The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-25
by c. w. y. KINDS
e world's CapItal correspondent.


alton measure. AS 1t finally passed
the house the measure carries a total
appropriation of s9,4S4,i27 for the
81 state Institutions and this pro-
vides for no building program. ex-
cept In two minor instances there
are provisions for repairs of small
structure.
The house killed the university
pharmacy building project, S2S7,000,
and the. administration building
project, 100000 for the A. & NJ.
college at saltwater. but these were
separate measures and not connect
I'd with the big institutional budget
bill.
The institutional bill, contrary to
the reports carried in the telegraph
dispatches. is slightly higher than
the recommendation of Governor
Robertson. For the biennium, II
gives approximately $1,600,00D for
the state university, and the presi-
dent OF that institution, Is still here,
lobbying against Senator Harrison's
No. 255, which provides for a de-
ficiency board of five members, and
which board can only allow a de-
ficiency by a majority board. Doctor
Brooks has told members that the
passage of this bill will very seri-
ously injure the university, as under
The present system used by his
board of regents the last year of
the biennial period is allowed to trot
along, deficiencies being created at
will.
For the end OF this fiscal year the
university has received large sums
in the form of emergency appropri-
ations.
Killed Bad One.
Senate bill 81 by Leedy and Spur
fab
son or firm could purchase a COM
modify OF one person cheaper than
The price paid another was vetoed
by Governor Robertson. The bill
was intended 20 prevent grain and
cotton dealers from paying one
price at one point and different
price at nearby place. but in fact
would prevent any one from pur-
chasing any commodity at a differ
ent price than 1t could be obtained
for of another. 1t was very appar-
emily a wildcat measure and it's re-
lection by the governor after it's APP
proach is one of the splendid acts
Of his administration.
At this writing the governor has
signed S5 measures, the smallest
number in the same period of time
that has been recorded in the his
tory of Oklahoma as a state.
Fully $50 additional bills are ex-
pected to arrive on the governors
desk the next week, unless the sem
ate as a court of impeachment, is too
much delayed In consideration of
legislative acts.
1t Is n Hard Time, Mates.
And that little old court OF Inn
parchment went through the mid
week period still seeking to ascertain
whether 1t is the highest court IN
the state or Just an ordinary police
court. Sometimes II was referred to
by the attorneys for Trapp. charged
with wrongdoing, and the house
managers, acting as prosecutors, as
the most high of the high courts,
but, in the pleadings pro and con,
Attorney Lydick, leading counsel for
Trapp, begged the senators not to
become a police court and try the
governor for things he
whitfield on while just merely per-
forming as private citizen and not
governing at all.
The third day of the Trap i'm
peachment trial found Lydick argu-
ing motion" according to his
interpretation but a demurrer" ac--
cording to the Interpretation OF
Porter Newman.
Justice Harrison cleared out room
for argument by stating that the ef-
feet Of the motion" would be the
came as the effect OF demurrer"
that is, it would, IL granted strike
eight of the nine charges against the
Lieutenant governor, and leave the
house managers the right to try the
officer on charge 3, whereupon the
house very bluntly told the senate
court If they struck out all but that
the trial would be over.
Lay reporters and staff men nave
hard time keeping the correct tap.
Quite frequently these strong at
torneys start to argue question TO
which they never again refer, and
It makes IL bothersome to keep run
ming with the hounds of justice.
Judge Lydick is some orator and
understands the wherefores or an
Impeachment proceeding. When the
house managers knock him down on
point, nc proceeds to speak until
he can think OF another way TO pro-
Cede.
The house managers are five in
numbcr-Matthews of McAlester,
, Jennings of Claremore, Scofield or
Stilwell, Drake OF WAGNER and last
but most aggressive, Porter New
man of Durant. He Is the demo-
cratic member OF the committee ana
Is always reserved to punch Lydlck
when the latter starts on an ex-
petition to make the other Iellows
look small.
The midweek day was spent on
the demurrer and the attorneys sald
quite little as to how the other side
was pesticating on things OF when
tho pesticators knew little and ap-
peared 10 care less.
1t. could be gathered from the
Lydick remarks that the house man
ayers ought to be ashamed OF them .
selves for seeking to .mpeach the
lieutenant governor because he had
been buying bonds a little off the
blue law line, and the house
managers dared Lydick TO bring out
his client and allow them to tell
the senator-court what rascal they
We're really charging him to be-
In truth, the lineup of that day
was the reverse OF the day before,
for on the preceding day Lydick and
Williams sought to convince the
senate-court that the charges were
frivolous and had been brought for
political purposes: today they had
10 contend that while the charges
preferred by the house might be
true as alleged. yet they did not in
iact permit of an impeachment
trial, for the reason that the offerses
xafIt1N In "a