The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-13
Special q she paIIg Express.


Special to the Daily Express
Oklahoma City, March ls-The sen.
ate spent the morning on the game
Dill revising and amending the same
in such a manner that it Will likely not
get past the conference committee, The
house devoted the morning TO import.
ant measures. pushing to clear the
calendar The house adjourned until
2 ,. m, when It is assured the dormi
tory BIN viii be taken up with every
prospect Of passage.
Bills finally passed by tile senate
yesterday afternoon were:
House Bill No ii9 BY Woodland
and Lemon: Transferring section 28
q the Iai.ds sr,a ed in lieu thereof
to the union graded schools
House Bin No. 57By Barrett Of
the senate and Boleu Hnl and Welty
OF the house: Continuing the supreme
court commission untll February, 1915.
House Bin No. sos By Rutherford;
f Ierallains the incorporation Of lhe
town of Forsan
House BIN No. 100 By Riddle and
Brown TO authorize the purchase of
the Chiakasha Heat and Power com
pauy BY the chickasha Gas and Elec-
tric company
Taking a firm stand for the consti-
tuition Of The state aud being unwilling
to change lis provisions regarding the
two cent passenger transportation rate,
Gov. Cruce late Wednesday afternoon
vetoed the Vandeyenter bill making
the rate al i-A cents per mile. In
his mcssase explaining his attitude
the governor declares that the state
already has inaugdfated a fight ia the
courts fof The two cent rate and that
as a decision in this matter is now
pending IN the supreme court u would
be an admission that the rate is unfea.
sonablo and the contentious Of tho
state groundless 20 now compromise
with a higher rate
The governor takes the stand, too
that the Two cent rate is not unrea'
sonable and believes that the proyls
ion OF the constitution declaring for i
should be maintained until Che courts
have finally adladicated the matter
Incidental to his stand on The twc
cent rate itself the governor believes
that Attorney General Charles West il
acting wisely in avoiding expense tC
the state BY Withholding prosecution
Of the case IN the United States su
preme court Other states. ineludlnl
Missouri aud Nebraska, have similar
cases pending and 1t is the policy o
the supreme court to ignore litigation
similar % other litigation already
pending. A decision Oh Che pendlnl
cases is expected at any time
Bya vote Of 81 to z the senate lat
Wednesday afternoon passed the hons
bill by pfaett. abolishing the office o
the state printer and transferring tn
work now conducted BY that depart
ment to the state board Of public al
fairs. With the signature and approve
OF Gov. Cruce the bin becomes a LAY
and the state printing department, a
now constituted win be wiped gu
The governors approval Of the Bill
confidently expected in view Of tn
fact that the abolition Of the offie
was recommended by him in his me
sage to the legislature.
The bill was opposed by Senate
Barrett and others. who declared tn,
conditions were different now tina
what they were at the time the 90
ernor recommended the abolition
the printing department; that the i
eumbent Of the office at that time hs
been found guilty 81 certain irregula
tiles and the alleged corrupt condgtis
had been remedied by Farris impeac
ment aud that the present state prir