The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-05-22
EXTRAORDINARY SESSION Or
TIL EEIGHTH OKLAHOMA LEG
ISI4ATURE BECOMES HISTORY

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ident pro tenn, and then made his re"
solution in the form of Il motion
Senator Davidson then made a point |
of order, that in view of the fact that
the resolution was concurrent one
il should come up before both houses
at the same time, and since notice had |
been received from the house that il |
stood ready to adjourn sine die, he did |
not think the resolution proper. He
was sustained by President Pro Ten
Simpson.
Shortly after the legislature recon
yencd tonight, it was announced that
eight of the eleven building bills, origi
nally included in the omnibus" bill
and which had been included by the
senate in the major appropriations
bill. but stricken, and passed by the
house as separate bills, had been zig
ned by Speaker George Schwabe.
Senate bill No. r, calling for Sl64,'
900 in appropriations for automobile
license tags, and two tags to an au'
tomobile. instead of the house figures
Of sS2. 900 and one tag. was under dis
cussion and it seemed that il might die
with adjournment.
This bill was sent back to the sem
ate with message asking that the
senate recede. This the senate refus-
ed to do and returned the bill to the
< house.
Three of the building bills to which
senate riders were attached. semed lik'
ely to fail of passage, because of the
failure of the house and senate to
agree.
Signing of the enrolled copy of the
institutional appropriation bill by
Speaker Schwabe of the house and the
refusal OF the senate to confirm the ap.
pointment of Miss Cora Smith as head
Of the board of vocational training, by
the governor marked the morning ses-
sion Of the legislature. Both houses
recessed until l:30 p. IN.
A bitter fight on the omnibus bill in
the senate was forecast for the after
noon. Necessary formalities for last
lIllllult. ltBlSldliNf NOih wac shh
faced the afternoon session OF the
house.
The omnibus bill was returned to
the house for passage and on motion
of Representative Harp, the house re-
fused to concur in the senate amend
ments to the bill and returned II to the
upper house with the request that the
senate recede from its amendments.
Previously Representative Dabney,
Democratic floor leader, had moved
that the house refuse to concur ana
ask for conference, declaring that m
the end conference would be neccs'
sary. Dabney's motion was not sus-
tanned.
Passage of the minor deficiency bill
also was completed this afternoon
when the senate passed the bill as
previously passed by the house. which
eliminated five deficiency claims. The
bill carries s24,500.
Members of both houses cast aside
their dignity this afternoon in the rush
toward completion of legislation Coats
and vests were peeled off and for the
first time during the session. members
appeared on the floor in shirt sleeves.
The senate selected Horace Hagan OF
Tulsa. as its member on the newly
created soldier relief commission.
The senate bin providing for the sale
below par of road and bridge bonds in
six counties in the state, was passed
by the senate late today.
A bill which carried an appropriation
OF s1.209,l50 for the construction OF
buildings ut state institutions failed TO
pass yesterday in the senate. but pass
ed today was upon reconsideration.
The senate late today passed q reso-
luton authorizing the president and
secretary of the senate to audit and
pay all claims and costs of the regu-
lar session court Of impeachment and
other claims arising from either the
regular or special session Of the legisla-
turc.
Passage Of house bill IS, carrying
$4,000 for public schools OF the state
was announced in the senate by Presi-
dent Trapp late today. Twenty-Five
votes had been cast for the bill and
one more was needed for passage when
Senator Sherman appeared in the
chamber. Proponents Of the measure
surrounded him urging support and
after lapse OF several minutes, the
president raped for order and an
nounced Senator Sherman had voted
aye" and that the bill had passed
When asked II he would let his vote
stand, Senator Sherman declared he
had never voted.
The extra session passed bills APP
proprlatlng approximately s20,56l,sSl
and the following institutions were pro-
vided for as stated, for the fiscal years
OF 1922 and 1929:
General hospital for former soldiers
ss5o.ooO.
Completion and equipment OF the
tuberculosis sanltorium for former SER
vice men, at sulphur, s3s4.70O.
Extension Of University Hospital and