The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-18
'PINKHAM WINS;
PLURALITY ONE
House DiSmiSSpS Contest Of ".
". Whilmore Republican
Far seat III Legislature.
TEMPERANCE IN THE SCHOOLS
Proposed Measure For Teaching
Of New Subject will BE Con
SIdered Immediately.
BULLETIN

The house this afternoon passed In
committee Of the whole a bill making
II mandatory 10 teach the effects VI
alcohol and other narcotic, on tn,
human system. An amendment b,
Harrison Of Hughes pro, ided thai
no separate text books be required.
Friends Of the bill pointed out tina
some teachers had been instructed b,
school boards not 10 teach the sub
ieCt and II II desired to make tn,
teaching Of temperance in the school,
compulsory.
The house voted o. dismis. the con
test of W. w. whitmore Republican
against G. J.. Pinkham. who was elect
al member Of the house from KAY
county by plurality " one vote.
The house committee on privilege
and elections submitted report rec
ommendlng that the petition Of Pink
ham 10 have the contest dismissed be
sustained Representatives Tester
man and Norton. Republican member,
OF the committee. submitted mlnorI,
report recommending that the pctI
tion to dismiss be drtled and thai
the committee proceed IN hear evl
dence In the contest
The minority report was tabled
upon adoption ~ motion by Ton
Hunter, Democratic caucus chair
man and the. reuort recommending
the dismissal Of the contest adopteJ
by n vote Of "a to 81.
The Republicans and Socialist,
voted To sustain the minority rennrt
The majority of the committee fopn,
that the ten votes in Miller TOWNSHIP
which Whitmore alleged had beer
counted Illegally for Pinkham wer,
properly counted for the latter IN ac
cordance with the intent ~ the yot
ers. The action Of the house seat,
Pinkhnm. He was member of m.
1913 legislature and Was a melnbel
OF the house board NJ manager
which Prosecuted impea chment ceae
and was also q member Of the gpp
eral Investigation committee OF IN,
house
Temperance lessons.
A bill which would rp1uIre tb,
teaching Of scientific temperance 4,
the schools Of the state has been plac
ed on the calendar for immediate
consideration.
The measure was drawn hy IN
house committee on prohibition on
torcement and has the support n
prohlbitionlsts. II seeks IN promot
temperance by requiring the teachln,
on the effects of alcohol and othe
narcotics on the human system fl
all the public schools of the state.
The house committee ON educotIo,
recommended for passage a bin whIcl
provides for the establishment Of IN
insignia system ~ education I'm IN
schools ~ the state. The same commit
tee also reported committee yubsti
tutc bill for the measure bv Tcmop n
Grant which provides method ~
conveying children 10 aud frnm m
school houses IN consolidated schoo
districts
4 petition was read from resident
~ Selling asking that no legislation h
mssrd placing anv further rpgfrl,
tions up"n the killing ~ nuan IN
petitioners declare that nuail arr nler
~" +" western Oklahoma
The hnuse W committee NJ the whol
n'ssrd hin hv Speer vhlc'
aN"ud~ ihn nroscnt law IN civil prr
""durr hcfnrc Justice NJ the neacp 7
allows ln' on" ohanop NJ venue enc
tu the rnmtiff md dorendnut fl
'riols NJ cases before the Justice q
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