Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-14
INCREASE SALARIES
OF STATE WARDENS
Increase Appropriations for
McAlester and Gran
aA. ite $1,000.
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Also $4,000 Is Given Away
to Pay Deficit of
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OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 1S.-The
salaries Of the wardens at the Meal
ester penitentiary and the Granite re-
formatory were raised $500 each by
the senate this afternoon, and the Dlll
giving the board Of affairs authority
TO appoint these officials was amended
so as to place the appointing power
in the hands of the governor, subject
to confirmation by the senate.
It is predicted by some that this
change in the bill will result in the
failure Of Warden Dick of the state
penitentiary to secure his reappoint-
ment.
The original bill was full Of jokers.
The bill did not raise the salary OF
the McAlester warden, but provided
that the state should furnish substst-
ence for himself and family. This
clause was stricken out and his salary
was raised from $4,000 to $4,000 per
annum. The salary Of the Granite
warden was boosted from $4,000 to
so, 500.
More New Jobs.
AS passed by the senate, the Bill
creates new jobs and raises salaries
of present penitentinry attaches at
McAlester to the total amount of
ton made two years ago. This in
cludes all officials from the warden
down to the guards.
The principal object in introducing
| the bill was to give the board Of af-
| fairs full authority in the appointment
Of the wardens, but as IT was amended
so as to give the governor this power
subject to the approval Of the senate,
| the measure is not SO acceptable to
the friends of the bill as it might have
| been.
The bill also established schedule
| for good time" for convicts and pre-
scribes other rules and regulations for
the conduct of the two penal institu-
tions.
senate Appropriatcs $4,000.
| The senate passed finally the bill
reappropriating $4,000 to pay salar-
les and expenses of the latter part OF
the fourth legislature, which had been
held void as a result of n decision by
the supreme court. Senator Thomas
presented a statement Of the situa-
ton that gave rise to the failure of
the bill to be effective. Ho also pre-
sented an itemized list of the war
rants and claims under II as prepared
by the state auditor.
The claims showed that the speaker
of the house Of representatives. ana
the president of the senate, together
with some employees, made claims for
several months pay under a rcsolu-
tion authorizing the indeXing and edit
ing Of the permanent journal
The senate passed finally the house
bill by Representative sutton, amend
ing the taxing law 80 that no notice Is
required to be made. by the treasurer
TO taxpayers before the taxes may be
declared delinquent. All efforts to re-
duce the penalty on delinquent taxes
from is per cent failed and the Nnate
struck out the amendment inserted i'm
committee of the whole to allow a re-
bate of 2i2 per cent ON taxes paid
before delinquent.
The bill making appropriations for
the fire marshals office was also
passed.
Favorable committee reports were
made on senate bills as follows, by
Beaumon. defining community prop
crty; by Thomas and Carpenter. defln-
ing unfair competition; by Davidson
OF Tulsa, as TO tax levy limitations
House bius-By Durant and Disney
Furnishing fraudulent advertising; 10y
Ball, amending the laws as to witness
fees.