The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-09
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uuah, Cherokee by blood, introduce
| cd 4 resolution in the senate asking
| that the legislature locate the capital
| at 'rahlequah. IN the case no agree.
ment could be reached IN relation to
Oklahoma City, The resolution was
written Y dialect.
Committee is Dissatisfied.
Chairman j. B. Thompson, Of the
selgate capital location committee,
made public a report prepared and
agreed on at night session OF the
committee.
The report states that the commit
teee will not report any bill for pass
age under present circumstances lt
demands an Immediate proposition OIL
fering a free and satisfactory capitol
site, together with guarantee for
the erection OF free capital build
ing.
The committee has been at work
ten days and declares that no salts
factory proposition has been submit
ted The report ends with a state
nient that unless such a proposition
is demanded Is submitted forthwith
the committee viii recommend in
favor Of an immediate adjournment
Of the legislature.
Committee at Work.
A subcommittee of the senate s
capitol location committee and a dele
cation Of citizens are drafting a ten
tatiye act, which Is to be the frame
work for legislative action. The SEN
ate Is represented by Senators Thomp
son, Stewart, Kendrick, Hatchett and
Potter and the citizens are Judge b.
+. Burwell, c. G, Jones, Leon Levy,
and j. p. Johnson. The bill contem.
paltes that guaranty shall be given
the state that fifteen acres Will be
donated for capital purposes within
three and a half miles of the federal
building. together with a state capi-
tol building to cost $t,000,000 without
liability on part Of the taxpayers.
The building Is to be ready for oc-
cunancy in three and half years
from January /. 1911.
$2,oo0,0o0 Holding Company.
II is understood that holding COM
pany of about $2,0O0,000 capital will
eb organized to carry out the scheme
Of the act. This company will be
willing to pay at auction $4,000
for the school section and discharge
the obligations due lessees, which
will require about $4,000 additional
and out OF the whole market lots 70
reimburse themselves for the $1,000
GEO donation.
The holding company Is to be In
the market free from assistance by
The state. It is to purchase in com
pllance with the terms of the special
act authorizing sale of the tract only
and be compelled to meet any and all
bidders.
A second proposition is the north
east site, In which are interested Cul-
berstcn Harm, Parker ana ex-state
Senator Homer Hurst, formerly oil
Holdenville The promoters OF both
sites are working together and If the
school land proposition can not be
carried Oul II is understood the Cul-
bcrtsOn tract will be utilized.
In either event the terms and con
ditions are identical as far as the
state is concerned and both make u
positive that the state will not en-
gage in real estate transaction.
Should both sites be put aside, then
the bin only contemplates the pro-
moters shall furnish a suitable site
within the three and a half mile rad
ius, aud In any situation the selec-
tinn of the site must be submitted to
the legislature at the next regular
session for approval or rejection. The
three and half-mile limit effective
~ eliminates the Putram tite.
The holding company in which VII
be associated some or Oklahoma City
Strongest financial leaders, will give
the state a guarantee bond or colat
eral in the sum of 100000 and II will
carry out its part Of the general agree
ment. 1t Is the purpose to erect and
present to the state under this agree
ment statehouse costing sl.0O0,G0O
The state will determine upon the
plans and specifications for the
hnilding ard supervise the consiruc
tion through a state capitol comn.s-
5 ion to be appointed by the governor
and confirmed by the senate. In nam
ing one Of the commissioners the
Governor snail consult the wishes oil
he holding company. Both the state
and the company will have authoritl
to audit the accounts.
The house is playing waiting
/ game, although word went out this
afternoon lor all absent members tt
! return. under the belief that the sen
ate will have something for action to
/ morrow. Among house members
there is opposition to the sale OF the
school section as proposed, but 1t i
believed that she plans will be pni
through rather than see the purpose
Of the special session fail The
house will probably accept the thre.
and a half mile limit II Is under
stodd that Governor Haskell Is in
harmony with the seuate's IDEAS wit
the exception Of the distance He be
lieves this should be lett alone.
The senate aud house held shorl
sessions. The senate received thir,
message from the governor indors
Ing the idea expressed In the house
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