Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-06

introduced bill conferring on the
corporation commission Jurisdiction
over municipality or publicly owned
public utilities.
A sweeping change in the law Great
Ing state pardon board Is proposed
In bill introduced by Representa-
tlves FISHERMAN OF Noble and Headley
OF Kay. Under the existing law the
governor appoints the members of the
pardon board. This bill would make
the governor, attorney general, prest-
dent OF the board OF agriculture state
superintendent OF instruction and
commissioner of charities and correc-
tons members Of the board, with the
governor to act as chairman. 1t also
provides for the employment of par
don clerk at salary of $1,000 a year
and stenographer at $40 month.
Creates Six Positions.
A favorable committee report was
received on the bill providing for as
sistants to the attornev general 1t
was amended in several material re-
spoCts, however, so as to create seven
assistant attorney generals, six at
$2,70 Il year salary and one at $4,000
salary per annum. The latter would
be attorney for the school land COM
mission and the sixth assistant would
be attorney for the banking board.
These two organizations have had no
regular legal department heretofore.
The Democrats OF the house We're
placed on record against their own
economy program by the minority
this afternoon during consideration or
the compensation bill,
The minority offered an amend
ment to the bill that would make the
state board Of affairs handle the bust
ness Of the state In connection with
the compensation law. The Demo-
Gratis had framed 1t so as to create
an entirely new board Of three MEM
bers. They promptly voted down the
Republican amendment and If the bill
passes, which is extremely likely, one
new state board will be created while
thus far none have been abolished.
The minority also tried to amend
the bill so as to provide for one Re-
publican member OF the board, but
! this, too, was quickly voted down.
To Final Passage Today.
Page 36 of the bill had been reached
when adjournment was taken. 1t is
, expected that the bill will be finished
and advanced to final passage to-
morrow
The bill for the regulation of pool
halls In cities as it was amendment
/ by the senate at the governors direc-
tion, was passed finally by the house
! this afternoon after a stormy session,
| by a constitutional majority OF six
votes There We're Sc votes for the
bill and "a against, The Tulsa dele
CATION was divided Sykes voting yes
and Hudson registering an emphatic
mo"
A stormy secene ensued when the
amended bill was taken up. Many OF
the members declared that they
wanted all the pool halls abolished
or no bill passed at all. 1t was in
sinuated that some members of the
senate had been influenced to change
their opinion about the bill. Luther
Harrison declared that Governor
Cruce would veto the bill If 1t abol-
ished all pool and billiard halls. Some
one shouted, pass it over his head.
The speaker was forced to enforce the
rule under which the governor can
not be quoted upon the floor of the
house.
Blood Stained Money.
"If pool halls are wrong" said Rep.
resentative Goodwin Of Pawnee, we
should put them out of business.
am opposed to license of anything
that means the ruination OF oul
youths. Such money should be stained
with blood"
An attempt to refer the bill to {
conference committee failed and
motion to ask the senate to recedt
from its amendments was likewise
lost.