The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-20
BILL TO ABOLISH
The COMMISSION
ISenator Frankling Proposes to Leave
Building of New Capitol in Hands
of Board of Public Affairs.


Oklahoma City, Jan. ia bill to
abolish the state capitol commission
and to transfer all its powers and
duties to the state board of public af-
fairs was introduced in the senate Sat
urday by Senator W. NJ. Franklin. The
state capitol commission was created
by the special session of the third leg
islature, in connection with the pas
sage of the bill locating the perman-
ent capital at Oklahoma City.
Immediately following the approval
of the bill, Governor Haskell reappoint-
ed the same men, who served on the
lcapital commission prior to the time
the court declared the initiated capital
bill void. The members of this COM
mission are Tate Brady of Tulsa,
chairman; DR.. Leo Bennett of Musko-
gee and Boone Williams of Lehigh.
Each member receives $2,5O0 a year
for his services. The duties of the
board are to select the site for the
governors mansion, employ an archi-
tect and engineer for the preparation
of plans for the capitol building, and
identifying of the grounds, and to en-
ploy what other help is necessary.
These duties are transferred to the
board of public affairs by Mr.. Frank
| Inns bill The latter board is now in
existence, and has supervision over
the construction and equipment of all
state buildings, and the purchasing of
supplies and letting of contracts for
the state in every department.
Mr.. Franklin made fight against
the creation of the capitol commission
in the special session, on the ground
that this additional board is unneces-
Isary but the senate feared the capitol
legislation might be blocked by such
la provision, and it was killed.
Governor Cruce approved the first
bills of his administration Saturday.
They were bills appropriating an ag-
gregate of 100000 for the salaries of
members and employees and other ex-
penses Of the legislature.
The senate passed finally the Gould
ing bill, making October IL a legal
holiday, known as Columbus Day and
passed in committee of the whole the
bill by Stewart giving person out of
possession of real estate the right to
bring suit for possession, and in the
same action to sue for clearing of the
title. Senator Stewart has fought for
the passage of this bill in every ses-
sion of the Legislature since statehood, |
but it was always killed in the senate !
A bill by Mr. Sorrels, which was
passed through the senate committee |
for the whole Saturday, appropriates
$4,000 for the payment of salaries of
of the district and SUI
perior courts of the state
A bill was introduced in the senate
by Messrs. Denton and Horton, pro-
viding for the sale of Section 80. in the
portion of old Greer county, between |
the North and South forks of the Red |
river, and two bills by Mr. Goulding
were introduced defining legal sigma
lures and providing that the legal de-
fnition of the term signatures" shall
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In the house the appropriations COM
nittee reported favorably a bill to ap-
1ropriate $4,000 for the equipment of
he building and beautifying the
grounds of the Southeastern normal
It Durant.
A bill by Mr.. Glover makes it a mis-
leamor to adulerate mill products and
makes it unlawful to sell such prod
tets unless the packing is labeled to
how weight and character of prod
lets, with percentage of admixtures
lsed in the product.
A bill by Mr. McElheney makes
'rowder a county court town of Pitts
'urg county, and Mr.. Rolan introduc-
ID bill authorizing county commits
ioners to contract for the construc-
ion of court houses or iails or for the
purchase of buildings already con-
tructed
The senate adjourned at noon, and
he house at 1880 p. M, to attend the
Walton meet at the fair grounds. All {
lembers of the legislature were given {
rec admission