The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-03-06

was stricken. In the department of
confederate pensions, the pension fund
was raised from $350,000 a year to
s375,O0O on motion of Morton Ruther-
ford. The appropriations for the
state board Of accountancy, the geo.
logical survey, the fire marshal's de-
partment, the game and fish depart
ment, and the state bar commission
were approved as recommended.
That seemed to finish the bill. But
it didn't Reconsideration began again.
The state auditor5s department was
taken up again, and Harry Cordell
added about sl6,500 year to it's APP
preparations, as follows: Another
stenographer in the accounting de-
partment, $1,000; an inheritance tax
collector, $500; pipe line inspec-
tor, $500; chief clerk to auditor, ST.
500; increase of contingent fund from
S3,675 to $5,O25 a year; fund for extra
help in the gross production tax bu-
reau, increased from $4,000 to $500;
extra help for the income tax bureau,
increased from $4,000 to sS,4O0 con-
tingent fund Of the special tax bureau,
increased from $1,000 to s12 $50. Then
Hill had the salary of a department
attorney for the state banking de-
partment of district judges, travelling
expenses item was made applicable to
court reporters as well as the judges,
as provided originally.
Before the yearning for reconsid-
Grafton had spent itself, the senate
had returned to the corporation COM
mission and reinstated the appropria-
ton for the bureau of common car
riers.
The military department was still
to be considered. 1t was past the US
ual time for adjournment, but David
son insisted the senate go ahead and
finish the bill. 1t went ahead for an
hour, but accomplished practically
nothing. Rutherford offered an
amendment to strike out approxima-
tely 100000 from the military depart.
ment's appropriation, and the fight
over that, principally between Ruther-
ford and McPherren, was still in pro-
gress when adjournment WIS taken at
o'clock. In offering his amend
ment, Rutherford referred facetiOusly
to McPherren as the brigadier-general
who, with few majors, etc, could
be depended on to defend the state.
Rutherford has made similar facetious
mention OF McPherren's military rank
before, apparently in good humor. Nc
Pherren, 1t seems, Is tired of such
mention; at least. he got up last
evening and said so. Speaking on a
point OF personal privilege, he said he
wished Rutherford to desist. Ruther-
ford said II McPherren was going to
take II seriously, he would
The house managed to advance q
number of bills to third reading, in
spite of the counter-attraction afforded
| by Eli Admire of Creek county, chair
man OF the oil and gas committee,
who delivered an impassioned invec'
tive against Democrats, and also spoke
OH n variety Of other subjects before
ne was escorted from the house at
the direction OF Speaker Schwabe. In
committee OF the whole, the house
recommended for passage the bill TO
exempt state building bonds from
taxation. and the bill to have motor
license fees paid to county clerks In
stead Of to the highway department.
A bill TO authorize any bank incor-
porated under the laws OF this state
to become member OF federal re-
serve bank was reported do pass by
| the committee of the whole. as was
Bruce Keenans bill TO confer on the
secretary of state the duties OF the
secretary of the state issues commits
sion. The bill TO regulate and Ii
cense real estate dealers through u
state real estate board was reported
do not pass. a bill to repeal the an
nuity tax on personal property was
recommended for passage
The bill to abolish the board Of vo-
cation education seems to have been
permanently killed In the house. 1t
failed OF passage Wednesday. Re
consideration was moved. Judge Keen
an. author OF the bill, asked the mo
ton be withdrawn as he did not CON
slider the time opportune. but unani'