The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-03

spoke as follows:
Mr Chairman sincerely hoped
,tat it would not be necessary at any
sage oil the proceedings to have the
consent Of the board Of agriculture
40 have trip school loe4ed 4,iA pElk
city reedgnEze stha Ih9 th& as a
i gal proposaioh or aA u shorai propo-
si.ion o. any other llind Of proposi-
itn chat II it should ever be neces-
sary to have the unanimous consent
If The board Of agriculture before we
c0uld locate this school at Elk city
ii would never be located there
Ii understood the senator (Mr.
Taomas) admitting for the purpose
Of this argument that we have the
adhority TO remove this school, that
lien Il would be necessary 10 have
the consent Of the board Of agricn-
ture- 4 want to ask the gentleman
in question, but notice lie is not
here now, 50 | viii put the question
latee, but would like 10 know II he
wants the senate TO understand that
admitting that this legislature has
u G authority to remove that school,
or that we pass this bin removing the
school, does he want to be understood
as saving that If the board of agri-
culture refuses TO obey the mandates
Df this legislative body that we are
powerless? Senator Gore said in a
speech not long ago that Che Kings
of old said, I'VE are the state, and
| tlat Theodore Roosevelt said, i am
lIil, United States but he should
Lave added to that statement thar
the boaed Of agriculture is the state
| Of oklahoma want 10 insist thal
Lave given this matter some con
sheraton, and up TO this good hour
| nave been unable to agree with the
opposition on the legal opposition
presented in this case ! followed
senator Thomas closely, as | am sure
every other member did, but he neY
4, read anything in the constitution
oG Michigan or the constitution OF
The state of Oklahoma that would
ave the board of agriculture The pow
er 10 locate this institution as against
| ie will Of this legislature. II Is
rue the decisions read do go SO fal
as TO say that the board is given the
power to supervise and cont ol me
/ institution and TO control the DIS
.ursement of money appropriated lof
| building the same. There could bt
Va authority In the board of agricni
me. ana It would not be contended
1y the opposition to This Dill tha'
here could possibly have been any
authority in that board TO locats
/ csc secondary agricultural schools
N this state without the act of leg
stature which created the schools
lnd expressly gave this board the ail
thority 10 locate them My conteh
.on is that what the legislature ha'
lone in this regard may be changed
II undone. and this authority hav'nt
been given to this board by the les
Stature, ii can be taken away from
hem by the same powes.t
Mr.. soldanie9 viii the gentlemal
ield. sH
Mir. Echols Certainly.
Mr.. Soldani. TWO of these schools
sele located before the Legislature
passed that law Will you pleas
ell me how that Mas done? mefl
/ saltwater and Tonkawa.
Mr.. Echols: It gives me grea
lcasure 10. say that the board Q
griculture had nothing TO do W Il
repeat that were It nor for ta
,c, of the legislature referred Il
nee never. would have been locate
n this state single one of thes
secondary agricultural schools.
The decisions read by Senate
Nhomas are based on a question o
he expenditure OF money but ther
IS no question here Of the expend
u-e of any money. nor Is there an
question In this bill in regard TO IN
snperyision of this school, There
10 question raised in the bill that ]
touehed by The opinion OF the -
,feme court as read by the dist
sulshcd and able senator who la
resented the other side OF this que'
ilou. The question in the case q,
cided BY the Supreme court OF I'M
stafe. as we'll as in the case lroi
The Supreme court of Michigan, wen
nly 10 the question--and to The que'
ion alone, OF the righ; and hoill
~ the board TO supervise and cont-'
IN eXpend the funds pertaining
be institutions. | know you iolloV
I'd Senator Thomas carefully In IN
re;.ding of the decision OF the 81
preme court OF Oklahoma, and also ]
reading the section OF the constlt'
non. and ven can see the only que
don raised in that decision was y
expenditure of money or the supe
vision of schools. II this legislalur
N responsible for the location estal
lrshment OF these schools, the poWe
Is also with them to change theh
and the duty Is upon this board TO 81
peryise and control the schools an
he expenditures of money appropria
rG for them
The senator says the Supreme coul
If Michigan decided the legislaiur
lad no authority to authorize tn
t.ard of regents 10 locate that scho'
at a certain place as they had IN
power under the constitution to supe
,jse the school and the expenditure
money. but want to call his after
Ton to the fact that II ihis leglsi'
,ure has no power 10 authorize IN
board of agriculture to locate IN
schools In this state, then all thes
schools are illegally located ana
call attention to the fact that IL wa
, the opposition to this bill who pr
sented bill at the last session
locate these schools, and | would lik
10 ask when your vision on this ma