Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-26
GENERAL MONEY
BILL COMPLETE

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 25. -- The
general appropriation bill for the
maintenance of all state departments
during the next two fiscal years was
completed in committee of the whole
today and advanced to angrossment
Representative T. f. Hensley
Democrat of Canadian county, made
an unsuccessful effort to reduce the
board of agriculture items to the
amounts appropriated two years ago
The $4,000 appropriation for salary
.Of the secretary OF the board OF edu-
cation was relnstatcd after a lively
debate, during which II was charged
that the secretary was a useless Off
cial and that he had approved wrong
rul claims against the state.
Representative John A. Simpson
read an article in The Tulsa World
which referred to the eNorbitant eX-
pense accounts of Lynn Glover, presi-
dent Of the Tonkawa preparatory
school. As much as SO for one break
fast was charged by Glover and his
sworn statement showed that out OF
$50 school days he was in attendance
but l05 days.
When Representative c. c. Childers
Of Enid moved to reconsider the ac-
tion Of the house two days ago III
striking out the item in question, Rep
lrcsentative Ben Harrison, who was
i'm the chair, asked the question.
IL Went Unanswered.
rs not this appropriation for the
imam who approved the claim or the
president Of a state school who was
ON the lob only lO5 out of $50 days?
| No one answered the query.
/ Representative w. A Durant char
/ man of the appropriations committee
] pleaded with the members to reinstate
/ the amount on the grounds that the
state schools could not be successfully
conducted unless provisions Wer,
made for secretary to the board
/ of education.
After Representative Simpson had
|rcad the Glover article from The
/ World and pointed out that the board
secretary was in the habit of approV-
. ing such eNorhitant claims, the ques-
/ tion To reconsider was put. 1t car
ried by a close majority and the $1,000
item was relnstated in the bill.
The big money bill of the session
las IL now stands shows a big increase
over the amount appropriated by th'
/ fourth legislature.
Representative Hensley, in attempt
ling to reduce the appropriation foI
clared that the appropriation hao
been lacked up in every item save
two over the sums allowed two years
ago. I'm spite OF the fact that the ag-
gle board had been reduced from J.
members to five during the past pl'
cnnium."
Increase Many Bills.
But instead Of cutting the appro-
priation. the house increase II 10y
$4,000 when that amount was addeo
10 the 81 600 item TO pay for animai'
killed by order Of the state Neterl-
marian.
Representative Hensley declared
4 that ne had carefully compared th'
appropriations at this session with tht
Iappropriations Of two years ago, anl
| ne knew positively that the tota
|appropriations in this legislature vii
/ he % per cent greater than ever be-
fore I'm the history OF the state
After being passed finally by th'
house. the money measure VIII go t'
the senate for consideration. Iher'
is no hope Of reduction being MADE
Inv that body, u is said, and II there
is any change II will be an increase
While the senate is considering TINS
measure, the house Will no DOUBT DC
working on the general detlclehcS
/ bill. which has pdSstu Nilc s'Au ,,.,,
! Representatives Ingham and mn
Socialists. introduced bill today
which Is To repeal al, laws requiring
Ian elector TO tell his politics whef
registering or voting.
TO Investigate Report.
! ON motion Of Representative Siinp-
so, tbs house instructed the speaker
{, appoint a committee Of three toi
/ the purpose OF investigating the re-
port OF the state examiner and inspec'
ior concerning overcharges made oS
Iynn clover OF the Tonkawa prepara'
tory sChool.. ~
"This information is in the Tulsa
World. !" explained simpson. and was
taken from the report of the ftate
examiner. which is on file I'm the gov
ernors Office. II this man has
lmilched the state We ought to- know
about it."
The Hudson Davidson bill to- di-
lvorce pipe lines from the production
lof oil was reported favorably by tht
lcommittee on oil and gas. Three