The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-09
GRADY COUNTY REPRESENTA-
TlvEs TAKE OPPOSITE SIDES
ON THE QUESTION.
HOUSE AND SENATE
In A DEADLOCK
Lower Branch Holds Firm for Capt.
tai commission--Anti-Administra-
tion Forces Win out-Medica Bill
Debated in Senate.

| Special to the Express
Oklahoma City, Feb. 9.--In the bat
tie in the house yesterday afternoon
ovr the state capital bill the Grady
county Representatives, Glover and
Frey, took opposite sides in the con-
troyersy
Glover voted with the administra.
tion forces for the indefinite postpone
ment Of consideration of the bill pro-
viding for a capital commission while
Frey cast his vote against postpone
ment.
The anti-administration forces won
which will have the effect Of bring.
ing the house and senate into dead
lock on the question The senate has
already voted to abolish the capital
commission, placing capital matters
in the hands Of the state board Of af-
fairs. The action yesterday indicates
that the house will hold out for a
special commission
Bill Is Attacked.
The house recommended for final
/ passage Speaker Durants bill yitaliz-
4 ing the capital commission and giving
ii full powers to proceed with the
building Of a capitol. The senate some
days ago passed Senator Franklin's
bill aboIishing the capital commission.
and Governor Cruce has emphatically
endorsed the senate action in a recent
message.
The bill did not get through the
house without fight The test Of
strength came about when Barrett
moved to indefinitely postpone the bill.
The motion TO kill lost by the decisive
vote Of So to 81, but not until after
some sensational speeches. The fea,
ture Of the interesting debate was the
strong protest against the bill By Cor.
nell OF Custer.
. Il would rather be dictated to by a
governor who is a real governor, than
to be dictated to BY former COVER.
nor" he said, in answer to the half
yelled charge Of some friend Of the
bill that Governor Cruce was attempt,
ing TO dictate to the legislature.
Other Side Is Heard.
Speaker Durant Anthony, Marshall,
Chambers. Hammond, Teehee Cham
pion, Ashby of Pushmataha and xii
lam all defended the bin as doing what
the people had shown they wanted
done when they voted by such a
heavy majority for the capital bill last
June. It was also urged that SO great
a work as building state capitol
should be In the hands OF special
board, which would give 1t undivided
attention rather than in the hands d
a general board already fully occupied
with other matters.
The friends Of the bill said that the
state board Of affairs is already over
worked, and several members, includ
ing Mr.. Killam, cited specific instances
OF slow work on the part Of the board
which was excused on the ground.
that the board had so much work t,
do.
Speaker Durant rather resented thi
idea that the house should be govern
ed BY the expressed views Of th,
senate and Governor Cruce
The two branches OF the leglsla
ture are coordinate he said. aan,
i neither is subject to the views Of tn,
i governor, even if he should, which h,
has not. attempted to say what th
! legislature should do. Furthermore
. each house has its absolute and indt
5 pendent right to consider and talk
4 such action as it pleases on all ques
! tions What one does is not coercion
4 Of the other
Scientists Are Hit
Following a debate in which Chri.
tian Scientists were staunchly defeue
ed and bitterly assailed, the senat
Wednesday advanced to third readin
the Williams medical practice lbil
which amends the present law SO a
& 70 prevent the practice Of the art Q
n healing in any form whatever by PEI
b sons not licensed by the state boar
h Of medical examiners.
Is The chief contest came over til
L amendment by Senator Berkey {
Guthrie, to strike OUT Of the bill th