Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-11
WOMEN HAD GOOD
DAY IN SENATE

OKLAHOMA CITY, March 10
The s'n,t' illl establishing a nine
hour miS.Inum work diy tor women
was assured ~? becoming q law late
today, when both th" hoIs" and sem
~" accepted the report Of the confer
enc" commute" and placed ia" bill on
anal passage. A. amended IN confer
enc" N" hi!! applies "niy I" cities of
300 p"pnli'I"n. az more. No female"
'WpluI', say" nurses AND .'cIUgrdpH-
'fs. can WORK more than min" hours
~ "a day. under this b!ll. save ~ eases
Of ~'iU"rr'nciss IN Restaurants. hotels
or telephone exchanges. In which
event time and II hair is 10 be paid
for all overtime. The bill Will h."
signed by tn" governor som" time 'his
wc'k.
tn" w"rkmCH'S compensation aC'.
which passed IA" hOus" son" time
ago, Was reported out of the commit
t." IA TIA" senate" his evening and
ordered printed. Tn" bill has been
under consideration hy three commit
tees for tW" weeks or NOR" and the
governor has taken part Ia several oS
IN" conferences II has been amended
until II ~ almost i new bill.
The administration road and high
way htil was almost perfected today.
after thrc" days Of work., and II the
compensation net takes up as much
tim" prnpoTtiunat.lv as has the good
roads measure. the scNarc viii not be
ready to adjourn until The last If the
month.
senate Objects.
The conference report on the wife
and child dcscTtlon h!ll was also
adopted. Tn" senate refused 10 con-
s.ItV IL. eIa, ,,,,A.n .V,..tsL.t q, ,I.
general deficiency hill and asked for
"A conference. TIL" hous" raised the
total amount Of the hill by several
Thousand dollars, 10 which the sem
ate objected.
Bills finally passed were by Bar
rctt and Russell. to provide for the
partial support If poor women whose
husbands are dead or CouviCts or iu-
sane; 10y Hogan and Mcintosh, maxi
!nH the court clerk II depository for
Inherited money Uf minors in certain
cases for want of IL guardian: Joint
resolution by Risen, relating to rec
OrdS in Texas county and other COuu-
ties where records have been de-
stroyod 10y fire: by McCollistcr. to pay
Greer county bailiff fees and witness
fees for January term Of 1912 ON
script issued hy the district clerk, and
two bills relating to deputies IN county
'IIlN'N III W "a hbGte ana IAlISbAI u
counties.
Ladies' Day"
Wednesday proved Il big day for
tn" II of Oklahoma who are in
trros'"d In progressive legislation in
behalf of their sex Tn" senate" bill
hy liarv"'t. which has become known
a| tn" "uIAc our law was passed
finally. The wife des.rtioH bill. by the
sam" author and others. made its
iindI appearance in II conference re-
port and was passed substantially as
II passed the senate some weeks go.
Tn" Barrett and Russell bill, prOyid-
Ing partial support for poor women.
ais" passed the II The Barrett
bill for II creation of a state library
' commission, and IN" establishment
Uf travelling libraries was passed by
III" scnat" and placed on first reading
IN the house. These four measures
hav" been earnestly supported by
tn" club women of the state and are
a substantial achievement In the di-
rccti1h of social justice.
The fifth legislature, by the passage
: "f these bills and others ulong the
sanc line. Will have made u record
FOR more accomplishment IN this par
ii'uldr field than any 81 its prcd"ccs-
sors since" statehood.
Senator Carpenter made an ursIr-
~c'ssfIl effort I" get IN" sunday clos
ihS hil affecting moving picture
shows and other amusem.nts before
, IN" s'Nh'" for consideration. The bill
had several days ago been tcmpor.r-
liz suspended hv the tahlinG Of a.
motion To- consider. This morning
his motion To- MAX" tho ill special
order for tomorrow was tabled unit!
after tn" r"V"nu" bill, shall he out
# III" way. The" motion 10 tab" Was
mad" bv Senator Russell and ~ :.
division was carried by - 10 II.
i To Vote In Open.
Aside from this III" only matter be.
for" th" >cnat" was a." report Of III,
h!li providing pru"Cdhr" for the leg
~is!i'ur" in trials "f impeachment Of
officers. The subject came Up ON the
report az til" confcrenC" committee
that accompanied II" hill from the
h",iS", which yesterday adopted the
report. Tn" debate was on the
amendment that provided ar open
ballot and set up the manner uf Vot-
INK IN open senate. II was largely
from the senator's who opposed an
open ballot tina, objections came 10
IL" conference" report. bat all stated
that thcr" L. rn desire - insist upon
the secret vote.
Senator Thomas. ONE of IN" pro-
'agoniStS On III" former occasion ~ a
secret ballot. stated The objections IN
brief rs saying: IL DO not believe
hi. report should hc adopted. I OBJ
icc' L. this diaIorG" between IN.
eater !ustH and each senator. II
'Nt.I l." m~pno;uHous. Il Vii he ride
! uiuus."
Tn" dia'osU" referred ~ WAS placed
~ the bill rs the conference commit
tee and provided that IA. vote should
w." taken ~ TIN" chief iIs'iC. asking
each senate; III open court. senator.
how say 'oU? !. the accused luil'y
~ not Hull', a. ,hars.d I'm the article
"f hm'Ut.' &c.
Many senator's spoke 20 the report.
and finally the conference committee,
ii''t Ia. recommendations had been
rejected. va, instructed - insist upon
elimination IL ~" dialogue and some
: minor technical matters.
Senator SAth'rlln made a motion
That ne u"nuii';'. y. instructed 20
IT"Nid" Tor ar open vote on the ar
'Cl'~ Ui m'pa'hUcnt The senators
who had gone on record against an
open vote opposed this. and ultl-
mI''.! af,er many had explained that
y II generally understood that the
open vote j. agreed % by the sena-
tors. Ne" motion by Senator Suthcr-
In was withdrawn Senator Thomas