Norman Daily Independent. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 6, 1909 Page: 1 of 8
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IfOL. 1.
NORMAN, OKLAHOMA, SAT UK, DAY, MAIiCH H I'M!).
NO. 54
West Accused Tillotson Of Trickery In Pipe Lines Legislation--Tillotson Resented Attack and
Legislature Invites West To Tell What He Knows; In the Meantime Tilotson Keeps "On"
With His Go-Workers; West's Appropriations Already Out Considerably.
is.
LEGISLATURE MAKES LIBER-
AL APPROPRIATION FOR
FOUR.
Guthrie, Okla., March 5.—Appro-
priation bills occupied the attention
af the senate. Senator Stafford's hill,
>suate hill No. 117, authorizing the
ewastruction of a new building and
t^wipment thereof at the Central
.Vontial school at Edmond and ap-
propriating $ 1(>0,(K)() therefor, was
■commended for passage bv the
senate as committee of the whole;
mperintendent of construction get-
fctag $150 a month for his services.
Staator Cunningham's bill (senate
feel! N«k 170) appropriating $130,275
Sor th*- colored agricultural and nor-
mal anrve ratty at Langston, Oklaho-
*ya., and apropriation was al$o recom
for passage. Senator Davis'
jcaate bill, No. 265, appropriating
«mnoo for construction and equip-
of certain buildings including
, heating plant for the Oklahoma
Agricultural and Mechanical
toHege was also passed; as was Sen-
rfor Russell's bill providing for the
^afutewance, support and govern-
«sent of the Oklahoma school for the
'•fold, located at Ft. Gibson, Oklaho-
ma, and making an appropriation of
TIT',000 therefor.
Gutlirie, Okla., March 6—(Spccial)
1 he house of representatives Friday
morning extended to attorney gener-
al West the privilege of the floor to
defend his position in connection
with his embroglio with Representa-
tive Bert Tillotson of Nowata county
one of the authors of the Tillotson-
Strain bill for the preservation of
the state's natural gas supply. West
spent a great part of the morning
in securing data on the subject.
'I he trouble between the politicians
started when the attorney general
urged the veto of the gas bill, charg-
ing the insertion of a "joker" which
would nulify the state's tight to
keep gas in the state. Tillotson re-
futed the charge and scored West
for "peanut politics." The action of
■ the house followed the adoption of a
1 resolution upholding Tillotson and
j condemning West.
Tillotson took occasion in his re-
| ply to West to excoriate the attor-
; ney general for retaining as his as-
sistant in the injunction case against
the state attorney C. B. Ames of Ok-
lahoma City, president of the Okla-
homa City gas and electric company,
which is supposed to be affiliated
with the Standard Oil interests.
Thursday, when Tillotson was re-
plying to West's charges in the house
he gave notice of his intention to
carry the fight back to the attorney
general and Friday, when the re-
port on the deficiency appropriation
bill was made there were indications
of hostility toward the attorney gen-
eral. His recommendation was cut
from $6,940 to $2,990, and West is
wondering naturally whether he will
have to pay the money, which has
already been spent, out of his own
pocket. One item, $1,350, for extra
stenographers, was entirely stricken
out.
The resolution passed by the house
Thursday night attacking West for
his alleged reflection on Tillotson
was embodied in language that sim-
mers. After denouncing the "unwar-
ranted attack by the attorney gener-
al" the house resolved "that the at-
torney general could have better
serve the state, if, instead of the use
of billingsgate and unwarantedly im-
pungning the motives of honest gen-
tlement and playing to headlines in
newspapers, he had offered some
reason for the opinion that the
amendment was unconstitutional."
MR. H. G. GREENMAN OF NEW
YORK OPENS UP FOR BUSI-
NESS MONDAY.—A NEED-
ED ENTERPRISE.
Norman is to have an up-to-date
ladies and gents tailoring shop, some-
thing that has been needed for some
time. We have had several good tail-
oring shops, managed by competent
tailors. But somehow there has al-
ways been a need of something just
a little different, something that
would supply all the w^ints and needs
of those desiring tailoring work done
something especially for ladies as
well as gentlemen.
Some time ago Mr. a'bd Mrs. H. G.
Greenman came here from Niagra
Falls, New York, looking for a lo-
cation. As soon as they saw the situ-
ation here they decided that Norman
1 offered them a good opening. So they
decided to stay. They engaged quar-
ters 'in the rear of the First Nation-
al Bank building on the ground floor
I and at once began preparations to
open up such a tailoring shop as
Norman has so long needed. Their
goods have arrived and they will be
ready for business Monday morn-
ing. Mr. Greeman wil have charge
of al! the cutting and measuring
(Continued on page 8.)
Senate Concurs In House Bill To Locate Two New Ones On Upper House of Legislature Passes Resolution Proposing
East Side: Sixty Day Session Is Up: Member Draw Only Amendment To Constitution Thai Contains a Genuine
$2 From Now On. Joker; blue Pencil Work Required.
Guthrie, Okla., March 6.—Another
thi "load '1" election propositions
'<1- -vv<1 the senate today, the resolu-
v.'-in by Taylor Mibmiting to the peo-
.>?<. an amendment to the constitution
.■ ni'itting the legislature to require
$1.50 poll tax as a requisite to vot-
W, :nd to impose such other restric-
iwns ( n suffrage as are not in viola-
tion of the fourteenth amendment to
the constitution.
The manner in which the amend-
ment i> submitted has brought forth
i storm of protests from the republi-
; i members. It is provided that the
proposition shall be printed at the
•Vittoui of the general election bal-
k>t to be voted on in November, 1910,
I and that the only votes that shall be
I counted against the amendment are
i those where a person crosses out the
' words "for the proposed amendment"
with a blue pencil. Attention was
called to the fact that the general
election law makes no provision for
blue pencils at the booths and that
every person desiring to vot against
the amendment would be compelled
t" bring a blue pencil with him.
A more important objection was
raised by Senator Colville, who .ask-
ed if the marketing of the ballot
with a blue pencil would not make
it a mutilated ballot under the elec-
tion laws. Senator Taylor refused to
answer the question.
Guthrie, Okla., March 6.—Yester-
day was the sixtieth day of the ses-
sion of the second legislature, and
the last day upon which members
can draw full pay ht their services,
$6 per day.
The location m two new state nor-
mal schools on the east side of the
state, giving the state five normal
schools altogether, is made almost
certain by the action of the senate
today in passing scarcely any- apposi-
tion two bills from the house locat-
ing such schools at Durant and Tah-
lequah. The school at Tahlequah is
known as the Northwestern normal
and the one at Durant the Southeast-
ern normal.
There was no opposition in the
1 senate to Tahlequah. When the bill
locating the Southeastern normal at
j Durant came up Roddie moved to
substitute Ada as the location of the
I school. His motion lost 27 to 12.
j On final roll call Roddie was the on-
i ly senator voting against Durant,
i The house refused to concur in
i the senate amendments to the An-
' thony gross production tax bill, and
' it was sent to conference.
Senator Chapman's bill apportion-
ing among the state educational in-
stitutions the rental
the college lands was
third reading.
proceeds from
also passed on
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Danner, V. E. Norman Daily Independent. (Norman, Okla.), Vol. 1, No. 54, Ed. 1 Saturday, March 6, 1909, newspaper, March 6, 1909; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc106736/m1/1/?rotate=90: accessed April 16, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.