Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-06

senators, at the request of the
ministerial alliances of the state,
and proposes to close theatres,
pool halls, shooting galleries and
dance halls between the hours OF
midnight Saturday and midnight
Sunday.
OKLAHOMA CITY, March 5.-The
house of representatives, today refused
~ take action that might have re.
suited In a saving 10 the state OF from
$40, 900 20 $4,000.
The resolution BY Representative
Amos Ewing. empowering Speaker
McCrory and Representatives u. i.
lIcnsley and $. w. Hill 70 go 20 the
adiutant generals office and secure
tho true data concerning the $4,000
worth of military or rifle range war.
rants, bill for,the payment OF which
Is now on the house calendar, having
been passed by the senate was voted
down.
Representative W. A. Durant. chair.
man OF the appropriations committee,
made bitter fight on the Ewing res
OIution.
adopt this resolution and you XIII
the bill" shouted Durant. II was a
direct admission that If the house We're
20 be apprised of the facts in the case
there would be no hope OF getting
through the $4,000 appropriation
with which Z" take up warrants that
one legislature and one attorney gen.
eral al least have refused 30 recognize
a. legal or valid claims against the
state.
Representative Paul %oshitt,
member OS the appropriations com.
miit,r. explained that the bill had
been reported out by The committee
without accommodation. but immcdi.
at"ly proceeded to attack the Ewing
resolution ON tn" ground that the
speakers time was TOO valuable FOR
him 10 he sent out ON an orrand In.
V"iving the pItiful sum of $4,000.
More time was consumed in dis.
cussing the resolution than II would
have taken the speaker and his com.
mittec 10 obtain Tn" desired informa.
'iop.
Ewing 10 Renew Fight.
The resolution was killed, but The
fight will be renewed when the ap.
propr.ttiun hill comes up FOR ronsid.
GRAFTON. u is said. Ewing will demand
10 kn"W why thcr" * such u well.
organized effort TO put through this
Appropriation now, when two wears
ago the legislature refused to take
such acton after the attorney gen.
'rai had ruled that the warrants We're
ill,gal
y hish state official made the state.
mont today that the military war;
rants. most ~ which wer. drawn IN
favor 81 Col. Roy V. Hoffman. who Is
now enEincefinE the sale of the Nor.
man insane ASYLUM to the state, were
absolutely invalid. Hc declared that
AZ least $4,000 Of Hhc total amount
would l." n plain steal and "A graft II
TIE appropriation should bee pat
through.
pUriug the discussion or the Ewing
resolution today Representative =. j.
ll'usl"S. Democrat. declared that the |
l"allty Ot me warrants was 81. !
ntc.ul question and not for tho lecis- /,
'a'IT" - determine He asked Rep. |
rsstn'atiyc purant III it was not a fact |
that the warrants had been turned /.
down hv the fourth legislature and ~ /
Ia" attorney general. DuTant refused f.
~ answer this. question, except - |
state that the attorney general in IL. I
iusing payment ON the warrants had |
reversed himself"
Representative rcn Harrison, for. !
incT secretary Of state. made the pusi- |
tive statement. that no appropriation
For This purpose should be- made by
The legislature. N should b. l.ft 10
iAV s'NA'iN Va 'lIf W AIi ANTS ND ss' "a IL 4
Iish their claims ia court before ash.
.ng for payment. ne declared.
But IN spite ~ 'he apparent u't.r'or
motives back ~ the movement ~ rail
road the military appropriation
'hrough the house the members Of the
house were very Indifferent. Less
than half ~ them voted ON ,hc Du-
'ant motion - indefinitely postpone
consideration of the Ewin, resolution.
Not more than fifteen members voted
aye" while passibiy halI dozen
'us.s" were heard.
Little Interest shown.
rif'y-fTs thousand dollars. is ap-
mere haEatclle 10 a house
pf representatives that appropriated
the peoples money on last Monday at /
lie rate of {7,6S2.5O per minute, and
- even greater extent today.
The members appeared 20 take no
,ognizauce OF the fact thai the mill
AIRY warrants were issued IN payment
Tor work done on the national guard 1
rifle range at Chandler and that a
legislative Investigation showed that
Daroled conHcts who worked on this
lob did not receive cent Of pay. Al
.hough warrants for their salaries
we're issued TO the men In charge OF
he work. This evidence and other in