The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-02-05
POOL HALL
BILL PASSED
BY SENATE
ADOPTED UNDER PROTEST OF
"GAG RULE" AND "STEAM ROL-
LER" TACTICS THREE VOTES
AGAINST,
(From The Oklahoman)

| VI lOul ut OhlduOIldHJ
Amid cries of gag rule" steam
roller" and protests of senators
claiming that they were being COM
PEELED to vote for a bill that they
did not want to see become law, thC
amended pool hall bill was passed
in the senate Thursday and sent tc
the house.
On final roll call the vote on the
measure stood forty for and three
against the bill, the three dissenting
votes being cast by Burford, Watrous
and Davidson of Tulsa.
Senator Burford opened the fight
for the opposition with the declara-
ton that the bill contained a Joker
bigger than the bill itself, and said
that under the constitution and the
decision of the supreme court of the
state the bill would be wholly inoper-
ative for the purposes for which it
was intended.
Senator Cordell replied to the eff
feet that the bill was drawn by the
governor himself and that if it con-
tanned ''ioker," that the joke would
be on the governor
"He wrote the constitution and
the supreme court decision to which
| refer also" retorted the senator
from Logan county.
Il am going to vote for this BILL"
said Senator Shaw, but | am being
forced to do so by conditions and
circumstances. | am opposed to
this gag rule steam roller method
of passing laws, and if you continue
the practice warn you that it will
reflect upon this body to our regret
Amendments Tabled.
The senate was disposing of every
amendment offered by the "lay it on
the table" process and it was to this
manner of disposing of the bill with
out debate against which the opposi-
tion was protesting so strongly.
Just preceding the final roll call
Senator Keller arose to question
of personal privilege and said: "You
are forcing me to vote for this bill
which contains many provisions
against which | have stood here for
three weeks and fought, and you are
doing it by the gag rule"
At the close of the roll call Sena-
tor Burford sent to the desk of the
presiding officer the following ex-
planation of his vote:
Il vote no upon the final passage
Of House Bill No. 1S0, because it is |
in violation of section l of article |
Of the constitution-attem to con-
fer administrative duties upon a ju-
1icial officer inconsistent with judic-
al functions The county Judge can
lot be required to perform the duties
'equired by the bill and upon refusal
o act cannot be compelled to act in
such matters, and for the further rea-
on that it can have no application
o cities operating under special
charters adopted by the people of
uch cities"
Superior Court Measure.
In committee of the whole the SEN
te considered and recommended for
assage House Bill No. 175 by Hud- {
on, Daldrep and MaXet of the house,
nd Barrett, Davidson OF Tulsa ald
davidson of Muskogee in the senate.
he measure establishes a superios
ourt in counties having a Dopula
on of $4,000 and not exceeding 60
90 and having therein a city of
5000 or more and not exceeding
. 200 and in every county having a
Ity other than the county seat with
population of 10000 and not II I
vceed 10000 The bill is so framed
5 to have the effect of establish. }
lg the court at Shawnee. Muskcgee
nd Tulsa and to abolish the court
t Chickasha, Enid, Guthrie. Neal
ster and Oklahoma City.
Engrossed House Bill No. 80 by
ale, Hunter, Brown and Wright, a
as also favorably acted upon com v
ittee of the whole and by its 1erns 2
sction 7440 of the Harris Day code c
amended so that as between gran II
II and grantee of any land where +
lere is no express agreement as to 3
no shall pay the taxes that shall !
: assessed thereon. taxes on any
al estate shall become a lieE on
lch real estate on the fifteenth Cay
October of each year, and II such b
'al estate is conveyed after that date r
e grantor shall pay such taxes,
Id if conveyed on or prior to Octo- c
,r l. of such year the grantor shall h
~ the taxes. i
Ramsey Bill Passed. t
Without a dissenting vote the v
amsey bill. carrying an appropria- v
on of s16.256 for the fiscal year of o
1910 and 29.SO2 for the fiscal year 1