The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-02-28
MuskOgee Man Proposes to Convert
the Chickasha Institution into
a Training School for IN
ctrrigible GnIs
SCHOOL MEASURES
BEFORE THE HOUSE
Bill to Abolish Twelve Institutions
BY Initiative Goes on CaIen-
endar BY Close Vote 9th
er Bills Considered

Oklahoma city Feb. 2S.-In Tie
house Thursday afternoon the general
educational appropriation bill was
taken up and discussed. Messrs. Nor
ris and cummins, who have submits
ted minority report cutting out ap-
propriations for twelve institutions,
allowed the bin to be taken ND in the
committee Of the whole for perfecting
without Offering their substitute as
their bill agrees in every respect with
the majority bill except as to the In
stitutions they desire to abolish BY
cutting off funds AS the disputed In
stitutions are reached in committee Of
the whole, then the fight to abolish
those deemed unnecessary will be
taken up.
An effort Of Curtis to recommit the
bill with instructions that the appro-
priations for each institution be item
ized and separate bin brought in for
each Institution, was defeated
Two measures each in a way bear
ing upon the question Of abolition Of
educational institutionse came befor
the house, but were acted On in a way
hardly showing the sentiment OF the
members toward the abolition pro.
gram. II. IL. Smith secured a reversal
Of the unfayorable verdict Of the pub
tic buildings committee on his bill for
q. commission to initiate a bill to abol-
ish twelve institutions. as the house
voted As to AZ to put his bill on the
calendar The Farrall bill to establish
a state training school for incorrigi-
Bile girls near Tecumseh was deferred
until bills providing for discontinu-
ance Of other schools come up for
action. Carr Of Muskogee expressed
the sentiment Of some members to-
ward creating the institution, but
housing it in the home Of one already
created with an amendment to put it
in the buildings now occupied by the
girls school at Chiekasha It is not
believed however that this idea will
meet with general favor.
Opposes New Institution.
The house indicated that it opposes
the establishment Of any new inslitn-
ton in tie slate unless located i'd
buildings Of some school that is abol-
ished when it voted Thursday to defer
action on the Farrall bill to establish
9 a training school for girls at Teeum-
+ sch, until a bill providing for the dis.
5 continuance OF several schools comes
!, up for action.
: A majority Of the membership
{. favored a bill creating the school, as
]. indicated by the voting down OF a
J motion BY Morris to strike out sec
g ton 1, which would have killed the
e measure. Speaker Maxey and several
s others declared that the establishment
@ OF such an institution is necessary for
the reason that girls are not nov ae.
IS cepted at the Pauls Valley school
a Riddle Of Chickasha and Morris made
n speeches against the bill Action on
d. the measure was deferred on a motion
r OF Representative Pruett.
r. Affects Dicks Job
il. Warden R ". Dick is likely to loss
s his official position If Gov Cruce ap
It. proves the Redwine bill, which has
to now gone through both branches D
Fe the legislature. having passed tAl
house Wednesday aftefnon on fina
in roll call with the emergency. ThA
M will be the result should the speeia
m senate investigating committee repor
t. ntayQrabIy upon Dick as it is know
that two members Of the board 0
"a. prison control. which is given complet
be control over the warden BY the mes
rs sure. have been afts the official seal
OF Of the penitentiary for more than
as year
Attorney General West said en- oat
st. he believed that either Dick sboul
is not be warden Of the peuiteatiary 9
lat he tWesll should not be Oh the bear
ed of prison control G T Bryan, . men
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