The Carlisle independent., 1909-04-15
FOR COMPLETION
 OF STATE CAPITOL
BILL CARRYING Se75,ooo APPRo- TAXATION FOR THIS PURPOSE
 INTRODUCED IN SENATE.
GOVERNOR TO BE RESPONSIBLE
Will Have Power to Remove Mem bers of State Capitol Commission Hot Discussion Over the
 Measure.

Measure.
 During Mondays session of the Senate very little business was trans acted with the exception of the new state capitol completion bill, just in- troduced by Senator Oldham of Pu- laski
 The bill provides that the governor shall appoint capitol commission consisting of four members, to be confirmed by the Senate. The com mission is to hold office until the building is completed, provided that any member of the commission can be discharged by the commission for cause, with the consent of the Sen- ate The commission is authorized to employ secretary at a salary not exceeding s100 per month. The com missioners are to receive a salary of s6 day and mileage at the rate of 5 cents per mile, actual number of days worked being the basis. As much as can be retained of the pres ent new state capitol is to be pre- served.
 For the purpose of completing the building, the sum of s330,000 is ap- propriated; to remedy defects, -175,- 900; to place white marble in the railways and finish the interior col umns. s100,O00; for water connections, incidentals, etc, s70,000.
 ha1 the first time there was an attempt to postpone the second reading, which failed, and also an attempt to pre- vent the Senate from going into com mittee of the whole for the purpose of considering the bill, which also failed.
 In committee of the whole the first section was attacked in an amend ment by Senator White of Logan The amendment, which was adopted, provides that the governor and not the commission shall have the right to remove a commissioner for cause.
 Following the adoption of the White amendment Senator Keel of fered an amendment to provide, in brief, that the governor shall be the commission" and shall have the right to employ a secretary. This proposed amendment was under dis cussion all day and at 4 o'clock in the afternoon the committee report ed progress without taking a vote on the amendment.
 The supporters of the amendment declared that Governor DonagAey should not be hampered by a com mission of any sort, and that the thing to do was to give him the money he wants to complete the building and place the entire bur den upon him.
 Those who were against the amend ment say there is no reason for want ing to place a burden On the gover, nor that he has not asked for. It is claimed by the administration forces that the governor is fully able, how ever, to take the entire responsibility and complete the capitol as he prom ised he would
 At the afternoon session President Martin called up the Hogan shot, firing bill and succeeded in having Pope and Johnson counties exempted from the provisions of the bill. Sup porters of the bill. Senators Holland and Fletcher, fought the amendment and claimed the adoption of the amendment practically. defeated the object of the bill
 Senate Bill No. 200 (Bush), to pro- vide for compulsory education in Ar kansas, was finally passed with the House amendments. The bill was drawn as a general bill, but the House excepted many counties, among them being Pulaski county. Last week the Senate refused to ac- cept the amendments. The bill was transmitted to the House and then recalled. Senator Bush said he had geen given to understand the House would not recede on the amendments, and urged the passage of the bill as amended The bill was passed by a vote of 20 to 5.