Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-07
Conservation Bill to Be-
come Law On Monday
Continued From Pare Onc)


bate referred slighrlngly 20 Sho peti-
tion from Tulsa people protesting
against the passage of the bin lie
said that half Of the men who signed
the petition were not ON men and
charged that everyone whose sigma =
tnrc appeared thereon was In some
manner allied with OT controlled by
the standard OH company.
10 Governor Monday.
The bin will go % the governor
Immediately and probably Will Pc
signed hv him Monday. " carries
the emergency clause and wiz become
effective as soon as approved 10y the
CHIEF executive of the state
Senator Clarence Davis al Sapulpa,
who declared that the bin would bo
held unconstitutional by the supreme
courts OF the state and NaHlono Noted
"ayo" on roll call
Those voting against fh" oil we're
Senators RucknCr, Hu'foTdp FordeH'
Killam and WILSON, Th" Iati'v ~ d
Socialist.
Thirty minutes ~ a side was all
lowed for debate.
Senator Davis Of creek county
started the debate tUr 'h" opponents
of the hill
Section ~ IN, bilI." ne said.
''gucs beyond any powers conferred
by the federal constitution. Sn eIt''r
III, ulI seeks - repeal tho law ar
supply and demand. TN" federal cone
sututou must be changed before Hhis
bill will ever huld water m court
Senator kill5m mad" i"secful
speech against the UilI
Elm the rtrst place" No sa'd. "'he
hill does not speak Hh' HHlh " n
apparently B conservation measure
when as matter az ioc' ~ MAIN
object Is 80 create Increased prol's
fox the ON producer II rs uoH based
ON a solid foundation II Will throw
thousands Of lahoT"Ys out of work
ANA want 10 warn Shc Democratic
members ut this body thaf I" add !"
the already alarming condition az an
employment In this state VIII be a
dangerous move. The bill Will beh"lI
the pipe lines and injure the smalS
producer. You Will ktlI the oil bust
ness but more seriously stll you WIZ
Kin the towns IN IN" Uil GegioDs ot
Tn, state
VIII Stop Drilling.
Senator Killom pointed out 'hat fhe
bill would mean a general cessation |
Of drilling and thus throw thousands .
of drfllcrs, bumpers, tank pnii'efso
etc, out OF employment.
Senator Buckner declared fhaS IN" /
bill exactly suited John D.
won couldn't hand the Standard .
a better plum than this bill," ne said. /
.It's Just what they want The blIl .
win put the oil business absolutely !
i'm the hands of the corporation come
mission and the pipe lines ! am Un-
;lterably opposed to the measure
Senator Burford predicted that Sh'
greater disaster than has ever neeh
known before. The price clause ne
said, would prove absolutely d'sN"'-
tive TO the small producer
"Nithlu three months after TINS biz
is unssed," warned senator Burlord,
"three companies will own all the
wells and all tn. producing acreage
in this state
veterinary Surgeon Opposes.
Senator Waters said he was for th'
bin because the small producers, the
commission and the gov
eminent experts wanted IT. senator
Waters is veterinary surgeon anu
does not come from an on producing
section.
senator Campbell Russell quoted
revival songs and school boys Tyres
and said he was soIng 10 vote Ioi 'h'
4 support the bin" said senator
Barrett. without Il fun knowledge OF
It's effects. 40 ono hu' tne P'9PI'
a, % broadway thoroughly under
stands the oil business The stand.
ard has bought up newspapers AMI
conducted ! newspaper CaWpWE"
apaing, the bill and the tuct that thc'
have been against the bill c"mp'Is
he ,u bee io- it
"Hcap STANDARDIZATION
Senator Davidson 81 Tulsa. IN cI"s-
ing the debate, said.
I'VE have had many hearings upon
this bill. Everyone has had al "P-
portunity 20 study IT, We now De
mand action The depression ~ tho
oil country is acute and this law
must hc enacted a' once. MI 81 the
small producers who appeared he
fore the committee want suCh u
law Those who spoke against II
mr., connected with the Standard oil
company
"Sectiou two. ahou, which 80 much
has been said, eliminates the enor-
nous profits between the producer
and the cnuumcr-it hits the pipe
lines and is worth millions and mil
lions ~ dollars ~ the producers ana
in this state. have
petition ON my desk signed 10y some
eight hundred people of my home
town. | happen - know the asso-
Citations and Interests oi the men who
signed this petition over hal! ar
them are not Interested in the pro-
ductiou of oil The Standard on
has used coercion ON some