Show SOLONS SOUS O OTO ASKED TO FIG KLAN OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE LEGISLATURE IN SESSION AFTER STORMY PERIOD Bitter Attack on Invisible Govern ment Reviews Review Events Event Which Have Hava Kept the State In Turmoil City Holding In abeyance recommendations of Governor Gov Governor J. J C. C Walton that they consider con can eider sider at t once legislation affecting the Ku Cu Klux Klur Klan Ilan the lower house of ot the be state legislature vote a resolution empowering the speaker to name a committee of ot investigation and Im which would be empower empower- empowered ed ad to Inquire into the official acts of all impeachable state officers Martial law In effect throughout Oklahoma since September 15 was lifted by Governor J. J C. C Walton In a proclamation made public Thursday The Oklahoma legislature called Into nto extraordinary session b by GOT COT ern or J. J C. C Walton convened Thurs Theta day days The house was called to order ordery by y D. D A. A Stovall representative from Choctaw county who was chosen majority floor leader at a caucus Wednesday night Dight The senate convened and both branches then recessed for fat fata a Joint session to receive the m message of the trie governor A committee of ot the Joint session informed Governor Walton that the legislature was ready to hear him The governor did dill not Dot appear personally person ally however and Aldrich Blake executive counselor brought the tes- tes sage sa to the joint assembly and d do- do livened lI it to the clerk derk of ot the senate with the brief statement Gentlemen herewith is Is' Is presented present present- ed ell the governors governor's message to the legislature The clerk cllrk then be began an reading the tile message In his message the executive charged the klan with responsibility for or hundreds of ot outrages This powerful all and most de moralizing super government go Is III undermining un the very cornerstone and Foundation of ot our and sapping napping the life ute blood ot of our oar citizenship citizen citizen- ship Governor Goern r Walton declared It must either r. r be killed or the tue rovers rovers- ment silent Itself must finally give away to anarchy and There la Is laDO DO no alternative or r middle ground The governor reviewed at length h the chain of ot events which have bave kept the state In turmoil for a month and his message with a plea that the legislature Immediately pass passa a bill which he lie himself prepared that the people may be protected forever In their the person property and fundamental |