The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-11-21
SPECIAL SESSION FOR OKLAHOMA CITY
Tn CONSIDER CAPITAL REMOVAL BILL

bers elected 10 each branch 0, the
legislature
Sec. 2 Of Art. V reads: The mem
beers Of the legislature shall meet at
the seat Of government etc"
While recognizing Guthrie as the
seat OF government for the purposes
Of issuing the call, the governor made
10 explanation Of why the session vas
being taken 70 Oklahoma City. In
public address accompanying tne call
the governor discussed at some length
the election OF June II and the tech
meal defeat Of the bill in the courts,
ami says that he deems It the duty
Of the legislature and the executive
10 carry out the plain command OF
the voters, which can be done speedi-
ly and at nominal cost, and by fol-
loving in every detail the law, which
the people by their votes cleair in
tended TO enact"
He says in calling a special ses-
sion OF the legislature, there will De
time to save the pledge guarantee
ing 10 state a capital building cost
ing 81 800 900 and 100000 additional
for furniture and fixtures, ground i'm
proycmentq. incidental expenses, cost
of removing offices from Guthrie, to-
gether with blocks OF ground for To-
cation Of capital buildings, aggregat-
ing sixty acres. A feature OF the
proposed act Is appointment OF state
capital commission by the governor,
and authority given the commission
to select the state capital site. This
had already been done, pending IA
vorable action by the supreme court
AMI the site selected lays about hve
miles from the business center OF Ok
lahoma City. ...
In his address the governor states
that the capital commission need not
he confined 10 the location heretofore
selected, but will be at liberty to ac'
cent another on terms as favorable
OF better
AS to Expense.
Referring to criticism OF the eX'
pense of the extra session, the state
ment SAYS that the legislature In ses'
sion double the number of days ac-
tually required to consider and adopt
, one law would not exceed $12,5OO
which itself is less than seven
months cost to the state of rentals
and maintenance Of offices now in
use at Guthrie; and again, he says
the expense of S12,5O0 Is but a small
item if 1t saves to the people $1,7OO,'
O0O
II is also understood that W. B.
Anthony, member from stephens
county and Gov. Haskells private
secretary, will be speaker during spe
cial session, and that w. A. Duran'
will be speaker during the regular
session. which meets in January. The
special session will be the fourth ses
sion since statehood, or during three
wears. Cost Of session of legislature
As shown by the state auditors rec
ords. is about $1,000 per day.
In a telephouic conversation today
Lee Cruce Of Ardmore. governor
elect. stated that he hoped the state
capital matter would be disposed oi
before the regular session began, ne
cause he believed that if It went over
to the regular session it would DOM
nate every piece of legislature during
the term.
"It would be the supreme issue
said Mr.. Cruce "and | would like to
see II out of the way so when the
third legislature meets it can pass
laws in the interest of the people
During his visit to Guthrie Coy
ernor Haskell first went 20 the home
OF Leslie G. Niblack for lunch and
10 visit his granddaughter, Miss Fran
els Elizabeth Niblack aged months.
This was the fourth time the COVER
nor became a grandfather.
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