The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-30

mander of forces in field and at
home, u from Lincoln county.
Further Errors.
Tho house investigating COM
mittee further reports that the state
board OF affairs ran to the high
bidders on construction contracts;
on printing contracts and the pur-
chase of other supplies. No allow
ance Is made In the report as to
the patriotic efforts OF the state ad-
ministration 10 hold up prices and
allow our dealers TO work off war
price stuff without going broke.
The committee recommendation
will very probably not be accepted
and further efforts TO locate the
bugs will have TO be made. There
are other reports coming on the
bank commissioner the governor,
etc. Naturally the investigating
committee will not be ambitious TO
70 on over TO the senate and ascer-
tain the feeling OF that body. They
got back home on the first Jour
ney, although they came nigh be-
Ing tried for having conspired 10
ruin the name OF a great statesman,
but the managers have no assur-
ance that the second journey from
the west end to the north end OF the
fourth floor hall would provoke as
few casualties.
Killed Constitutional Amendment.
Out OF the mess of administration
victories for the day came one
awful defeat--sonatc bill 2S5 by
Davidson. which would provide for
the people voting on a constitu-
tional ven ion amendment.
Davidson had rcsurrccted the bill
twice after having had reverses, and
this time seemed assured OF succosy,
although he was all stretched out on
the Trapp impeachment case.
IL was a field day for Bob Wal
lace and he operated on the bill.
using a maui and tongs. on the
final roll call the vote was 2l aye
and 22 naye.s and Jed johnson Of
Walters blandly inquired IL the con-
vention Mill was really dead or Il
there were anything else 10 be done
to 1t 10 make death certain.
The republicans supported David
son en- masse, but the democratic
senators were afraid to set the case
out in the open. even though their
leader happNned to be It's cham
plon.
Wallace also made desperate
filibuster against the bill TO create
an educational survey, speaking
against time. As IL neared the final
passage stage, Harrison came to the
rescue with point of order to the
effect that II was n house bill day
| and the senate bin under consid-
GRAFTON had to go over under the
| rules.
| New Ones Coming.
a mass of new bills are appear.
ing in the house and receiving very
small consideration, although there
have been sufficient to cause some
| of the committees to again meet
The appropriation measures have
| not been given much serious con-
sideration for "a couple of days, al
though the house has sufficiently
cleared its decks to take care OF
this, and the senate Is rushing 10
complete its task before the house
again shoves up some OF the facts
which the state administration lead
ers arc anxious not to have made
public.
Road Bill in Danger.
McPherren's 100000 road bill
| is before the house, calculated to
| get like sum from the federal
| government for aid in building
highways. Henry Woods successor
| as state highway commissioner has
| not been announced, and the COVER
nor Is declared to favor &, w.
Board, a former senator from Ok
fuskee county. as commissioner. In
that event the probability OF the
house passing the measure is slight,
indeed. 1t Is also evident that the
house is not going to act on the
bill until It has knowledge of n state
highway missioner being ap-
pointed by the governor and that
appointment being confirmed by
the senate.
This IL new development. and
one in which many senators with
out regard to politics appear to
! have either Joined with or at least
express friendliness for.