The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-09
HOLDS OUT FOR
DEATH PENALTY
HOuSe Votes Down Amendment
That Would Have Abolished
EleCtTOCutlOn.
REPORT ON TONKAWA SCHOOL

capital punishment, the house late
Monday evening stamped It's APPROX
al In no uncertain terms Of an
eye for an eye and tooth for II
tooth Blood figuratively flowed
freely when the opponents OF the bill
introduced by Dickerson and Abney,
proposing to do away with the death
penalty had their say on the subject
A substitute for the bill was offered
by Powell and this was adopted by
q vote of ~ to %. II was later
recommended FOR passage by vote
Of ~ to 29
BY the adoption OF the substitute
hhl by Powell tho present law rela
tive to the infliction OF the dealt
penalty is changed As II Is now cleo
trocuJluu is the means OF taking the
| life OF victim. Under the terms Of
the Powell substitute tho prisoner
may be- hanged OF electrocuted, ac-
cording to the pleasure Of the COVER.
nor and the court
An amendment. proposed by Brown
| Of Carter county, would make the
governor the high executioner in In
flictng the death penalty, but this
was voted down by the house
DickersOn Would Abolish.
Judge Dickerson strongly defended
his position in wishing 20 abolish cap
iul punishment. He said there had
been time In his lie when he rath
cr favored IT, but that I'm his eNpc-
rlence while district Judge he had
come to look at IL In different light
and the matter of taking life. wheth
rr done In legal fashion or not
was serious thing lie was support
ed by number of the house mem
| bers.
| Luther Harrison OF Seminole coun.
! IT, supporting the substitute ".
/ fered by Powell and which favored
I capital punishment made strong
/ plea for the substitute and told OF
/ the 1877 homicldes that had occurred
/ In his county since statehood and, he
/ said, every good citizen In that
/ county is In favor OF and has tried
/ 10 enforce the law"
The house late Monday evening
| passed finally the bin by Harrison NJ
Hughes county creating board tu
have complete supervision over the
/ insane asylums of the state The hllI
was suggested by Il. B Howard. now
state auditor. from Information Sc.
/ cured while he was member " the
/ board of affairs The board is given
/ among other duties. supervision OF
| the commitment OF patients to the
/ institutions, and Is given authority
| to refuse admission TO those living
! outside " the state, unless their
expenses are paid without cost 10 the
state. Ry this means several thous.
and dollars may be saved to the
state
Had Little Authority.
The establishment uf sanltarium
F Tor the free trentment Of tuberculo-
sis Is provided for by bill by Dick
erson Of oklahoma county and
/ rhilders Of Garfield county and $50.
/ OOO Is appropriated FOR the construc-
ton of buildings wss passed In the
house in committee of the whole. The
/ bill has been sanctioned by the state
health department Movement for q
state sanitarum for the treatment
OF tuberculosis was started by Or ]
G Mahr, former state health COM
m ssioner but he was never success
ful In getting the Legislature tu grant
the necessary aid for the actual es.
tablishment NJ such 900 institution.
The house committee. of which J.
p Lemon " Grant county was
/ chairman, having me matter OF the
investigation OF the financial man.
agement of the Tonkuwu preparato-
~ school ps covered In report
made previously by the state exam
.ner aud Inspector has reported tC
the house that they found no lrregu
nrltlrs 100 such management 50 fai
as the report disclosed The commit.
tee understood however, that It's au.
ihurltN FOB investigate went no further
Than nu inspection of the report
We have had before the commit.
tee some NJ the citizens NJ the towr
"f T0ukuwu who have made certain
allegations concerning the flnnnC a
management of the school, but W,
have not gone into these matters for
the reason that We have no authorit,
under the Instructions Of the house I,
do so. As We understand. the author
/ I, given us by the house. only eN.
/ tends 10 an Investigation Of tho n
nnncml management ot the Unlversi
| ~ Preparatory schooi at TonkaNa
as was covered by the report OF IN,
state examiner and inspector, madI
on August II, 1914, and we fnt
that said report is correct In ever,
detail"
The committee further stated tina
II construes It's authority 10 exten,
TO criticism Of expenditures mad,
by the president Of the universlt,
with the approval OF the state boart
OF education.