Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-07
commission would De the most Imo
portant public board IN the state
MANY Amendments


Many Amendments
AS advanced 20 engrossment and
final passage the compensation act
Is materially different from what It
was when IL came out OF committee
siXty-seven amendment IN all were
adopted
Representative Durant failed to
amend the bilI SO as 10 appropriate
10000 n year for the next three
years for the purpose Of relieving part
OF the burden imposed upon the en-
ployers by the bill.
There will be little f any opposition
70 the measure when II comes up
Monday for final PASSAGE but ~ is
hard to predict what will happen 90
the Dll when II goes 20 She senate
The authors Of the bin are Repre-
Sentatiyes PeeryO Ncsbitto Harrison OF
seminole Glasco and Waldrep.
Fight Cattle Disease
Aif records for speed were broken
thls afternoon when two bills to aid
IN the determination OF the foot and
mouth disease, which were introduced
Yesterday We're advanced in commit
tee Of the whole and passed finally.
The bills were drawn up by Repre-
sentatiyes Testerman and Headley,
minority leaders and also bore the
names OF two Democrats Representa-
tlyes Lemon and Long. One Of the
bills appropriates $4,000 TO be used
In preventing and eXterminating the
cattle disease and to be expended un-
der the direction Of the state board
OF agriculture The other measure
authorizes the state veterinary 20
slaughter all animals that are found
I" be infected with the disease ana
provides for compensation 10 be paid
70 the owner Of the animals killed
The state wiz pay so per cent OF
the appraised value Of such live stock
providing the federal government
paws the remaining so per cent
1He Home ownership bill was
passed finally with the understandings
fhat 1T would be changed in some re
spacts by 81 conference committee.
The clause which authorizes tho
school land commission to prescribe
rules and regulations for ioaning the
school land money Will be stricken
OUT as 1t Is considered unconstitu-
tonaL The clause affecting invest
ments of the school land money Will
also be eliminated.
The bill was passed by vote of
a tO J. Representative Amos Ewing,
Repubiicano of Guthrie was the only
one who voted ''nOo''
First Bill OF It's Kind
The bill was introduced by Senators !
Russell, Barrett Killamo Davidson |
4 tMuskogee(o %ordell and Buckner |
and Representative Luther Harrison, |
Of Seminole IT Is The first rural !
credits bill Of any kind to be adopted |
by any state It provides for The loan
Ing of school land money on improved
laSn land at per cent annual in |
'erest with twenty years times Not |
over $4,000 will be loaned 10 any one |
person or family and the money canI
only be used to pay off an existing
mortgage on the homeO 20 build n !
nome or tO make permanent improve
nonts upon the home farmo When !
the present school funds are eX-
the school land commissions
ers are authorized TO issue "home
ownership" bonds on the basis of the
notes and mortgages already secured
Dn previous loans.
" is understood the bill meets the
approval Of the governor and will be
signed by him as soon as 1t reached
The state house,
Ihe moving picture bin as passed
finally in the house today, simply |
makes II misdemeanor to show inn
moral obscene or criminal pictures
II TO exploit any person who has ever
committed crime. The censorship
provision originally contained in the
ill and the Imprisonment feature
we're both eliminated.
y bill introduced today by Repre-
Durant would create a state
rec library commission. The bill ap-
lropriates $4,000 for this purpose and
Ilso provides for "traveling libraries"
Capital punishment in Oklahoma
would be prohibited under the terms
" a bill introduced by Representa-
ives Wright and Dickerson. II is
understood that the governor will
'eto this bill II 1t Is passed.
Representative Waldrep, of Shaw
zee, introduced a joint resolution pro-
posing n constitutional amendment to
'reate a tax on all common carriers
# ten per cent OF their gross earnings.
n lieu Of all other taxes.