The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1910-06-22
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Guthrie. Okla, June 22.-Last sat
urday all the bills passed by the
special session OF the legislature Of
1910 which did not have the emer-
gency clause attached, ended their 90-
day probation and became laws Of the
state OF Oklahoma The most import
ant of these measures are the election
laws, revenue laws, fee and salary bill
and several others OF Importance and
a number not Of such general interest.
Against the election laws, how
ever. the republicans have started
the referendum: that is, have already
filed petitions referring them to the
people for ratification or rejection.
These referred bills do not become Ell
fective in some cases The Bryan gen
eral election law is one Of these, and
since it is tied up there is consider
able question whether Oklahoma has
any general election law whatever.
Some say not; Attorney General West
holds that the repeal of the 1909 cleo
ton law, known as the Taylor cleo
tion law, and the tieing up Of the 1910
by the referendum petitions the twice.
repealed l9O7-190S election law is res
urrected and back in force.
The other measures referred BY the
republicans are the senate resolution
suggesting the initiation Of the
grandfather clause amendment to
the constitution. which many demo
Gratis contend, not being a law, but
merely a Legislative suggestion, is not
subject to the referendum: and the
Taylor bill Of 1910 providing new
methods Of holding elections under
the initiative and referendum. This
last bill contains provisions for spec
ial ballot which the republicans con
tend is intended solely to give a ma.
iority for the grandfather clause. y
and for this reason they refer it. 1t
is very questionable, however whether
the referendum can be invoked against
this last bill: since the constitution
expressedly provides that measures
relative to the initiative and referen-
dunn become effective without the
emergency, am 1the democrats con-
tend this bill was law when the gov.
ernor signed It three months ago.
Other bills not bearing the emer-
gency and which became laws the
18Th of June, include the following
measures: Anti-cocaine bill, repeating
the 1903 Taylor election law, railroad
tax bill, corporation license tax Bill.
county excise board bill, remodeled
gross revenue law-these last four
bills we're Governor Haskell's revenue
program for the special session-were
passed unanimously by the democrats
and the emergencies unanimously kill
ed by the republicans: a bin appro-
priating $4,000 for the Fort Gibson
Diind school; appropriation of $780,
600 for another wing of the state peni-
tentiary; number Of minor appro-
priation bills, including one OF $4,000
for the corporation commission and
attorney general for the defense Of the
2-cent rate; Senator Stafford's mill
products and city school board cleo
tion bills; new weights and meas
ures law; requiricg the labelling OF
convict mEde goods, providing vice
chief Justice Of the supreme court. the
Confederate home bill, the anti-usury
bill, new lease Law for school lands.
validating bond issues, investment Of
sinking funds and a number Of local
biils and measures Of lesser import
ance.