Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-06-25
PRODUCTION TAX
BEFORE SENATE
III SSlLL'S BILL WAS AMENDED
IN THE UPPER HOUSE
YESTERDAY.
Consideration NOT EVADED
Senator Barrett Proposes New plan
for Elccting Members of Board
OF Agriculture.

OKLAHOMA CITY, June "a (spe-
cialD--A resolution by Senator Bar
bell Russell proposing new section
to the constitution providing for
mining production tax OF two per
cent ON petroleum oil and natural
gus was changed on an amendment
by Senator Carpenter so as to elimi-
nate the word petroleum ana make
the bin apply to an kinds Of oil
mined in oklahoma. The bin proyid'
es that one-half Of the funds so coli
lected shall be turned into the state
treasury to the credit of the common
school fund The other half of the
funds SO collected to the treasurer oi
the counties where the oil and gas ~
produced and the same be deposited
t. the credit Of the road and bridge
and the common school fund. Con
sideration Of the measur" has not
been completed
A number Of new bills and resolu-
tiuns made their appearance, among
them being "A resolution by Senator
G. +. Barrett of Shawnee proposing
the submission of an amendment 10
the constitution relative TO the selec-
ton Of members of the board OF aR-
riculture. If referred the proposed
amendment will be voted on at the
next general election to be held IN
November. 1914. \ senate bill by
Curry, Williams Durant, Teehee'
Corden, Woodward, LenoX and Mitch
ell of the house and Graham OF the
senate makes an appropriation OF
$4,000 for the support of the eXecu-
tive management of the lnternauonal
Dry Farming congress 10 be held ri
Tulsa.
Corfcrccs Can't Agree.
The general revenue and taxation
hin admittedly one Of the most inn
portant pieces of legislation before
the legislature. struck stump in
conference committee today. The
house confciees led by Representative
Hiu- Of Pittsbmg and LenoX of OK
mulgee refused to accept the one per
cent gross production tax on oil, gas
and coal and after some heated ar
gument with the senate conferees, re-
mort was made back to the house of
tho disagreement, and new set OF
house conferecs appointed.
The proposed one per cent tax ON
oil gas and coal, is a 100 per cent
onc half of one per cent, and storm
of protest is coming from the oil ana
gas producers and coal operators A
motion by pruitt to Instruct the new
conferees to stand by the 100 per
cent raise was defeated by the house
after some warm debate, and indi-
Gates that the house is not In favor or
the increase. The bill Is the cause OF
much anxiety. 1t must be passed
fiye DAYS before the legislature ad-
tcurns. and everybody is anxious to
get it out of the way as quickly as
possible The new house conferees
are Curry, Chairman. Durant and
NIabon. The bill went into confer
ence before the recess and n is claim
ed by some of the senate conferees
ard was stated by Wright of Oklaho-
ma on the floor of the house Tues
day that the first house conferees
had agreed to the bill as it stands,
with the one per cent tax on oil, gas
and coal. before the recess, and have
backed out Of this agreement. Both
Mr. IHu'and Mr.. Leuox emphatcally
deny this.
Goodbye Mr.. Suggs.
The good roads bill finally passed
the house cf representatives Tuesday
with the emergency attached. II
aholishos the state highway commits
siCuers but retains a state highway
department under the general super
vision of the state geological survey,
and makes numerous changes in the
road laws Of the state. The bill as
pgssed is the substitute prepared by
IN, ioint conference committee of the
house and senate before the recess.
The vote on tn bill wah 81 ayes" %
emo" and is absent. The emergency
carried with one vote to spare. The
bin as passed will remove state
Highway Commissioner Sidney suggs
from office.
Despite the fact that all the lcgis-
Iators agree no new matters must be
presented and that the Legislature
must attend to the. three or four large
matters brought over and then go
hrme. new bills continue to flow In
To the hoppers of both houses. Fiji
teen bills were introduced in the
house Monday, including nine by the
general investigating committee
remedying conditions disclosed by
their Investigations. Most of these
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