The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-12-06
CAPITAL MEASURE
STILL IN COMMITTEE
NO REPORT BEFORE END OF
WEEK TWO PROPOSITIONS
UNDER CONSIDERATION.

Oklahoma City, Okla, Dec. o
There is possibility OF no report be
, ing made by the senates committee
on capital location before the enc
, of The week, although il is under
stood the committee now has be
fore il two propositions for ioca
ton OF buildings. The offers how
ever. are still III tentative form
with the promoters eudcayo-ing 10
work chem into shape. The chlei
po!n. being 5e.d Tor by the senate
IS tha. The selection shall insure
90 t1e STATE a free capital building.
o. ,ha, there shall be appended to
auy OYER sufficient cash, or guar
anty OF cash, that win mean a state
house without cost to the tax payers.
The next consideration is for
site in or near town, either being
preferable to the Putnam option.
The sites in prospect are the school
section lying north of town, apprais
cd by the STATE as worth $4,000
anl the other northeast of town,
both being in easy distance Of the
business district.
If there is any failure on the 10
cal people in submitting the sites,
the senate committee, it is under
stood might OF necessity revert to
the Putnam property, providing IL
Is guaranteed to bring $1,000, 900,
as the promoters claim for it. Local
opinion is that the guaranty will
not be made, and as a final resort
a few Of the senators would be will
ing to accept the Putnam offer as it
now stands. In this event the oppo-
nents declare the emergency clause
will not be added, while there are
Others in the senate who will vote
against any sort OF location bill if
it means the Putnam site.
May Mean Another Election.
AS far as Oklahoma City is con-
cerned an act without the emergen-
cy clause is equivalent TO no loca
ton at all The measure would then
be subject to referendum vote
OF the people Muskogee, Guthrie and
Tulsa have served notice that they
would invoke the referendum law
if the bill carries the Putnam prop
osltion or makes its selection pos
sible, and does not carry the emer-
gency clause to give 1t immediate
effect. Under present conditions
Oklahoma City does not want an
other election. 1t feels that the qdes
tion has been determined and fur
ther that elections and campaigns
are costly ventures. 1t is stated to-
night that house sentiment is grow
ing in favor of adopting the senate's
concurrent resolution which pro-
yides that standing capital location
committees of the house and senate
receive propositions, and while the
resolution does not specify, yet the
only practical conclusion would be
a report at the regular session,
beginning in January. Such an
amendment was offered to the cap
ital location bill and defeated in the
house last week.
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lower court held the indictments
insufficient was that they did not
show conversion by the recipient
of the proceeds of certain notes dis
counted. After revoking the previous
cases touching on this point, JUS
tice McKenna, In announcing the
decison- of the court, said:
TT follows that the circuit court
erred in considering as necessary
not only that there should be al
legged a conversion by the officer
of the bank but also of the recipient
of the proceeds of the discount The
conversion may be to the use of
either and the Indictment mlnHs
the requirement"
The Constitutionality of the ac,
Of March ,. 1907, allowing the gov
an appeal in adverse de
cisions on preliminary pleas in Grim
inal cases was upheld. the court re.
Itelating the statement that the righl |
Of appeal was not essential to due |
process OF law"