The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-06
FIRST
BILL CALLED
FOR PORK
F R 4 NJ K lin IN SENATE
ASKED APPROPRIATION
FOR NORMAN I'M.



is certain. however, that many q
the sinecures of the last legislature
will be Topped off and that the busi-
ness of this session Will be trans
acted with about one half OF the EN-
ployes of two years ago. Governor
elect Williams has served notice that
he will veto the appropriation if any
is made to pay Tor any legislative
employe not provided for in the
Harris Day code. This means that
the jobs will be cut about half in two
and that the expense of the legisla-
tive session will he greatly reduced.
Senator Ben Franklin was the first
to introduce bill in the senate
Immediately after that body was
organized. While he had three COM
panion bills 'senaior o. !. Logan
gained permission to introduce a bill
alter Senator Franklin had sent his
first one, consequently Senator Lo-
gan has the distinction of offering the
second measure,
Senator FranAlins bills ask Tor
appropriations, one for sl25,00o for
an auditorium and class room for the
University of Oklahoma, another Tor
$40, 600 for temporary class room Tor
the university, one for 100000 for u
womans building and dormitory tor
the university.
Senator Logans bill simply repeats
another statute on the same subject
and provides for the foreclosing OF
mortgages in the district court in
stead of the probate court. The law
now specifies the probate court
which should be the district court.
The fact that Oklahoma is now
paying cash on face value for her
warrants which are redeemed on
scheduled time, and the success of
the parole system adopted at the
penal institutions are two things
especially that Governor Cruce calls
attention of the legislature in the
last message he will deliver to that
body which was read today after the
two houses met in Joint session to
listen to the governors last word TO
them.
The two houses met at IL o'clock
and after organizing immediately in
formed the governor that they were
ready for business. His message
was read at once.
Department Reports.
The message made no recommen-
dations for legislative action, the
governor desiring to leave that to the
incoming administration. The gov
ernor simply submitted his state
ment in connection with the reports
OF the state institutions which were
made to him to be transmitted to the
legislature. On account of the lastt
not making appropriation
for the printing OF the reports they
y ere submitted in typew sitten form.
Relative to the financial condition
Of the state, in which the governor
,alls especial attention, he says:
Prior to the first day of October,
914, the state treasurer issued HIS
all for all outstanding state war
ants and gave notice that upon the
irst day of October interest would
top on all such warrants. Since the
irst day of Octoter the state has
aid no interest upon its warrant in
ebtedness. and beginning with that
a!e all state warrants issued for
urrent expenses have been paid upon
to the state treasurer
The warrants issued for the fis- |
al year 1915 have all been paid as I
aridly as presented to the state I
-easurer, and on the first day OF {
1915, there remained in the /
ate treasurers hands of the gen q
-al revenue fund available for pay s
ent of the expenses incurred for the
seal year ending June 80, 1915. the L
I'm of 1921 1875 Prior to that date s
lily S2.4S5.76 had been collected un- b
r the ad valorem tax levy for the Il
rrent fiscal year. In view OF the o
ct that one-half Of the fiscal year a
3 passed and practically none OF Q
e fund arising from the direct taA ii
y has been covered into the treas OF
=. and all obligations Of eyery o
lracter incurred since the first or
ly for the current year have been ST
,mptly met. the record is a unique ul
d remarkable one" ed
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