The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1913-04-17
NEW LAWS
NOW IN FORCE
FoUETH LEGISLATURE TURNS
OUT 3 &c cslsT o. LEGS
LETTCN Or AL SUBJECTS
APPROPRIATIONS TOTAL s54O, 1903
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Although the regular ssEsicl q tLs
Fourth Leg.slsture q Oklahoma a.
.oUr1sd win practically none q TIE
regular supply bills paEsed, and Eit1-
o1t having followed practically aly
q the recommendation q Gov. Crucs
Co his message ~ the opening q the
session. Z large number Il bills were
passed, covering Z multitude n sub
teets in addition u the u1usrCus IL
vestlgstio1s held and the several i'm
peachrnentE conducted The spprOpri-
atiOus for the session tOtslled OTer
half Z million dollars. but most Of the
supply bills were left over for the spe-
cial session
4 large number n bills met with
me Governors yeto, and number q
others were allowed 70 die On his
desk. Among these we're the MuEko-
gee fair bill and the congressional &c
HpportlOnment The most important
legislation ~ the people Of the state
a. large was the final acceptance Of
the Oklahoma City donation Of money
and lands with which 70 build the
state capital, thus settling forever the
capital controversy.
All the bills and resolutions passed,
which received the governors approx
al and have become law are briefly
enumerated below. Those marked
Emergency became effective upon the
governors approval All others viii
20 into effect ninety days later after
the publication Of the official volume
OF the new laws.
RESOLUTIONS.
Senate Resolution 50. 8. calling on the
state board 81 affairs for 4 report on
the status ~ the gchOol for the Dear
st sulphur
- r. 8. inviting William J. Bryan to
q. r. Z. inviting Thomas r. Marshall
10 address the senate
r. r. II. ~ appoint committee Of six
n investigate the sulphur School for the
Deaf
X. Is. by Harlan and COyne (of the
House, asking Kansas legislature 20 CO.
operate IN highway laws along border
counties.
s. r. Q. by Thomas, authorizing board
Of affairs n perfect title 10 al property
owned BY the state.
n. X q, by Wyand and Garrett (of
the senateJ suthorizing Muskogee water
company TO DDll0 n ldul hbLOhb VI eAAA
River. near Fort Gibson, and necessary
canals. etc, 20 develop power.
s. T. u, by Carpenter, Sutherland.
Barrett and BlaEsingame, asking Presi-
dent Wilson 20 remove federal ofiiclals
who interfered IN state elections, through
the grandfather clause cases.
s. r "a, by Thomas. Williams and
Haynes Cof the House, memOralizing
the r.. s. reclamation service 20 pro-
coed with the LawtOn project
s. r. 49, by Thomas, memOralizing
Congress % decd % consolidated school
fund 53,jZ5 acres Of non-agricuitural
lands in state.
S. r. IS. By Russell, requesting sena-
tors and representatives in Congress %
gecure special postage rates for Public
ity Pamphlcts."
B. r.. II. by Thomas. providing for
placing an Oklahoma tablet In the WASH
inRtOn monument
H. X. Q, by McCrOry, favOring con
stitutlonal amendment 20 elect senators
By popular vote.
g. r. q. BY Vandeventer. Williams
and curry (Of the House, memOralizing
Congress for a 1Z5. 900 appropriation for
agricultural demonstratiOns.
H. r. %. by Curry, creating Arkansas
River Shallow water Commission.
s. B Z. by McMechan, accepting on be-
half of tine state Of 800. 900 cash and
go acres Of land. donated by Oklahoma
city 20 build a capital building.