The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-12-14
PUTNAM
AGAIN AT
The BAT
Goes Before the Senate
With a Sl,7OO,OOO
Proposition
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Special BY United Press.
Oklahoma City, Dee. i4.--Invadlag
the senSe to champion his proposition
and proposing to personally conduct
tSe fight for his site NJ Putnam this
morning placed bis oiTer for the capi-
tol before the senate. His offer was
referred to the capitol committee With
instruction TO report on it at O'Clock
this afternoon.
Putnam offers a free site, si,70O,OQO
III cash and so acres for capitol build
ings and proposes 10 give s5O0,OCc
bond signed BY 100 men who qualify
Tor s9sl 900 as a guarantee that be
viii carry out his contract with the
state.
Senator Roddie OF Ada today an
nounced his intention 70 support the
Putnam proposition.
Tuesday Afternoon Session.
Recommending the selection Of the
CulbertsonlParker-IloNe northeast
tract for the site OF the state capitol
and reporting favorabiy on senate bill
No. /, by Thompson, the senate capitol
commission submitted a final report to
the senate Tuesday afternoon in a con-
current resolution providing for the
specification Of the site and verbal
report BY Senator ]. Elmer Thomas
relative to the deliberatlon Of the com
mittee.
senate Oil NosI, by Thompson, is
almost identically the same as the
Wright -Peery-Durant house bill, which
the committee is retaining, but will in.
troduce after some final action has
been taken In the house 0n the senate
concurrenh resoluiio4la aidlng for the
specification OF the site, According to
j. Elmer Thomas, president pro tenn Of
the senate, the final locating bin will
not be passed Or introduced in the sen.
ate until the house concurs in the Sc
lection Of the senate or offers a site
which meets with the approval OF the
committee.
A lengthy discussion was precipi
tated in the senate when the resolu
ton was introduced. Senator Roddie
in brief speech moved that the reso
luton lay over one day, in accordance
with the rules. Senator j. J. Williams
to effect an immediate discussion ol
the measure, proposed that the rules
be suspended and the resolution taker
up at once. Senator Goulding moved
that 1t be considered section BY sec
ton.
Rising 10 point Of order, Senator
Roddie made plea that the resolution
lay over in order that the member.
could investigate and study it.
1t took the senate capitol commit
tee ten or twelve days to prepare thi!
lengthy resolution he declared, "anc
now because we ask for one day ii
which to study that which it tool
fifteen men ten days to prepare, We arr
asking too much. for one do no
propose to have anything jamme,
down my throat and although | prol
ably viii be defeated, | ask YOU IN al
fairness to let this resolution go owe
until the next legislative session.
Senator Thomas gave a brief histor.
OF the proceedings in the committe
room He declared that the resolution
had not been prepared in ten or twelv
days, as senator Roddie had stated
but chat instead, It had been prepare
within twenty-lour hours. He said tn
committee had asked for an extensio
OF time because the citizens Of Okls
hbma City had not como before Ia
committee with tangible propositio
until last Friday.
An argument Of more than an hou
resulted from Senator Thomas exnls
nation. during which time Senator
Coffee, Brownlee. Berhey, Stewarl
NandeYenter and Eggerman occupie
the floor Although at first il seeme
as though Senator Roddie was boua
to lose his motion, the sentiment turI
ed at the last, and it was voted to la
the resolution on the table unit
Wednesday at 9 a. m