The Maramec News (Maramec, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 52, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 20, 1913 Page: 4 of 8
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REAPPORTIONMENT BILL IS REPORTED
ARMISTICE
IS VIOLATED
PROPOSED TWENT-FOUR HOUR
TRUCE IN MEXICO CITY.
LASTS ONLY SIX
FINAL ROUND IS BEGUN
Americans Hastening to the Protec-
tion of the Battleships—Taft
Withholds Intervention But
Army la Ready
The proposed congressional reap-
P rtlonment bill has been reported to
the house with many changes since
It was written. After a majority of
the committee had agreed on the bill,
the above map was prepared, but sev-
eral slight changes were made just
before reporting the bill and the dls-
trlcts were renumbered. The reader
should note the following changes In
the above map. The Muskogee dls-
tiict, numbered 7. should be renum-
bered 2; No. 8 on the map should be
No. 3, as the bill now stands; No
6 should be No. 4; No. 6 should be
LEO MEYER HAS RESIGNED
No. 6; No. 2 should be No. 5; No. 4
should be No. 7; No. 3 should be No.
8. Coal county was put over into No.
4. It formerly was in No. i. Latimer
county was taken from (he Muskogee
district and added to No. 3 (former-
ly No. 8).
With these changes, the above map
West Resolution Turned Down
One of the frankest and most acri-
monious debates that has occurred in
the house of representatives tbiB ses-
sion came up with Representative Cur-
ry of Tulsa pitted against half a
dozen of the house orators over his
resolutions calling upon Attorney
Beneral ( harles West to report to the
general invetsigating committee why
W. R. McBrine, former warrant clerk,
charged with issuing $28,000 of forged
state warrants. Is a familiar figure
on the streets and around the hotel
lobbies here nowadays. Instead of in
the penitentiary. The resolution was
ordered redrafted to eliminate objec-
tionable features.
The debate ended with the house
voting 44 to 38 to expurge the Curry
resolution from the permanent records
because its phraseology was deemed
too strong and undignified, and the
resolution itself was sent to Judiciary
No. 2 to be redrafted more in accord-
ance with the idea of good taste prev-
alent in the house.
The Curry resolution, which was in-
troduced some days ago, recited Me-
Brines entire career, Including his
European tour and trip to "Gay Pa
ree," his final investment of the last
of his Ill-gotten gains in a theatrical
production replete, as Representative
Curry said, “with many beautiful
blonde and brunette chorus girls,” I
his pentlnent telegram to Attorney
General West from New York city
promising to return anl "tell all he
knew if money and transportation
were sent him; the secret trip made
by the attorney general to Monett,
Mo„ to meet the returning prodigal; I
the secrecy with whloh the attorney
general surrounded McBriae’s return
to Oklahoma during the first week or
so after he had been taken in charge
by Sheriff Murphy of Guthrie; the
newspaper stories Inspired by the at-
torney general of tha "men higher
up;” of the arrest of Charles Renfro
In the state of Oregon as one of the
men higher up, and his subsequent re-
lease on preliminary hearing; the fact
that the attorney general has not be-
gun any prosecution of McBrine; the
story of immunity given McBrine,
and that the latter spends much of
his time loafing around Oklahoma
( ity and In the hotel lobbies, while
stories float abroad that he Is in the
p»y of the attorney general as a de-
teotiva seeking Information agaiust
other state departments.
House Bills in 8enate
The bill by Woodward, appropriat-
ing $100,000 for the union or graded
school districts, and providing for the
distribution of It In the hands of the
state board of education, and the bill
by ^ right and Jones of the senate,
abolishing all offices of deputy con-
stables. were passed by the senate In
committee of the whole. The latter
bill puts out of commission about five
thousand petty officers.
Among the new bills introduced In
the senate was one by Edmonson re-
viving the fight to abolish the state
highway department, and another de-
fining what are habitual criminals,
providing for sentencing them to the
penitentlan* for life If convicted a cer-
tain number of times for committing
offenses wherein tha element of fraud
or felony enters.
Another bill by Dutton and Burford,
provides for new state, county and
preolnct election boards. Chairmen
of the central committees of the three
political parties in the state receiving
the highest number of votes may se-
lect and certify to the secretary of
state names of those fho shall com-
pose the board.
shows exactly the bill finally agreed
j upon by a majority of the house con
gresslonal redistrlctlng committee.
A vain attempt was made at the
committee to swap Jackson for
Washita. In the two western districts.
A minority report signed by six mem
bers, was presented in the hous
THE NEW STATE AUDITOR
Banking Board Probed Asked.
Another investigation that promises
Interesting disclosures was started by
the aenate when It adopted a resolu-
tion calling for a complete Investiga-
tion of the transactions of the state
banking board in the handling of the
state guaranty fund. The resolution,
which was drawn by Senator SIC Gar-
rett of Fort Gibson, chairman of the
senate committee on banks and bank-
ing. and Senator W. N. Redwlne of
McAlister, chairman of the committee
now engaged in the probe of the state
penitentiary, alleges'Mrregularltles and
mismanagement in handling the guar-
anty fund In connection with bank
failures in Creek county and other
places. The alleged irregularities
are not apeifically mentioned in the
resolution.
Judicial Appropriation.
The Austin act, appropriating $12-
•00 to pay salaries for district judges
for the period from July 1, 1911, and
ending June 30, 1913. was passed fin
ally and three other bills were con
aidered in committee of the whole and
recommended for passage. The Aus-
J. C. McClelland.
State Auditor Leo Meyer, brought
the impeachment proceedings against
him to an abrupt end by resigning his
office. Hon. W. A. Ledbetter at-
torney for Meyer, and Representative
Wyand had a conference with Gover-
nor Cruce, at which Mr. Ledbetter
tendered the state auditor’s formal
resignation. It was accepted imme-
diately, and the governor named J. C.
McClelland of Oklahoma City, a
banker, to fill the vacancy.
tin bill carries an additional appro-
priation of $2,004 to pay expenses of
district Judges incurred while holding
court out of their own districts.
New House Bills
New house bills are as follows;
By Curry: An act making appro-
priation for a state building to be
constructed of lumber and kafir corn
at the International Dry Farming con-
gress, etc.
By J. Roy Williams and R. P. Hill:
An act providing for the compensa-
tion of Injured Workmen In extra
hazardous industries, and for compen-
sation of their dependarts where such
injuries result in death, placing the
supervision of the act under the com-
missioner of labor, making an appro-
priation for the administration of the
act out of the accident fund for the
compensation and care of workmen
injured In hazardous employment,
providing penalties for violation.
By Hoyt and Dizney: An act pro-
viding for the reapportionment of the
state Into senatorial districts.
By Sharp, McCrory, Bolen and Hill
of Pittsburg: An act to pay hotel and
traveling expenses of district Judges
while holding court outside of home
counties.
By Hunter (by request): An act
providing for county court at the town
of Boswell, Choctaw county.
By Rexroat: An act fixing the Ha
ility of costa in criminal cases ap-
pealed from justice of the peace courts
and police courts.
By Rexroat: An act making an ap-
propriation for building and -equipping
the state school for the blind. ^
By Russell of the house and Mo-
Cllntlc of the senate: An act requir-
ing county officers to make monthly
reports to*the county commissioners
prescribing a penalty thereof, and de-
claring an emergency.
By Edwards, Bolen and Sharp; An
act providing for the reapportionment
of the state Into senatorial districts
By Whitman, Durant, Smith of Pot-
tawatomie of the house and McCIln-
tlc, Red wine and Carpenter of the
senate: An act entitled an act em
powering the state examiner and In-
spector to secure certain data, pre-
scrlb the manaer of compiling, ate.
j McMahan. Spengler, Bishop,
Childers, Peery, Lenox and H. H.
Smith: An act requiring the county
assessor to go to each voting precinct,
incorporated town or village and city
for the purpose of assessing property.
By McCrory, Spengler, Carr and
Howe: An act providing for the re-
apportionment of the state into judi-
j clal districts and fixing the time for
holding terms of court therein.
By Wright: An act regulating the
annulment of marriage and divorce.
By Wright: An act making void
marriage In another state or county in
evasion or violation of the laws of
Oklahoma.
By Joyner and Bisby: An act pro-
viding for county option on abolition
or maintenance of township govern
nent
By Joint committee on education of
the senate and house and Cook,
Emanuel. Rexroat and Bishop: An
act prescribing laws for the govern-
ment of common schools.
By Reece: An act in relation to the
release of record of oil, gas and other
mineral lease*
Mexico City—Hostilities were re-
sumed with renewed fierceness In the
Mexican capital Sunday after a truce
which lasted only a few hours.
It appeared as if the words of Ml-
dero and Dias might prove prophetic
and that this time the battle would be
to a finish.
President Madero reiterated his re-
fusal to comply with the suggestion
of the senators that he resign He
declared that be was still able to dom-
inate and that if given time he would
crush the rebl forces.
General Diaz had not shown him-
self to be greatly in favor of the
armistice, but consented to It out of
respect to the efforts of the American
ambassador and the ministers of the
power to bring about a cessation or
hostilities until foreigners and other
non-combatants still In the zone of
fighting could be removed to a place of
comparative safety.
Early Sunday morning the embassy
was the scene of Intense activity. A
dozen automobiles moved Bwiftly to
and fro, carrying refugees, provisions
and messages. The embassy building
was besieged by hundreds, not all of
them Americans, who asked for advice
or assistance. Thera Is little actual
suffering from lack of food or shelter
within the city, but there Is a vast
amount of discomfort and great danger
to those who remain. ♦
Mis-statements by Mexican federal
officials concerning the Intentions ol
the United States in the present crisis,
which so influenced the populace In
the capital, are being made throughout
the republic with similar effect. Con-
sul Kirk reported to the state depart
raent Sunday that anti-American feel-
ing ran high in Manzanillo and through
the countryside on account of uuau
ed action of the American government,
thorized statements about the lntend-
Demonstrations agaiust Americans
have been made In other Mexican Pa-
cific ports and It became necessary to
hold the cruiser Denver at Acapulco
until the arrival of the South Dakota
in that port Saturday so bitter were
outbreaks resulting in some cases in
assaults upon American citizens who
were peaceably passing through the
streets. With the South Dakota at
Acapulco and the Colorado at Maza-
tlan. officials feel that there will be
an abatement of thes outbreaks.
No Intervention Yet
Washington—After a confernce of
an hour and a half with Secretary
of State Knox, President Taft called
a special meting of the cabinet to dis
cuss the late dispatches from Mexico.
The report from Mexico City that the
armistice had been declared off and
that hostilities had been resumed
caused intense interest among the cab-
inet officers.
Despite the alarming information
that has continued to come into Wash-
ington in the last few days, not a mem-
ber of the president’s cabinet favored
intervention. Most of the official fam-
ily believe that the Mexican factions
will solve their own troubles and are
of the opinlou the interference by the
United States Is uncalled for
The president was plainly disturbed
to learn that communication between
Mexico and the United States was pre-
carious and that an apparently strict
censorship has been instituted by Mex-
ican authorities. If a censorship Is
being exercised this government will
demand that the communications from
Ambassador Wilson and Its replies
■hall be permitted to go through with-
out interruption.
Wilson Publishes a Book
New York—A scathing arraignment
of “Big Business” Is contained In
President-elect WilBou’s pre-inaugura-
tion book, “The New Freedom,”
President-elect Wilson not only re-
iterates his attacks upon the trusts of
the United States, but sounds a new
warning to the great financial Inter-
ests of the country. The work Is con-
■ c”'* 1 he most remarkable
ever put In the field both by reason
01 tne bit let ness of its arraignment of
the present financial system and by
reason of Its preinauguration exploita-
tion of a future presidential policy no
other chief executive of the United
States since the Declaration of Inde-
pendence having duplicated the feat of
Mr. Wilson.
The president-elect not only attacks
the trusts and monopolies of the coun-
try but makes it clear that he will do
all in his power to legitimately restore
trade competition and
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