The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-08-21

worlds Capital Correspondent
| OKLAHOMA CITY, Aug. 20
| The quarrel between elective state
officials took on another turn dur
| ing the week when Judge Cham
Jones OF Waurika held that the gov
crnor OF the state can veto no act
| passed by tho legislature after that
! body had adjourned for the session.
The sweeping decision was the
next TO the last elimination in the
/ quarrel between Governor Robert
/ son on one side. and Frank Carter
I and Fred Parkinson, respectively,
/ auditor and examiner and inspector,
/ on the opposing line,
The case started on She theory
| that the governor had no right to
veto an item appropriating money
| for an official whose position was
created by statute and whose salary
was likewise fixed by law. II was
| the result OF Governor Robertson
/ vctoing several such Items in the
auditors department and some in
the department OF Mr.. Parkinson.
/ The latter led the contest, one of
/ his deposod employees remaining at
work and when Mr.. Carter refused
/ to issue the warrant, brought a writ
| OF mandamus suit,
| Governor Robertson added fuel
.
| ter letter to Attorney General Free
| ling asking him TO take up the
matter, charging that Carter and
| Parkinson were in a conspiracy and
/ others, whose names he did not
mention. were members OF the con-
! spiracy
The Jones decision, II upheld by
the supreme court, restores all fea-
lures to the general appropriation
/ bill. Not only that. but tt will make
, it Impossible for any future governor
20 exercise his veto prerogative on
any bill which reaches him the day
the Legislature adJourns, striking his
. privilege TO take five days to con-
slider a bill practically out OF the
constitution.
Thus. while the causes leading UP
"a this present final act were at the
beginning the most trivial and In
some instances approaching the silly
stage. the state contronts a revolu.
tionary legislative condition and the
prevailing opinion among attorneys
Ia that the supreme court will sus-
tain the decision Of Judge Jones,
who, by the way, was a member OF
tho constitutional convention and
had conspicuous part In the
making Of our organic law.
Cause OF Departmental Inaction.
The case cited is only one OF
many causes tor departmental mac
tion and there is still a le'up on even
the effort 10 move forward CON
structively Tho governors office
! went through an unusually hard
week. for tho reason that he went
90 tho Missouri centennial and 1t
was also Jim Noh,e's tcolored rod
] haudlCrD vacation period Colonel
Jim went To Arkansas, 'p the point
where rho corn .s hardest and water
tho pur,s', for his rest from a very
hard years labor
Lieutenant Governor Trap ho-
came governor Of oklahoma FOR the
| fif,y-siNth time and did not break
under the strain.
The corporation commission has
$4,000 special fund TO spend on
rates and Is busy with that and 9TH
er rate matters. Attorney General
Freezing also has special $4,000
fund 90 spend in finding whore Red
river is. Both of these approprla-
tious were just authorized, the two
departments supposed - spend
II them wisely and for the good Of the
whole people.
II past rules are followed in lump
appropriation expenditures, the
funds will DO some people good
those who haul down the special
Jobs. Next to a revolving fund, a
lump appropriation is tho warmes'
invitation for the spender TO get his
leg over the fence that has been in
vented ny the legislative mind.
That New IudCCShip,
Attorneys from AN sections OF the
state are still hopeful that tho east
crn oklahoma fo1orpl district Will
boo allowed % NOW fal- A. l.Jsi