The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-02-18
Measure Meets Strong Opposition
but Goes Through by Vote Of
"a to u on Final
Roll Call
CREATES OFFICE OF
STATE ENGINEER
To Take Place Of Commissioner :
State and County to Cooperate
-Anti-Sunday Show Bill
Introduced

By United Press.
Oklahoma City, Feb 1S.-Determin-
ed opposition was encountered by the
administration road bill when it faced
final roll call in the house this morn
ing. The measure, however, was
passed by a vote of "a to 27.
Opposition to the bill was based
chiefly upon the plea that it would
prove costly. Ball of Claremore as
serted that it would cost the state
$4,000 year in salaries for new Of
ficials at the least estimate
The bill as passed by the house
abolishes the office of state highway
commissioners and substitutes for it
The office of state engineer and sal
aried road supervisors. 1t also au-
thorizes cooperation between state
and county authorities in making tax
levies for road purposes County en-
gineers are also provided for.
AT the request of the ministerial al
lance, bill was introduced by Sena-
tors Carpenter. O'Neill, Corden, Pugh,
Waters and Blassingame 1t is an air
tight Sunday law and covers picture
shows, theaters and amusements of all
kinds except religious pictures which
are exhibited by church A severe
fine and jail sentence are provided
The senate committee on appropria-
tions has completed and introduced
The general deficiency bill providing
for an aggregate appropriation of
$214,534.91
Senate bill No. 3S4, carrying an ap-
preparation of $4,000 for 1916 and the
same amount for 1917 to cover ex-
penses of the department of the state
game and fish warden, was passed
OH final roll call without opposition
A total Of seven bills reached final
passage Wednesday, but none created
contest except the Mitchell bill provid-
ing for the removal of state. county
and municipal officers for drunken
ness or neglect of duty The bill is
very drastic. 1t provides for the ac-
cusation being filed by a grand jury,
the attorney general or the board OF
county commissioners.
The mere filing of the charges auto
matically suspends the accused officer
and the vacancy is to be filled by ap-
pointment Of the governor All trials
are to be had before the supreme court
Of the state and cases Of this charac-
ter are given precedence on the
docket. Bitter opposition to the bill
developed preceding final roll call and
fully an hour was consumed in argu.
ment, oct it was finally passed by a
vote of 25 to II.
The house resolution providing for
adjournment at the expiration of the
sixty-day session reached the senate
about 1880 p. M. Wednesday Senator
| Tucker sought to have it considered
Immediately but his efforts were met
with laughter from a majority of the
senate and on motion of Senator
Thomas the resolution was referred to
the steering committee.
A bill appropriating $4,000 for the
installation of water works and sew
erage system at the colored agricul
tural and normal school, Langston
was passed by the house of represen
tatve Wednesday afternoon over the
vigorous objection of a handful oi
"cruel economists" led by Represen
tative c. c. Childers of Garfield coun
: ty.
The fight was based largely on rae
ial grounds and the assertion that thu
appropriation was extravagant ant
unnecessary. Representatives c.
Pinkham, James H. Sykes, Wash Hud
son and Thomas H. Hunter spoke il
+ favor of the bill, Representatives R
]. Morgan, Asa e. Walden and Henr,
| w. Sitton opposed it,
The bill was passed by vote of 5
L to 20. The house also passed finall
. the bill making general appropris
y