The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-10-27
SENATE COURT. ISSUES CALL
 FOR WAL I ON
 Ordered To Appear November I, And Enter Plea To Im- peachment Charges Pre- Sented By Lower House 22 COMPLAINTS LISTED AGAINST CHIEF EXECUTIVE All Approved By Lower Body With Heavy Maiorities Ex- cepting One Alleging lm- peachabIe 0ffense

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla. Oct. 26. (By Associated Press.)-Gov, J. C.. Walton was ordered late today by appear before it November l, and enter plea to impeachment charges presentel by the lower house of the state legislature
 At that time date will be set for his trial.
 The date for the arraignment was set immediately after the board of house managers had presented to the court bill embodying 22 charges, the entire number drafted by the house committee on investigation and Impeachment.
 The house completed it's bill of impeachments after five days of con- sideration.
 The eight articles approved today charging the governor with issuing state police commissions to large numbers of Irresponsible persons;' censoring the press, issuing illegal deficiency certificates on two occa- sions. falsifying his primary cam paign expenses, abuse of the pardon and parole powers, receiving funds from various sources for his per sonal use and general incompetency. Given Heavy Majorities.
 The entire 22 charges were ap- proved by the house With heavy ma iorities, except Article IA, charging the governor with an impeachable offense in that he refused to permit the capital punishment laws of the state to be carried out. This charge was approved by vote of 5l to 42. The article charging him with abridging the freedom of the press was sustained S2 to C This was the largest number of votes cast for any article.
 Testimony .read today ip the house related to the charges invoiv- ing censorship of the press. the. is- suance of a deficiency certificate for a state home for negro orphans and campaign expenses.
 Representative Stovall, democrat, Choctaw, after quoting the statute providing that no deficiency cer- tificates shall be issued by the gov ernor until all regularly appropri- ated funds are exhausted. read testi- mony by J. R. Johnson, superintend- ent of the negro home to the effect that only one-twelfth of the funds of the institution had been expend- ed when the governor issued s4,000 in deficiency certificates.
 Johnson, according to his testi- many, declared Governor Walter in- sisted that he create positions for two negro barberS from Oklahoma City and said the deficiency certifi- eates were issued to cover their salaries. The barbers drew salaries during the three months, according to the testimony but were at the home only one day and did no work.
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 Gibbons Is Bitter
 Consideration on the charge that Governor Walton had co elletldgcera sums for his primary campaign ex- penses in addition to the amount he reported to the secretary of the state election board drew from rep resentative Gibbons. democrat, Mo clain. bitter denunciation of those who buy public office.
 T hope the vote on this article will establish precedent that will strike terror to every man who rides to office on a pocketbook. 1" Gibbons shouted. T don't care if that man is the governor or con stable"
 Gibbons, former speaker of the htuse and staunch supporter of Governor Walton, left observers in a quandary as to the significance of his remarks.