The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-04-25
THE LEGISLATURE
AND ITS WORK
WOULD REFER QUESTION OF
SCHOOLS TO PEoPLE-ElGHT-
HOUR DAY FOR WOMEN.

hOuSt tuudS ItNlNtu llS resolution
submitting TO the people whether all
of the state educational institutions
should be continued and after elimi.
mating the State University and the
Agricultural and Mechanical College
by vote Of 60 to 49, adopted It,,
TO be voted upon by the people at
the general election in 1914 Repre-
sentatives from normal and district
agricultural school towns say repre-
senattives from the university and
\. & NJ college towns broke faith
with them when they saw an oppor-
tunity to get these institutions from
under the load.
As a probable indication of the
feeling in the institutional ranks it
was noted that the committee of the
whole in handling the maintenance
appropriation bill for the State Uni
versity, Immediately following pass
age of the resolution, chopped the
maintenance allowance an even $780,
900 a year and cut out 100000 for
university extension.
1t was also noted that while some
of the institutional representatives
did not oppose the university, they
did not help any.
Gov. Cruces reported threat of
yesterday to veto some of the insti-
tutional appropriation bills is said to
have suddenly infused life into the
dead resolution, which was called up
today on motion to reconsider. On
this question, Mr.. Smith of Potta
Watomie told the house that the
governor would put the house in the
hole" if it refrained from giving the
people an opportunity to vote on
abolishment of the schools.
This is the effect, and we might
as well be plain about it," said the
Pottawatomie county representative. |
THE governor would veto the bill
and then figure up the total and
say to the people, 4 saved you this
money after the legislature voted it |
out of your pockets and to that
statement he would add that the leg
islature was afraid to give the peo-
pie who are paying the bills an op
portunity to say that the biennial
raid on the treasury shall not be
perpetual.
81 tell you, he would club us to
death with that argument and to re-
'use adoption of the resolution would
not only be a personal and a political
mistake of the members, but be dis
astrous to the institutions them
selves"
Gov. Cruce is said to be working
,ut a policy which differs from that
in the legislature and that
lie will make it known when he acts
IN the $4,000 appropriation bill for
he Claremore school tomorrow. Those
Who talked to him today declare that
ie will veto the house resolution
lpon the ground that to submit the
lbolishment at a general election does
lot permit a fair expression by the
people.
Mr. Woodard said tonight that a
Meeting would be held next week
o make plans for initiating bill
which will submit to a vote all the
lormals, three TO be abolished, and
IL of the district agricultural schools.
Governor Cruce has been quoted as
aging that he would submit this
It the special election August 5, or
not ready at that time he would
all a new election for the school
natter alone.
In view of this, the governor may
pprove all of the appropriation bills.
t is declared that should he at
empt to abolish institutions by We /
ding appropriations the question ;
would be revived when the next leg {
stature meets, therefore he regards 5
vote of the people as indicated by s
he Woodard plan as the only ra- l
ional way to deal with the ques {
on.
Eight-Hour Day For Women.
An eight-hour wo\k-d day for women
as offered in the house by Mr.. Will
ans OF Comanche coonty and 9TH
rs. To be submitted to a vote of the
eople on August 3. 1t provides that =,
D female shall be engaged in any
mechanical or mer-
Intile establishment, laundry, tele-
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