Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-18
BOTH HOUSES FINALLY DISPOSE
OF DRY FARMING CONGRESS
MEASURE FANORNBLN.
A 3O-DAY Special session
RcdiStl'lcting Bill Goes 10 Governor
For Ills signature riticiscd
as "Crazy Quilt"
(BY j. A. MKEENER.)
(Staff Correspondent

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 1.-The
Curry -NandeVenter bill oppropriatlng
$4,000 for a kalfir corn palace at the
Dry Farming congress was finally
passed-iu-the closing hplr of the leg
islature. The bill nowlgoes to the
governor,
The senate amended Ie bill taking
the expending of the motey out of the
hands of the board of agriculture and
placing 1t in the hands Of w T. Leahy,
George Vincent and Gtorge Kinds.
The house agreed to tht amendment
and passed the bill without opposi'
ton.
Cruce Approves 90 Bills.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March H.
Acting upon information received
from the house of representatives and
the senate that the regular session OF
the fourth legislature of Oklahom3
would terminate Monday night, Gov
ernor Cruce has issued his call for an
extraordinary session to convene
Tuesday noon. and continue 80 days
The legislature has been in session
20 days and passed ll9 bills 81, OF
which have been approved by thu
governor
viii Last 30 Days.
OKLAHOMA CITY. March IL
Unless Governor Cruce uses the veto,
there will be eight supposedly demo.
cratic congressional districts In Okla.
homa, although three or four of them
are so close that slight depression on
the part of the democrats will swing
them into the republican ranks. Both
houses today finally passed the redis-
tricting bill, the senate finally acting
late this afternoon, after the demo-
cratic senator's We're bound by tho
caucus. The final vote In the senate
was 80 to 7. with Senators Curran and
McAlister, democrats, voting against
the measure.
Looks Like Crazy Quilt.
The redistricting map as it goes to
the Governor closely resembles a
crazy quilt" as Senator Warner re.
publican, said in the senate this af.
ternoon, 1t would make "a man dizzy
trying to follow the division lines as
they wind in and out. up and down
the state.
Senator Warner called the map o
work of art" and thanked the demo.
Gratis that they had not done any
worse for the republicans.
Changes Cause Clash.
The conference committee on the
congressional redistricting bill reported
to the house shortly before noon this
morning. Their report made four
changes in the house caucus plans
and these changes caused sharp dis
play on the floor.
Williams of Commanche. declared
the report was an outrage. "Our con-
ferees" he said. have violated the in
structions OF the democratic caucus
and have brought in u report here
that is more nearly like the republi'
can caucus plan.
Wyand, one of the house conferees
was quickly on his feet. IL resent the
charge OF bad faith" ne said. from
the gentleman from Commanche. The
only thing that gentleman has wanted
Is to have district for certain con.
gressman (Scott Ferris) that Is 5000
democratic, regardless OF what II
costs the state"
Dare You to Come Out"
THAT statement is not true" yelled
Williams.
Many statements made by you are
untrue" shouted Wyand who only has
one arm "and II you want to take 1t
up, will meet YOU outside" Noth.
ing further was heard Of the colloquy.
The bill was finally adopted In tho
house by vote Of 81 to 22. and the
emergency was adopted by vote Of
72 to IL. The democrats who voted
against the bill were. Berry. CordelL
Curtis, Haynes. Joseph. Lemon. Nc.
Crory. Morgan Of Jackson. Morris
Russle. sharp and Williams of Com.
manche.
Agrees to Amendments.
The house this morning agreed TO