Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-20

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TABRYTOWN. N Y. March 19.-
Mrs. John ID. Rockefeller. wife of tn,
richest man In the world, is dead
After suffering for several weeks from
pneumonia and a complication Of dis
cases, she passed away at her Pecan
ucO Hills home. She was - years
old and was married to Mr.. Rookie
Teller I'm 1866. She was Laura Clestia
Spelmau, " Cleveland. Her father,
II. b. Spelman, was a merchant there.
The board Of affairs is given juris.
d@tction over the physical property.
The bin was passed today at the re-
quest of Governor Williams, who was
anxious 20 see the measure become a
law.
Other Bills Passed.
Other bills passed finally by the
house We're as follows: by Sykes, APP
propriating Sl,3SO for Sheader and
Sanders for back pay on Broken Ar
row Aggie school building. BY
Thomas, appropriatiug for state fire
marshal. BY Logan and COrdell. au-
thurlZlng certain classes Of indemnity
contracts by corporations. BY Thomas,
Logan and Cordell, for organization
of mutual insurance companies. BY
Hickman, fixing compensation of cleo
ton officers. BY Davidson Of Tulsa.
regulating deputies In Washington
county offices. BY Davidson, estah-
fishing state free employment bureau
at Tulsa. BY Chase, amending law
relative to stay of execution. by
Buckner, regulating county office
deputies IN Pittsburg county. BY
PuEh and Austin, amending section
Ii49, chapter ~, article 2, revised
laws. by Tucker, authorizing sale Of
certain lands at confederate home.
by Logan and Austin, authorizing
payment Of klowa county warrants.
BY Killam, appropriating 81, 600 for
improvements at Oklahoma State
orphans Home at Pryor.
Socialists Have Resolution.
The Socialist resolution authorizing
a sweeping Investigation of Industrial
ard sociological conditions in Okla
homu was adopted by the house and
transmitted TO the senate. The eX-
department of the state uni
yCrsity, the state board of agricultural
and the state Agricultural a. Mcchau-
heal college IRE empowered to con-
duct the Investigation, but no appro-
prlatiOu is made for the expenses Of
same. The resolution probably viii
on the senate calendar. Among
the many subjects proposed TO be COW
cred by the probe are houses of pros
tItuttun and the cottonseed oil mill
trust.
An effort was made to revive the
Durant resolution providing for the
tIf#rY4tnV ~ NIn nnn L4al ZOOS -, layr
ycrs who represented oklahoma City
i'm the famous state capitol litigation.
The resolution was killed yesterday
10y an overwhelming vote, but several
members today stated they have
Cooked into the natter and had
changed their minds. Representative
Lemon. one OF this latter number,
moved a reconsideration, which pre-
For an hour and a half the
merits of tho claim were discussed
pro and con.
Representative PinEham of Kay
county. thoroughly familiar with all
the history of Che capitol case, de-
plorCd the fact that the lawyers have
so many representatives on the floor
OF the house. while the taxpayers were
so moagerly taken care of. lie said
that the claim was not a legal one
against the state.
Representative Hudson, Eaton.
Glasco, Moore, Brown, Ncsbitt and
Duraut spoke in favor Of the rcsolu-
ton.
Representative Goodwin Of Pawncc
made a vicious fight against the meas.
ure.
Walden Fights Resolution.
Representative Ase +. Walden Of
county closed tine debate with an
analytical and clinchiug argument
against the resolution. lie pointed
cut that a bunch Of attorneys We're
10 make the state pay them
for work performed for Oklahoma
city and said IL would be just as con-
for the legislature TO pay the
attorneys who represented Guthrie In
that case.
Walden, who is one Of the youngest
and most aggressive members Of the
legislature. closed his speech with the
that he wls making his last
appearance on the floor OF the house
Iu the capacity Of an orator. lie ex-
his fluctuations to his coll
declared that his time i'm the
'ity had been well spent and OF many
ana sat down amid wild APP
'u Ioll ihIl TIE lfNNluAlol ltttlN tu .
g. negative and 80 affirmative votes.
IL would have taken 90 votes t. pass
t. This Kills the attorney claim FOR
.his session. IL has been turned down
BIZ previous legislatures.
The MusAugee county office bill con
.royorsy was reopencd again today
when the house received a message
that he senate had refused to
-Taut a conference on senate bill No.
i'9, "chIs,r' FOR the bin that has
ICcn signed 10y the governor. Senate
BIN N. $50 was introduced I'm the
.enate FOR the purpose Of correcting
he alleged defects In the measure
hat the house is charged by Campbell
RUSSELL with having tempered with.
d the house Il was amended SO as 30
make ~ an exact copy OF the original
i'm that is now I'm. the secretary OF
office. These amendments the
cuate rejected. Of course. but con-
rary o precedent that body refused
% graut'a conference on the measure
NTH such time. as. the house would
don't the senate. concurrent resOlu-
recalling the original bill from