. The message was read in
both houses and In the senate was
made special order for discussion
tomorrow afternoon, with the idea Of
determining what bills will come
within puryiew of the message as tho
legislature can only take up such
matters as submitted to them by the
governor.
In the house the message was sim
ply read and ordered printed 1t Ia
understood that the governor will
submit other messages from time to
time covering many matters
Would Continue Investigations.
The message recommends con
tinuance of the general investigations
begun during the regular session, and
that it be directed not only against
all departments of the government
but Institutions as well. The gover-
nor suggests that the proper pro-
ceedings be brought against all de-
linquents and those found guilty OF
criminal acts. The message says:
These indictments will be Of
little value to the people unless you
follow them with enactment Of laws
that will prevent re-occurence OF
these conditions. At the regular ses-
sion law was enacted to punish state
officials, employees and appointeoa
who divert public funds from the use
for which they were appropriated. l
recommend that you place upon the
statute books law that would thus
deal with every public official who
dlVerts or misappropriates public
funds"
In recommending that appropra-
tions for departments be made, the
governor suggests that 1t define uses
Of all the funds appropriated.
Wants Schools Abolished.
Governor Cruce said that had not
altered his opinion as to the abolish
ment of certain state educational in
stitutions, and he recommends that
the question be submitted to a vote
of the people. In doing so each In
stitution should be required to stand
upon its individual merits, so the peo-
pie could give a fair expression. II
after this is done and majority vote
shall decide that all Of the high ed
ucational institutions are to be main
tanned, then the state should treat
them as fixtures and make of them all
that was intended.
Plenty of Money.
The massage says.
Il recommend that YOU pass APP
| preparation bills for each of the state
educational institutions. sufficient to
maintain them in an adequate way for
! the next two years. I want here to
voice my protest against any plan
that means an insufficient approprla-
| ton for any of these institutions ii
they are to be continued. If We are
to have the educational institutions
we should have sufficient ones, and
we cannot have those without an ade-
quate appropriation to maintain
| them. The state university and the
!
have the endorsement of practically
all citizens of the state. and the APP
proprations for these institutions
should be upon scale of liberality
that will enable them to take their
place among similar institutions oi
other states. Notwithstanding, | am
opposed to maintaining all OF the
higher educational institutions | have
no objection to adequate appropria-
tions for each OF them for the bien-
mum, providing the legislature win
submit to the people the question Of
whether or not portion of them shall
be abolished, and further. that the re-
naming appropriation for any instl-
tuition abolished shall revert to the
state treasury"
a State Capital
In view of adoption of the Nc
| Mechan resolution locating the lcgis-
house on the northeast site. the legis-
| lature Is asked not to further delay
arrangements for building. The
| legislature should first determine he
says, what is to be the buildings cost,
| then make arrangements to carry out
the work by providing funds, deter
mining who is to spend the money and
how plans are to be Sc cured. He
urges safeguards that will prevent
corruption and graft In the venture.
It is suggested that the building can
be put up By piecemeal but makes no
suggestion as to how much the pre-
| liminary appropriation should be