The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-03-09
YESTERDAYS WORK IN LEGISLATURE
SHAWNEE LOSES; RED|STR|CT TING BILL

Oklahoma City, Okla, March s.
! Shawnee made two losing fights in
the house of representatives today for
removal of the state capital from Ok
lahoma City to that place. The best
it could secure was forty-six votes
on the first roll CALL forty three being
against the bill. Mr.. Barrett made a
motion to reconsider the defeat, which
carried forty-four to thirty-siX. Later
in the day the business was called for
again and this time the vote was forty
nve for Shawnee and forty-six against
it.
Bill Called "a Joke"
Mr.. Anthony, in opposing the bill
characterized it as joke, saying that
every member member knew the CAPT
tai would not be removed, and if the
bill passed it would cast reflection
not only upon the legislature, but
render it impossible to make the sale
o. lots in the proposed Oklahoma City
capital district.
This, with the 100000 bond" said
Mr.. Anthony, "is the only guarantee
that we have. | do not like some OF
the things that Oklahoma City has
done, but / believe that all this will
do is to embarrass the promoters in
putting the land on the market"
This bill is no joke said Mr. Bar
rett, who followed, but if there has
been joke, it is the way we have
been treated by Oklahoma City. 1t is
question whether the legislature, af
ter it has recovered its sanity, will
refuse an offer of $1,00O,000 cash and
actual free rent, or whether We will
spend two years chasing lightning
bugs over Oklahoma City real estate
out of which they hope to gather 81,
600, 900. All that the state will evel
realize will be the 100000 bond, and
that at the end of a law suit. The
members of the house know that we
have been buncoed."
Colloquy Over $1,000.
The Oklahoma City representatives
sought to throw the burden of delay
in Oklahoma City's paying the $71,
200 upon the legislature, saying tha
as soon as the contract was completed
and someone authorized to receive the
money, Oklahoma stood ready to pay
There was considerable cross-flr<
between the members and Mr.. Peebly
of Oklahoma county over other alleged
failures of the city to make up its
offers, special reference being made
to the Baptist State University, while
Mr.. Peebly sought to show that Shaw
nee had made some failures herself.
Mr.. Vogel asked IL some of the land
embraced within the capitol site out
Of which town lots had to be sold did
not have clouded titles, which could
not be cleared within five years.
Mr.. Peebly admitted that such was
true, but said that the company was
idemnified by bond of $345,0OO.
Mr.. Wright of Oklahoma City
thought the Shawnee bill was a joke
but admitted that jokes sometimes re
suit seriously.
Eggerman Resolution Adopted.
The senate passed resolution by
Mr.. Eggerman reciting the fact that
the houses We're not in harmony on
the character of a contract to be exc,
cuted, predicted upon which the local
committee say they are willing to pay
to the state the $71,2O0 and asked
that the houses name a conference
committee to reach an agreement.
At the outset members of the house
appeared anxious to support the Shaw
nee movement, but while the discus
sion was on Speaker Durant had the
resolution read.
Whether the bill was considered a
Joke or not, Oklahoma City grew in
dustrious this afternoon and members
OF the chamber of commerce called
on the governor to assure him that
the obligations upon which action of
the special session had been predicted
would be carried out.
Oklahoma City Makes Fight.
While the capital location was on
the boards in the house in the senate
Oklahoma City was making the fight
of her life to prevent Muskogee being
designated for so-called state fair.
Muskogee won by vote of 27 to 10,