The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-17
Both Houses are Working Hard to
Wind Up Tonight Time for
Special Session Not Yet
Decided Definitely
THE GOVERNOR WILL
URGE RETRENCHMENT
Message Calling Extra Session is
Prepared viii Specify APP
preparations Capital Bill
Ready for Signature
speoIaI 10 lhe DaIIy Express.

Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma City, March i7.-Accord
ing to the plans previously agreed up
on the legislature win adjourn today
probably late tonight Gov Cruces
call for special session is prepared
but he is holding Il back, awaiting q
definite decision Of the legislators as
to whether they desire tho session q
begin tomorrow or at a later date. In
his message the governor win make
a strong plea for retrenchment and
will specify appropriations bills which
be thinks should be passed.
Both houses are working under
pressure today 70 wind up ts4ir bust
ness. Al the time this is written the
redislricting bin is stlll hanging fire
The governor today signed the bill
abolishing the office Of state printer
Al noon neither the capital bill nor the
superior court measure had been
signed.
The house worked Saturday after
noon and night on the McMechan res
olutiyn adopting the northeast site foI
the location Of the state house. the
resolution having passed the senate
some two weeks or more ago. It was
adopted al late hour While this
was going on III the house the senate
was putting through the Muskogee
Fair bill
In caucus house Democrats agreed
upon a new congressional redistricting
map The agreement thus far calls
for eight Democratic districts, which,
with the exception Of the first. second,
third and fourth in eastern Oklahoma,
extend ia strips OF counties from north
to south While Gov. Cruce Is opposed
to this plan. il is understood he win
approve the bin under protest No
county viii be divided by district
lines Tho following is the map prob
ably that win go through.
First District Ottawa. Delaware
Cherokee Mayes Craig. Nowata Rog
ers. Washington. Tulsa. Usage.
Second Disiriet-Nuskogee. Wagon.
er. Mcintosh. oKmulgee, Haskell Sc
quoyah. Leilore Adair
Third District Mccmtain Choctaw
Pushmataha, Latimer. Pittsburg,
Atoka. Bryan. Marshall, Love, Carter
Fourth District Johnston, Coal
Pontotoc. Seminole, Hughes, Okfuskee
Creek. Pawnee
Fifth District Murray. Gavin, Nc.
Claim, Cleveland, Fottawatomie, Lin
coin. Logan. Payne, Noble, Kay.
Sixth nistrict- Garfield. Kingfisher
Canadian. Oklahoma, Grady. Stephens
and Grant.
Seventh District Alfalfa. Major
Blaine. Caddo comanche Cotton, TIL
man. Kiowa, Jackson, Jefferson
Eighth Dlstrict-Woods, Woodward
Harper, Beaver, Texas. cimarron
Dewg. Ellis. Roger Mills Custer Beck
ham, Washita, Greer Harmon
The SENATE passed finally the Wood
ardTeehee bin, embracing the soutl
Dakota antitrust statute against ths
sellers OF commodities, and which has
been sustained by the supreme cour
of the United States. There was add
ed to the bill the Thomas provisions
dealing IN the same way with buyers
Of commodities, to reach the cottoi
seed industry against which there hai
been considerable complaint from
southwestern Oklahoma
The clerk Of the supreme court viii
20 on an annual salary Of $4,000 pc
year in place OF fees, according to Ser
ate action on the house bill Tn
fees, it was stated amount to betweei
$1,000 and $4,000 per year, all Of whic'
in excess Of running expenses, g
into the state treasury. After a tire
hour debate, the senate adopted a M,
tion to place the bill in effect on Ianl
ary /, 1911. one year before the pre-
ent incumbent's time expires Som
wanted to make 1t Immediately,
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