Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1911-02-15
FEW IMPORTANT
THINGS DONE.
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(By H. o. Devereux.

With the ending OF tho past week
practically forty legislative days Of
the present session OF the Third Leg
islaturc have passed into history, yet
when we look back over the calendar
of events we find few matters Of inn
portonco which as yet have been dct-
nitely disposed of
Practically two-thirds OF the time
allotted by the Constitution for the
regular session Of the state legislature
has expired and as yet but four or
/ five bills have been sent TO the house.
namely; An appropriation bin for the
Ardmorc EN-Coufederate Soldiers
Home; the Sherfrs Fee and Salary
bill, and the bill by Charles and Nogel,
Republican members, for the extern
sion Of the time for paying taxes.
This latter bill. however, was re-
called and finally killed.
In summing the matter up We find
that no important legislation has been
completed thus far during the present
session and as there are many meas
ures OF amount I'm the course OF pass
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on miscellaneous subjects already in
troduced and in the hands of the va
rious committees, many bills Of a
necessity will have TO be rushed
through during the remaining days
OF the session.
Bills Of large public interest and Of
statewide Importance have so far
been side-tracked for appropriation
bills and many measures OF interest
to the east side Of the state more
particularly
Before the legislature at the pres
ent time are several very important
bills, such for instance as the bin ON
Public Roads and Highways; two i'm.
portant election laws, one Of which
Is the MCNcal- Murray election law:
two banking bills, one by Roddlc oil
the senate, which will probably be. |
come a law, and one by Acton Of thoI
house; several bills for the betterment
OF rural schools; tho Free Text Book
bin, which passed the house: meas |
ure for cutting out the expenditure Of |
all monies In campaigns other than |
those for actual travelling expenses.
and the publication OF matter I'm news
papers over the signature OF the can
didate and at the publishers general /
rates also the state railroad meas |
ure, the latter being probably one Of /
the most important which has ever
come before any state Legislature. for
the reason that It is a radical de- /
parture from all former legislation |
and If properly carried out would be /
the means of setting precedent In |
the much vcXed question Of trans |
portauon
Nearly all the bills which have !
advanced TO any extent appear TO be |
bills looking TO the creation Of new
offices and more salaries, In this
class we have the county assessor
bill and the district attorney bill Also .
the bill seeking to make the Commits
soner Of Charities the legal guardian
for Indian heirs and orphans and |
providing for n host OF assistants, |
clerks, and stenographers. Then we
have the extra court commissioners
and some others.
Much time has been wasted on i'm.
portant measures and what might
Aptly he clIssed as freak legislation
Among these may be cited the Anti
Roping bill; tho Optometry bill and
others
Apparently the delay in legislation
or vital measures and without the
proper amount OF consideration TO
which they ore entitled, the result |
being that after passage and when