The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-05-07
House Accepts Conference Report
and the Senate is Expected To
Concur Recess to Con-
tinue TIL June l6
PROPOSED TO CLOSE
The GRANITE PRISON
House Would Hemove Inmates Till
Conditions are Improved Sui-
frage Resolution Fails
Senate Proceedings

1AlAAuAila Illy May til a confer
ence report that was adopted BY tie
house yesterday is accepted BY the
senate, the legislature will recess on
Saturday, May 10, till June is. The
original resolution adopted by the
house called for recess tilI the early
part Of September, but the senate re-
fused to concur iii this plan. It is be-
lieyed that the senate will agree to
the conference report which was a.
cepted by the house.
The important features of the ses-
sion Of the house Of representatives
Tuesday were the passage Of a reso-
luton practically closing the Granite
reformatory until conditions are i'm
proved and the management changed,
the passage to final roll cali of the
resolution submitting to the people a
workman's compensation act; and the
defeat Of motion BY Representative
King to lake up his suffragetts reso,
luton.
The House devoted the entire after
noon to the workman's compensation
act, except for an hour after mnca
set apart for special service in honor
Of deceased members.
Representative FarralI ii the author
OF the Joint resolution which practical
.ly closes the Granite reformatory until
demands as to conditions are met. It
orders the removal Of all conyicts now
at Granite to the McAlester peniten.
tiary The resolution must be con.
Cured in BY the senate before it be-
comes effective
Representative Kings effort to
bring up his resolution submitting the
question OF woman suffrage to the
people resulted in a heavy negative
vote, which. however. was not direct.
" construed as aga.-st such a propo-
sition. It is said that forty-eight.
members Of the house are pledged in
writing to support the suffragettea
The resolution submitting the work
mans compensation act to the people
suffered some amendments IN being
perfected The moat important was
that taking the management Of the
funds from the department Of labor
and lodging it in a board Of awards,
one member Of which is % be nom
mated BY the commissioner Of labor.
another by the Employers association.
and the third to be an insurance man.
The HillFarrali bin offered as a
substitute, was rejected By tie house.
The chief difference between the two
measures is that the HllI-FarraH bill
proposes that employers may exercise
their option in coming III under the
bill The successful measure makes
compliance With the act aud contflbu-
tions to the insurance funds compul-
sory upon all employers 81 labor Nith-
in the hazardous a. insured classes
The senate Tuesday afternoon pass.
ed finally the general appropriation
bill, carrying Appropriations 81 sppfoA-
imately s2ssr00. The Alll which vas
+ prepared by The senate committee on
approprIa.i0as after the various items
included in It had beeu investigated,
had been pending before the senate
for more than month. and tbs roll
call on its final passage Tuesday aft
ernoon was the aefehd astempl that
has been made 10 pass Il. the first
i roll call resulting in Its defeat BY fail
ure to receive the necessary " votes
The bill aboliahing township OIL
GERS and trustees lost On roll oall bni
friends Of the measure have lodged !
motion to reconsider and i second
vote probably wlll Be taken on shs
measure
&. The bill by Senator Fandexenler
regulating building and loan asaocia
tions and enlareius the auslss ans
powers of the state bank eamlhl siuii