The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-14
House Coacurs in The Senators
Amendments and the Bill Be-
comes Effective When
Signed BY Governor
BIG BILLS GO OVER
10 EXTRA SESSION
Senate Passes the Hospital Bill Oven
Veto Other VetOes Sustain
ed Both Houses Hold
Night Sessions
speeIaI % lhe DALI Exnrags.

Special to the Daily Express
Oklahoma CITY, March 14.-With the
capitol bin, redistricting and the large
appropriations bills, together with
many other measures still In the hop-
per and numerous investigations unfin.
ished, the regular session Of the legis.
lature win probably close Saturday
night, following which win come can
for special session, either immedi-
ately or within a week.
Both houses were ia session last
night The house accepted the senate
amendments to the superior court bill
and the measure win become a law as
soon as it receives the signature Of
the governor 1t abolishes immediate
" the superior courts in Logan and
Grady counties. The courts in Pitts
burg, Garfield and Oklahoma counties
continue until the first Monday III Jam
uaEy and all other superior courts IL
the state continue ntl otherwise or
dared.
T The senate passed the game Eli
Thursday night. It abolishesithe Of.
| fice Of game warden and deputies and
creates a state game and fish commits
sion Of three members who serve with
out salary. The commission is to eu-
ploy a secretary at a salary Of $500
year Many other changes in existing
laws are made. It is doubtful it the
amended bill will go through the house.
The work OF the house Thursday was
entirely upon senate measures. SEN
ate bill Nc 29i, by the committee on
elections which is said to have been
drafted largely upon suggestions from
United States Senator Gore, was pass
ed finally BY the bonsa, with an amend.
ment which eliminated the clerk Of the
house from the state election board
as there proposed, and made the board
to consist Of the secretary of the sen
ate and one member each from tho
two dominant political parties The
house first caucused upon the bin.
The measure as passed takes the
power to appoint the state election
board from the governor: makes the
secretary Of The state senate the see
, retary Of the board, and puis tie mann
ing Of the two others members In the
hands Of the state executive commit
, tees Of the two largest parties Of the
state.
. May Adjourn Saturday.
At Democratic caucus OF the house
of representatives Thursday alteruon
it was decided that the regular session
Of the legislature should adjourn sat
i, urday night next, and tAat Gov. cruee
should be requested to allow a recess
Of about a week before reconvening
S the assembly in special session.
What the senate thinks Of this house
i plan is not yet known. A plan for
+ joint caucus Of the two houses vas
+ proposed, but did not come of, owing
p to the senate having its hands full of
e work for the day.
Z With the exception Of the state capi.
It tol resolution which is yet to come mp,
and the congressional redistricting 5ill,
4 upon which the two branches are now
IS at decided variance, the lower house
Ie has practically completed its work and
1t is only waiting for the senate. The
latter has a number Of its own bills set
of to dispose OF, however, and IN addition.
id has at least 100 house bills on its cal.
ID endar or in committee. and if adjourn
le ment should be taken Saturday most
re Of this large amount of business would
N die uncompieted
Senate Acts ON Veto.
D., For tile first time ln the history
is Oklahoma the senate Thursday ag9
to noon. went over the veto power ofI
chief executive, aud by a vote Of +
re- 10, repassed the hlll reqNkans raJ
sh 10 maintain hospital lprvlee viz 81
state fer their employees, ~
to funds for the maintenance
10. service is provided by EMMY
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