| Show SOLONS ASKED TO FIGHT KLAN OKLAHOMA legislature IN SESSION AFTER STORMY PERIOD bitter attack altac on invisible government reviews events which have hav kept the state in turmoil oklahoma city okla holding in abeyance recommendations of governor 1 J I C walton that they consider at once legislation affecting the ku klux klan kian tile the lower house of the state legislature vote a resolution empowering the speaker to name a committee ot of investigation and impeachment peach ment which would be empowered to inquire into the official acts ot of all impeachable state officers marteal law lar in effect t throughout oklahoma since september 15 was lifted by governor J 0 walton in a proclamation made public thursday the oklahoma legislature called into extraordinary session by governor J C walton convened thursday the house was called to order by D A stovall representative from choctaw county who was chosen majority floor leader at a caucus wednesday night the senate convened and both branches then recessed tor for a joint session to receive the message 0 of tile the governor A committee of the joint session informed governor walton that the legislature was ready to hear bear him the governor did not appear personally however and aldric h blake I 1 executive counselor brought tile the message to the joint assembly and delivered it to the clerk of the senate with the brief statement gentlemen herewith Is presented the governors i message to the tha legislature the clerk then began reading the message mess in his message the executive charged the klan ilan with responsibility tor for hundreds of outrages this all powerful end and most demoralizing moral izing super government Is undermining dermi der mining laing the very tery cornerstone and foundation of our government go and sapping the life blood of our citizenship governor walton declared pit it must either be killed or the government itself must finally give away to anarchy and revolution there Is 15 no alternative or middle ground the governor po vernor reviewed at length the chain ot of events which have kept the state in turmoil tor for a month and concluded conc lueI his mes masiee iee with a plea that the legislature immediately pass a bill which he be himself prepared that hint the people may be protected forever in their person property and fundamental libert ls |
