The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-20
Senate Again Convenes as Court Of
Impeachment to Take Up Case
Of Accused Insurance
Commissioner
STATE SCHOOLS TO Be
INSPECTED BY HOUSE
Committee Appointed to Visit all
Institutions to Gather Data
Bills for Maintenance Of
Schools introduced

Oklahoma City March 2O.-At ,
O'Clock this afternoon the state sen
ate convened as a court OF lmpeach-
ment for the trial. Of Perry A. Ballard,
state insurance commissioner, against
whom charges Of official corruption
weer brought by the house. Ballard
has demurred on the grounds that he
was compelled to give testimony tend
ing 70 lncriminate himself before the
investigating committee. Il is expect
ed that the iirst step In the senate will
be some action In regard to this plea.
AT the Wednesday aiternon session
ef the senate, the governors message
was considered and the subjects treat
ed In It we're referred to the various
committees. The committees viii re-
port back bills seeking to carry out
the expressed wishes Of the governor.
This does not necessarily prohibit any
member Of the senate from introducing
any bill he desires SO far as il comes
within the purYiew OF the recommen-
dations OF the governor. This ques-
tion oceasioned considerable discus
sion In the senate Wednesday after
noon. itwas decided that each mem
Der should first consider for himself
whether or not the subject matter Of
bis bill is within the latitude given IN
the governors message, before intro
ducing It. In case the member intro
ducing the bin has placed wrong con.
struction on the governors message
the senate, II II SO desires, can rule
the bill cut on a point OF order.
New Senate Bills.
A number Of bills were introduced
Wednesday which included several
that we're introduced during the regu.
lar session. These viii have to 90
through the regular channels during
the extra session that they did during
the regular session.
The bills and resolutions introduced
were:
No. /, By Carpenter and Redwine:
Defining and regulating the state penal
institutions.
No 2, by vandeventer Giving the
corporation commission the right to
regulate aud fix the passenger rates
TO be charged by railroad companies
within the state
No g. by Pugh and Carpenter: To
abolish Tie office Of county court
clerk.
No. T. by Pugh and Carpenter Tc
abolish the office Of register Of deeds
and confer the duties Of that office OF
the county clerk
No. 5. by franklin Defining the
qualifications Of electors at bond anC
other municipal elections.
No. 6, by pugh and Jones Prescrih
ing additional duties for the treasurer
and sheriff
No. Z. by Franklin Relating to The
duties Of district court stenographers
No. S. By Echols and Wilson: IL
extend the duties OF The state board o
equalization
No 9, by Warner TO abolish boar'
OF county commissioners in counties 0
less than 10000.
No. 10. by Warner. To make count
clerk ex-officlo clerk Of district cour
in counties Of less than 10000.
No. II. by McAlister. To create
state text book commission
No. Il. by Carpenter To appropr
ate $50, 400 for stato reformatory a
Granite.
No ls, by shaw: To appropriat
$4,000 for the Murray agriculture
school
Joint resolution by Tucker: To SUI
nit constitutional amendment to pr
vide tax levy for common school fun
House Takes Recess.
The house Of representatives
cessed Wednesday afternoon until ne
Monday. after the introduction Of
number Of bills, chief appropriate
the appointment Of committee {
nine to visit the various education