The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1911-03-09
Victory For Whole State.

was won in the Oklahoma legislature
Tuesday afternoon when the house Of
representatives passed 10y u big vote
the senate resolution by Senator Stew.
art and Representative Webb submit
ting a proposed constitutional amend
ment to amend article Q, section Q Of
the Oklahoma constitution. so that
railroad building no longer will be-
barred in this state
The house did more than pass the re-
solution. An amendment was added
calling for a special election April 10,
to vote for the amendment The rc-o.
~ sion goes back to the senate for con-
rhrrence ~ this amendment. aud will
then go to the governor.
once previously the legislature sub
mittcd almos; an identical question,
which lost ON November s, 1910, al
though receiving a majority Of - ,0JO
81 the votes cast on the question. II
failed because Of the lack Of the con-
stitutional majority % all votes cast at
tue general election hyii at the same
time.
The amendment proposed Tuesday Is
approved by the corporation commits
sion and allied labor, so has been
stated in the senate and house; has
the backing Of the business interests
OF Oklahoma and the support Of every
county needing a railroad. " will pass
April % beyond a doubt, says its
friends.
The vote 10y which the proposed
constitutional amendment passed the
house was 50 for and IA against, ~ alb
sent, and Jones not voting. Jones IL
one OF the few members Of the consti-
tutional convention serving in the
Legislature, and refused 20 vote on the
proposed amendment unless he should
be granted unanimous consent to ex-
plain his vote. This was denied, in the
eagerncss to get the roll call through.
II is understood, however, that Mr..
Jones favors the amendment.
Those voting against the proposed
amendment are as follows: Ashby OF
Pushmataha, Brooks. Broome, LenoN,
Lewis, Lindsey, McDunie, Moss, New,
Nisbett Moore of Coal, Roland, Stock.
ton, Tabor.
Webb then offered two minor cor
rections and the new section calling
the special election All were added
10 the resolution, but the estimated
cost Of the election, $4,000. and the
departure from precedent, the lcgisla-
ture having submitted several ques-
ons before but never calling a special
election, caused protests from three or
four Of the members. Marshal Of
Cimarron, in fact, at first voted mo"
against passage, but changed his mind
and his vote before the roll was
closed.
Peery made a vain attempt TO add
an amendment to submit an alternate
proposition Of repeating section 8 en-
tirely, instead of amending il TO allow
railroads to buy and sell in Oklahoma,
and gave notice that he would take
the amendment to the enate
Jones attempted to put in an
amendment requiring the majority in
favor of the proposed amendment to be
a majority Of all the legal votes cast
for the governorship candidates last
November, before the amendment
should pass, but he was voted down
heavily Both Jones and Broome said
it vas a dangerous precedent To allow
the constitution amended by less than
"A majority OF ali the legal voters, and
that a special election would not bring
out the full vote.
The house of representatives ended
the county cutting" law question
Tuesday afternoon by adopting a son
ference report on the original senate
anti-county cutting bill, the report re-
commendinga bill putting strict re.
striction upon county division petitions
and elections, but still allowing such
divisions, The important items OF the
bill, as disposed of finally, are AS FOL
lows;
County cutting and creation agita-
ton TO begin only upon 81 per cent of
the interested voters, instead OF p per
cent as formerly
Every man signing a petition to be-
gin such division or secession Mt the
time shall make affidavit that he is a
legal voter, etc,
sixty per cent Of each portion Of
county involved must vote for seces-
sion for the movement to succeed,
Governor shall appoint special cleo
ton inspectors vino live outside and
have no interest or relations in the
disputed territory to conduct such
Observation-Disclosures
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