Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-02-15
STORMY Scenes ARE ENACTED IN THE HOUSE
World Correspondent at Capital Would Be Barred from
Sessions BY Resolution That Is
introduced in House
BY j. A. M'KEEVER,
(Staff Correspondentl

OKLAHOMA CITY, Feb. 14-(Special "A bitter
attack newspapers and the Tulsa World in particular
by Representative Bond of Pittsburg county created
sensation in the house late this afternoon and resulted in
the appointing of committee Of five to investigate The
World in reference to story carried the front page
of the Friday morning issue Of the paper dealing with the
investigations Of state officials now going on in the state
capital 1t would appear from todays assault on the
newspapers that certain members of the house are with
ing under the criticism of their acts and are seeking to
shut off freedom Of the press.
Bond started the matter when he moved that the re-
porter of The World be denied the privileges of the floor
of the house He said that the article in The World was
an insult to several members of the house and that the
house should take action.
Smith Defends Press.
Immediately the house was in uproar and then
Representative II. H. Smith, of Shawnee took the floor
and taking the side of The World defended freedom of
press Several members tried speak at once and one
even went so far as to charge that the story had been paid
by some member of the house, who wanted put the
machine that controls the house in a bad light
Representative Curry called the houses attention to
the fact that the article not signed by The World re
porter in the legislature and it fair to charge that
he wrote it. Mr.. Curry then moved that committee Of
three be appointed to investigate who did write the
Iartice.
Another member suggested that the proper proceed
ure would be for the committee on rules of which the
speaker chairman to handle the matter but the speaker
said he did not desire to have anything to do with it.
Cooler heads among the members tried to quiet down some
excited ones seeing evidently that the house was getting
nto uncomfortable situation of seeking to stop free
dom of the press.
Ways At Home First
Representative Williams of Comanche told the house
they had no authority to investigate any newspaper and
that they should confne their probe to their own mem
bers lie moved that the Curry motion be tabled Ths
lost by vote of % to 81.
Representative Farrell sought to have the nycsti-
cation broadcned to include all newspapers who had pub
shed proceedings of the house in executive session This
however, did not meet with approval and the motion f,
appoint committee of five to investigate the representa-
tive of The World finally carried and the speaker an.
pointed the following members Mitchell Peters Curry,
Bond and COyne.
A Previous Resolution
Earlier in the day Representatives Grggs and Cor.
dell introduced resolution declaring that the newspap-
ers had published stories about what the house did in ex-
ecutive session. which reflected on the department of
charities and corrections and demanding that the news
paper men be brought before the house and be made to
tell where they got their information Action on this res
olution went until tomorrow