Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-06
CkRRhING NEARLY TWO MIL
LIONS FOR STATE SCHOOLS
MAY TODAY RETURN.
lacked TWO Votes ONLY
!, A,.Ailrd BY Some and Praised BY
Othcis-BclieVcd t'noonstltu-
lional hy House Members.
BY j. \. MhEENER
tStan Correspondent

OKLAHOMA CITY March j.-The
omnibus school appropriation bin
CARRYING sl,73O,OOO for the % state
schools, today failed TO pass the
house ON final roll call by two volts.
The vote was As to A. Fifty, votes
We're required to pass it. Wyand of
Aluskogcc county, although really in
favor Of the bill, voted N in order
t. lodge motion to reconsider, II
being required that a person on the
losing side must alone make such,
on his motion the bill viii prob
ably be- called up tomorrow, ana u 10
probable that the one extra vote will
be procured.
sharp 80 minute debate preceded
the taking of the vote Bonds Of
Rogers county opened the debate for
the schools decuaring that the oppo-
siton to the bill came from those
who believed in the consolidation OF
schools.
Looked Like imperialism
consolidate these schools he
said, and YOU viii have a non-edu-
catiOnal Imperialism
lie declared that out of every dol
lar paid as taxes only cents went
to the support of the state schools.
hin Cf Pittsburg opened against
the bill, declaring he opposed OF be-
cause il was an omnibus measure.
III this had been presented in sep
aratc bills. | would have voted for
some of these schools, but TO tell me
that we need six normal and six ag-
ricultural schools in this state is alb
surd."
50 He Voted Against II.
Smith of Dewey spoke for the
schools and was followed by Curtis
of SeQuoyah who assailed the omni-
bus bill, declaring it carried quar-
ter of a million more than the bin
two years ago.
Pinkham of Kay county, made a
telling point against the bill. Il rep
resent county that has one Of these
schools" he said, but my duty fore
es me to vote against this bill |
want the bill to come in here In sep
aratc form and let each school rise
or fall on its merits. The bill in its
present form is an express violation
Of the constitution.
Violates the Constitution.
Smith of pottawatomie closed the
debate against the bill, declaring the
measure was in violation of the con-
slitution and was heaplng taxes upon
the people against their wishes. lie
said he didn't think the governor
would sign the bill in It's present
form.
Williams of Tulsa closed the de-
bate for the bill. He first took a
crack at the gallery that had vigor-
ously applauded the speakers oppos-
ing the bill by declaring that the
mob cheercd when they crucilied
Christ He said he had not heard a
single argument that would justify
any man in voting against the bill.
and charged that opposition was due
to politics rather than TO saving
money to the state.
Here is how they voted:
Ayes: Baker, Bishop, Bolon, Bonds,
Carr, Case, Charles, Chase, Cook,
Crawford Curry, Dearng DeFOrd,
Dizney, Duran, Edmister, Edwards.
Emanuel. Farral, Harrison, Haynes,
Howe. Hunter, McCrory. Mcclure,
Mabon. Mitchell, Morgan (of Mayes)
Olmsetd. Parkhurst, Peery, Peters,
Reece, Rexroat, Riddle Rider, Rob
erts, Shard Smith (of Dewey, Tee
hee Thomas, Neatch, Welty, Whit
man, Williams (of Comanche), VIII
liams (of Tulsa. Wright, MaXey.
Noes: Ashby, Baum, Berry, Bond,
Brooks, Brown, Chlders, Christian,
Cordell, Coyne. Cummings, Curtis,
Davis. Glasco, Griggs, ITalsell, Hill,
(of Pitsbure), Hill OF Washita, Hoyt,
Jamison. Joyner, King, Lemon
Lenox. Lewis. McMahan, Mathews,
Moore, Morris. Pinkham, Prentiss,
Pructt Rose, Ruby, Rutherford, Rus
sell. sherman. Smith (of Pottawato-
mie). Spengler, Stillwell Taylor,
Tener. Testerman, Thompson, Nos-
burgh. Woodward. Wyand.
Abscn: Joseph. Morgan, Randall,
Searcy.
ARKANSAS WAS BADLY DAMAGED