The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1914-11-26
STATE CAPITAL NEWS.


Oklahoma City, Okla, Nov. l9.-At-
ter three days OF conferring, during
which the hotel iobbies were filled with
rumors to the effect that two members
of the state capitol commission were
90 be removed by Speaker Maxey and
president Protempore Kendrick, the
latter made the announcement today
that the commission would be left in
tact. Before this announcement was
made, however, the commission, on an
Affirmative vote by Goulding and Doug
las and q negative vote by Anthony,
passed a resolution to withdraw adyer-
tisements for bids for construction OF
the capitol above the first floor line
and defer the letting until after the
meeting OF the legislature.
This storm has been brewing for
some time The commission divided
over the proposition of dome for the
building, Anthony vs.. the other two,
and has been divided ever since. Me-
Clelland got in the mix.np when he
refused to honor the claim OF one of
the superintendents for IS per day.
Sunday included. The bill says for
actual time" and he objected to the
Sunday pay. Another protest was over
the employment OF another superin.
tendent at $40 per day. Then some
one suggested that the plan OF the ma
jority to build the foundation by day
labor meant the vitiating OF all future
construction bonds.
or course this legislature will not de-
mur to taking hand in the capitol
matter, from the tone OF audible fore
runners. IL is also problematicsl what
il will do. Only sixteen OF the old
members OF the house which passed the
last bill "came bsak." Fifteen repub-
licsns and five socialists are also min
gled with the 20 democratic members
Only two of the members Of the last
senate that stood for reelection are to
retain their seats while of the twenty
two members elected two are republi-
cans and one socialist. These facts
are sufficient to preclude conjecture as
to what the next legislature will do,
other than to guarantee a warm fight
over the speakership, in which no less
active or tentative.
Judge Williams, governor-e e C {,
failed to take the two weeks rest that
he had planned and has remained in
oklahoma City at work on his cabinet,
He has settled on but few appoint
ments. Only ore member of the board
OF affairs is said to be slated, while the
bank commissioner, school land secre-
taryship, game warden, adjutant gen
eral, and other important appoint
ments have not been indicated He
is continually beseiged by office seek
ers, many of whom he ad vises to quit
politics, directly or indirectly.
State Chairman Geissler has given
out a statement in which he says that
Ms republican chairman he is satisfied
that Judge Williams was honestly
elected governor and that several days
OF investigation have failed to reveal
any instances where there was any
attempt to steal the election. He COM
plains only of few irregularities ON
the part of the democrats and says that
he thinks more OF the coed name of
the state abroad than he does of the
republican party.
The supreme court handed down two
decisions during the week that are inn
portant to the taxpayers OF the state,
One holds that freedmen Indian lands
are taxable and the other tnat public
service corporations are subject to the
state ferret law.
The state convention Of the black
smiths resolved to ask the next legis-
lature to change the lein laws OF the
state 70 permit them 20 hold articles
on which they had put work and ma
terial and to lift all exemptions.