The Bismarck tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, N.D.) 1916-current, 1923-10-24
GOVERNOR IS
SUSPENDED BY
LEGISLATURE
Lieutenant Governor Assumes
Office Pending Final Inn
peachment Decision
GETS BUT ONE VOTE
One Member of State Senate
Stands Behind Governor
Ousted From Office

OI6UUS DcVlUU OOVSAuVA
Ousted From Office
Oklahoma City, Okla, Oct, ~.
"A temporary restraining order
to prevent Lieutenant Governor
M. E. Trapp from assuming the
governorship was issued late TO-
day by Judge Tom Chambers, Sr.,
In the state district court on ~
plicatiOn of Governor J. c. WAL
ton. A hearing to make the or
der permanent Is scheduled for
tomorrow.
Oklahoma City. Oct. 2l.-A third
formal charge was added today to
the impeachment bill against
Governor ]. C. Walton when the
house voted, 81 to Is, to approve
article four Of It's impeachment
committees report accusing the
Governor of using his official au-
thority for his personal financial
gain.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 24.-The Bit
terest fight precipitated since the
convening Of the special session Of
the legislature broke in the house
of representatives today when Rep-
resentative Callahan. democrat, Lat
liner county, introduced q resolution
providing for investigation to deter
mine who paid the expenses Of house
members when they convened Sept
g.. and were dispersed by military
authorities by ordcr of Governor j
C. Walton.
Callahan is Walton supporter.
The resolution was adopted after
brief but acrimonious debate and
referred to q committee Of house
members to investigate.
The resolution sought by inquiry
to determine whether the Ku Klux
Klan or certain finterests" in Tulsa
had contributed funds for the at
tempted session.
Rep. J. B. Phillips. democrat Of
Cleveland county, assailed Callahan
for his reflection on the house men,
for the special session. He demand
ed an immediate investigation of the
legislature solon charges and declar-
cd that If it were proved untrue he
would move Callihan's suspension
from the house. Callahan rejoined
that he had the proof and dared the
house to let him produce his testi-
mony.
Oklahoma City, Oct. 24.-Governor
J. C. Walton was suspended from of
flee at 6:40 o'clock last evening when
the state senate by vote of So toT1
adopted resolution temporarily re-
lieving him of his official duties, fol-
lowing the submission by the lower
house of q bill of impeachment
against him. ~s-A
The impeachment bill charging the
executive with entering into "a cor
rupt agreement" with DR.. A. E. Dav-
export, state health commissioner to
place T. P. Edwards, the governors
personal chauffeur, on the payroll of
the health department at 5000 q
month; and that thereby Certain
moneys were diverted from the statu-
tory object and purpose for which
they were appropriated by law"
The text Of the resolution suspend
ing the governor follows:
Whereas, the house of represen-
tatives of the Ninth legislature, pur-
suant to the provisions of the con-
stitution, has filed with the senate
articles of impeachment and,
Whereas, J. C. Walton, governor
of Oklahoma, is charged with sf-
fenses made grounds of impeachment
by the constitution, and.
Governor Notified.
Whereas, the filing of the articles
with the senate automatically sus-
pens J. G. Walton, as governor and
the office with its duties and COM
pensations evolves upon the lieuten-
ant governor;
| Now, therefore, be it resolved by
the senate, that the governor and
lieutenant governor be advised as to
their duties in this event and that
the secretary Of the state notify the
governor and lieutenant governor Of
the proceeding thus had and to pre-
sent to each of them copy of this
resolution"
The suspension resolution was in
troduced by Senator W.. M. Gulager
of Muskogee. A committee was
named to inform the governor and
lieutenant governor Of the action.
Lieutenant Governor Trapp il in
Salpul, Okla, and was notified By
telephone. sS
| The committee delivered its me $.
sage to the governor in his office.
| immediately afterward the house
transmitted Article Three, charging
the governor with preventing thu
meeting Of grand jury thst was te
inquire into. his official acts and the
senate accepted it also. a
4 Meanwhile the house Il 10 continue
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