Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-27
A GRADUATED LAND
TAX UP TO PEOPLE
Tucker Bill Would Regulate
the Working Hours
Of Females.
BY GLENN
(Staff Correspondent.)

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 25.-Ffnal
passage OF the resolution submitting
to the voters a graduated land tax
amendment and a long debate over
the Tucker bill to regulate the hours
of employment Of females featured
today's session of the senate.
The graduated land tax resolution
went through without opposition and
Is now up to the house for action. In
the debate over the Tucker bill the
fact was brought out that many I'M
ployers OF female labor and the work
eTs themselves, in a great many In
stances, are opposed to an eight-houf
work day for women, Several petl-
tons against the bill have been re-
ceived from girl laundry employees. II
was finally decided to turn the mat
ter to a subcommittee, with inStruc-
tions to draft a new bill providing FOR
a maximum work day OF nine hours
and embodying some of the best fea-
lures of the Texas law on this sub
iect. This committee will report
within the next two days and the Dlll
recommended by them probably VIII
be passed.
The free text book bill, which is
Identical with a measure vance 10
final passage in the house today, was
reported out of the senate committee
on education without recommendation
and ordered placed upon the caIen-
dar.
The senate adopted a resolution
ordering a flag to be placed upon the
root Of the building where the legis-
lature meets,
John =. st. John, former governor
of Kansas, and 81 years OF age, TAXED
TO the representatives today for hVe
..4nt,n, ,p national nrDhlhitiOn- lie
later appeared before the senate, as
aid Eugene f. Chain, two times pro-
hlbition nominee for president.
Mr.. st. John predicted that WITHIN
five years there will not be a legal
ICED SALOON IN the United States.
The house this afternoon refused
to memorable congress, asking mat
the merit system be disregarded. by
a vote of As to this six he house
members. on q motion by Harrison.
declared that they were opposed to
requesting The national administra-
ton to discharge all Republicans VINO
are employed by the federal govern
ment and replace them with Demo-
Gratis. The resolution was presented
by Representatives Long of wagner,
Clark of Johnson and Durant OF
Bryan.
In the house favorable committee re-
ports were made on bills as follows:
For deputy mine Inspector In the
zinc districts; for formation OF new
countless: creating a legislative refer
ence bureau; appropriation for re-
building Wilkin hall at TOnkawa prep
school; appropriation for new ROOF on
Durant Normal; providing licensing
Of foreign corporations, providing for
automobile association to incorporate:
giving administrators the power TO
mortgage real estate under their
charge.
House committee reports Killed bills
as follows;
Assessors to go to each precinct and
meet people at central point; creating
office of county cotton grader; pro-
viding for redemption OF real prop
crty sold under execution; regulating
chiropractic profession.
The house finally passed bills max
ing an appropriation for the insane
ASYLUM at Vinita. The act providing
FOR merger Of insurance companies
and the senate joint resolution trans
ferring funds for the department OF
charities and corrections.
When the MaXey bill permitting the
consolidation of insurance companies
came up for ina passage, Represent
atiye Waldrep OF Shawnee declared
that It would foster the formation OF
an insurance trust. Representative
Maxey Of Muskogt explained.
Bill's chief PURPOSE was to enable
the Continent Life Insurance
company OF Muskogee to purchase a
Kansas company.
a bin which would require ali
teachers of public schools to inspect
pupils as TO the general condition of
their health was introduced In house
by Representative Young of Okla
home City.
A tax ON all dogs In the state is
provided In a bill introduced by
Lemon of Grant. The revenue goes
to pay for damages sustained by farm
animals that have been bitten or at
tackled by CANNES.
Representative FISHERMAN. Republi-
can. introduced a joint resolution sub
hitting n constitutional amendment
abolishlng all the district courts and
giving the county courts the Jurisdic'
ton that the district court now have.
Senator Barrett introduced a bill
empowering the governor to appoint
the members OF the board of agrt-
culture for terms OF one. two. three
and five years, their successors to be
appointed for five years each. II
bill is intended to vitalize the amend
ment to the constitution which was
adopted more h a year ago.
A bill by Senator Sutherlin brings
up the OH lgnt on foreign corpora
lions by providing that no foreign
corporation may bring a suit to a fed
eral court without consent OF the other
party to the suit and providing severe
penalties for breach of the law. In
GLIDING u fine Of lot less than $1,000
or more than $1,000.
A registration law applicable to all
voters under which certificates OF reg
istration would be issued was proposed
IN a bill by Senator Shaw. only In
the larger cities In the state Is such a
law made applicable at this time.
Senate committee reports were IA
vorable to the following bills:
To prevent ~procreation of criminals,
establishing county repositories, rela-
tion to crimlna procedure, appeals
from municipal courts. exemption OF
farm products from taxation. provid-
ing for registration OF domestic ami
mails, for government Of common
schools, creating county board of in
sanity.
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