The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-03-06
FOR THE CONYEN.
TI0N EXPENSES
Representative Was
lnSistent on His
Amendment

The following is the debate in the
House on the constitutional conven-
tion appropriation. as printed in the
Congressional Record "The House
having under consideration the gen
eral deficiency bill':
Mr. Sheppard. Mr. Speaker. | offer
an amendment as a new section.
Mr. Littauer: Mr.. Speaker. ] move
the previous question on The bill and
amendments
Mr. Sheppard. Mr. SpeaNer, / offer
an amendment as a new section.
Mr. Williams. The gentleman from
Texas (Mr. Sheppard) asked the
Speaker before the completion of the
reading Of the BILL
The Speaker. TIE Chair indicated
that in the opinion of the Chair the
gentleman would be recognized. The
cerk win report the amendment.
The clerk read as follows:
For expenses constitutional conven-
don OF proposed State or Oklahoma
until constitution is completed, SOS,
440. itemized as follows; Per diem
OF members, thirty days, S15,i40: rent
light, fuel. committee rooms. station
cry, and supplies, $4,000; employees OF
convention. $4,000.
For EXPENSES second election, $Si
$50, itemized as follows:
Il. One thousand six hundred and
seycnty-eight election precincts, men
st each precinct, 50 per day, and two
days. 500 for each precinct
-. T'ifly-six election commissioners
to perform the same duties at the sec
ond election as required OF them al
the first election, $11,200
"3 One thousand six hundred ant
seventy-eight election insuectors, al
an average OF So each, $3.50.
a. Printing bill, including ballots
poll books, sample ballots. afiidayits
notices, vouchers, and stationery, SIS,
000
.. Ballot boxes. booths, and eX
penscs of distributing. including dray
age. freight, and express, $4,000.
&C. Rent OF polling places, 500 al
50, estimated. s2,400.
n. Clerical help, preparing tickets
distributing same. canvasiug returns
preparing abstracts and copies to be
transmitted to the President of the
United States, 5000"
For printing for said convention. un
der contracts of said convention. and
printing not contracted ior. 500 600
Mr.. Rittauer: Mr. Speaker. | make
the point of order against the amend
ment. Il is new Iegislation.
Mr. Sheppard. Mr.. Speaker how
can this be subject to a point OF ordel
when it is an existing proiect2 Con
gress has admitted the State OF Okla
homa and it is simply defrayment o.
the expense of making the new state
congress appropriated money fer the
first sixty days OF the convention and
for the FIRST election. Nhy would It be
ont of order to make an appropriation
for the continuing thirty days and
for the second election, which is JUS
as necessary as the first?
The Speaker: The Chair, as a mat
ter of fact. thinks that IN the puryiev
of legislation authorizing the constitn
tional convention. in connection with
the rules Of the House, that this is noi
containing project under the isw "a
az TO make Il IN order Accrding "a
the gentleman from Oklahoma. il may
be a continuing constitutional conyen
ton The Char sustains the point OF
order
Mr.. l-iliaucr: Mr. Speaker, ! move
the previous question on the bill as
amended
The previous question was ordered
The bill as amended WAS ordered 10
be engrossed aud read a third time
was read the third time. ana passed.
On motion OF Mr. Littauer, a motion
% reconsider the vote By which the
BIN was passed was laid on the table