The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-12-01

Sentiment in the Senate.
Sentiment In the Senate may also be
sal dto be against Ne ,'utnam sife,
heretofore seel ted, and III both House
and Senate It Is drifting gradually to-
ward the Redwinc idea emDad'el ~ |
the second bill offered yesterday. The
same bin was fersd IN the lionse
Tuesday by Messrs. Maxey, |
Emanuel and Glover II contemplates
mmediate-location Of the seat OF gov
ernment In oklahoma City, as do all
| OF the measures, but proposes that the
legislature shall name a joint commit
! tee OF its members to investigate the
| various offerings and make recon-
mendations to the legislature In reg
ular session.
The passage of the bill would take
the capital matter entirely out of the
Governors hands, but, In another
event, the Senate will Insist that il be
given the privilege 0f confirming those
appointments the Governor may make.
There Is a disposition to also require
that such warrants as are issued BY
fhc commission be paid through the. or
flee OF the State Auditor As the adj
ministratlon bills propose. The com
mission issues warrant. which, after
being approved BY the Governor, is
paid out OF the fund deposited with the
State Treasurer Since the Treasurer
holds the money. Il Is urged, the Audi
tor should audit the accounts
In the House and Senate fights viii
be made to force some sort of guar
anty that the Capitol building project
win be carried out as has been liber
Ally pledged in the campaigns and In
the Governors messages. Up to date
there Is nothing which could be meas
ured as pledge on the part, of anyone
that the State VIII get free Capitol
building; on the contrary, as members
view It, II proposes the use OF reil
estate to gather $l,7OO,000 for the
states purpose, falling which the
state would be required to appropriate
The taypavers' money for buildings II
may be said, however, that some mem
bers are in favor OF eliminating certain
esrrlcilols IN tie bill For instance.
faev would place the approval of the
contract for the erection of CAPITOL as
The Governors disposal, and not call
upon the legislature to confirm or pass
upon II.
Such a change, however, Is hardly
possible. There is no serious division
as to the town OF location, yet test
lover the differen. es will extend as well
TO determining whether the locating
act shall carry the emergency clause
With the Putnam site adopted, insur-
gent members will endeayor TO pre-
vent the adoption of the emergency
clause, and with that clause eliminat-
ed. the bill would be subject TO a
referendum vote by the people
II is stated that under certain con
ditions the Governor would decline to
approve the act. but what these con-
6itions are has not been made public.
Basing future action upon the vote
ratifying the call, change OF eight in
the House and four in the ocna,e
would defeat the emergency. 1t Is
stated last night that Mr. Maxey OF
Pottawatomie. Mr. Emanuel Of Murray
and Mr.. Glovas OF Grady will led the
House fight against the main hll as
now constituted.
Committees Appointed.
/ The following committees were
named today to consider the capital
{ location bills:
In the House-Logan of Flowa,
chairman; Woodson of Woods. GILES.
pie of Tulsa, Rexroat of Carter, Steen
OF Mcintosh, Carson of Pottawltomie
Peery of Caddo. Webb of Choctaw
. Coyne Of Craig, Baldwin OF Bryan,
Democrats; Clark of Grant, Watrc is
of Garfield, DeFord of Oklahoma
Vogle of Harper, Charles of Lincoln
Republicans.
{ In the Senate-Thompso of Garvin
chairman; Eggerman, Newell, Bare
? foot. Anderson, Vandeventer. I.andrum
Stewart. Kendrlck. liatchett, Denton
all Democrats; Beeer Brownlee and
z Potter, Republican members
c Narrows to Two Candidates.
Lobbies from other towns except
!. Guthrie have abandoned the field 10
! Oklahoma City, and there is still ling.
ering a mild suggestion that the seit
OF government be left in Guthrie until
e after 1918, or until the buildings are
{ completed here. II was presented to.
day that Guthrie would, under these
+ conditions, probably be willing TO
abandon any legal contest IL is entitled
TO make and. under certain conditions
OF the legislation, the legislature
might include the 1918 idea as 3
, feature
The Governor, however is disposed
? tc grant no quarter If he Is correctly
} quoted
Muskogee will be an active advocate
of the referendum, providing the bills
: pass without emergency.
Oklahoma City's position is nee
Z Some of the citizens will oppose the
: Putnam site before the committee, t
, win be willing to accept the capital
, with the Putnam site included If il s
!, re, essary.
AS to the 1913 clause, which was a
|, feature of the campaign. the people
|, here say that is with the legislature.
, Two Contests by Republicans.
I, Republicans filed two contests in the
House. George II. Whitmore. Repub-
, lican, Is contesting George w. Smith.
, Democrat, for the Adair County seat,
, and George L. link, Republican, Is
! asking that j V. McClintock. Demo-