The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1913-03-12

sion laws 1903; by Nussell and Nc
lntosh, providing penalty for officials
using public funds to fight questions
initiated by the people or submitted
under the initiative and referendum;
/ by Thompson, authorizing an eX-
change between the Oklahoma law Ii
brary and the libraries of other states
of reports, statutes, codes and other
publications, and that such books re
oeived by the Oklahoma state library
| shall be turned over to the state law
school at Norman.
| Representative Tener of Pottawat-
! Iomie county submitted on behalf Of
/ Shawnee a proposition to remove the
state capital there, 1t was not re-
garded seriously.
The debate over the Carr Coyuc
till proposing the "Frawley law for
"clean boxing" and Senator Thomp-
sons anti prize fighting bill rever-
| terated with such phrases as brutal
and dangerous exhibitions" "nambly
Ipamby legislation" milk sops.
"barbarians," and so forth, according
to whether the speaker was in favor
of one bill or the other. Represent
ative L. p. Hill made about the best
talk in favor of absolutely abolishing
I all kinds of prize-f fighting, on the
grounds that such was brutal and bar
barouS
Veatch Defends Boxing.
Representative Neatch made his
best speech for the session in de
tense of manly exercise and against
Iunmanly restrictions upon athletes.
I"I had much rather" he said. that
my hov were able to stand in the
ring and defend himself and me and
his ideas Of manhood than that he be
one of these pale, nervous, cigaret
smoking, spindle-shanks which are
becoming so common in these ultra
civilized days.
Despite the efforts of those favor
ing clean boxing, the Carr-Coync
bill, which is modelled upon the pres
ent New York law, was badly de-
feated i'm committee of the whole, and
the Thompson bill to bar all kinds
of pueilistic encounters recommend
ed for final passage The iublation
of the "antis" lasted only until final
roll call, however, for the Thompson
bill was there decisively defeated by
a vote of "a for to AZ against.
As was fitting and proper, the /
Eight over this question ended in a |
sharp personal exchange, of only a |
verbal nature, however, between Rep
resentative Curry, an advocate of
the manly art, and Representative
LenoX, who believes it is rather un-
civilized, and both of whom are pref
ty husky specimens of the manly form
themselves.
Curry Wants Action.
Mf. Curry remarked he was glad
the matter was over; that he was
tired of the house doing nothing but
fooling with such unessential matters,
and that he wanted to get at some
thing genuine.
Mr.. LenoX retorted briskly that if
Mr.. Curry said so-and so, he desired
to say so-and-so himself. Further
more, that if Mr.. Curry said the house
had done nothing, he should at least
be willing to acknowledge that "of
all the wind tanners who had him
dered the business of the house" he
himself was by no means the least.
Mr. Curry, who has already won
one belt for superior merit and ac-
tivity in the capital city, was per-
fectly willing to return the challenge.
but the gavel of the speaker pound
ed both gentlemen down, and the
matter of pugilism was pigeon -holed
for the rest of the regular session,
so far as the house is concerned.