The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-04-27
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Ion of the Eighth legislature
IN have caused the careless OBJ
- fo surmise that the session is
~ harmonious, but underneath
urface was that tensity which
,.obod,s more real strife for su-
..,.arv than attended the opening
y he regular session.
va farf there was rush for
.Ire The house and senate reor-
',ized without ceremony. Speaker
s-bvabe doing his own organization
- from the speakers chair, and
y, anpoanced only two committee
I,Dges-ln the appropriation and
''yostigaling committees, both i'm
liant and the announcement
.ssnlnc nothing more or less than
%o fact that the speaker was to
~. mo- chance on being thrown
Soono by manipulation from the
s,,,te and chief executive sections
n -he capitol building.
Governor Robertson also was in a
hurry. for he appeared in the hall
~ tbe house of representatives
.tsre the legislators were holding a
,ort session without the formality
a being waited on by a committee
! Sm the Two houses.
1Ie met strange sight in that
b,D. for ON the lapels of the repub-
Kan members coats was worn this
inscription on a ribbon:
evolves and hyenas but not
conyicts'
Eyen speaker Schwabe's coat was
,sorned with this memento of the
,otcmpcrdte speech attributed TO
Coyernor Robertson at McAlester,
s,,I
me- OF the fact that the guberna-
,ora uttcranco was strongly re-
an,ed.
The Governor Is Modest,
However, the governor was mod
,g indeed in his address, and asked
h.t all forget what had happened
md get busy with the necessary
work that must be done for the state
10 function properly lie agreed
WITH speaker SChwabe that the
yrk OF the extraordinary session
Ilald be done In a week )r 10 days,
tg, none Of those who follow legis-
llye work closely expressed much
rrpr!se--they know that the gov
amor and tho speaker know that
DIS connot be done, but It makes
rood reading and really does no
uecal harm.
Both house and senate members
had prepared programs, and their
MIS- were ready for Introduction.
NE first intimation that the house
vas prepared TO defend its position,
une from Sid Bailey, chairman of
he house appropriations committee,
shen he learned that the senate had
l,n,roduced It's departmental ap-
vopration bill as originally passed
h that body. Bailey declared that
that bill again came 10 the house
that shape 1t would be dealt
some bad blows, and announced that
% far as he Is concerned 1t cannot
pass
Schwabe Rctlccnt.
Speaker Schwabe has been re-
teen, since arriving in the city. He
h,ormed members of the house that
there had been no trading" and
that he had agreed with no one
about any legislative topic. The
fac, that he announced change
on the special investigating commit
tss caused more apprehension than
Tie statement justified, for the rea-
con that Representative r. n.
Matthew'S of NcAlester, the chair
man Of the old committee, is at
a Washington and may not he able
70 attend the session regularly.
This will necessitate a new chair
man. and there is likelihood of addi-
uonal members being appointed, al.
though there has been nothing sald
io' publication TO warrant assuming
that the committee will actually
nke up It's labors of invesugatlnS
ne acts Of state officials.
Schwabe Relates History.
In his address TO the members Oh
he eonyening Of the house, Speaker
Nhwabe carefully related history OF
past extraordinary sessions and now
hey performed their duties.
He related especially the facts
eoncerning the 1913 legislative ses-
on and his utterance was sugges-
hyo Of the fact that this session was
not different from others. lie said
aa,Iye to that topic:
The annals OF government of the
sate OF oklahoma reveal the fact
nn during every administration
shce statehood, some cause has
risen which necessitated the con-
Neation OF an extraordinary session
q the legislature.
This is no exception TO the rule.
"''tAN 9'i VI Oilp pehi ''N
z Y history Of the state: On Decem-
MS, 1912, pursuant to a proclama-
3, Won Issued by the then governor OF
us state, an extraordinary session
~ me legislature was convened and
I: Ailnued until the date of the con-
sning OF the regular Fourth bi-
gnai session, and was merged into
W way regular session. That regular
SSon was adjourned on the nth
AZ March, 1913, as did the Eighth
ssalure on April 2, 1921, without
Hns passed any general appro-
s@uon bill. On this occasion we
Wconfronted with circumstance in
respect similar TO the situation
w. confronted the people of this
~ ~ and the government of this
eight years ago. on the 18th
OF March, 1913, the governor
uked and caused to be convened
n. 'ourth legislature in eXtraordi-
session and that extraordinary
r.noh continued for 100 days, or
I,4 Is4 finally adjourned on the 5th
Wy July, 1913. At that extraordi-
h,.r session the legislature did not
M, pass the general appropria-
r, OIL for the maintenance of the
n. .Ha.inent or this state, until on
.rny-seventh day of the session.
n Nubt fellow legislator members
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