The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-05
WORKING UNDER
HIGH PRESSURE

Special to the Daily Express.
With the regular session nearing pr
end and the prospects OF an extra ses
sion before them, both houses Of the
legislature continued their work un
der high pressure
The travelling public Of Oklahoma
may soon again be riding on low pas
sehger rates, for the house Of repre-
sentatiyes Tuesday passed finally the
Vendeyenter two and one-fourth-cent
passenger nre bill, with minor
amendment which the senate immedi-
ately coneurred ia, and the bin will 20
to the governor as soon as It is en-
rolled.
I The house also passed the banking
bill and the bin to locate the school
for the blind at Muskogee, as well as
other measures.
Only seven members voted against
the two and one-fourth-cent fare Bill.
while So voted for it, Those oppos-
ing were: Messrs Coyne, Cummings,
Dizney Mccrory Olmsted, Ruther
ford and Teehee.
The banking bill has now passed
both houses and is ready for the gov.
ernor The house Of representatives
took final action Tuesday on Senator
CARROTS bill, and except FOR adding
the names Of Representatives Wyand
and Glaaco as authors, made no
amendments.
Three house members voted against
the bill on final passage, Messrs. II. IL.
Smith, Morris Of Stephens and Diz,
ney The aye vote numbered IS.
The bin makes fundamental changes
in the bank guaranty law. The bank.
ing board and bank commissioner
practically it put in the hands of the
state banks, since under the bill, the
governor shall select the bank com
missioner from three candidates sub.
mitted by the state bankers assoeia-
ton, and shall select three banking
board members from nine candidates
to be submitted by the state bankers
The bill puts limit Of one-fifth Of
one per cent per annum upon assess.
ments on deposits for the guaranty
fund, with special provision under
which for the next three years the
banking board could levy an emer-
gency assessment OF one-fifth of one
per cent additional if such should /
prove necessary.
The house amendments to the Van. +
deyenter two and one-fourth-cent rail
road fare bill were concurred in by the +
senate, and the bill will now be trans
mitted to the governor for his ap.
proval or rejection The bin passed
the senate several days ago without a
dissenting vote. Bills passed finally
by the senate Tuesday afternoon in.
oluded; The proposal to provide sep
arate ballots for all state questions:
the bill providing punishment for the
expenditure OF public funds for the
adoption or defeat of any state ques-
tons submitted under the initiative
and referendum; the bill to authorize
the state librarian to exchange books
of a legal nature with the librarians Of
other states the bill requiring rail-
roads and an other corporations 10
pay their employees twice a month and
he bill to make it unlawful to sell
ntoxicants to minors habitual drunk
ards and persons Of unsound mind. The
bill to regulate the practice Of veter
mary surgery also was passed finally
Bills advanced to third reading in.
'lnded the Teehee bill relating to
'riminal procedure and the bill to
lbolish superior courts in certain
The second Of the big appropriation
ills, that for the major penal and ele-
nosnary institutions. was reported to
he house Of representatives Tuesday
~ the committee on anpropriations
II which W A. Durant is chairman.
The bin carries a total Of Sl.S7O,112,
i which S74ll04 would 60 to the Nc
Alester penitentiagy and Granite re-
s629,ooS to the insane asy-
ams at Fort supply, yinita and Nor
nan
These sums are for the maintenance
nd necessary repairs and improve.
nents to these institutions for the next