The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-11
HOUSE DIVIDES
SCHOOL MONEY
Agricultural Schools Come in
For a Share Of State .Ap-
preparations.
MANY BILLS ARE ADVANCED

Following II plea by Representative
Paul Nesbitt 10 members TO look upon
every state institution HS their own
and not the favOrite prutcge of some
ceded from liz mood NJ yesterday
when II Killed the appropriation bills
without mercy.
Appropriation measures had fairly
smooth sailing In the house committee
Of the whole this morning. shortly
after the session converted, however,
the Neshtt bin appropriating $4,000
for additional buildings at the state
penitentiary at McAlester had mar
row escape from defeat on final roll
call, receiving vote Of 80 to 81. The
emergency on the bill was killed. Fol
lowing this action Nesbitt made his
speech appealing to the house not To
cripple state institutions.
81 have made no trades with any
one having other institutions and will
make none but will vote on every
appropriation for AN institution as II
1t were by own said Nesbht
For Agricultural Schools.
Appropriation measures adOptea In
house committee " the whole this
morning we're; by Clark Of Johnson
approprlatlng $4,000 for the Murray
school ~ agriculture at TishOmlngO !;
by Disney npproprlating S2S,OOO for
Conners school of agriculture at War
ner by Williams uf Texas and Clm
arrOn counties ~ the house and Risen
Of the senutc appr0priating $50 1850
for the Panhandle state school of AK
rlculture at GOodwell by Hunter and
Powell. apprOprating $4,000 for the
Cameron school Of agriculture at
Lawton. by Sykes and Davidson, ap
propriatlng $4,000 for the Haskell
school Of agriculture at Broken Ar
row, and by Smith and Beeman, ap
proprlating S20,50O for the COnnell
school at Helena
Among other bills advanced to final
passage by the house committee Of
the whole were: By Bryant, authOrlz-
ing the state health department to
purchase antl.tOIin for treatment Of
diphtheria and distributing II free to
those unable to pay for the treatment.
Two Bills Passed Finally.
Also Bills by Barry, requiring the
county clerk to keep his office open
from 8 a. m, to p IN, by Lemon
authorizing the state entomolOglst to
| destroy colonies Of bees or other In
sects when found to he suffering with
certain Insect diseases by Gerner, a
/ bill asked for by the Oklahoma Press
association requiring the publication
of articles " Incorporation IN
the county where the headquar
ters Of the corporation are tC
be located by Peebly, making
chicken stealing felony; by Wright
requiring business colleagues to pu
ny bond to guarantee that they will
carry out all contracts in good faith
by Wright aud Young, creating the Of
flee Of clerk Of Justices courts II
cities Of the first class and fiXinl
compensation by Harrison Of Hughes
permitting extension by the schoO
land department Of all agricultural
leases for period of not to exceed
five years; by McMahan and others
requiring the posting of notices Of
stock killed by railway trains,
The house also passed finally a bill
by ChIlders compelling railway com
panieS to make the name Of their sta
tlons conform TO those of the postOf
flee IN towns along their rights of
way and use uf the streets and alleys
to companies tu lay light and power
wires or conduls as IL now given un
der the law tu telephone, telegraph
aud other companies