The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-21
STATE LEGISLATURE
WILL MOVE AT
A SWIFTER GAIT

Oklahoma Cfy, Feb. 2l.-~Goy Crue9
today signed the Marshall bill appro-
priating $4,000 to search for artesian
water in the Panhandle section.
Senator Williams today introduced
bill appropriating 100000 for a tenn
porary capital in Oklahoma city.
Fix Date to Adjourn.
Both houses Of the legislature Mon
day adopted by practically unani-
nous vote the concurrent resolution
introduced BY Senator Franklin, pro-
viding for adjournment sine die on
March at 10 p. m.
It is expected that the adoption OF
the resolution win have the effect Of
TIE date March 10, instead Of March
4, but It was defeated. The resolution
went through the lower house without
discussion or debate.
It is expected that the adoptin or
the DISSOLUTION will have the effect Of
hurrying the legislators up III their
work and that more real results will
be accomplished in the next two weeks
than in the seven weeks already CON
sumed by the present session. This Is
made imperative in view of the action
Of Governor cruce in standing pat III
hts opposition TO a special SESSION. The
apportionment Of the state into con-
gressionol legislative and Judicial dts
tricts, the adoption Of code, of a gem
eral election bill, and most Of the inn
portant appropriation bills are yet to
be acted upon By both houses.
II stand just where | did when
sent my message to the legislature as
Ear as special session goes. viii
not call a special session unless some
extraordinary occasion demands it,"
said Governor Cruce Monday morning
in answer to the rumor that the legis-
Iators would be detained here for a
period Of at least thirty days after th0
close Of The regular session
J cIover's Bill Passed.
Among the score Of bills passed
finally By the house of Representatives
Monday was one regulating the sale Of
commercial feedstuffs and mill pro-
ducts, by Barrett and Glover Such a
proposed law has been fought over in
the three last legislatures. 1t aims
primarily to prevent the adulteration
OF such products, and has a secondary
object Of raising revenues The bill
requires all commercial feed stuffs
TO be labeled with label showing the
exact proportions Or per centage or
4 ingredients or materials used in its
making; the state il to furnish these
tags OF labels, and the millers are to
pay tax Or tag price Of ten cents a
4 ton on all such goods manufactured Or
sold in Oklahoma.
Public Building BILL
Public building bills held the boards
in the senate Monday afternoon. and
excited a discussion in which religion.
economy and other subjects were
strangely mixed. The religion was
brought in by Senator Potter in con-
nection with the bill for new chapel
at the Tahlequah normal school, while
the economy manifester itself primar-
lily in connection with the bill for new
buildings at the school for the feeble
minded at Enid, for which the total
appropriation was cut from S220,o00 to
| $l25,O0O.
Aid for orphanage.
The senate Monday morning voted
to spend s17,5OO per year 10 assist in
the maintenance Of private orphanages
in various parts Of the state. The
bill under consideration as originally
drawn carried only 5000 per year for
the next two years for the Cornish
Orphans home a Cornish.