The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-16
Night Session Now in Order
as Time for Adjournment
Draws Near; Resolution
Hints of Doodle
OKLAHOMA LEGION
AWAKENS "SOLONS''
MEMBERS REALIZE TIME Is AT
HAND TO QUIT PLAYING POLL
TICS AND TAKE CARE OF
STATES DISABLED SOLDIERS
lBy Special staff Correspondent

Oklahoma City. Feb. 16.-rhe night
sessions have started. Both senate
and house worked last night. trying
to relieve the congestion OF their cal-
endars. Senator ILill, chairman OF the
senate steering committee. says it is
likely the senate will hold sessions
several nights week until it fin
lshes its work.
The most sensational development
Of the night session Of the senate was
the introduction ana adoption vi u
resolution, by Senator Sherman, pro-
viding for committee of five TO in
vestigate rumors that Il large sum
OF money had been raised and was
being used to influence legislation.
Senator Sherman would not say what
| interest was behind the supposed
money, or whether any particular
member OF the legislature was under
spspiclon; these developments would
come later. he said.
The senate debated for some time
the resolution by w. ii. Woods re-
questing the governor to parole all
the boys at the Pauls Valley training
school because the funds for support
ing the school had been exhausted.
An emergency appropriation for the
institution has passed the senate, but
Woods seemed to think the house
was smothering the bill. He said the
water was shut off at the school, and
that several days ago there was only
enough food there to last e week. state
officials had no power 10 create a
debt for the institution, he argued.
Several senator's insisted the boys, some
of whom hai been sent to the school
for criminal oGfenses, should not be
turned loose upon the community.
Finally, at the suggestion OF Harry
CHASER that the house would be ready
to act on the emergency appropriation
today, the senate deferred action.
The senate yesterday passed the blll
! regulating trusts and pools. This bill
amends the present law TO make II
apply to buying as well as selling.
: The house last night advanced 10
third reading a vouminous bill author
izing the creation of drainage .Hstricts
without limiting them to county boun-
darics. An amendment by Charles
whitaker OF Mcintosh county. per-
, mits any county by majority vote,
TO keep itself out ol district. II is
reported the bill would make possible
a drainage district along the North
Canadian river from III Reno to Shaw
nee. and would permit the flood wat
/ ers of this river 10 be turned into
, the South Canadian.
/ The Oklahoma legion has at least
succeeded in getting the eighth legis-
lature stirred up about relief measures
Tor aiding world war veterans. Con-
siderable legislative activity along this
line. a senate resolution proposed a
number Of state institutions be con-
} verted into hospitals that was killed
Then tine house sent two committees
G over the state to pick out institu-
+ tons that might be used to care for
K lubcrcular veterans. The state sani-
torum at Clinton, which has not YET
Il been equipped FOR the use for which
Il was built was recommended as u
! suitable place. The house authorized
u It's conversion into hospital for sol.
dicr tubercula's and appropriated $780,
600 for equipment and additions. TIL,
y, senate passed the same measure, byl
!, increased the appropriation to 5000, ,OOO
making necessary the return of th'
,- resolution to the house. Then th'
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