The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-11
House Engages in Lively Debate
Effort Made to Reduce APP
preparation but Fight
is Lost
LIQUOR MEMORIAL
PASSED BY SENATE
Shepherd Kenyon Bill is Endorsed
Action on Frame Case De-
fened--Aid for Mexi-
can Refugee

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Oklahoma City, Jan. 1.-THE house
yesterday passed out bills by Emanuel
to pay the mileage and per diem of
the legislators OF both bodies, the con
tilgent expenses, employees, ETC., total
il Sia0.000 and also an item Of
s00O for the special session Of NIX
senate which currey voted for but
with the statement that be wanted 1t
understood he did not approve Of the
governors calling IL together
The passage Of these expense and
SALARY bills was not peaceful, as j.
Roy Williams wanted the 100000 item
fol the legislators reduced to $4,000
and was ably seconded BY Morris Of
Stephens. the latter already being the
accepted watchdog OF rae treasury. :"
who roundly denounced extravaganza
Of any kind
Emanuel, who Is handling the bills.
was equally as warm in their defense
He characterized the effort to reduce
the sums as petty politics, pointed
out that other legislatures had used
this much or more, and went for Mr.
Williams agsApent senerally
There was q great deal of unimport.
ant parliamentary work before the roll
call carried the bills to victory by 65
70 25.. the emergency being attached
BY more than so votes, which showed
tia. come OF the members must have
fell that even Il they didn't want the
money. since Il was being thrust upon
them they would like to have It as
soon as possible.
There was another lengthy wrangle
about the list Of "a house jobs offered
by the committee on employment. Mr.
Morris aggressiyely attacked this also
and when the list went through with
out an item being changed. offered q
substitute Incorporating altogether the
reductions he had attempted to make
severally.
Weiiy Of Oklahoma assisted in the
attack on the committees list, but
hia motion to reduce the stenogra
pliers from twelve to eight lost Smith
Of poltawattomie moved 10 reduce tn,
stenosraphers TO two, saving thai
~ elve were too much entirely As for
himself he said. he would engage hh
own stenographer
This brought reply from Howell
Smith. one OF tie veteran members
that it was an right for Mr. Smith L
hire his own stenographers # he want
ei 10 and needed them. but that HI
himself was not able to do so, an
wanted the legislature to furnish then
as they had done IN the past. 1t seen
ed to him a little inconsistent, he ado
ed, for air smfh TO say the rienos
raphers were not necessary one nc
ment and Tic next to say that he wa
going 20 hire one an for himself
Silver dollars clnked noIsily aroun
he house Of representative Frlda
afternoon after Representative yol
b0fgh had told the members in
sreeoh which narrated the unfortunat
mans terrible experience ip a Mex
can dungeon. that c W NcAtee, form
erly Of chickasha. Okla whose stor
of Imprisonment at chihuahua, repu
lie Of Mexico, was first published
the Chiekasha Daily Express. was
the chamber
Altogether S30.50 was collected f
the benefit Of Mr. MeAtee, and turnc
over to him by a committee Of thr'
house members. composed Of Mr. Va
bugh. Ashby OF pushmataha, AZ
Griggs Of Hughes.
The list of employees finally decl
ed upon by the house is several
number less thnn We're employed
the 1911 session,
Senate Proceedings.
In the senate yesterday the repc
OF the advisory committee on the leg
status Of the senate action on the &C
flrmation Of Lon Frame as charm
o. the board Of affairs was not ma
and It IA not definitely known VIII
IT win be in shape Tor the conside
ton eli Che senate It IS said, he