Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-04
STATE SCHOOLS STILL HANG IN
BALtNCIi-MINOR MEM
BEERS UNAVOIDABLE.
NECESSARY VOTE DOUBTFUL
Resolution Would Refer Adjustment
of schools to rcoplc-EaNo orabic
Report ON Fare Reduction.
jBy J. A. MKEENER)
(Staff EXTRAORDINARILY

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 3.--The
first big appropriation bill, carrying
more than a million and one three
quarters Of dollars. for the twenty
three state educational Institutions
was today perfected by the house In
committee Of the whole and passed to
final roll call by a vote of 40 to 81.
From all Indications, the final vote
Will be very close, and it is doubtful
If the house leaders can muster the so
votes necessary to pass 1t, The far
mers caucus and the minority mem
bers are almost solldly against It. be
lleving that the district agricultural
schools should be abolished.
The bill which has been under con-
sderation for the past week. was fin
ally perfected at o'clock tonight.
after a vigorous assault had been
made on tho agricultural schools,
without results. An effort was made
by Baum of Kay county to attach an
amendment providing that the bill be
referred to the people but Chairman
Hill OF the committee declared ii out
Of order.
An Omnibus Measure.
Much Of the objection to the bin
arose from the fact that IL was re-
ported as an omnibus measure. thus
forcing the members to vote against
all the schools or none at all, not
giving the members who desire to
abolish certain schools a chance. 1t
is possible that this opposition win
be strong enough to defeat the pres-
ent bill and force separate measures.
The roll call on passing the bill TO
final reading was rs follows:
The Vote.
Ayes-Baker, Bishop. Bonds Car
Case. Chase, Crawford, Curry, Davis
Dcaring, DeFord. Durant, Edmistcr,
Edwards Emmanuel Farral. Haryis-
on, Hayes Howe. Hunter McCrory,
8labon. Mitchell, Morgan (of Maye5J,
Omstead, Pcary Reese, Bcxroat. Ri
der. Roberts, Teehee. Thomas. Veatch.
Wclty. Whitman Williams COZ Com
mancheD Williams (Of Tulsa)
Wright. Wyand, M1Xcy
Noes--Baum, Berry, Bond. Brooks.
Childers, Christian. Cordcll. Coyne,
Cummings. Curtis. Diney. Grlggs
Halsell. llill (of PittsburgJ hin, (of
WashltaJ, lIoyt Jamison, Joyner,
King. Lemon, McMahan. Matthews,
Parkhurst. Pinkham. Pruett. Ruby.
Rutherford Sherman. Smith, (of Pot
tawa ttomie), Spengler. Taylor Tcner.
Testerman. Thompson. Nosburg,
Woodward.
Would Refer to People.
a resolution to refer the matter Of /.
" state schools To the peo-
pie was today introduced by Rep. /
of Swanson county. Il /
provides for the abolshment Of the |
schools at Lawton. Hell. |
ena Warner. Tishomingo and Broken /
Arrow. the two preparatory schools at |
rOnkawa and ClaremOre, tho girls /
industrial institute at Chickasha and |
the school OF mines Three of the five I
normals are also to bc abolished, but |
the naming Of the three OF the five
is left up to the voter.
The house legal advisory committee
today reported favorably ON the Van
deyenter bill to reduce the railroad
passenger fare In Oklahoma to two
and one quarter cents mile. A rule
was passd limiting debate to five
minutes to each member in perfectIng
a bill and to Is minutes on a side on