The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-18
OF CAPITAL
REMOVAL QUESTION
RESOLUTION TO BE INTRODUCED
IN SENATE TODAY-DID OKLA
HOMA CITY FAIL?

Oklahoma City Okla, Jan. H.
Because oklahoma City has failed in
providing adequate quarters for SEN
ate departments and fireproof accom-
modations for valuable state records,
revival of the capital removal matter
is promised in the senate tomorrow
when Senator Hatchett of Bryan cOun-
ty will offer joint resolution send
ing the temporary seat of government
back to Guthrie. The question was a
feature of the senate's democratic
caucus today after reports made by
the board of affairs showing that
many of the states records which
could not be replaced, and the loss
OF which might cost the state thou
sands of dollars were at the mercy
of fire.
The senate brought up the agree
ment made with it by a committee
from the Oklahoma Chamber of
Commerce before the signing of the
state capital removal bill, during the
special session, that proper accom-
modations would be furnished the
state free of cost.
Upon the charge that this has not
been done the senator from Bryan
county will offer his resolution, which
appears tonight to have considerable
senate support,
It also developed that Oklahoma
City was TO pay expense of removing
from Guthrie to this city, but that
this has not been done, among the
claimants being draymen and work
men engaged in remodeling the old
school house in which some of the
state offices are now quartered.
1t was GOV. Haskells intention that
/ the expense be met out of the SILL
! POO which he required the town to
guarantee before he would approve
the bill.
When the senate's committee call
ed upon the local committee for the
money today it developed that, the
agreement with Gov. Haskell was for
payment contingent upon the removal
being sustained by the supreme court
OF the state.
However, EXGov. Haskell who re
! turned this afternoon from San An
tonic, admitted that such was the un-
derstanding, but the senate commit
tee states that it knew of no condi-
tions affecting payment of removal
expenses, and the furnishing of quar-
ters. \ portion of the fund was also
to cover the cost of quarters.
Several of the senators stated to-
night that it appeared as though the
state would make an appropriation
meeting the expenses of removal and
of quarters until the supreme court
sustained the removal cases and re-
imburse the state out of the $1,000
fund which citizens say they will then
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to be expended as the state directs.
In this event, it is stated, there will
be no part of the fund used in pay
ing attorneys which represented Ok
lahoma Citys interest in the litiga-
ton, nor for liquidation of any in
| dobtedness of the old state capital
commission.
I'm this connection the attorney gen
erals department has given a verbal
opinion to the senate committee hav-
ing before il the Kendrick bill, pro-
posing to loan to the Oklahoma City
school district $4,000 with which to
erect a concrete building for use as
a temporary capitol building, holding
that the constitution prohibited a
school district from incurring indebt-
edness in excess of its revenues un-
less approved by three-fifths vote
Of the people of such district. This
means that the school district could
not legally make a contract such as
was attempted with Gov. Haskell the
week following approval of the CAPT
tai removal act. In view of the hold
ing senate committee will adverse
ly report the Kendrick bill authorlz-
ing the loan and the state will be
forced to accepting such quarters as
are rendered, irrespective.
The senate committee also agreed |
to favorably report the Franklin bill
which abolshes the state capital com
mission, one Of the features Of the
removal act upon which Gov. Haskell
insisted during the special session. In
event the bill becomes a law, work
OF erecting a capitol building will be
upon the state board of affairs.