The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-24
"ABOIiTIONISTS" WIN FIRST
FALL IN ANTl-SCHO0L FIGHT
IN SENATE; LULLED TO SLEEP
(ContInued from mage u

ley, hofnef, Land, I4eedy, Lynch
Morton. Rutherford. Sherman, Spur
lock. Wallace and W. II. Woods; tn,
other senator's. except Wells and Wes
who We're absent, voted no. The min
ority report was adopted Senators
+. Il. Woods, in whose district tn,
school is located, asked that the bill
be considered at once. His motion
was tabled on motion Of Senator Ruth
erford.
The education committee reporte,
adversely on the bill to abolish th'
state business academy at Tonkawa
The committee on agriculture, o
which Harry Cordel is chairman. re-
ported adversely on the bills to abol
ish the agricultural schools at Tisho
mingo. Warner and Lawton. But il
was decided to print all these bills anC
place them on the calendar without
recommendation, the same being ap'
piled on this action as was recorded
on the Claremore bill Then the vote
by which the minority report on the
Claremore bill on the calendar without
recommendation, giving it the same
status as the other four abolishins
bills. The bills to abolish the schools
of mines at Miami and Wilburton were
not reported.
The senate yesterday accepted the
recommendation of the legal advisory
committee that the resolution declar-
ing vacant the seat of Senator Clark
Nichols Of Eufaula should not pass.
Senator Fleming, author of the reso-
luton, argued the case at length, and
Senator Wallace also spoke on behalf
of the resolution, but when the vote
was taken, only four senators voted
for the measure-Fleming Wallace,
Joe Sherman and II. Brown. Frye and
CHASER, Republican members of the
committee, had also recommended the
resolution do not pass, giving the
opinion that the election was irregular
but that the Republican members were
precluded from challenging Nichols
seat since his Republican opponent
had been placed in nomination in the
same way Nichols had. Nichols was
elected to fill a vacancy, at a special
election. He and his Republican op-
ponent were nominated by party com.
mittees instead of by primary vote, in
accordance with the governors proc
lamation.
After considerable debate, the SEN
ate yesterday adopted the house reso-
luton providing the Legislative session
of 60 days should mean so legislative
or working days, while the members
should be paid Sc for each calendar
day in that period. CHASER made the
chief attack on the resolution; he
fought a similar resolution at the last
regular session and refused to accept
S6 day for the time after the 60
calendar days had passed. The reso-
luton was adopted by u vote OF 20
to 16.
The house yesterday returned the
soldiers hospital bill to the commit
tee of the whole. making its status
the same as before the committee
voted to report 1t do not pass. Speak
er Schwabe told the house it was
agreeable with the executive commit
tee OF the legion that the bill be not
acted upon further until the policy
Of the federal government in regard
to a soldiers hospital in Oklahoma
becomes more certain-provided that
policy develops before the Oklahoma
legislature adjourns. If the govern
ment takes no steps in this direction
by tho time the legislature is about
ready TO adjourn, the plan is to bring
out the permanent hospital bill and
act on II. Schwabe said He said II
would hurt Oklahoma's chances of get.
ting federal hospital If state hos
pital were provided. Edwin Dabney,
Democratic floor leader, announced
his agreement to his procedure.
The house, In committee OF the !
whole, yesterday, recommended house
bill No, 2S4-the Republican" election
oill-do pass. This is understood 10
be the measure the Republicans have !
set their hearts on passing at this
session. and is bitterly opposed by |
Democrats. Among other things. the |
bill would provide the state election |
board be composed OF the secretary |
" state. eX-officio secretary of the |
board. and two other persons to be
selected by the state committees OF |
he two principal parties; and the
'ounty election boards would be COM
posed of the county clerk and two |
,ther persons selected by the county
committees OF the two principal part.
es. The bill is written in 130 sec
ions. Its reading occupied about an
lour yesterday II was advanced az
, whole. not being taken up by Sec
ions. The vote by which II was rec
for passage was a party
tote, 81 for and 32 against.
The house began work at 9 o'clock
yesterday morning and adjourned late
n the afternoon. The senate began
II the regular time, but continued ~
ession after the evening meal. Luther
Iarrison's bill to limit the power
o crcate deficiencies was up FOR con-
liberation last night. II occasioncd
mother outbreak OF partisan politics.
The bill provides deficiencies may
'c issued only ON the majority vote
4 board composed Of the governor
tate auditor. examiner and inspector,
reasurer, attorney-general IL was
mcnded to add the secretary OF state
o the list. CHASER offered an amend
nent TO all the chairman OF the cor
'oratlon commission; this was tabled.
davidson moved to strike the auditor
rom the list. The motion was sull
Undecided when the senate adjourned.
Bonus Bill
The soldier bonus bill came within
he proverbial ace OF getting by the
iouse yesterday. Each section OF the
neasurc had been adopted by the
Of the whole az 1t was
cad. without amendment. and with
ut few dissenting votes "a the quos-
ions were put Then the motion was
nade the committee OF the whole
commend the bill do pass. S. II.