Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-12
RED BOOK CREEPS
INTO LIMELIGHT

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 11.-That
printing, Red Book and military war
rants to the total amount Of several
thousand dollars have been presented
to the committee on appropriations
with the request that a bin be intro
duced appropriatinB sufficient money
to pay them Off and that the com
mittoe is unable to agree upon the
proposition was the statement of SEN
ator J. Elmer Thomas i'm the senate
this afternoon.
Senator Thomas Is chairman OF the
appropriations committee. He intro
duced a resolution calling for the ap-
pointment Of a special committee to
investigate the warrants in question.
The resolution was adopted and the
following legal committee was ap-
pointed:
Senators Thomas, Franklin, Car
penter Bickell, Sutherlin and Bur-
ford.
Among the warrants that the ap-
propriationS committee cannot agree
upon are several representing the
$45, 900 that was expended for the
improvement of the national guard
rifle range and training grounds at
Chandler some four or five years ago.
This money was spent, but the state
auditor refused to cash the warrants
and Roy Hoffman and others have
been endeavoring ever since to re-
cover the face value of these instru-
ments
Names New Committee.
It was hoped by some that these
and the Red Book warrants would
be taken care Of by an appropriation
at this session Of the legislature, but
unless the special committee APP
pointed today can agree upon their
validity no such action will be taken.
House bill No. 2l9 by Cash and
Craig was considered. The bill pro-
vIdcs for the county superintendent
and county treasurer to take office
i'm January. Senator Killam offered
an amendment that would establish
a four-ycar term for all county Of
ficials There seemed to be much
sentiment in favor Of such a. change
in the law, but further action was de-
ferred for the time being.
The bill by Board providing for adj
diuonal help I'm the office Of county
clerk Of Olfuskee county was passeu
finally.
Tulsans Lobbying.
A committee Of Tulsans, headed by
City Auditor r. b. Cline and Assist
ant County Attorney Ed Warren, ar
rived here today to use their influ-
ence against the passage Of the Camp
bell Russell tax measure, which pro-
vides for the equal distribution of all
public service corporation taxes This
bill would bankrupt the schools of
Tulsa county II II should be enacted
into law. IL has been passed by the
senate and Is now i'm the hands Of
the house committee on revenue and
O.. U.N. -
Muskogee is chairman
Representative Amos Ewing Of Mus
kogee, who is a member OF that com
mittee. declared today that he would
oppose the Russell bill TO the last, al
though he ntimates that IL probably
would receive a favorable committee
report and be left 10 the house TO
fight il out on the floor.
The bill had been only partially
agreed upon when adjournment was
taken this evening. There are more
than thirty printed pages Of the meas
ure yet to be gone over. and IT is
hardly likely that the bill will be
ready for advancement to final pass
age before the first Of next week.
Adopt Committee Report.
The house voted down the resolu-
tion to repeal the Campbell Russell
school tax amendment TO the Consti-
tuition This amendment was adopted
by a vote Of the people In 1918.
The resolution acted upon today
would have submitted TO a vote Of the
people the proposition Of repeating
the law. The committee report ad-
verse TO the resolution was adopted
by close vote. The Russell amend
ment provides for equal distribution
of all school tax collected from pub
lie service corporations and TO vital
izc which oil is now pending In the
house.
No Night Session.
There was no session Of either
branch of the legislature tonight
Nearly all the members attended a
reception given In their honor at the
Loe-Iiuckins hotel by their wives,
composing the Oyohoma club.
House bill No. -. by Sutton. was
advanced to final passage after nearly
two hours Of debate. II repeals the
law requiring taxpayers to be notified
when their taxes become delinquent.
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