The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-17
House Bill Giving
Soldiers Bonus Carries
Bond Proposition in
Sum of S25,OOO,OOO

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seau in French enriched any ones
mind.
johnson asserted the bill was in line
with the tendency TO forget the war,
ana he warned against such forget
ting. The German people still think
they will crush the world" he de-
clared. Il know from my talks with
German prisoners. They have told
me. You will forget in a few years
And II we do forget, they will carry
out their hope and crush u.s." John
son said he had helped capture trait.
ors in his own company, and found
them all of German extraction and all
able to speak German. II am suspi-
clous OF anyone" he said who speaks
the German language fluently."
Senator Luther Harrison, an oppo-
nent of the repeating measure, told
the senate that persons who were sus-
pec,ed Of disloyalty during the war
are lobbying for the bill He offered
an amendment to strike out Section
Of the bill This would have the
effect Of killing the measure, since
Section ] is the section repeating the
present law
When the discussion had reached
this point, attention was called to the
fact that several senators still had
views on the bill which they appar-
emily desired TO make public and it
was nearly 6 o'clock. So the senate
adjourned without voting on either the
Harrison amendment. or the bill. II
Is presumed the debate will be re-
suined today.
close second to this argument in
point OF intensity was that over
proposed appropriation OF some $1,000.
i was another of the appropriations
that might be loosely classed as a de-
ficiency. and the same old fight was
on again. And in this case the sem
ote baked and refused to vote the
appropriation. The claim was for the
Pinner Construction Company for the
erection Of barracks at the Oklahoma
Military Academy at C1aremore. It
appears the seventh legislature appro-
priated SIS 900 for construction and
equipment, and $4,000 for mainte-
nance and minor improvements. All
OF the money for construction and
equipment was spent before the claim
Of the contractor was satisfied; it
was therefore put up to the legislature
to pay the construction company what
was due. When the bill came up for
advancement Tuesday, Bill Briggs OF
Woodward. asked Davidson, chairman
of the appropriations committee, II this
wasn't the same old story OF a state
agency spending more money than
was appropriated for il, and Davidson
answered in the affirmative. Briggs
attacked the bill again yesterday, on
the ground he objected TO the prin-
ciple Of exceeding appropriations.
Rutherford also fought il. He said
by his antagonism 10 the school. and
ciencies and that was to deny them.
Davidson argued this was a legal claim
and just one-it was not the fault
of the construction company II there
was no money left when 1t came time
10 receive its payment. Davidson ac-
cused Rutherford OF being preJudiced
by his antagonism 10 the school, and
mentioned that Rutherford had voted
10 appropriate two millions for farm
ers' warehouses. Rutherford explained
he was willing to help the farmers
and their children--that was one OF
the ways the state ought to spend its
money There are many legitimate
demands on the state for money he
said that there won't be enough