The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-04-24
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Npecldl 70 the Dally Express.
Oklahoma city, April "a When TIE
house met At o'clock consideration
Of the Woodward resolution was be-
gun and at B o'clock the Indications
are that the resolution win pass in a.
form that win refer to the people the
question Of abolishing all the state
schools. each 10 be voted upon separ-
ately.
Motions are pending to eliminate the
university and the A. q u. college
from the resolution and these motions
are now being debased
Speaker Maxey spoke ID favor az
submitting all the schools, as did smith
Of Shawnee. Glasco, Lenox and others.
Smith declared that the governor
would veto an the school appropsia-
ton bills unless the question OF aboi.
ishing the schools were submitted and
he argued that the resolution should
include an the schools
Final vote on the resolution viii
likely be reached within ali hour.
The house this morning accepted
the senate amendns.hgs to the Wo-
mans College appropriation bill and
the measure ls now ready for the sig
nature Of the governor
AS originally passed by the house
the bill called for $72O0o giving the
school $4,000 each year for mainten-
ance but the senate reduced it to sa'i,-
200 year and when the measure was
returned to the house. the latter body
concurred Ia the amendments
II IS believed that the bill viii re-
celve the approval Of the executive as
GOV. cluce has repeatedly expressed
himself as IN favor OF the maintenance
Of the Woman's College
AZ ii o'clock this morning, 'he
Woodward resolution, proposing a ref
erendnm en- abolishlne a number of
state schools. was again revived 4
failed OF passage last week by one
vote and ii wes believed that 4 was
leil IN a position that made iis resur-
rection extremely improbable When 1t
was brought forward again today, the
attendance in the house was small lint
cali cf the house was asked for and
the sergeant at arms at once began to
summon the absent members.
The senate. in executive session
Wednesday afternoon decided to with
hold further consideration Of the gov
ernor's appointments Of members q
the state board Of education until the
governor submits the names Of two
men from the west side Of the state.
-Four Of the appointments have becu
confirmed and mono Of them is from
point further west than Oklahoma
city. The remaining two to be con
firmed who have been suggested by
the governor are from the east side
The matter was referred to special
committee composed Of Senators Bar
rett. Mcclntic. Board and Horton
which made a report suggesting the
appointment Of two west side men IN
place Of 3. Il. Hester and G J Mues
seller, and the report was adopted
senator cid Graham made an n
successful attempt at the morning ses
sion 81 the senate to have passed
resolution recalling from the gov
ey,or's possession the hili making al
Appropriation for the preparat ,.'
school Ut elaromofe, This action bl
Senator Graham. he said, was prompt
ed BY information ne had received &
the effect that the governor intende'
to veto appropriations FOR certain stat
educational institutions unless th'
question ol abolishing them was pre-
sented to the people for a vote Sew
eral senator's speaking on the resolp
zion declared they also.had heard tha
the veto power would be used exteu
slvely on school appropriation bills un
less the abolition question IS SUI
mitted to q vote Of the people.
Most Of the time Of the senate Wee
nesday Afternoon was taken up IN COZ