, 1921-10-20

OiiueT uhte Oh OetODer D., 1921
there was published in The Ravltna
Republican and the Wyoming Stare
Tribune a communication from the
writer condemning some OF the
policies of the Midwest Refining Co.
The statement sc published con-
cluded with the following words:
IF II b Aapossfble to obtain re-
dress In my other nlanDer the people
of the state should demand. that the
Governor call = special session of the
legislature in order that q full in
v~estigation may be made of the &C.
tivities of the Midwest Refining Co.
and allied interests in the Wyoming
oil fields, and legislation adopted
that would remedy the evils that
now exist"
At the time Of the issuance Of the
communication, 1t had not occurred
to the writer but that redress could
be obtained without ~resorting to the
legislature.
On October 7th the Chief Execu-
tive of this state caused to be pub
lished in the Wyoming State Tribune
q statement which contained the fol-
lowing words:
"If I can be convinced that any
good can be accomplished by calling
a special session OF the legislature,
I am willing to issue the call, but
/ am not willing to spend fifty to q
hundred thousand dollars of the tax
payers money In an attempted bluff
which might get us nowhere. 800"
Relative to Brimmer's sugges-
ton that the people Of the state
should demand that / call a special
session Of the legislature. both to
make . full Investigation and to
adopt such leSislation as may be
necessary to remedy the evils that
now exist. ! would gladly call such
q session II anything could be &C
eomplished by nay doing 80. 's'
am not lawyer. while Mr..
Brtmmer IN. and perhaps he knows
OF some provision whereby the leg
or the Standard OIL company to pay
the legislature has such power l
would be glad to be so advised"
BY the statement issued by the
Governor, the duty became incumb-
emit upon the writer to advise the
Governor as to what action could be
taken by the legislature that would
result in the r%emedying of existing
evils. Two separate statements have
been issued covering this matter.
which set forth:
/. That Section 80 Of Article I Of
our Constitution forbids the exist
enee Of monopolies: that Section
$3.50 Of the Wyoming Compiled
Statutes for 1890 provides that an
action Of Quo Warranto to Dust a
corporation from the State might be
brought when such corporation has
infused q franchise or privilege con-
ferred upon 1t by law; that Section
1897 of the Wyoming Compiled
Statutes for 1920 provides that the
Attorney General. when directed by
the Governor, shall commence such
an action in the name of the State
AGAINST q corporation which has
misused q privilege conferred upon
It By law: that II the law, As enacted.
was non-enforceable. that additional
Hesitation could be adopted that
would be enforceable.
Q. That Sections 80 and 81 OF the
~so-called oil leasing bill. enacted BY
the Senate and House of Representa-
tiyes Of the United States on Febru-
airy rs, 1890, provided that the pro-
duction Of the leased lands should be
sold ct reasonable prices. and that
monopoly should not be allowed and
provided farther that action for can.
cellation OF existing leases could be
brought ARatnst those corporations
which violated the Law: that the leg
stature, II In session, could make In
yeetiRaNon Of existing conditions,
and IL II feund q violation OF the law
Shat fhn aNnution OF n formal roDolu-