The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-03-20
STATE EXPENSE
WAS INCREASED

Continued From age One.l
as In the past. II was explained by
those favoring them payable on order
that this would save great many ir-
regularities that might enter into the
handling Of the state warrants In fl-
ture. The senate viii complete the
appropriations hill this afternoon.
Senator Davidson Of Tulsa. one Of
the authors of the conservation gas
bill a companion measure to the con
scryation oil bill passed by the legis-
lature several weeks ago, was forced
TO vote against his own bill today
and afterwards asked that his name be-
stricken from the gas bill. The meas
IRE was passed by the senate with
only five votes against IT,
Voted Against His Bill.
Senator Davidson sought to have
an amendment put In the bin which
would give the corporation c0mmlS
sion authority to exempt from the
operations Of the bin gas wells where
the gas could not be separated from
oil where both had been encountered
In the same sand 1t was explained
10y the senator from Tulsa that there
were hundreds Of such instances and
that the bill without his amendment
would mean conflscation Of millions
Of dollars worth Of such property
The explanation Of the senator
failed however. To convince members
Of the senate Of his way Of thinking.
/ and the bill finally passed 10y vote
Of 30 to g. Senator Davidson being
among those voting against the bill.
The hill by Cash Of the house, rclH
| tive to the election Of county officers,
provided that beginning with 1916 the
terms Of county attorney, superlnten
| dent clerk and treasurer and county
commissioner be for four years, was
passed. The bill In Its original shape
provided that these Officers could not
succeed themselves Senator Bias
slngame thought that was Il good pro
vision In thul II would discourage
the attempt 10 perfect political ma
chine
Chaplain Goes Home.
senator Mitchell offered IN amend
ment providing that they could sue
cced themselves Senator's Chase u
| Nuwuta Keller and others favored
the Mitchell amendment which was
finally adopted 1t is provided that
the terms of the treasurer, superinten-
dent und commissioners begin with
July J. the beginning Of the fiscal
| year, and MI others the first Monday
IN January
The senate today excused Rev J
| u BlackwOOd Of Davis who has been
chaplain Of the SENATE during the ses-
sion. from further duty and he re-
turned 10 his home
The committee Of which Senator
| MCMcchHn was chairman. having 10
do with the case uf H. W. Vance. who
had applied for privilege to represent
certain interests during the session of
/ the senate, and against whom certain
churgcN had been filed, reported that
they had granted the application and
| that the charges had been dismissed
The report of the committee was
/ adopted
House hin 824 which makes some
appropriations relative to the state
examiner and inspectors office, the
! College FOR Women ut Chicknshn and
5000 for the corporation commission
with which to enforce the cOnserva
tiuu oil law, was passed by the sen
ate, and also the bin appropriatiug
81 2OO to be pnld J. L. Wilson for
horses wrougfully killed This amount
was cut tn STOO. however.