The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-22
GOVERNOR AASkELl's FOUR
TENTH MESSAGE AND FEES
END SALARIES BILl.
PROBABLY HIS LAST MESSAGE
Wants a Law Prohibiting Contribu.
tions to Campaign Fund by Boot
Iesgers. Prostitutes and Gamblers.
Whayne's Bill Killed.


long caucuses in the esnato over
the fees and salaries bill we're the
mild and only features connected
with the special session of the legis
lature today.
Governor Haskell. stating that this
probably would be his last message
I'm the way Of opening up legis.a-
tion for the special session recon-
mends the following subjects. A
constitutional amendment for the
recall a law prohibiting contribu.
tions to the campaign fund by boot
loggers. prostitutes and gamblers;
putting all public deposits on an in
terest bearing basis; allowing for
co operation between local authori-
ties and street railways, railroads
and bridge companies for the build
ing and operation of joint bridges;
release of chattel mortgages when
paid. exempting fraternal insurance
companies from license and privi.
lcge taxes, taxation Of mining prop
crty on leases
The house accepted the conference
report on the Anthony bill legaliz
ing all past tax assessments. Rep
| resentative Cope introduced a bill
to provide attorneys for destitute
/ criminals. Representatives Workman
and Terrell introduced a joint reso-
luton to ratify the proposed fed
eral amendment to the constitution
OF the United States for an income
tax. Senator Stafford's bill provid-
ing for the election of city school
boards and the fixing of such In
the charters OF commission govern.
ed cities was placed on the house
calendar by motion of e. G. Jones.
representative Faulkner introduc
ed in the house a resolution which
carried. setting aside an hour tomor-
low for orat1rical eulogios of George
| Washington.
Representative lockwood, rcpubli.
can, introduced a resolution asking
the legislative investigating commit
tee TO inquire into the methods pur-
sued IN locating secondary agricul-
tural schools. The basis of the res.
olullou is an article which appeared
in Representative Anthonys paper,
t1 la
ago. in which State Superintendent
+. u. Cameron was severely cen
surcd for his work as one OF the
members OF the board for locating
agricultural schools
\ communication was read In the
h use from senator Gore from wash
ington dampening the hope Of the
legislators who sent To Washington
a resoutio TO memirill congress to
cning project along the Deep Fork
in Lincoln county. Senator Cores
telegram implies. in substance, that
it is doubtful that congress can
give such assistance. especially out
Of the irrigation fund.
rhe house passed resolution in
crcasing the per diem of Miss Eva
Seamcn, from s. to IS per day.
The house, in committee of the
whole, killed Representative Whayne's
hill, legalizing all municipal bond
issues since statenood MaNcy op
posed the bill on the ground that
IL was too general and dangerous
measure. Another bill killed was that
introduced by Representative Cal
houn requiring a settling basin for
al watcrworks systems whore the
water Is obtained from anything
but living wells. Durant opposed the
bill as one of doubtful constitution.
ality and of certain danger to small
e. cities OF the state.
Bills sent TO final rou cali in
the house are as follows: BY viii
liams of the senate. appropriating
sl55,000 for the keep Of ths state
insane at Norman; by Smith OF
Caddo, allowing cities under 10000
population TO have board of park
commissioners; by Haynes. allowing
the trustees OF Broken Arrow TO use
certain funds to pay for the site
OF the secondary agricultural school
there by Dixon making Weleetka,
in Okfuskee county, county court
town; by Paschal, relative to the
jurisdiction Of the county court.