Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-18
SENATE APPROVES
STATES EXPENSES
Appropriations for Institutions
of More Than $1,500,000
Go to Third Reading.
FOR DIGNITY OF U. S. FLAG
Bill Forbidding Emblem's Use
in Advertisements Advanced
in Upper House.

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OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. l1.-Ap-
preparations for state institutions ug-
grcEaung more than $l.50O,0OO were
agreed to by the senate and advanced
to third reading Saturday. They pro
Nokcd only slight discussion
Joint resolution by Kline, Carpcu-
ter and chase was advanced directing
the state auditor TO issue tax warrants
for the collection of taxes ou the
$l,f55,G2g assessment of tank-car
companies. representing the total vail
uatious for the last six years
The taxes will amount to not more
than $1,000.
TO Visit pcritcntiary.
Joining with the house In concur
rent resolution for q committee to as
certain needs of the McAlostor pcnl-
tCutiary, the scudtc appropriations
committee designated senators
Thomas, Bickcl and Ferguson TO ac-
company three representatives 10 No
Alestcr at midnight Saturday.
Lack of quorum forced adjourn
meut, tho Senator Buckuer of Nc
Alcstor STAYED If OFF three times 10y
answering "llcrc' for enough Sena-
tors to make the rollcall show %
present. He was detected the fourth
time Whcn there were only twenty
senators In the chamber ana tho
others were rounded up in the corri-
dors. the senate decided to quit.
Avoid Extensive Debate.
with many seats empty when the
50 ssiOn opened the senate agreed to
consider only local bills and appro-
priations not designed to arouse cX-
tonsiye uehatc.
a bill forbiddng use of the Amcri-
t,t sl.1tH fig.. ..ttf - a.
marks was advanced To third reading
IL is by Senators Kerr. Johnson and
Mcintosh and Representative Disney.
Another ac4ed on IN like manner pro-
vides for apportioumcnt Of dormitufy
rooms in state schools.
Appropriations Ia schools.
Appropriations sent to third reading
were for repairing the central building
at ToukaWay preparatory school; re-
building wilkins hail at TOHkaway;
maintenance of the east oklahoma in
sane asylum, maintenance of the
Pryor state home. purchase of addi-
tiunal land at the Norman insane
asylum, maintenance of the nauls Val
! ley training school. maintenance Of
the school for feeble minded at Enid .
payment of fircmcn's pension; pay
mcnt of sewer taxes ON state capitol
. lands, Tor paving streets lHIu tdpll"l
lands; for special assessments on
school lands in drainage districts; $50
/ 600 for completion of the main build
| ing at the Muskogec blind school; for
| firemen's pensions in cities not here
| tofore included in the fund, for addi-
{ tional land, teams and implements for
/ the negro home at Taft; roapprOpriat-
! ing uneNpcudcd sums made available
F for the central state normal; for main
teuauce of the negro homo..at TAFT; for
/ new buildings and equipment for vio-
T lent insane at the Norman asylum.
/ for maintenance of Whhurton school
of mines, for additional lands and
equipment for the pauls Valley train
ing school. for expenses of the state
board OF medical examiners; for "a hos
! pital, dormitory and heating plant at
/ the sulphur deaf school.