Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-13

Mariner, / would demand an nycs.l-
CATION. If the men back OF the rCsO-
mtiuE have got the evidence, t1I
Code sals, let's have IT, II We have tC
stav iu session all year al 81 "A day.
Spcarcr McCrOry closed the de
bate.
"l have investigated every on, OF
these charges" said the speaker, nc
there ion't anything TO them. The sole
obiccr of Tom Testerman is to DDS.
credit these officials. We have furn-
islci the minority of this house Witr
two stcnOEraphers TO write up hi.
KIND Of junk"
Speaker PRO Tenn Durant who hao
assumed the chair i'm the meantime
sGdGouly put the motion. There was
"a resonant chorus of ayes from H.,
I.j. .ori.y side and weaker shout OF
mays from the minority delegation
and J. lrart declared his own motion
carried
The resolution follows:
Whereas, the house of representa-
tlvos OF the firth Legislature has voted
10 ImpcaCh one member Of the cor,
poratuu commission, and,
Whereas, there are many charge
Of official misconduct ny ,he other
members Of the commission, and
there is an inslstent demand on the
part Of the public and the press for
their investigation, and,
Whereas George HenShaW, Il mem
her OF said commission, is charge
with being the attorney for the Stand
ard OIL cOmpanyand doing the bid
ding of that corporation, and,
Whereas the said HeushaW BE-
charged with borrowing two thous-
and IA1lurgs
land, president Of the Mc-Man OlI
company and,
Whereas, Jack Love is charged WIKI
dlsmissing corruptly certain case
from Agre, oklahoma, pending be
fore said commission i'm the month of
November, 1914, and,
Whereas, the said Jack Love and
George lIenshaW are both charge |
with tho Illegal and improper eX-
penditure of public funds, and,
Whereas, the said Jack Love and
George Henshaw are charged with
retaining certain persons upon the
payroll Of the corporation commits
sion who are rendering no services 10
the state, and.
Whereas. many of these charges
have been made In writing and in the
public press, as indicated by copies of
'''N''" anu ubN NNultllN utA tl' at
tached, the original of each Of said
letters being now in the hands Of the
investigating committee,
Now therefore be IL resolved 10y the
house of representatives of the fifth
legislature;
Section t. That the general inVes-
tigatng committee on the investiga-
ton of judicial and executive depart
ments be, and the same are hereby
authorized and directed to make dill
gent inquiry into and investigate the
official conduct of j. Il. Love and
George Henshaw as members of the
corporation commission of the state
OF oklahoma
Section 9 Said committee shall
begin its work Immediately after the
passage Of this resolution and prose
cute said investigation to q final de-
termination and make a full and COM
plete report of its work TO the house
at the earliest practicable time
Section g. Said committee, in
making said legislative investigation,
shall have the power and authority to
subpoena witnesses, compel their at
tendance, administer oaths require the
production of books, papers and rec
ords whenever deemed necessary by
said committee, to punish for con-
tempt disobcdioncc OF process. or con-
tenacious or disorderH conduct on
the part Of any witness. and shall
have all the power and assume all the
duties conferred by the constitution
and laws of this state