The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1911-01-29

Chdholhd wy Ohld', Jan. 90
The Franklin bill to abolish the
capitol commission and comforting
full authority and power in capital
matters in the board of public af-
fairs passed the senate Friday by a
vote of 2S to 8. 1t is believed, how
ever, that the bill will have rough
sailing in the house.
The discussion on that bill revolv-
ed principally around the question
of whether the building of state
capitol is a work of sufficient mag
nitude to require the services of a
separate commission for its super.
vision, and whether the state board
of affairs would have sufficient time
to look after that matter after TAX
ing care of the duties now conferred
upon it by law.
The friends of the proposed
change, headed by Senator Franklin.
contended that the board of affairs
is especially well qualified to handle
the matter because of the fact that
all other public building contracts
are required to go through its hands.
and pointed to the great saving
secured along other lines by that
board In reply to the claim of the
other side that it is a work of too
great magnitude for that board to
undertake in connection with its 9th.
er duties, they pointed out that the
board had already constructed ST..
100000 worth of public buildings so
that a million dollar capitol building
would not be beyond its depth.
Senator Stewart, who opposed anv
change, said that the board of affairs
now has more business than the
president of the New York Central
railroad and grew eloquent, if a
trifle confused, in painting the glo-
ries of the capitol building which
he expects to see rear its dome into
the Clouds Senator Vandeventer ar
gned in opposition to the bill that
1t is a matter that demanded a sep.
arate board, as a business PROPOSE
ton.
touch of additional interest was
given to the debate by the state
ment of Senator Horton of Altus.
also opposed to the bill, that its pas.
sage would be an act of bad faith
toward Former Governor Haskell and
the people Of the state. He referred
to the fact that this same senate
mad not seen fit to take any action
along this line at the special ses-
sion, knowing then that If they did
abolish the commission the bill
would be vetoed. and charged that
as soon as Haskell was out of Of
iice an attempt was made to break
faith with him.
Horton asserted that the addition.
al cost of maintaining the separate
commission would be about s2l 900.
but this was questioned by Senator
kendrick, who declared that the
reports of the commission showed
that 1t cost between $4,000 and s15..
600 for the three months it was in
existence. He asserted that on the
same basis it would cost from s4OO.-
900 to 100000 before the capitol
Is completed. Arguments in favor of
the bill were also made by Senators
Cofey, Eggerman, Sorrells and
Brownlee. the latter paying a nigh
compliment TO Frank Mathews. a for. !
mer member of the senate. who is
now chairman OF the board of affairs
and asserting that so long as Mat. |
thews occupies that position there |
VIII be no collusion with contractors
or architects.
Inc tlrst test vote came on Stew |
arts motion to postpone indefinitely.
which was beaten on a show of
nands, 10 to >. The bill gained great.
er strength on the floor OF the SEN
ate and was even able to obtain
ne necessary two-thirds vote for the
of the emergency.
The senate also passed finally
ne sheriffs' bill. which has been in
Us hands for just three weeks. and
he house bill by Akin, reappropr.-
lting the unexepended balance of
'",2S935 of the appropriation for
he administration hmildinn OF tho