Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-03-09
Shawnee JOKE
REALLY No JOKE
BUT BNRRTTS RILL FINALLY
GOES DOWN TO DEFEAT
CAPITAL WAS ENDANGERED
subpoena Is Out for Bcnnctt-Nu,,D.
goe Wins Fight for tho
state iHir.

Representative lhrreilS s hII u lD-
cate the state capital at shawnee went
down in defeat at The morning session
Of the house today after . hard fight
and an exchange OF sarcastic roferen-
ces from both sides
Charges Of bad faith were freely
made by both friends and opponents
Of the measure, and points IF order
and personal privilege kept the chair
busy and Speaker Durant pounded the
table until he split the gavel soundcr
Barrett called the bin and had
some difficulty IN getting the mattcr
up for consideration. the speaker fear
ing that an effort would be made to
suspend the rules and throw the sub
icct open for unlimited debate such
an attompt was made, Mr. Barrett
stating that he thought several mem-
bers wished 10 be heard on the 1ues-
ton. Cries Of mo. no" however. dis
couraged the author Of the bill and
he made no motion to suspend the
rules
You will get Just one hour debate
on this question: warned the chair.
81 don't intend tieing up the house
In long debate on this bill"
Anthony opened the debate. declar-
Ing that he thought the Joke had gone
far enough. He said no one expect
ed the bin to pass. but he feared that
II might iniure the men who were
engineering The proposition 10 give the
state a free capitol He made char
gas OF bad faith against Barrett. stat
ing that when the last capitol bin had
been passed the momber from shaw
nee had stated that his CITY was
through with the fight
Barrett replied that the iDle seem
ed 20 be on Oklahoma City. that they
would find that shawnee is I'm dead
earnest. aud that he wanted the leg.
islature 60 know that that city was
ready 20 act aud end this chasing
oil over the state after lightning bugs"
He predicted that all the state would
realize out Of the proposition that
brought the capital 10 oklahoma city
would DE tile 100000 bond that the
city had put up, and that AZ the end
Of a lawsuit
Peeby came ID thedefensa Of Ok
lahOma city and described Barrett as
"a dlscordant element IN the house.
He denied the Allegations of bad faith
on the part If oklahoma City as alb
s1lutely false and without foundation.
The fact that the city had failed 10
carry out the original contract made
by Governor Haskell In regard 10 the
fitting up Of quarters for the state Of
fici1ls he laid AZ the door Of the leg
lslature. which refused 20 ratlfy the
contract Of the governor
"Rntfy tho contract of former Gov
ernor Haskell and I promise that the
guaranty rent fund Of $4,000 can be
collected within one hour" he said
The removal Of the Baptist Univer-
slty from Oklahoma city 60 Shawnee
and the causes chat led thereto and
the trouble OF Shawnee with the uni
yersty again brought forth chargesI
and counter charges. Peebly claiming
that Shawnee had failed to meet obll-
cations with tho university while the
same charge was made against Okla-
homn City Peehy refuted the charge
as far as oklahoma City was concern
ed by stating that the location ~ the
university here was a. private cnter-
prise and that the city had nothing to.
do with II.
Peeby was followed by Wright who
spoke In favor of Oklahoma city. He
also referred 10 tho hlll as a Joke, but.
stated that Jokes sometimes become.
serious, and adm 1nlshed the house not
90 send o. false impression abroad that
oklahoma City had failed IN one Of ltsI
obligations
Wright ended his speech amid crlest
Of "Votel yotei"
The roll cali resulted In ayes i6.
noes 40. absent and not voting 90.
The chair announced the bill lost
Barrett then moved 20 reconsider att
once and Anthony made q point of
order that az the Pottawatomie MEM
Der had voted with rho losing side heI
was not entitled TO make the motion.
After argument on the point( the chair
held that as the rules provided that
any member voting with the majority
was entitled TO make the motion theI
point Of order was not well taken.
This motion was put and carried byI
"a 10 80.
Several mombers were then on their
feet camorlng for recognition and at
tempting to move that the bill be re-
considered with the unfinished busl-
ness directly after the noon recess
but a motion 70 adjourn had caught
the attention of the chair and declared
In order and the house adjourned.
Election Board Elective.
Oklahoma CITY March S.--A pro-
vision was inserted In the general
election law by the house Wednesday
making the state election board elect
ed by the people, one member form
each Of three districts into which the
3blte Is divided. The provision calls
Cor two-year tenure Of office,
Clinton Fair BIll Passes.
Oklahoma City March s-After
passing the Muskogee state fair bill.
the senate wednesday afternoon took
the same action on tho bill establish
ing fair at Clinton. The latter must,
however pass the house, while tho
Muskogee bill has gone through both
branches the Clinton bill was loaded