The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-16


last session Of the legislature. Lieu /
tenant Governor Trapp Informed the
senator from Pau- Valley that such
"A list had been furnished in accord
ance with law. Wallace said he
woum like to see his resolution re-
main on the record but go over
to another day when he would investS
gate.
Oklahoma City, Jan. l5.--Invcstiga- |
tions again are taking n promlnent
place in legislative rumors, as the
second week Of the 1921 session
ends. Speaker George Schwabe of
/ the house says the investigating COM
mittec IL at work, but there is moth
ing that can be given out to the
press concerning its activities at pres
ent. Senator Bob Wallace announced
to the senate yesterday that he In
tended 10 continue his efforts, III
spite of opposition, TO bring TO light
official misconduct and corruption.
Senator Wallace broke his pr'ece-
dent of the previous two days by
offering no resolution yesterday to
oust a senator He did however. sub
} nit a resolution calling on the pardon
and parole attorney TO furnish the
senate with lis. Of pardons, paroles,
reprieves, etc. grarked since Jan. III,
1919. with certain details of each, in
cluding the name of the attorneys rep
resenting the applicants for Glenn
ency. Expiration pardons were eN-
: cluded from the list. Leutenant-Gov-
ernor Trlpp advised Wallace THAI
e such a list already had been given
: to the senate, with the exception tha,
the names of attorneys were not In
!. cluded.
Senator Wallace had scarcely Ia
ken his seat when Senator Clark
Nichols OF Eufaula introduced "A res
, ols;ion asking for an investigation
by the committee on legal advisory
, Of Wallace activities. looking to en-
: pulsion OF the senator from Pauls
: Valley. The resolution charged Wal
!, lace with betraying his party by con-
= nivng with Republicans, with improp-
erly imputing dishonesty and corrup-
!. ton TO colleagues and state Officials
; for uhe sake of newspaper notice
!. with wasting the time OF the senate N
a an attemp. to satisfy persona
grudges, and with several other things
o The resolution won't over under th'
# rules.
d Later in the afternoon Senator
Nichols told the senate the report o
= ahc board of affairs showed there
" was nothing out of the way with 1t!
C proceedings, and he suggested Wal
1t lace apologize for wh,t were tcrmet
IS his insinuations OF "a previous day
Wallace then took the floor and said
T. in effect, that he did not consider
s. report made 10y ;he board itself a
is conclusive and final cause for exon
Is Grafton. Wallace took occasion I
VI state thai he was going ahead Wit
his attempts to expose official wrong
81 doing, in spite of the forces agains
Ie him. He called attention 10 shea
of papers in his hand, and said h
~ had the dope" TO substaniiate hi
~ charges. and would present 1t In eS
ecutive session OF the senate. Luthe
+, Harrison, whose desk il almost in
=, line between Nichols and Wainr'
.o asked permission 20 move.
The senate yesterday passed Ser
l. ator Coriell's bill providing for a
no extra deputy sheriff for counties I
es a certain size. The application Won
90 be TO Tillman county, where Cordt
no says an additional peace officer
ng needed TO protect the citizens fro
outlaws. The senate bill fixing pa
In. for Jurors was sent 10 the enrollin
,ic and cngrossing committee and will
IN. IN for passage the neXt lcgisiati'
IT. day. Many amendments were pr
III. posed, most Of which were voted dow
,cs Among interesting bills prescnl'
10 yesterday werS:
he A senate bill by L. l.. West, Der
'ec ocmt, OF AnIklarlvo. proposing to abe
rk ish he state highway departmc
nd and have automobile taxes paid
'ed county trcasurcrs.
OF A house bill by Representative A
mire OF oil;on. Rfpublican, seeking
'or create state athletic commisss'
OF which would supervise boxing match'
ne 4 son.Ic bill 20 crontc real .
l,c tate board and license real esta
IL" dealers and regulate their business.
'"H A house joint resolution proposii
-" constitutional amendment 10 provi
a. for a graduated land tax on land hoI
:" ings in excess OF $50 acres.
. - 4 house bill to repeal sections
c,s the constitution providing for
an corporation commission and vest
his powers OF that body in dlstric. cour
cd with privilege of irial by jury.
inc A house bill by W. T.. Disney
civ Muskogec. Democrat. providing for
OF court Of civil appeals 90 supplcm,
the supreme court: the western di
ion sion 20 hold rs sessions In oklahol
the CITY, the ols,crn district In Musl
TO gcc: three judges Cor the wes,'
mr.. aiVision f.v. FOR thC EASTERN.