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agree with the colleague from his
county.
He said: 1T was through no fault
Of the prison authorities that these
men escaped, Mr. President. Such
crisis will occur any where, and this
was one Of the most important pris.
on breaks ever known the world over
II was 30 important that hundreds Of
our citizens turned out TO assist in
the capture of these desperadoes.
While no bills have been presented
by these citizens. they had to be fed
and II the state acts in a niggardly
way In this matter what would be the
result should another outbreak oc.
cur" Senator Farrar favored the bill
which was passed with four dissent
ing votes
There was not an obiecting vote to
the item Of Slt.5OO TO purchase the r.
| ~ Cooke residence as a home for the
governor Senator Farrar had the
committee engrosslng rush the bin 10
the house for It's concurrence.
The Fight in the House.
when the report had been read.
Dayoy moved that the house concur In
the amendment Cornatt. seconded
by Gault, moved to amend the motion
to the efect that the house do not
concur,
Davey took the floor in support OF
his original motion He said that the
house was confronted with an unusu.
al condition. In that the Joint ways
and means committee had submitted
three appropriation bills that had
been favOrably acted upon by the
= two houses with respect TO every item
with The single exception OF the one
proposing the purchase of an exccu.
= tive mansion. and for which an appro-
z priation OF sli50O was asked. He
further stated that The only fault that
bad been found with the committee
on ways and means was that il had
been too economical but this fault
would not be made by the taxpayer
The senate continued the speaker
. had seen ht TO insert the item in the
bin after Il had been stricken out bv
the house, and. in justice TO the mem.
r bers Of the ways and means commit,
tee for their conscientious Efforts. the
amendment was deserving OF concur
= renee by the house.
Eddy supports Bill.
Eddy said that on the original bin
{ he voted against the appropriation
for the mansion but after duly lon
sidering the matter. and taking into
consideration the action OF the com.
mlueo ON ways and means. which he
took occasion 10 eulogize ne pro.
posed at this time to vote for tho mo-
ton 90 concur in the action OF the
senate.
galloway was recognized. and nat
having recovered from his attack N
indigestion OF a few days since. 10
! newed bis opposition 20 the concur.
renee by the house IN the senate
/, amendment The only reason he
. only reason he could assign was the
could possibly assign vas the
belief that he aid not consider that
the time had arrived Tor the purchase
hy the state of such mansion. ana
In addition 10 this be expressed him.
self as heins opposed 70 the purchase
by the state OF anything cheap"
Cornett and Galloway followed aud
were opposed 10 the granting Of The
appropriation for this item. and for
that reason would support the motion
r TO not concur
The senate arrived 10 vote IN iolnl
convention ON United States senator
and the matter went over until D
m
The house this Afternoon coucurrol
ID the senate amendment 10 me bH
\ fauthorlsing ihe purchase oy he e4ee
! atiye mansion.
We are not dealinE ia old shoes
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