The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-28
HATcHET RAISES PROTEST OVER
APPROPRIATION FOR a LAW
BUILDING.
WOULD ABOLISH
CAP. COMMISSION
Appropriation for Edmond Normal
Gees Through Without Opposition
Fee Bill Passes senate-other DO.
iugs Of the solons.
Special BY United Press.

Special by United Press.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 2S.-The SEN
ate today passed to third reading
bill approprlating 100000 for a new
building and $4,000 for equipment for
the Central state normal at Edmond
There was no opposition to the bill.
A stir was created In the senate
when Senator Hatchet Of Durant On.
tered an emphatic protest against Law
ish appropriations for the state univer-
siiy at Norman.
Senator Thompson had called up his
bill apnropriating sl50,0OO for the erec-
tion OF building for the law depart
ment and he wanted the regents to be
authorized to supervise the expendi-
ture Of the money.
Senator Hatchet wanted to specify
the amount to be, spent for building
and equipment
State universities are on trial in
this country declared Hatchet, and
! think they should have a fair trial
but cannot help thinking that they
viii ultimately prove failure
The university has already received
the Hons share of the appropriations
in this state. / thank God that have
but one public building in my dis
tsict. Il Is small one and am
glad that It is no bigger"
No action was taken on the Thomp-
son bill
The house was not IN session today.
Abolish Capitol Commission.
The senate wens on record Friday as
considering the state capitol commits
sion as useless luxury and passed
finally. BY a vote of 2s to 5. the Frank
lin bill abolIshlng that commission,
and turning over al Of its present
duties to the state board OF public
affairs The emergency clause was
also attached to the bill, 80 to 6. Il is
conceded, however, that the bill will
have difficulty ir getting through the
house IN spite OF the overwhelming
vote by which It was passed on the
senate side.
The discussion on that bill reyolyed
principally around the question Of
whether the building Of state capt
toI is a work OF sufficient magnitude
10 require the services OF a separate
commission for its supervision, and
whether the state board Of affairs
would have sufficient time to look after
that matter after taking care Of the
duties now conferred upon Il by law.
The friends Of the proposed change.
headed by Senator Franklin, contended
that the board Of affairs is especially
well qualified 70 handle the matter be-
cause Of the fact that all other public
building contracts are required 70 SO
through iis hands. and pointed 70 the
great saving secured along other lines
by that board. In reply to the claim
OF the other side that It is work
of too great magnitude for that board
10 undertake In connection with It's 9TH
er dulies, they pointed out that the
board had already constructed si.50O,
600 worth Of public buildings, 50 that
million dollar capitol building would
not be beyond It's depth
The first test vote came on Stew
arts motion to postpone indefinitely,
which was beaten on a show Of hands,
to 10 The bin gained greater
strength on the floor OF the senate.
and was even able to obtain the neces-
sary twoHhlrds vote for the addition
Of the emergency.
Propose Nes Contract.
The special house committee ap-
pointed to investigate the contracts
between Governor Haskell and citizens
Of Oklahoma city relative to capital
renewal and building Of capitol. report
ed Friday to the house, and recon-
mended new contract, relative to the
i.20c for expenses; also the appoint
ment OF special committee to work
out these contracts with Oklahoma
city. The report says that tie Capital
Expense company is willing to make a
new contract
The item Of $4,000 for an addition
to the high school building, which Az
torney General West objected to as
possibly illegal and unsafe, occasioned
the report that new contract should
be drawn
The same committee. Mr. Coughlin
chairman. was appointed to draw up