Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-07-01
No SAD SCENES
As HOUSE QUITS
TO ALL PURPOSES SPECIAL sES-
SION OF STATE LEGISLA.
TuRE Is AT AN END.
ADJOURN Sine Die JULY 5
House Won Out on Appropriation
Bill aud ut the Third Attempt
Biil Was Passed.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June S0.-
Especial. ---aho house of representa-
tives stopped work at midnight Mon
day, most of its members are ALREADY
homewsrd bound. Acting under a
resolution presented earlier In the
speaker declared the house adjourn
ed until SATURDAY, July 5, on which
date he will adjourn 1t sine die. All
work ceased at adjournment Monday
night. The closing hours of the
house were singularly destitute or
any farewell proceedings. Every
thing was matter of fact and work.
ing.
The general appropriation bill was
the pivotal point of the last day IN
the house. After the defeat OF the
measure Saturday night because IN IL
were disregarded the recommenda-
tons of the Maxey investigating COM
mittee as to contingent employees,
call was sent out for absent or home
going members to return. Monday
the bill came up in the morning ana
was fought over until the middle OF
the afternoon, when on final passage
again. 1t suffered second defeat even
more disastrous than the first. The
SttOUu Nott btiuE Oh W VIM
Saturday the bill had received 43
votes.
The bill was sent 10 conference for
a third time and the compromise fin
ally attained with the senate practi-
cally granted the demands of the
house that the school land depart
ment be put on listed payroll. ii.
II. Smith opposed even this compro-
mise, but Judge Pinkham, who had
led the fight on the bill. so far de-
clared that the house had practically
won its point.
Save About $1,000.
1--WE save about $1,000 on this one
department, which is not much.
said Mr.. Pinkham, "and we have the
principle involved and set prece-
dent that is worth a great deal. Let's
all now support the bill" The final
vote on the bill, the third roll call,
late Monday night resulted. 81 for, II
against. Those voting no" We're Cor
dell, Farrall, Glasco, Lemon, Halsell,
Sherman, II. n. Smith, FISHERMAN.
Bond, Brown. Cummings Curry, Hoyt
King, Morgan, of Jackson, Riddle,
Peery.
The house failed to put over the
governors veto several items in the
general deficiency appropriation.
which the senate had passed over the
gubernatorial veto, some days ago.
Upon the deficiency appropriation for
the McAlester penitentlary. sl4,662,
the house took two votes, as II was
thought some of the members voted
under misapprehension at first. The
result was about the same in each
. IL In, sata lnn tiv.of
time: SO the next Sixty-six votes are
necessary to put over the veto. Thirty
members were absent on each roll
call.
The effort to put the item. of s4s6S.
deficiency for construction work ut
the Wilburton school of mines was
likewise beaten. Only 4S votes were
mustered for this item, 20 voting
against. 29 absent The house con-
Cured in the senate amendments to
the Pruett resolution submitting a
proposed constitutional amendment
reducing the membership of the
board of agriculture from 10 to FIVE.
and added the special election clause.
which places this among the ques-
tions to be voted on August 5.
The house likewise concurred in
the senate amendments to the Nor
gan tMayes) bill. giving the corpora
ton commission authority over re-
funds under the two-cent rate cases.
IL the state should eventually win.
Medicine Park Lake at Lawton will
have a closed season on bass, trout.
croppie and other game fish from
January to May /, under an amend
ment to the Durant hunting license
bill which was finally passed by both
! houses.