The Nevada County picayune. (Prescott, Ark.) 190?-current, 1909-04-29
RUSHING STATE CAPITOL
L Legislators Are Anxious TO Finish
Consideration Of Appropriation Bills
and Arrange For Completion
Of the Structure.


The Glover state capitol bill, pro-
viding for the completion of the state
capitol. was before the House nearly
all day Monday, and when adjourn
ment was taken Is amendments had
been tackled to it, and the measure,
with the amendments, had been or
dered engrossed and to the third read
ing The bill when introduced car
ried a total appropriation of $4,000.
1t now carries, as amended. an appro-
priation of $4,000. Chief among the
changes made is the provision to the
effect that 100000 additional money
is appropriated for the purpose OF
allowing any money which the arbi-
tration board may hold is due Cald-
well & Drake from the state, to be
taken from the amount appropriated
by the Glover bill. In adopting the
amendment the House took the stand,
contrary to the advice of the COVER
nor, that it is not necessary to pass
a special bill appropriating money to
be paid Caldwell & Drake in the event
it is held the state owes that firm,
but that, instead, the Glover bill can
cover the entire matter. The amend
ment in question provides that any
claims under the old contract shall
be paid out of the fund appropriated.
The Caldwell & Drake claim, the
House held, would be paid out of
that fund and under that head
Another amendment adopted also
cuts out the skylight provided IN the
bill and substitutes a stone dome, ap-
propriating $4,000 for that purpose.
Other amendments adopted provide
that the capitol shall be completed
according to the old plans and speci-
fications; that the commission is au-
thorized to take such steps and do
such work outside of that provided
for in the bill as it may deem wise;
that the appropriation of $4,000 for
the removal Of defective work be
struck out and the money for that
purpose taken from the general ap-
preparation carried by the bill; that
any unexpended balance appropriate
ed for one work may be used for an
other work in the completion OF the
capitol; that the commission has the
power to So change the plans as to
provide for marble wainscOting in the
Railways and scagliola finish; that
the governor shall discharge commits
sioners instead of the commission dis
charging them; that the appointment
of the commissioners by the governor
shall not have to be confirmed by the
Senate; that the commissioners shall
receive Sc per day in place of So;
that the commissioners shall furnish
$50 900 bond instead of $4,000.
The fact that the House seemed TO
have one unanimous desire to do away
with the state capitol matter entirely
and have it off it's hands attracted
comment on every side and the gen.
eral belief was expressed that the bill
win pass.
The appropriation bill for the agri-
cultural experiment station was pass
ed early in the morning. Other bills,
local in effect, was passed, introduc-
ed and considered before the Glover
bill was taken up Two special mes
sages from the governor. one calling
attention to the financial condition
Of the state and the other to the re-
quest of Caldwell & Drake in the mat
ter of settling the state capitol con-
troversy, were read during the day.