Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-04-02
SIXTEEN BILLS
GIVEN THE AXE
GOVERNOR NErOES MANY MEAS.
iRES AND THEN EXPLAINS
WHY HE DID III.
.CRUCE ON A RAMPAGE
Muskogco Fair Bill 90 go the Route.
Don't Believe In Helping Prl-
vato Corporations.

OKLAHOMA CITY, April i.(spe-
cial)- Sixteen bills passed at the reg
ular session of the legislature re-
coiNed tho executive axe this evening.
he governor followed up his action
with an explanation touching each
subject. The bills disapproved are:
The congressional redistricting bill,
Muskogee fair bill workday for fe-
males for the Joint use Of street rail-
Ways,.sattorney bill. fun crew bill.
gameslaw bill, election board bill.
raising and collecting revenue. for
feiture OF license To transact business.
insurance insurance, house bill 176.
organizing farmers into mutual insur-
aneer-oompnnics township bonds.
house bill 59S, house bill 500. relative
to city charters, senate bill 3lS, Civ
ing school land commissioners au-
thorlty to execute deeds TO lands,
sand and gravel bill, relative to titles
to the river beds, and house bill 59l.
making Laperne In Harper county
court@town. The congressional bill
IL vetoed on account OF its un-
fairness In the interest OF all the
people. Tho fundamental reason for
electing congressman from districts In
the state In to provide people OF COM
mon interests that they may have it
represented This has not been done.
In the-opinIon of the governor when
districts reaching clear across the
state north and south have been cut
out
Tho governor Is unalterably oppos-
ed to the state lending its name to a
private corporation, and that is why
he vetoed the Muskogee fair bill. The
reason why a man who employs seven
females should be compelled to work
them only nine hours day. while his
competiteENyt ythoramploys only six fe-
males shall have no limit placed upon
the hours he may work them Is not
obvious to the governor in vetolng the
workday bill for women
There is no reason why one street
railway company should appropriate
and use the tracks of another is
the reason why he vetoed the street
railway bifl,s He says this bill is in
tended TO settle n local controversy
which is now In the courts where 1t
should be.
In YGtoing the attorney general bill
he says there is no necessity OF the
attorney general occupying a moro
predominating position to the gover-
nor than the attorney general of the
United States does to the president.
! The govArner Is the chief executive,
and tho governor holds that the leg
islature has no right to undertake by
legislative enactment to divest him of
the power given him by the people"
That every dollar of expense placed
upon railway corporations in Oklaho-
ma VIII ultimately be paid by those
who patronize the railroads, and that
three brakemen on freight trains will
add no more safety to those employed
than two. Is the reason why he ve-
toed the fun crew bill.
The new game law does not in any
Instance Improve the present laws in
force In the state on that sugject and
| the governor believes that they should
remain in force long enough at least
for the people to become familiar
|
the game bin, The attempt to place
enforcement Of the law in the hands
Of local officials will meet about the
same fate as the prohibition bill in
this opinion.
| The law proposing the organization
of new election board does not In
any way make the election laws bet
/ for &. tho ,rI,t,,,
thinks II 1t were the intention of the
legislature to take out of his hands
the power to appoint the board the
bill should have said 80.
The bill proposing to limit the pow
ers VI the state equalization board to
lower or raise tax valuation is uncon
stitutionsl. according to an opinioa
from the attorney general.
House bill 4Ts providing forfeiture
to transact business by certain cor
porations iBsunconstitutional and the
house bill MS, an insurance law, does
not adequately protect the farmers.
House blh69S allowing townships to
vote bonds gives too much authority.
The bill giving cities authority to
them is unfair and does not permit
square deal is between the city ana
those who have developed a valuable
property.
Because of an opinion from the at
torney general that the legislature has
| no authority to convey title to public
lands In Oklahoma that are valuable
for mineral purposes prior to Janu-
airy 1915. the governor disapproved
tht senate bill 31s which proposed to
vest the school land commission with
power. Until the attorney general Is
overruled BY the supreme court OF the
state. says the governor he shall con-
tinue to follow his advice.
The bill relating TO title to the river
beds Is disapproved because II confers
upon all individuals living along the
river, who might conclude they had