Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-20

| kcOWn, MClcmOre, MCMhnlu, MdIHlh
! Miller, Moore, Morgan, NeshltI North'
Norton, Olmstead, PeehN, PeerN'
! Powell Pitchett, Pullen Ramsey
| sans. Simpson, Sitton. Smith Spcer,
sykes, Taylor, Testermau Thurman
Trcadway, Woldou, wilkes Wrshl
aud McCrory
Would Abolish senate.
Hm Of Roger Mills and lnsham,
both Socialists, introduced joint
resolution today, calling for the sub
mission OF constitutional amend
ment abolishing the state senate.
House bill 36, by Ball Of Rogers
county. was the direct cause of the
hottest fight yet seen ON the floor ol
the house. The bill Ia similar to meas
ures that have been introduced In
past legislatures of the state and pro
vides that the county must pay Ihe
mileage and fees OF witnesses for both
the state and defense in criminal
cases, whether the defendant on trial
is convicted or not, Under the pres
cnt law there are numerous cases
where the defendant is acquitted and
as q result no funds arc provided for
paying the witnesses.
Judiciary committee No. | brought
in both majority and minority re-
ports ON the measure, The majority
report, signed 10y Glasco, chairman Of
Il the committee, recommended jhdl lh'
bill do not pass. The minoria\ re-
port, recommending the passage or the
measure was signed pN 'lN' BROWN
Murray and Sykes.
Representative Ball charged that
i the lawyer members" OF the commit
tee signed the majority report and
that the lawyers We're the onlN ones
against the bill.
Strikes at LAWYERS.
a,,.. ono ,,.ho 10 ,oeirst tho him."
sbo,tah pnu ia far the linuor inter.
-, 49,, a,,I tI,, c,,,.r,,, ti,ns
t,a6, thaso intcrosts ,,iIi have tn
,,o,' tI,at, ,,ro rot, ~ tho witness
rS ,nHS,,a,. ir t,., hiiI hnco,nes -, law -
Cil,,,oc i,,r,nad To- tIs faet and do
cl,,arad tbat IL was "the first time i'm
his ' iieo that no had been accused Of
hnirs Iircd nm viii tbe cornorations. +"
o. ti,a iil ~ n 'noss,d yyouId
BANKRUPT many counties and impede
iustice but that II would benefit the
LAWYERS. and he saw no reason why
they should fight it on any personal
grounds
sutton of stevens county who said
he had been a prosecuting attorney for
seven wears charged that instead Of
the opponents of the bill being aligned
with the lldttor interests. the support
ers of the measure were on that side
"If this bin is passed" he said. 'lt
will stop the prosecution OF liquor law
yiolators I'm this state The grand
iurv system is n farce and the only
way we can successfully prosecute boot
leggers now is through a court OF in
auirv. Witnesses to such court can
be summoned to testify. and il does
not cost the state or county one cent
But under this bill the cost would be
so enormous that courts Of fnouirv
could not he held. The LAWYER under
this bill. could so flood a case with
witnesses that the prosecuting attor-
ney would dismiss the action for fear
that it would bankrupt the county to
nav the witness fees and mileage
know that's what [ would do If / we're
on the defense. IL this bin became a
law"
Chair Sustained.
Eaton OF Muskogee declared that
the house was wasting time and
! money by debating the proposition at
such length, and made the point OF or
der that the motion was unbeatable.
The chair held that the motion could
be DEBATED ana Eaton appealed from
his decision. The house voted to sus-
tain the chair by about two to one,
When the question finally came to
vote the minority report was re-
Jected by vote OF 10 to 3S
Amid shouts, applause and laugh
ter half hour or unprecedented
scenes then ensued, with IN" Social
ISL members or the house furnishing
the run.
IL started When the committee re-
ports on the various Socialist resou-
tlons were brought In. The report on
each resolution was that it do not
pass. rms Included the resolution
TO aDollsh the governors veto pow
ers, various changes In the initiative
ana referendum law ana the PROPOSE
tlon 10 cut down the mileage of mem
pers OF the legislature TO their actual
traNellhB expenses. rms latter reso-
iull0h was KILLED Dy the Democrats
OF the mouse Wlth particular emphasis,
put haJoIlty OF the RepuDllcan
members voted win the socialists
Socialist Vote Feeble.
As each committee report was road
a Socialist would iump TO his feet
and move that the resolution in oue.-
tion be printed and placed upon tbe
calendar. Tho speaker would cali tho
vote and, of course, the few feeble
ayes" were drowned by the resonant
Democratic noes"