Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-05-10
SENATE PASSES
A CAPITOL BILL
EMERGENC YoN $3.50, 900 APPRo-
PRIATIoN FOR BUILDING
WAS LOST.
MAY Be PASSED LATER ON
With Thirty Votes Necessary 10 Garry
the Emergency Clause, Only
% Votes Received.

OKLAHOMA CITY, May 9.-(spe-
oial)-Concurrence by the house in
few minor amendments and the
signature of Governor Cruce, is all
that stands in the way Of the state
capitol appropriation bill becoming
law BY vote Of 2S to IL the sen-
ate late Friday afternoon passed nn-
ally the bin In practically the same
form as It left the house Of represen-
tatives several days ago. The emerg-
ency section. however, was defeated
by three votes and motion 10 recon-
slider the vote by which the emerg-
ency was defeated was lodged by
Senator j. Elmer Thomas Of Lawton
who engineered the bill through the
senate. Thirty votes are necessary
for the adoption of the emergency
and 1t received only 27, one vote less
than the bill as a who're. Immediate
concurrence by the house in the SEN
ate amendments is considered GER
tain lnasmuch as none of the amend
mcnts materially affect the bill
The vote on final roll call was Aye,
Austin. Aycock. Barefoot Blassin-
game, Bribgs, Dutton, Curran. Ed
monson, Fields. Franklin Graham.
Horton. Kendrick, McAllIster Nc
Clintic, McMechan, Memmlnger,
Mitchell. Pugh, Rode. Shaw, sor-
rel!s, sutherlin. Warner, Thomas,
Warner, Watrous and Wilson.
Garrett. Jones, McCully, Mcintosh.
Redwine. RUSSELL Tucker. vande-
Venter.
The only speech made either for or
against the bill before the final roll
was called was made by Senator Van
deventer who spoke in opposition to
the measure. He reviewed the entire
history OF the state capitol rmoval
and gave his reasons for opposing the
bill.
Senator John Burford of Guthrie
proposed a number of amendments
which also were said to be designed
to delay operations. one of these
was an amendment giving the school
land commissioners the right to eX-
change the present site agreed upon
for capitol purposes In exchange for
a more desirable slte.'
In opposing the amendment Sena-
tor Thomas said, "On its face 1t looks
simple" and pointed out where such
a plan could not possibly be carried
out, for he said the people have voted
to locate the capitol building on q
certain specifically described portion
OF land and any attempt to change
1t would be unlawful and could only
serve to cause trouble.
Senator Burford proposed another
amendment which was considered not
to have been designed particularly in
the interest Of immediate capitol
building. The amendment provided
that the commissioners should not
contract for or issue a warrant for
any amount greater than that named
in the resolution. This amendment II
was stated could work both ways.
The amount specified in the bill IL
only S750,000 and the amendment 1t
was said might be constructed as
limiting the contract for the capitol
building TO that amount. The amend
ment was adopted after Senator
Thomas offered an amendment which
provided that nothing in the bill
should be constructed as placing any
limitations on the capitol commission
from contracting for the erecting of
a million and a half dollar building.
Frinds of the bill did not oppose the
Burford amendment after the
Thomas amendment had been accept
ed
The names OF the commissioners
have not been placed in the bill. The
commissioners are yet to be selected
by the majority members of both
houses and will be inserted in the bill
by confcrees acting on instructions.
If the emergency section Is adopted
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