The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-02-09
CAPITAL CONTROVERSY Up AGAIN
AND DEADLOCKS THE LEGISLATURE
,From The oMahomanl

Just ON the eve OF the nnal decision
ot the state supreme court IN The
longdNWn out capital controversy, the
house VI representatives Wednes day
Went into u deadlock with the senate
and Governor Crnce over the capital
commission, which resembles much
the two weeks deadlock IN December
between the two houses over the Ques-
tion of capitol site, with the eNcep.
lion that Governor Haskell VAS then
with the house. while Governor Cruce
is now with the senate.
The house recommended for final
passage Speaker Durauts bill yitalig-
ipg the capital commission and giving
it full powers 10 proceed with the
huildns of a capitol The senate
some days ago passed Senator Frank
Inns bin abolshing the capital com
mission, and Governor Cruce has EN-
phaically endorsed the senate action
In "A recent message.
The hill 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 5S to 81 but not un-
IN after some sensational speeches.
The feature OF the interesting debate
was the strong protest against the
bill by Cornell OF Custer.
Il would rather be dictated 10 by
a governor who Is n real governor,
than to he dictated TO by a former
governor" he said, in answer TO the
half-veiled charge OF some friend Oh
the bill that Governor Cruce was at
tempting to dictate TO the legislature
I'VE know that the original idea
of building the capital was c. n. Has
kell's," he continued. Last June
when the initiated bill was voted, II
was bill drafted by C. n. Haskell
and by his friends"
"HaskelI Idea"
Mr. Cornell said further that the
capital commission was part of the
Haskell idea, and the part that the
people of the state least liked. He
said that the capital commission had
been in office for more than half q
year, but had done nothing except
draw maps and salaries" 1t woult
continue this expensive idleness, he
continued, until all the litigation oveI
capital removal and capitol sites ha(
been ended. which would probably no
be until the supreme court of the
United States had passed upon the
questions involved. During all tha
time, he said, there would be eXpen
sive employees idle also and the mum
Der of these employees is unlimited un
der the bill.
The board of affairs, he declared
being a permanent part of the state
government, would not be tempted tC
prolong the work of building n capita
in order to make their job last long
er
The code commission. fair ex
ample of such as is proposed in thi!
bill. is a disgrace to the state" sait
Mr.. Cornell; this capital commits
sion could be even greater disgrace.
Speaker Durant here ruled Mr.. Cor
nell's remarks out, as not being II
order, and told the member from Gus
ter that he should not reflect upol
the code commission.
Mr. Cornell, replying that he wa
not remarking upon the commission
so much as upon its work, or lacl
of work. continued his attack on thu
Durant bill.
You can't make an appropriation
to support this capital commission eX
cept with the concurrence of the sen
ate and the signature of the cover
nor, and in my opinion, the governo
would never sign measure robbins
the people for such disgracefull!
unnecessary expense"