The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-17
THE LEGISLATURE
GETS TO WORK
Corporation Payday Bill Passed
Joyner's Tobacco Act is
Killed.

Killed.
Oklahoma City, Jan. 1.-THE house
Of representatives Thursday proved
that 1t could work as we'll as fight and
Went at the valendar with a vigor and
dispatch that holds out good hopes for
some constructive legislation as well
as to quite one jocular member, de-
structiye investigation.
A bill by Hill of Pittsburg. putting
railroads, telegraph and telephone COM
panies under the sem-monthly nay
day law was passed finally on roll
call. Joyner's bill prohibiting the sale
OF tobacco to minors under 19 years
of age was killed. The Mitchell Frank
lin bill, to make it felonious offense
to maintain joint for the sale of in.
toxicants. to sell liquor to minors, etc.
was sent to the legal advisory COM
mittee for an opinion of its constitu-
tionality; and half a dozen other bills
We're passed to final roll call.
The Thursday session also included
the introduction of several investigat-
ing resolutions against Attorney Gen.
eral Charles West; favorable COM
mittee report upon the Muskogee state
fair bill, the introduction of number
of additional bills, and proposed con-
stitutional amendment to revamp the
system of the state along un-
usual lines.
Bills to Final Roll Call
The bills passed to final roll call
are as follows:
BY Randall of Oklahoma-To regu-
late the practice of veterinary medi-
cine, surgery and dentistry, creating a
state board of examiners.
BY Woodward of Swanson-To give
towns with four-year high school
same privileges as cities of the first
class.
By Smith of Pottawatomie-To au-
Lhorize the county commissioners to
give not more than sixty days grace
for the payment of taxes in counties
where the tax rolls were not extended
IN time.
By Curtiss of Sequoyah--To allow
-he parents of Indian minors to act
IS guardians, where the federal laws
require such.
BY Lemon, Edwards and Thompson !
Creating a thresher's lien on grain !
,r seed.
BY Chase of Nowata-To repeal the
statutes authorizing branch of the
county court at Lenapah, Nowata !,
.ounty.
The Mitchell-Franklin bill which
would impose such heavy penalties
or maintainence of establishments for
he sale of intoxicants, which went to
he legal advisory committee for a
scanning, on motion of
'urtis, seconded by McCrory, is said
o have the active backing of the Anti
saloon league. and whether or not this
$ true, the most active lobbyist about
he house Thursday was II. T. Laugh
aum Of Oklahoma City, superintend-
mt Of the state Anti-Saloon league
Federal PoIygacy Act Desired.
Bonds of Rogers, Teehee, Crawford
nd Graham (of the senate, united in
into the house a concur
ent resolution memorializing congress
Or an amendment to the constitution
the United States by which poly
amy might be put under federal laws. X
he measure is one similar to those
lready passed by several state legis- {
ltures, and has the ultimate intention q
taking the matter of polygamy out t
the Norman state courts and put
ng it under federal jurisdiction so S
lat prevention or correstive efforts
light have some hope of success.
The Joyner bill to prohibit the sale
| tobacco to minors under Is was
Illed after short debate in which a
speech by Speaker Pro Tenn
Dre Emanuel and an applauded argu-
ent by DR.. Riddle, who said the medi-
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