Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-24

ner in which he had worked with the
| legislature"
Just before the joint session was
called to order in the house chambers
a delegation Of eX-confederate sol
diers filed in and took seats close to
the speakers desk. The galleries were
quickly filled and spectators Occu-
| pied every available inch Of standing
room on the lower floor. The sem
ators then marched In and took seats
! that had been vacated for them by
some of the representatives.
The governor came in about five
minutes ahead of time and his appear
ance was marked by prolonged ap-
| plause. He took seat alongside the
presiding officer and the three-yea
old son of Speaker McCrory jumped
up oI his lap. The governor, who is
an old bachelor fondled the young
ster and played with him for several
minutes and seemed to derive genuine
! satisfaction out of the incident.
The joint session was called to
order at 1910 o'clock. The governor
was introduced by President Pro Tenn
Mitchell of the senate.
The governors address was brief
and dealt mainly with legislation
passed at this session. He read il
Taxpayers Considered. He Says.
Referring to the appropriation bills
the governor remarked that the leEis-
lature had laid its hands gently upon
the poCketbook OF the taxpayer He
declared that every unnecessary
board" had either been abolished or
reduced to a businesslike basis.
by passing the home ownership
bill" he said you have made Okla
homa the pioneer state in the matter
of rural credits. The workmens COM
pensaton act, to be dispensed by n
state industrial commission, places
Oklahoma on plane with such states
as Massachusetts, and Wisconsin in
looking after the unfortunate"
The governor touched upon the
Maxey insurance bin, which he said
would result in more equitable rates
for policy holders and at the same
time not iniure the companies, the
bill placing cotton gins under turis-
dictiou of the corporation commits
sion. the oil conservation bill the
road and highway oill which makes
state conyicts available for road work
and the general revenue bill, which,
he said greatly improved the sys-
ten OF taxation in this state"
The constitutional amendment that
lne ltEiSldliIt mas uttlufu W summit
TO the people will, II adopted. place
the state to the fore I'm administrative
efficiency and economy, declared the
governor.
81 want to express my thanks he
said in closing, for the many cour- |
tesies you have extended me and the |
YOU have imposed I'm me.
as governor, and to assure you that I
none of this confidence shall be I
abused"
After the governor had concluded. |
Rev. W. +. Matthews. ex-confederate
soldier, chairman Of the state pension
board and state commissioner OF char
titles and corrections. was called upon.
II have been delegated" he said.
ITO appear before you and express TO
you the gratitude Of the $500 old
confederate soldiers in Oklahoma and
the many widows OF ex-confederate
soldiers for the passage Of the con-
federate pension bill. We did not ask
FOR 1t. but you men couugeously gave
Il to us"
sittOn Is Prosecutor.
Representative II. W. Sittop of
stephens county was today named as
an additional member Of the board
u managers TO prosecute Insurance
Commissioner Nelch before the son l,
'ie court OF impeachment which con u
'enes next Monday. This was done n
IN account of the fact that Repre- "
{. l.. Pinkham is a member a
II the board of managers in both the p