The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-04-03

Oklahoma Legislature failed TO reach the
room hour today.
Scheduled 20 adjourn AZ noon, under
passage OF cOncurren resolution last
Tuesday. The clock In the senate con-
veniently stopped at 1907 this morning
and indications point toward ltO7 "A.
m. Sunday morning before that body
will have completed the business Of
the eighth legislative session.
The clock in tho house chamber was
"craped.' a flag was hung over the
dial of the timc-piece and no attention
was paid at noon 10 the fact that the
hour set fot adjournment had arrived
Appropriate ceremonies, according to
some members Of the house, viii attend
the "unveiling" Of the clock at zero
hours Sunday morning
Saturday mornings activities in the
house rcsembled the steam roller" or
"rairoad" tactics applied on eleventh
hour projects.
bill every three minutes was tho
rate the members disposed Of measures,
The calendar was not touched.
Approximately a half million dollars
In appropriation bills, all house meas
ures. occupied the attention of the up
pcr house, All were hastily dispatched
to the governors office.
The killing of the deficiency claims
appropriation bill was tho outstanding
feature Of the morning session in the
house. The bill contains more than so
separate items Of claims against the
state extending over period Of sever
al years. The total was $11S, ,3SG.50.
The lower house passed on final roll
call bill appropriating SLIGO for en-
forcing the pure seed law for the re-
mainder Of the year. II also passed a
senate resolution making the appropra-
| tion for tick eradication applicable to
McCurtain county.
Among the appropriations bills pass
cd by the senate at the morning ses-
sion is house bill 1926, approprating
| $4,000 for a building TO be constructed
at the Panhandle Aggie; house bill 3S
appropriating $25OOo for the stamp
| ing out of anthrax in the state. house
bill 524, making an appropriation Of
$3.50, 900 for the building of a depart
ment structure for the eastern Okla
homa hospital at Ninta: house bill sos
appropriating $50 900 for the remodel
/ ing of a building at tine State Univer.
sity and $751; 900 for the construction OF
fine arts building at the Oklahoma
College for Women at Chickasha, and
a bill appropriating s15 900 for the aid
Of small high schools over the state.
A number of house members, includ-
| ing Speaker George Schwabe, were
called before the senate Investigations
committee at noon, the latter conven-
ing in executive session 10 probe the
lower house members. No intlmaton
was forecast as TO what was the motive
for the investigation, although some
| leaders declared it was for the purpose
Of looking into house caucus activities.
The eighth Oklahoma legislature this
morning entered upon it's last day, but
whether the final legislative day viii
end tonight or be extended we'll into
next week is uncertain. The belief has
been expressed however, that when the
clock was stopped just before l.. noon
| today It might he allowed to rest sew
cral days before the Legislators quit
their activities and it is again set to
work
Yesterday was devoted by the house
to action on the several committee re-
ports dealing with investigations into
state offices and departments The
most important report that recommend
ing me Impeachment Of Governor Rob.
ertson was lost 40 TO A.. The report
attacking the state board Of affairs
Also failed TO pass but those dealing
with the Creckmorc pardon and the
state banking department We're passed
At a session last night, the house In
committee Of the whole recommended
passage Of number of bills including
the following.
Senate bill 175, appropriatug S323,0O0
TO pay deficiency certificates issued by
the governor; senate bill 1855 appropri-
atng s5,6ji 9e3. 60 for state departments
for the next two years: senate bill 203
appropriating 100000 TO make the
sanitarium at Clinton available as SOL
diers' hospital; senate bill nine appro-
priating $500 600 70 erect soldiers
hospital and senate bin 13 referring to
popular vote the question Of spending
$4,000 600 TO help build q system Of
farm products warehouses
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