The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-31
MOVE TO ABOLISH
ROAD COMMISSION
House Measures Would Repeal Bill
Passed by 1911 Legislature
Favor Death Penalty.

Oklahoma City, Jan. 30--The first
steps in the programme of retreneh-
ment affecting state offices was taken
by the house today when it advanced
to engrossment a bill abolishing the
state highway department and repeal
ing the laws relating thereto passed
by the 1911 legislature.
The senate organized this afternoon
as court of impeachment with Chief
Justice S. w. Hayes of the supreme
court in the chair Justice Hayes ad
ministered the oaths to the senators
and advised them how to proceed. The
board of managers selected by the
house appeared before the senate and
read the impeachment charges against
State Auditor Meyer and State Printer
Farris.
The house by small majority ey-
pressed itself as being opposed to abol-
ishment of the death penalty when an
amendment seeking that result, which
was proposed to the Pruitt bill, was
defeated while the bill was under con-
sideration.
The house advanced to engrossmcnt
a bill extending the power of the cor.
poration commission to regulate heat,
light and water plants in the state.
Bills making gambling felony, pro-
viding for full train crew and requir-
ing railroads to build hospitals in the
state were recommended for passage
by the senate committee of the whole.
A Request" For Wilson.
A resolution by Carpenter and 9TH
ers was introduced in the senate re-
questing President-elect Wilson to
dismiss from the service when they
assume Office, w. J. Gregg, and II. w.
federal district attorneys,
for alleged interference with enforce
ment of the grandfather clause by
state authorities, and resolution Of
fered by Shaw asks Wilson to grant
unconditional pardons to Frank Quinn
and ]. J. Beal of Kingisher county,
convicted in the federal court in con
nection with grandfather law en-
forcement.
Both houses have adopted concur
rent resolution providing for IN in
vestigation of state departments by 4
house committee of nine members of
which Speaker Maxey is chairman.
The investigation is to be conducted
during the session and if not conf
pleted provisio mis- made for recess
of the legislature and continuation Of
the committee after the expiration of
the session.
The senate passed finally bills by
Garrett and Franklin requiring JUS
tees of the peace to make quarterly
reports, by Pugh and Barrett requir-
ing county treasurers, boards of edu-
cation and township treasurers TO in
vest sinking funds and distribute in
terest to various school districts, and
by Watrous making automobiles and
other motor vehicles subject to at
tachment
Pay For Contest Loser.
The house adopted a resolution to
Pay J. j. Tener, republican, from Ok
mulgee county, who was denied seat
on account of contest proceedings, $44
for mialeage and per diem while he
served in the body.
Senator Vandeventer of Bartlesyille
bills in the senate requir-
ing insurance companies to pay full
face value of insurance policies on
buildings; requiring railroads to is
sue mileage books good for 500 miles
at rate of 2la cents per mile, and
domestic pipe line com
panies to connect with interstate pipe
line companies upon issuance of a
license to the latter by the secretary
of state, the foreign concern to for
felt none of its rights as an interstate
carrier by reason of the action.
A new bill by Wyand and Wright
would locate the state school for the
blind at Muskogee and appropriate
s125, 600, and senate bill introduced
by Senator McMeehan appropriates
S124,OO0 for maintenance and equip
ment of the central state normal
school at Edmond.