The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-27
STILL WANT TO
FIRE EMPLOYEES
Resolution TO Have Republicans
Discharged Goes over For
One More Day.
LEMON MADE WARM PROTEST
Request Of House Republicans
For StenOgrapher Has Not
Been Granted.

An attempt to mr through the
house the resolution by Long WuI
others mcmorlulizing the national ud
minIslrntion 60 dischargr all federal
eupoyr- who are Republicans and
are employed In Oklahoma mc' with
sudden opposition this afternoon
Representative Lemon protested SO
vigorously that speaker M,DrOIy ub
Jcrtrd to II, consideration until the
next legislative day The resolution
went over under the rules
The resolution wa. practically the
same as the one adopted by IN" Dcm
ocralic house caucus this morning.
Are we sitting as members NJ the
house or the Democratic caurust' in.
qulred Representative Lemon when
the resolution was presented We
have no right as representatives Of
the people 10 take mp our time pass.
ing such n resolution This is entire.
ly Il party matter and should not be-
considered elsewhere than IN the
Democratic caucus"
The McCollster bilI repeating the
mortgage tax law passed the house
finally this afternoon hy vote OF
! 73 to 2l.
Calls for Rent Contracts
The report asked fur hy the house
on the status Of contracts fur rental
Of state quarters In oklahoma city
was received by the house and refer
red 10 the committee uu appropria
/ tions for It's guidance The report
stated that the state pays Sl.520 Il
month for space In the Nercnntl,
building and 81, 139 Il month for room,
| In the Lawrence building The con
tracts were made by the board ~ af
fairs In 1913 with the approval Of ,
committee from the legislature anC
expire July /, 1915.
Referring 10 the request " the Re
publican members VI the house for
stenographer for the benefit uf III,
minority Representative Tom Tester
man said the Republicans have conf
dence IA the employees Of the house
hut need more help.
Bills introduced into the haus
were by setton, amending the lay
relative 10 duties Of public welgher
by Dunn, providing for reward 70
the apprehension Of criminals; b.
Harrison NJ Hughes, increasing IN
number of Judges Of the supreme cour
from 2 tO Z by Sykes Of Tulsa, pre-
hibiting the use Of pump or autOmati
guns for killing Of cause and will
birds; by Lemon authorizing admin
islratOrs and guardians TO mortgag
real estate by Lemon, requiring train
10 stop nt each county seat tow
through which they pass; by Cart
wright, authorizing cities aud town
To enact ordinances In require abl,
bodied men to work the streets an
Alleys by Chllders, regulating regi,
tratlon Of stations; 10y prrbly, I
punish the use Of false statements I
secure credit.
To Regulate Surgeons.
A favorable report was made by III
house committee I'm the practice
/, medicine ON n bin by Judge ].
Dickersou Of oklahoma county whic
would make II unlawful for su
gcun to take any statement relatl,
. 10 mn injury from pattern upo
r whom he is about to perform an ope
'utiuu
J The house committee on educatio
, reported fnyorhly bill by Durant an
Z Lemon which provides that towns ha,
Ing stntn school and no high scho,
shall assist In supporting such II
, lstitutiOns.