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

Amending the law as to thresher's
liens.
Ferret Bill Killed.
The senate went on record as fay
oring the operations OF the tax fer
ret today. when it killed the bill by
senators Sutherlin and Davidson of
Tulsa, which would have repealed the
tax ferret law. Had the bill been
passed the oil men Of the east side
would no longer have had to spend
thousands Of dollars annually In re-
sisting the unwarranted attacks of the
ferret.
The hill by Thomas, making a de-
fiCienCy appropriation OF seVeral
thousands OF dollars to pull the state
auditors office out Of the hole, was
passed finally.
The senate will convene Saturday
at 10 o'clock and adjourn at noon
until Monday morning.
The senate this morning adopted
motions made by Senator Thomas that
the committee on senate and legls-
la ton he instructed TO bring in a bill
defining explicitly the number ana
pay of the senate employees, he had In
mind the tumble of the present code
that leaves the senate and house Win
out adequate employees and omlts some
important offices that have to he filled
under another name to get within the
statute. lie also called attention TO
the laws regarding the publishing OF
the session laws showing that there Is
n conflict under which both the secre-
tary OF the senate and the supreme
court reporter are charged with TINS
duty. His motion to instruct the sec
retary of the senate to confer win
the supreme court reporter and the
attorney general with a view TO ar
ranging for publication OF the session
laws WAS adopted.
They Did Today, Anyway
The senate discussed for some time
the prOpriety OF quoting and otherwise
referring to the governor on the floor
of the senate. The matter came up on
some points of personal privilege
which followed a sort of family row
over whether house bills as such were
entitled to any superior consideration.
Senator Blassingame made the SuB-
gestion that it is improper for SEN
ator to quote the governor on the floor
OF the senate and gave notice that he
took this occasion on day when so
far there had been no such reference
| TO the executive to serve notice that
| he would rise to u point OF order the
next time the thing happened. Two
! OF three senators who have been re-
| ferring to the governor I'm reference TO
his attitude as 10 legislation discussed
the point and one OF them, Senator
Carpenter. announced II as his In
| tention to discuss the governor when
ever he felt like II. He said that last
session there was not q day that the
governor did not come in for a bit OF
discussion. Senator Russell suggested
| that the governor Is not the same.
| Senator Carpenter retorted that the
senate is the same so far as he Is
concerned
President pro TEN Mitchell, who
was presiding, announced that while
he is in the chair any senator who
attempts to quote the governor on his
attitude as 70 pending legislation will
/ be declared out OF order as the gov
ernor may communicate with the leg
islature by message
The bill by Buckner and McAligter
establishing a branch OF the state free
employment bureau at McAlester was
reported adversely.
Davidson BIZ Favored.
The bill by Edmondson and David
son OF Tulsa forming new counties was
reported favorably.
Tho house bill by Mr.. McKeown pro-
viding a penalty for wife abandonment
was reported unfayorably, the theory
being that q bill by Senator Barrett
that is pending offers better provis-
ions on the same subject,
Other bills reported fayorably are
as follows,
House bill by Eaton, giving TO board
OF esiuostion authority to use school
building for certain classes Of meet
linss, by Mr.. Fields providing for sp-
polntmsnt Of guardians; by Mr.. Austin
and many others. abolLshing office Of
state highway commissioner by Mr..
T,ioksn tor Inspection Of health Of