Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1919-01-09
NOMINATIONS STILL WAIT
Vacation Appointments Fail
TO Come up for Action;
Tension Still Taut.
PROPOSE FREE TEXT BOOKS
Measure introduced to Fur
nish school Materia' Free
TO Oklahoma Children.
W. capital Bur~au,
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OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. toy
,rp,r N l.. Williams message was
Init h.firc the legislature today.
Tb, h,lttod document came before
,bc t0o houses IN Joint session hflrr
sneaker Tom Waldrcp had AN
,.nurcad ,o the house that he under
sinod the governor wapi"d 10 appear
before the legislature. 80 the mouse
committee which was appointed yes
,crdny tu notify the governor tha'
tho legislature was ready Ia receive
him ia iulni session. was sent ou'
again today Ia invite tn governor u"
Tho house chamber. The comWl,'e'
vts composed Of Representatives
rhcatam Harrison, Stevenson. GlhaN
co Gttycr ana Harvey,
While the committee was out, the
senate came over for the Joint scs-
sion and planned To receive the gov
ernor. Instead, Chester Westfnll,
tho Governors secretary, cnmc up
bearing In his arms voluminous
document which proved To the gov
rrnor's message The senate reading
,lork began the reading of the mes
cage and the members of both houses
sat back In their chairs and yawned.
II looked like "a long Siege.
Tho reading had progressed 10
about the third paragraph when
Representative Hen Harrison inter
tuuted II move the governors mes
sage he printed In the Journals of
both houses" was IiRrrisnn's motion.
4 hundred "seconds" were on their
feet instantly. Tho motion cnrDcd
and the joint session, which had
been organized after half an hours
work was dissolved after remaining
In session three minutes,
Nominations NOt Acted On.
Governor Williams vacation noml-
nations which were submitted Ia the
seultc yesterday. failed In come up
Tor action today, and 50 the tension
over the relations between the two
governors continues tnut No one
appears 10 know exactly when the
nominations viii hr called out. hut
the matter still holds chief interest
among those who are watching de-
Vvlupmcuts
Governor elect Robertson. II be
came known today. does not take
Kindly tn the governors civil service
recommendation ns given IN his
message. His friends who had
known that Governor Williams was
planning 10 urge civil service re-
iurW have been fubing for several
dnN- slud now that the message N
out ot tho way and the governor has
roi his ideas "oft his chest" the
feeling between tho present cNecu-
tive Ind his successor hasn't warmed
at all
FREQ textbooks for Oklahoma
tch"olachildrcn nre NJ last IN pros
p"'' Tor fathers and mothers who
nprn ruckcthooks during the school
ltFr ~ order thnt their children
NAV have the Thousand aud one So
called essentials" including pens
"hl'h must he OF such.nnd- such
mtt", ink-mhdc likewise
''h"r things. Senator Wilhurn cart
wight, fresh from the army and not
"nr ont ~ college. a student of cdu-
,hl"nh affairs. and Representatives
lodges and Walden. introduced
h'r hill providing that the state
'"d ~ equalization he authorized
W purchase and furnish each child
n, moot age In the common schools
~ ih" state an tc>Stbouks reference
oo"h' and other surpllcs that wlll'hc
'''~sifN IN pursuing their courses
'i study FREQ ~ charge. hut the stn,c
,hh" huld the parents or guardians
.'-p"N 'nl" Tor damages and they
state Wv
.., Contracts E,pir.
This ls the year for new book con.
''''- ana II the FREQ textbook bill
,'n.'' q law. tho estimates to be
-" " .Nh'd 10y teachers viii include
' ''Ims ~ i9lS-Ia There is. ~
"ui3' the likelihood OF strong on.
iWn,,,u"n to the bill. and the pnssl-
,l 'h1t amendments may remove
CuN ~ the benefits which Senator
llfht Intended In offering his
h,HUI' l'ut among members ~
. Ngnh'c ana house there " "A
feeling that the general ldenH
r 'I'" textbooks ~ outlined in
N'lrhts bin should he preserved
,o,,i'''tn'n n'nt senator Cartwright has
,''N'd scores of letters from tax.
h'ors ana educators. commencing
:, ~" morning session Of the senate
ven over to eulogies OF The late
1,hr hickel OF Alva hv Senators
sJI.un ana Davidson. The house
rh'd during the funeral of
flr., t,oI Davidson presided over his