Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-01-18
STORMY Session
IN LOWER HOUSE
REPRESENTATIVE SMITH DE
NOUNCES "MACHINES" IN \
BURST or oRiToRY.
DuRANT forces WHIPPED
Na> a Day of Many Iighi~-Slnmp
Ashby Conducts II humorous
I'ilibustcr.
(BY j. y. MKEENEii0


(BN j. \. M'kfEN EK.)
CStarf Correspondent)
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 1I.-(Spe'
cialD Bitterly dcnouncing political
machines and the practice of allowing
apponttiye officers to use their time IN
elcctioneering for men and measures,
Representative II. II. Smith OF ShaW-
nee, leader Of the progressive demo-
Gratis in the house this afternoon made
one Of the most remarkable speeches
heard in the house this session ana
incidentally whipped the organization
forces. led by William A. Durant, TO
fra2Zle. The outburst was caused
hy the committee Of criminal jurls-
prudence reporting unfaVorabiy on
Smiths bill providing for the punish
ment of appointive officers who cleo
tIoneered for other persons. The fight
was launched when Mr. Smith moved
to have his bill placed upon the cal
endar and printed.
They Contribute Cash.
no sooner had he made this motion
than majority leader Durant was upon
ms Iftl utIlpultlllH AilN ih'''N'N
all the lnvective In his power, declar-
ing that appointive officers contribut-
ed a large part of the parties funds
and to pass the bill would be a blow
at political parties.
Mr.. Smith asked Mr.. Durant If he
would support the bill II 1t only ap-
piled after the party primaries had
been held To this Mr. Durant re-
piled "No." and Smith declared, Il
thought So"
In answering Durant, Smith, time
after time, brought the house and the
galleries to their feet in applause as
he outlined the policies of the great
commoner, William ]. Bryan. In re-
gard to party machines He cited
conditions in his own county, Potta-
iwatomle, where a political machine
had ben built up by such practices
and declared "it is not the object Of
this bill to legislate for the good of
political party. but for the good OF
the entire country"
on a roll call vote. the bill was
placed on the calendar by vote Of
II to "a.
Another Fight Started.
Another fight started between the
reactionaries and the progressive dem
ocrats was had in the house today,
when the rules committee, of which
Speaker Maxey is chairman, reported
The progressives, led by j. Roy Will
Iiams of Comanche, vigorously oppos-
ed the rule that required two
thirds vote to suspend the rules and
declared a majority should be suiii-
cient The report, however, was sus-
tanned by vote Of 6S to 90.
State Treasurer Robert Dunlop, de-
cared that he courted the fullest in
vcstigation of his department in a let
Ter addressed to the speaker that was
read in the house yesterday. A reso-
luton is now pending that will In
clude an investigation of his depart
ment. The message was heartily APP
plauded.
Slice Salary Appropriation.
House bill 81. by Emanuel, appro-
priatlng 100000 for the pay Of mem
bers of the legislature was returned
to the house from the senate yester-
day with the amount cut to $4,000.
The amendment was accepted by the
house and the bill passed and Is now
ready to 20 to the governor.
A conference committee was ap
pointed by the house to take up the
bill appropriating per diem and mile
age for delegates to the state farmers
institute with q similar committee
from the senate, the two bodies be-
ing unable to agree on the bill.
A number of resolutions were in
troduced in the house yesterday as
follows:
BY Chase-Callng upon the school
land departments for all Information
I'm regard to the sand and gravel con-
tract
BY King-Calling on the clerk Of
the superior court for fees collected
by him in the past two years, together
with the expenses of his office
BY Misunderstanding It the pol
Icy of the house to be liberal with the
state schools
BY Pruett-Declaring for the abol-
lshment of two agricultural schools
and using the same buildings for the
school for the blind and the school
for the deaf.
Bills Out of Committee.
A number of bills were reported out
by committees yesterday. among
those recommended for passage were
those declaring for the adjustment OF
clerk of the county court, making all
banks co-depositories, providing mile
age for presidential electors and pro-
viding for a boar dof dentistry exam
iners. The bills making 1t a felony
10 steal chickens and providing for
n legislative counsellor were report
ed unfavorably.
Colonel Stump Ashby. early in the
day's session, successfully led a thirty
minute fllibuster against motion by