The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-14
OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE QUITS
SIX MILLION APPROPRIATIONS

Guthrie, Olda., March 13.-The sec
ond Oklahoma legislature adjourned
sine die shortly after midnight after
having been in session sixty-seven
days and making appropriations ag-
gregating nearly $G.0O0,000 of which
amount more than a million and a
half dollars goes for the establishment
Of new state institutions, educational,
aleemosynary and penal Among the
new institutions located are three
state normal schools on the east side
OF the state, a penitentiary and state
rcformatory and state reform school,
industrial school for girls and several
others.
The closing session last night was
taken up largely by the adoption of
conference reports and amendments
60 bills made by the two houses with
the passage of a few bills that had
already passed one house.
The Roddic Insurance. bin was sent
to the governor Yesterday the senate
finally accepting the conference re-
port provisions leaving two Of the
most important house amendments in
the bill the one which permits as
sessment insurance companies mot
fraternan to do business in the state,
and the one striking out the senate
provisions prohibiting companies from
writing both participating and non
participating.
Eoth houses accepted the confer
ence report on the Putnam good roads
hill. which is practically the bill as
passed by the senate. which cuts
out the proposition of building a sys-
TEN Of state road districts not more
than eighteen miles square for the
building OF hard roads under a super
vision Of township officers aud with
the help of convict labor
Both houses accepted the confer
cnce report on the Morris resolution
which as finally passed. submits 70
vote of the people the following
substitute section for section 9, arti-
Gle 9, of the constitution, which, at
present, prohibits the consolidation OF
any railroad operating wholly within
this state with railroads incorporated
under the laws OF any other state.
Section Q. II any railroad company
organized under the laws of this state
shall consolidate by sale or otherwise
with any railroad company organized
under the laws OF any other state OF
the United States, tho same shall not
become a foreign corporation, but the
courts OF this state shall have juris
diction in all matters which may arise
as II said consolidation had not taker
place"
The amendments to the Tillotsor
gas bill from the house, which wa:
withdrawn from the governor FOL
correction, We're also adopted by botf
houses yesterday. The phrase, "or
persons engaged in the business o
transporting gas by pipe line in sec
ton granting pipe line companies th'
llEul Oh fIllHtHl uOlud4h' NhlNh Noi
stitu,ed the alleged joker discovered
In the bill by Attorney General West
Is now stricken out.
4 conference report was adopted
on the appropriation bill for the stat
printing department, fixing the am
cunt TO De expended for printing a
$4,000 per year, a compromise be
tween the senate, which made il $50
600 and the house, which cut it Z
100000. The total appropriation
changed TO Sl51,96
The senate adopted the hous
amendments TO the YeagerStrain pip
line bill, which now puts the measur
up TO the governor, The senate bi
for penslonng disabled firemen, ais
went 10 the governor.
The house today accepted the sci
ate amendments to bills appropriatin
$4,000 for a building for the stat
normal school at Durant and passe
the senate bill, locating another stat
normal school at Ada and appropria
ing 100000.
The house finally passed the gene
al appropriation bin from the senaI
raising the total appropriations fro
s5OS $50 as contained in the sena'
hill 10 S934,575, inserting $4,000 f
the governor To be used in employir
IA state enforcement attorney TO g
force the prohlbitory law, which W;
cut out by the senate. Also $1,000
for care Of the insane at Norman al
$15GOOO for paying district judge
OF the state. The house also pass
the senate bill locating the sta
school for the feeble minded at En-
,,1 ,u,ronrioting S17 60O for the