The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-28
specIal by unIled rress.

Special by United Press
Oklahoma City Feb. 2e.-By a prac-
tlcalIy Unanimous vote this morning
the house IN committee Of the whole
passed the bill approprlatins $780,
600 for a dormitory for the girls col
lepe az chickasha.
This action insures the passage Of
the bill as the roll call on final read
ire Is mere Formally. The commit.
toe Of the whole recommended the
bIil for passage and on final roll call
thla action Is merely recorded.
Doubt is expressed as 70 whether
CIV. cruee viii sign the bin as he has
openly stated his opposition 70 all such
appropriations.
Senator Barefoots bill providing
compensation for the l. & c. re-.
gents was today unanimously recon-
mended for passage by the senate.
When The house convened this
morning the educational BIN which ls
especially urged by the Governor was
Al once taken up. A tight immediate
Is started owed the provision which
gives the governor a free rein 90 ap-
pointing the board of education. An
effort was made to fIx certain qualit.-
cations for members Of the board. AK
en- OF Cleveland lead an Intellectual
fight 70 require an members OF the
board 10 have II least three years ex.
pcrjence Ia educational work The bill
provided that the board be composed
of the state superintendent and six
members appointed BY the governor.
Dormitory Forces win.
The house o. representatives ad.
journed al 1880 Monday night, at the
conclusion OF the first or the second
series Of battles between the "dormi-
tory" representatives aud the watch
dogs. The end was victory for the
"dormitory" crowd and the bill by
NiIburn to appropriate tlfty odd thou
sand dollars for a dormitory and 9th
er buildings AZ the Murray school OF
agriculture at Tlshomingo was recon-
mended for passage in committee Of
the whole, Mcclintic IN the chair
II may be that the presence on the
floor OF the famous Alfalfa Bill' him
self had something to do with the sue
cess OF the bill Mr. Murray sat by
Milburn during the night debate, anc
occasionally coached him in a way
very reminesoent Of the first legisla
tire when Murray was speaker.
The ewatchdoesn some days ago kill
ed the first "dormitory' bill the ON
nibus measure to appropriate s3o4,
600 for the six secondary agricultural
schools. The "dormitory" forces I'm
mediaiely introduced new bills 70
the individual schools, and the figh =
going on again.
Mllbnrn, Miller OF MusKogee, Jach
son McDuffie, Jones and others dc
Tended the bill m a series of speeche
above the average Anthony and MAJ
xell led the "watchdogs" as before
patchell and Peery and others gay
them assistance but on Anthony's m'
ton 10 strike out section !, they coul
muster only 26 votes, Many had gon
home or TO sleep, and a good majorit
or those left favored the appropri'
ton.
sale Of School Lands.
A direct test Of the sentiment Of q
senate on the matter OF the sale
the school lands. which was reache
late Monday afternoon after near
two days debate. on the motion
Senator Franklin to postpone indefi
iiely. showed only six senators oppo
ed to the sale.
Senator Roddie's motion to snbn
he matter to a vote Of the people W
also defeated. If 70 10, immediate
following the defeat Of the postpor
ment A number OF the senator's VI
favored the sale Of the lands we