The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-20
FIGHT BREWING
ON OIL BILLS
House and Senate Committees
Holding Nightly Conference
eS With Producers.
MANY URGING CONSERy ALTON
Probable That Few Changes
Will BE Made in Measure Of
Hudson and Davidson.

Probably the biggest fight that will
."'}r.op In the present legislature will
''ut"r about oil aud gas legislation.
Ih" oli and gas committees Of the
h"u-" ANA senate are now conducting
hearings almost nightly with prOduc-
"T, la order that the various interests
Involved may express their views and
Uni the committees may be fully In.
il 'Iihed before reporting out bill
Wash Hudson Of Tulsa. chairman of
lhr nous" committee on oil and gas
,nid toloy that oil Legislation is still
I lu nchulOuS state Mr.. Hudson has
received hundreds of letters aud tele.
grams. ~ has HlsO Senator Davidson
NJ Iulsa urging legislation that will
conserve oil and gHs of the state aud
secure more effective regulation ~
the pipe lines Many uf these ask for
the passage Of the oil conservation
/ hlll as II was introduced into the leg
rmturc by Representative Hudson
/ |und Seu"tor Davidson Others ask for
amendment 10 the measure, while
many others are willing to leave the
whole matter w to the committee as
T." method Of securing the results
merely urging the necessity Of some
remedial Legislation on the subject
+ Few Changes Probable.
The oil conservation measure intro
duced by Hudson aud Davidson prob.
nlly Will form the basis ~ any menS.
rr reported ont by the oil ana gns
committee. What changes will hc
made In thee measure as introduced.
no members Of the committee are VET
able 10 state
The Independent oil producers. with
ihr exception Of few Of the large
iioducers in the Cushing field and the
Tulsa district favor the oil conserya
'on measure practically as introduced
1t Is understood thnt some of the big
Producers 0pIo'c placing any restric.
tons on drilling ar the price Of oil.
hut take the view that the law Of sun.
ply and demand should govern such
matters
They, however, Join with the rest OF
o the independent oil men In the desire
. to have laws enacted regulating the
. Interstate pipe lines.
The small producers had desired
10 be protected by such restrictions
from the big producer who il prepared
10 take out the flush production aud
thus drain the lands Of the small OF.
orator who may have adjoining prop
critics. This II the principal line "bf
, difference which has arisen between
producers themselves over pending
legislation Many of the big produc-
crs, however do not object to r,stric-
tive legislation on drilling and have
I, Joined with the smaller operators In
their requests for such a law.
For johnson Bill.
There Is an lnsstent demand from
many oil men for the passage of the
Johnson bill introduced into the house
which proposes 10 divorce pipe line
companies from production Another
measure which Is meeting popular ap-
, pruynl NJ those who would control the
. hir pipe lines as well as all other
foreign corporations doing public
service business hns been introduced
= into the house and senate hy Repre-
frnnliyc Wash Hudson aud Senator
Davidson
This measure requires all foreign
public service corporations to file with
, lhu corporation commission sworn
statement showing the amount of cap
.itHl stock, name of stockholders, the
residence and amount of stock owned
h' each and the purposes of the ,Ur-
uoratun The corporation IL also re.
uulrcd lu give bond that II viii ear
y uui lls duties 10 the public faith
, fully u- provided In its charter. If
such corporation, In the opinion NJ
lhr attorney general fails 10 comply
with amy provision Of lts charter or
, violates the law he may bring suit Ia
v urfnlt the bond tu the state
u Mr. Hudson believes that such law
would furnish means " regulating
foreign corporations which would be
u compelled either 10 submit to this law
'l u dumr.Iluutn which would bring
them under the supervision of the
p laws uf Ohnl umu m any event