The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1911-02-15
HOUSE AGAIN OVERRIDES
GOVERNOR CRUCES PLANS

Oklahoma City, Feb. 15.-For the
third time during this session the
house Of Representatives has met and
defeated a recommendation of Gov
ernor cruce as to important legisla-
ton. Tuesday by vote of 81 to Al,
that assembly rejected the governors
idea of a state banking building and
adopted the minority report presented
by Chairman Killam, of the banking
commission.
The action of the house puts the
stamp of approval upon the state
banking board as it now is, with the
exception that II is recommended that
the state treasurer be taken from the
board and the secretary of state given
a place thereon.
The debate in some instances grew
interesting or proved something OF a
revelation. Marshall was active in
asking all the advocates of the ap-
pointive board II the bank guaranty
law had been a success of failure,
and was unable to get direct answer
from that side. Wright said that his
personal feelings were against his
Judgment in the matter, and that his
judgment was ruling.
'The bank guaranty law today is
hanging In the balance" he said, and
repeated the remark with emphasis.
"Ms, better judgment is that we should
uphold the hands of the governor and
give him his selection Of advisors"
Barrett of Shawnee said that he
had confidence enough in Governor
Cruce that he would appoint able and
capable men.
Fright now, this afternoon" he con-
tinued, "is being settled the question
whether the hand Of the ex-governor
is stronger In this house than the in
fiuence of the present governor. The
Columbia Bank and Trust company
failure"
He never got to complete his re-
mark as Speaker Durant's gavel came
down with bang, and kept banging.
"Your remarks are out of order, Mr..
Barrett" shouted the speaker, you
must drop that line or take your seat"
'I'll take my seat now," said Bar
rett, who had said all he wanted to.
Miller of Muskogee advocated the
governors right of an appointive board
and wanted to know If the democratic
platform did not pledge the state bank
ers place on the banking board, and
demanded to know what the legisla-
ture would do with that pledge, but he
was unable to get an answer, just as
Mr.. Marshall could get none Of the
opponents of the minority report to
say where the bank guaranty law was
a success or a failure.
Crawford and Anthony, having clos
ed for both sides, Broome of LAHORE
moved tn eprevious question on the
adoption of the minority report by the
vote of 81 to Al.
Senate In committee OF the whole
yesterday took another round at the
Thompson Webb prohibition bill from
the house and after two hours debate
voted II to 16 to strike section from
the bill. This section attempted to
regulate the amount of liquor a per-
son might keep in his own home, limit
ing 1t to three gallons of whiskey and
one barrel of beer. Senators Guiding
and Potter led the fight on the section,
declaring that 1t attempts to make
criminals out of good citizens and to
regulate the conduct of the home Sen
ator Thompson explained that the pur-
pose of the section was to take away
the chief defense of the bootlegger
aand that was that he had the liquor
in possession for his own use.
The senate passed finally bills by
Franklin regulating the amount of ex-
perienee required of engineers, con-
ductors and firemen. BY Goulding au-
thorizing county commissioners to levy
a tax of one-tenth of one mill for aid
of county fairs upon a vote of the
people, and by Marshall from the
house appropriating $4,000 to sink
wells for artesian water in the Okla.
homa Panhandle. The latter bill pass
ed without amendment.
The house passed concurrent reso-
luton authorizing the board of pub
lie affairs to make new contract with