The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-02-08
BOARDS
NOT ABOLISHED
Legislature Is Very SLOW About
Reducing the Number Of
0fIicehOlders.
But ONE OFFICE ABOLISHED

Although the session Of the 1915
Legislature has more than half cx.
pirod, practically no legislation has
yet been enacted which would reduce
the number OF office holders IN the
stat II the accommodations OF
the governor that all boards In the
state be abolished except three are
to be needed. both houses VIII have
TO act soon as neither has passed
bin looking toward the ar.pmpush-
ment Of this purpose.
The house, instead of abolshiug
any boards, passed bills during the
past week creating two additional
boards to those already 100 existence
while the latter Is to be composed uf
three men appointed by the governor
control and one or two other boards
and commissions have been Intrduced
VIII Rr,luec Expenses?
The only bin to pass both houses
abolshlng any office Is that doing
away with An appointiye position un-
der the state superintendent Of pub
/ lie instruction, called the AiAtr luspcc-
tor Of schools The consolidation act
passed by the present Legislature
makes possible the consolidation OF
certain county offices, but was adopt
ed merely TO cure defects In a ike
measure passed by tho 1913 sssIon
Those members OF the legislature
who believe that II IL incumbent
upon the present session 90 take come
/ radical action to bring about re-
| ductiOn In the expense " state and
! local government are urging action
| during the remaining haif oi the scs-
sion on bills abolishing off.ps+ The
great danger to this kind of leglsln-
ton near the close OF the session Is
the fact that appropriation bills and
other important measures are likely
to crowd such matters out unless a
supreme effort is made to puesh them
forward
It IL generally conceded that the
present legislation has enacted some
WY importantmeasure which are
recognized by all political parties as
beneficial TO the state The bank
robber bill. now a law, viii not only
assist In suppression Of looters OF
banks, but In the reduction Of all
crimes II the governor avail himself
OF the opportunity OF offering the
big rewards authorized by the meas
ure for the conviction OF offenders
Its Best Legislation.
The house ownership bill modelled
after the Ntw ze--aland plan. which
Is said to have done away with ten
ant farmers In that country has
passed both houses and will be up to
the governor ithin two or three days
for his approval.
The workmen's compensation act
has passed the house committee OF
the whole and will be In the senate
probably this afternoon or tomorrow
The oil CnservRtin bill which, while
admitted to be an experiment, never
theless the best effort OF the mem.
bers OF the present legislature Al
protection OF the oil Industry which
represents probably Investments OF
500 10000 In this state. II hai
passed both houses
A bin amending the Jim Grow
law to make II comply with a recen
decision Of the supreme court Of thu
| Hnitad gtataH nrohah hlV will he intro
] duced into the legislature during IN,
. coming week The court decision helC
commodations on sleeping cars I,
the portion OF the law denying &C
negroes II unconstitutional speake
j McCrory states that he will have
n measure introduced TO cure this de
g feet