The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-01-14
UNDER THE IMAGINARY
STATE HOUSE DOME
BY CHARLES II. ADAMS
Staff Correspondent

moved that the pages be supplied
with tickets to the inaugural ball,
Walden and Love offered an
amendment to include the stenog-
raphers. Il thought Asa married
about year or two ago. observed
Broadbent OF Murray
Representative Amber, Republi-
can, OF Lincoln, asked permission
to recorded as voting aye on the
rNdlution .ratifying the national
prohibition amendment Elder OF
kay explained his vote by stating
that ne voted no because he
didn't think there was anything
to it" Phillips OF Cleveland NOV
ed that the apology OF the gentle
man from Kay be accepted and
everyone laughed at Elders eN-
pense.
The house also found difficulty
in supplying its members with post
age during the early days OF the
session. Finally it was decided that
each member should furnish stamps
to the amount OF $40 and the speak
crs allowance was fixed at SIS.
Hodges OF Okmulgcc announced
that the telephone company had
removed the charge ior local calls
from the hall OF the house, proyid-
ing the party calling states he is 4
member OF the house. In the sem
ate there is a provision for the
payment OF postage, telegraph and
telephone charges incurred by sem
atorS when transacting official buSi-
ness.
Paving the Capitol Boulevard is
still in the air. The commis-
soncrs OF Oklahoma City declare
it is a country road and that the
city has no jurisdiction in the mat
ter. Improvement OF the boule
ward street, public highway or
Country road" as it may be de-
scribed in the proposed resolution,
will likely be matter before the
assembly this week. Judging by its
appearance Just now it would ap-
pear that the city commissioners
have hit upon the proper descrip-
ton. Mind is hub deep and stalled
autos have become 50 common that
the efforts to drag them ont now
attract little or no attention.
Corridor gossip is that one OF
Governor RObertson's first official
acts will be the recall OF Governor
| Williams list OF recess appoint
ments. Adjournment to avoid con
sideration OF these names brought
about the so-called legislative mud
die. regarded by most members as
an imaginary situation created to
embarrass the democratic senate.
There has, to this time been no eX-
preston as to which, il any, OF the
names submitted by Governor Will
liams will be returned by Governor
Robertson. Eliza l.. Mitchell, ap-
pointed to the state industrial COM
mission. opposed Robertson in the
primary, and it is said that the name
! OF c. /. Edmonson, appointed
member OF the state board OF agri-
culture to succeed ], A. Whitehurst,
resigned has also been Scratched
Many more men would have vot-
ed for the suffrage amendment had
they understood that their wives
would not qualify to sit on jurleS,'
said a prominent attorney discuss
ing the ruling by Attorncy-General
Freezing that the constitution pro-
yideS that both grand and petit
iuries shall he composed OF twelve
men" and that the law providing
the qualification Tor jurors Spec'-
Tie, "all male citizens There are
many men who do not object TO
their wives. sisters or daughters go
nq 10 the polls but who vigorously
onpose the idea OF placing them up
on iuries." the comment continued
Col Leslie p. Ross OF Lawton,
member OF the house in the Second
/ Legislature, was an interested
spcctator at the session OF the lnl-
/ tial week OF the Seventh assembly.
George Smith, state game warden,
has resigned and Victor Holt who
has served as assistant warden the
mast four wears, has been named to
iill the place temporarily. 1t Is
understood that Benjamin Watt IS
on Governor Robertson'S slate Tor
this position. Smith will become
assistant secretary OF state.
In spite OF repeated rumors and
capital city newspaper stories to
the effect that Governor Williams
would resign before his term eN-
pires and permit Lieut.. Gov. /. NJ
Tramp to become governor tor a
few days, it is announced that such
action will not be taken and that
Governor Williams will continue as
chief executive until Governor Rob
ertson is inauguratcd tomorrow
moon. Governor Williams, it is
said. expects to leave Tor Musko-
gee about the middle OF next week.
Chester Westiall, executive sccre-
tary 10 Governor Williams, will
leave Wednesday ior Ponca City
where he will be identified with the
Marland oil interests,
/ |. r. Harper OF lie Flore, speaker
pro-,cm OF the house, had two bad
moments early in the session. A
motion was made to resolve the
house into the committee OF the
n,bolc and the speaker protein,