Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-26
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OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb 25-
Twenty-Five measures were passed
finally by the senate today They
included the bill by Senator r. l..
Davidson, authorizing the state labor
commissioner to establish branch
of the state free employment bureau
at Tulsa, and several administration
resolutions.
The Joint resolutions by Campbell
Russell and Clarence Davis relating
to the distribution of public service
corporation taxes were put over.
They were made a special order for
1880 o'clock Friday afternoon.
A big delegation from Tulsa and
other east side counties has been
here all week waging fight against
the Russell resolution and for the
Davis resolution.
Senator Beauman was the author
Of resolution introduced today to
submit a proposed constitutional
amendment reducing the salary of
appointve and elective state and
county officers who receive salary
Of more than $4,000 per annum by
25 per cent for a period of ten years.
This is Senator Beaumans original
idea of economy.
The general deficiency bill was
passed finally after the items Tor
compensating Mrs. ID. c. Oates and
Miss Mary Foster, victims of the Nc
Alester penitentiary outbreak, had
been eliminated
Vote with Chair.
Senator McAlester made a point of
order against these appropriations be-
| ing i'm the deficiency bill. The point
was sustained by the chair and SEN
ator Burford appealed from his de-
cisiOn. The house then voted with
/ the Heutenant-governor The stricken
| items were 81 200 for Mrs. Oates,
whose husband was killed in the re-
volt, and $500 for Miss Foster, penl-
| Tertiary stenographer, who was in
| iured in the fray. Mrs. Oates is post
mistress of the senate at present,
Eugene Kerr editor OF the Mus
/ kogee Times Democrat, had a tilt
with Senator Campbell Russell in the
senate chamber today when Russell
ordered the sergeant-at-arms to re-
move Kerr from the hall. Russell
| introduced a resolution early in the
session TO bar the Times-Democrat
and its representatives from the sem
ate chamber, on account OF an ar
| tiCle carried in that paper which the
senator resented.
The resolution at that time was
adopted unanimously. After some
argument today, the belligerents ct-
| fccted a truce, and 1T Is understood
Kerr will publish a statement from
Russell refuting the article carried
| by the Muskogeo paper Kerr Is a
| former member of the legislature.
Bills Passed To-day.
Among the measures passed finally
| today were the following:
/ EXempting from taxation Libraries
and office equipment of ministers;
appropriation for the feeble-minded
/ at Enid appropriation Of $l34,OOO
| for school for deaf; appropriation for
school for blind at Muskogee; appro-
priation for Confederate home at Ard
| more; relating TO lien on real prop
ertv and enforcement thereof; amend
| ing the law as to county lines; re-
| lating to necessary parties on appeal
and service Of case made; relating to
schools and employment Of teachers
I'm independent districts; amending
law relating to Oklahoma national
/ guard; providing for the VerifiCauon
of denials Of certain allegations In
plcadings; appropriation for deaf and
| dumb school at sulphur; appropria-
ton for boys training school at Pauls
, Valley; authorizing benevolent cor
| porations 10 take lands by gift or
otherwise: making chicken stealing a
grand larceny.
Democrats Flop"
Several Democrats took a sudden
FLOP" today, and the administration
forces were enabled to reconsider the
vote by which the resolution abolish
ing county courts was killed last
night. on final rollcall today the
resolution was passed by "a vote OF
! 32 to II. II was killed last night by
one vote The resolution submits to
a vote OF the people a constitutional