Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-01-03
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POLITICS IN THE ARR
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oklahoma CITY Jan, 2 Members
of the Third legislature began to ar
rive IN oklahoma city Sunday pre-
pairing for the first regular session %
the newly elected lawmakers, and al
ready hotel lohbles and other places
whore politicians congrcgatc are be-
ginning 10 hum with the talk oe
what will be done at the session which
begins Tuesday
Accompanying the legislators arc
the usual number OF lobbyists and
representatives. ot various organlza-
tions and factions each ~ whom has
some hill or amendment he desires
passed or some favor to ask at tho
hunds of the lawmakers,
The legislature will convene in th"
Levy building, Main Street and Hua-
son Avenue, where the special ses-
sion of that body was held In Decem-
bcr
The organization ot both branches
Of the legislature will have been per-
iccted before the session IL convened.
The house orge ization will be per-
fectcd at u nocratlc caucus to he
hold Tuesday morning at 10 clock at
the Lee-Huckins hotel. The caucus
will be only formal. in so far as nam
ing the officials OF the house is con-
ccrned as this was attended TO at n |
caucus held during the latter days oe
the special session.
At that time the caucus decided
upon w. A. Durant OF Durant, as
speaker OF the house. ] Roy williams
OF Lawton as speaker protein and W.
Il. Anthony OF Marlow IA caucus
chairman Mr. Durant has appointed
snm Opllnger as his private secretary
and Jim Noble. colored, as chief iani-
tor Az the caucus the organization
will be approved and the method ot
employing the clerks and employees ot
f'ie house decided, Discussion of va
rlous matters to be considered durlng
cuucus.
The organization Of the senate Will
be the same ny during the special ses-
sion. ns that organization was made
permanent. Lieutenant Governor
George Bcllamy will preside al pres
ident OF the senate until his term of
office expires, January ., when Lleu-
tenant Governor-elect J. ] McAles,
ter takes office and becomes by vir-
tue Of the office president OF tha
senstc. Senator J. Elmer Thomas ot
the Seventeenth senatorial district, IN
president pro TEN.
The first day OF the session viii ba
confined to appointments OF various
committees, election OF "A chaplain.
sergeant at arms and assistant SER
seant, and the appointment OF COM
mittee clerks, chief clerk. steno-
grsphers and other employees. The
committee on rules will be named the
first day The speaker OF the house.
is cN-offlcio chairman Of the COM
mittee on rules. MIR. Durant has es-
tabllshed offices at the -Huckins
hotel whore he is busy perfecting his
organization and preparing his COM
mitteo appointments. There are flf-
" committees IN the house. and each
representative will be member Of
at least five committees.
The important question ct present
among tho legislature IL, who will be
chairman ~ the various commltteesr
This question Ia ono which the speak
er and presldent cf the house and
senate respectively, alone know.
The session gives possibilities OF be-
Inc busy Hundreds OF bills probably
will be presented and many appro-
prlatious asked for. One of the big
appropriations Ia bo asked for will be
to build roads IN the state Another
win be to provide $40. 900 for tho erec-
tion OF a building to he occupied as
temporary quarters by the state off,
clas, The road appropriation seems
To be finding favor.