The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-20
Conferees After a Lengthy
Battle Effect Compromise
and Provide for Financ-
ing State Departments
EMERGENCY CLAUSE
TO HOSPITAL BILL
SIX MONTHS LIMIT SET FOR con-
STRUCTION, WHILE MONEY BE-
COMES IMMEDIATELY AVAIL
ABLE; ADJOURNMENT SOON

Oklahomai City, May 20--Reports
from conference committees are ex-
pected today in both houses of the Ok
lahoma legislature on the two major
appropriation bills. Announcement was
made last night by r. L. Davidson.
chairman Of the senate conference com
mittee. that all clerical work has been
completed and that the bills as APP
proved in conference have been checked
Tover and will be ready to report out as
soon as they are signed by house con-
ferees.
Both houses Of the legislature met at
10 O'Clock this morning.
The departmental and Institutional
4 appropriations bills carrying more than
$4,000 900 for the next two years, were
reported favorably to the two houses
of the legislature this morning by the
respective conference committees.
Shortly after 1t was announced by
Murray Gibbons. chairman of the
house soldier relief committee, that an
agreement had been reached on house
bill 23 the general soldier hospital bill.
1t was generally agreed that things
were booming toward speedy adjourn.
ment Of the special session.
Without a dissenting vote, the house
adopted the report on the institutional
bill. There were 73 ayes with 10 absent
Final passage of the departmental
bill was completed In the senate by q
vote of 90 to 2. and followed adoption
OF the conference committee report.
Those voting against passage We're SEN
ators Cordell and Lillard, Democrats,
both of whom made speeches against
passage.
The general departmental bill. senate
bill l, as reported out after conference
appropriates s2,9l6,O4G.2S for 1922, and
S2.S2S,26742 for 1923. according 10 fig
ures announced by r. l.. Davidson
chairman Of the senate appropriations
committee. The total Of s5,7i4.3l2.74 is
Sl54 .349.60 more than was adopted by
the house and sent TO conference, this
amount being added in conference. Thu
house total was s5,6l4,604 as originally
adopted compared TO s6,S14,S56 as
adopted by the senate and sent to tht
house. the final bill representing q
slash OF more than million dollars from
the senate figures.
The institutional bill. house bill !
rs 1t came from conference. carried O
total of s9,427. Pei 80 for the next two
years. according to figures announce.
by 3. d. Bailey. chairman of the house
committee. This represents an increas;
OF 72,340 over the amount originally
adopted by Cnc house as the bill wa'
sent to conference. the house total be-
ing se,354 ,951. according 10 Mr. Bailey
The bill, however, as originally adopte,
hy the senate, carried n total of sll,
19S.S50. the final bill thus being approx
imately one and three quarter million
dollars under the original senate figure
The soldier hospital bill carried $500,
600 for the erection of hospital. as !
came from conference. the senate con
ferecs reccding from their appropria
tion OF 100000 according TO Mr.. Glib
bons. The house conferees agreed 4
the s500OO0 appropriation inserted b.
the senate for relief OF wives and des
tltute children of former service men
The clause which sets six months as tn
time limit for construction OF the hos
pltal. was rclnscrted In the measure an,
the emergency was retained. thus mai;
ing the money Immediately available.