Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-28
SESSION 70 END
NEXT WEDNESDAY
NOTHING IN SIGHT TO KEEP
LEGISLATURE IN SESSION
LONGER.
revenue BILL IS PASSED
Only Business OF importance To Bt
Done Il Passage of Appropriation
aud Redistricting Bills,
OKLAHOMA CITY. Juno 27.

OKLAHOMA CITY. Juno 27. 49,
Especial 1T now seems certain that
the special session Of the fourth leg
slature Will come to an end next
Wednesday. The passage OF the gen
eral revenue and taxation bill by both
houses Friday. and the undoubted
determination Of a good majority Of
the legislators to make the bill ef-
fective by remaining in session five
days after its passage, as the consti-
tuition requires, viii not allow of ad-
journment before next Wednesday,
and there Is nothing that will keep
the Legislature after that time.
Of the business Of Importance car
ried over during the recess, all eX-
cept the general appropriation bill
has now been disposed Of and the
latter can be put through In half
day if necessary The general in
yest!gating committee Of the house
has reported upon all matters 1t was
charged with except the governors
office, and the claims of Messrs Har-
ris and Day for expenses incurred in
completing the code. The report on
the governor was completed Friday
night and will be delivered to the
house Saturday. A report on the
Harris Day claims will be made then
also
All Roads Clear.
The good roads bill has gone to
the governor the pure marriage"
bill has gone down to final defeat;
hA 10 N
its way to the chief executives office,
and, as said, the general appropria-
uon, and other appropriation bills
can he completed with ease. These
were the only matters borught over
the ercess. A number Of new bills
have been introduced, but none back
ed by enough general enthusiasm to
keep the Legislature In session q day
longer than necessary to perfect the
passage Of the revenue bill Congress
sional redistrcting alone remains
question unsettled, but this will not
delay the adjournment The senate
has passed bill which Governor
Cruce is said to have signfied that
he will sign, and which all disinter-
ested observers admit is a fair meas
ne of less gerrymandering than any
other bill that has gone to roll call
i'm either house. The matter is thus
checked squarely to the house and
strong efforts are being made there
by those who have no personal in
terests at stake to line up enough vot-
ers to pull the senate bill through.
The chief difference between the
house and senate continues to be
Carter and Love counties The sen.
ate bin places these two counties In
the south end Of a symmetrical north
and south district, running up to and
including Logan county.
May Have Joint Caucus.
1t was proposed Friday morning
to hold a Joint caucus of the demo-
Gratis OF both houses, at which one
vote would decide the differences be.
tween the mouse and senate and bind
them both to support a common bill.
In connection with the two cent
rate cases, bill by Morgan of
Mayes, Durant and Senator Graham.
which passed the house, is important.
The measure gives the corporation
commission power to handle all pas
senger rate refunds that might be
due If the two cent rates were held
up by the supreme court, and to ap-
propriate or receive for the benefit
of the state and to deposit into the
state treasury all excess fares col
lected by the railroads. for which no
rebate coupons are presented. The
corporation commission is given au-
thoritv, II a favorable decision is
handed down. to audit the books,
records and accounts OF the railroads.
to ascertain the total amount Of ex-
cess fares collected, to collect the
fun amount due from the railroads,
pay out to holders OF coupons. all
money due them, and after two years
pay the remainder into the state
treasury. An appropriation of 81 900
to pay the expenses of such collec-
tions and refunds was stricken from
the bill.
Concurrently, almost. with the re-
port Of the house investigating COM
mittee. the railroads announce an
agreement with Attorney General
West for 2-cent fare. but Repre-
sentative II. II. Smith in his speech
on tnt lOoI Oh lnt mouse ITluaN, anu
probably speaking advisedly for the
committee. anticipated what was to
come by saying:
"Why did not West enter into a
stipulation when this suit was filed
three years ago. when Kansas. Mis-
souri, and Nebraska made stipulations
and thereby have saved the people
Of oklahoma s4,000,000. He could
have male that stipulation then just
as we'll AZ now. And | am reliably
informed that such a stipulation al
ready has been made under the pres
sure of our investigation. for the
protection of the attorney general"
The senate decided that 81 per day
is the pay to which its members are
entitled during the recessed session.
when it passed finally a bill by the
81 nate committee on appropriations
annronriatirg s25 0OO Ia nay nil