The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-29
Grady County Legislator Asks .or
Issue Of Five Millions
iOr Loans to the
Farmers
REMOVAL POWER
DENIED TO GOVERNOR
Senate Refuses to Allow Executive
to Dismiss Officers---Impeach-
ment Passed Up to Senate
by the House
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Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 20. Represen.
tative Brown Of Grady county Il the
author Of bill introduced in the house
Tuesday afternoon providing for the
issuance Of state bonds to the amount
of S50,OOO,OOO, to be loaned on Okla
homa farm lands The purpose Of the
measure is to furnish the farmers Of
the state money at a low rate Of in-
terest and the bill prescribes the
method Of making loans.
A similar measure for the benefit OF
farmers was introduced BY Smith Of
shawnee Under the terms Of it the
state would issue bonds to the amount
Of s5,O0O,0O0, to be loaned on Okla
would be loaned to farmers for ths
purpose Of purchasing or building
silos.
Deny Governor More Power,
A motion to adopt minority report
Of Judiciary committee number two or
the senate recommending passage Of
the bill proposing to confer authority
on the governor to summarily dismiss
certain officials for failure to enforce
the laws, was defeated ia llaa senate
Tuesday afternoon by the oyerwhelm.
ing vote of 40 to l. Senator J. L. Car
penter of Mangum, author of the mea-
sure and lone slgner Of The minority
report, casting the vote in favor Of the
report The majority report OF the
committee recommending that the bill
do not" pass was then adopted.
This almost unanimous vote unfavor-
able to the measure considered with
the adverse criticism Of the object os
the bill indicates that it is doomed to
defeat when It Is taken up in the sen.
ate for iinal action.
Senator C. F. Barrett OF Shawnee.
who voted In favor Of similar bill at
the last session of the legislature,
spoke in opposition to the bill, charae-
terizing it as "undemocraties and de-
claring his opposition 10 any measure
intended to confer more authority on
the governor until the governor has
shown the legislature that he had made
use Of the power already delegated 70
him, mentioning the enforcement q
the prohibition law specifically
The bill proposes to confer on the
chief executive Of the state the au-
thority to summarily remove from Of
flee all state. city aud county officers
elective or apDointiye. not subject to
impeachment when they fail Or refuse
to enforce state, county and city laws.
The passage Of such law is recon-
mended by the governor in his mes
sage to the legislature and is favored
in some sections Of the state. In Ser
ator Carpenters district such a bin
was made an issue in the last election
and it was in fulflllment Of a campaign
promise, he stated. and in accordance
wit hthe wishes of his constituency
that he introduced the bill aud fought
for its favorable recommendation from
COMMITTEES
Miscellaneous Matters.
sand and gravel matters, also oil
and gas leases, BY the school land de-
partment, took up more time 81 tie
house Tuesday. Resolutions by Repre-
sentative Chase demanding data as to
lease made to f. W. Marland and
J calling upon Gov. Cruce for proof Of
his assertion that the contract with
the Builders Sand and Gravel COM
pany had been Cancelled, were passed.
Hardly had the clerk finished read
, Ing the resolution before copies Of min
; utes Of the meeting Of the Commission
+ ers Of the school land office in the
4 forenoon were laia on the desks Of the
J members. showing that the Builders
Sand an Gravel company had formally
relineuished its lease Tuesday morn.
ing and indicating that the contract
practically had ceased some months
ago.
The question OF the state capitol
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