The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1915-03-23
NOON TODAY
LEGISLATURE
ADJOURNED
BOTH HOUSE AND SENATE so
DECREE - JOINT SESSION TO
BE HELD The CtOsRET BILL
PASSES SENATE.

Oklzhoma City. March - With zl
expression upon t1e face o. p-ac,.-
csuy every member clearly Indicating
a feeling o. he work j. over and
ne job IS we.l done" the senate re-
cessed Monday evening q, $50
O'Clock. realizing that il had before
i, only q short night session and z
few hours Tuesday morning in which
10 bring TO a final close the fifth
session ot the legislature.
Tuesday al high noon has been
agreed upon in both houses as the
hour to- final adiournmen: and the
work has been 20 handled in each
branch Of the legislature that but
little important work remains to be
acted upon.
During the session Monday the
finishing torches were placed upon
the general deficiency bill and il was
PASSED and sent 10 the governor. The
general appropriation bill was given
the same treatment and both were
50 handled in conference that on
he final vote practically every DIFF
ference OF any Importance had been
eliminated. In the general deficiency
bill the Leader claim and the Fenton
claim were both stricken from the
bill and the Jacobs claim was re-
duced 70 $1,000 as a compromise
between the contending parties.
Claims in Dispute.
These were the only items upon
which any stubbornness of opinion
was apparent The Leader claim was
in the sum Of $500 and grew out OF
contract for printing the report Of
the insurance commissioner in which
the printer claimed that the extra
amount charged was for work done
in excess OF the terms OF his con
tract and that the work was done on
the order OF the insurance commis-
sioner The Fenton claim was for
commissions claimed to be due him
for cOnfiscation and sale OF contra
band liquor under contract with the
state The Jacobs claim is OF old
standing and has been before sey-
eral legislative bodies Of the state
II ls for a possessory right on schoo.
land taken from him for the use OF
the agricultural and mechanical col
lege at Saltwater
The interesting fight OF the days
session came over the final passage
Of the bill known as the 'cigaret
bill" 1t repeals the present law
prohibiting the sale of cigarets in
the state but contains a drastic pro-
vision with reference to their sale to
minors. The bill is thought 10 be
one that can and will be rigidly en-
forced and Tor this reason it had the
support OF the Y. VI. c. \. and many
Of the womeu's club organizations il
the state.
Present Law Dead Letter"
There was a general admission
that the law now upon the statute
books Of the state was a dead letter
and that but little attempt if any,
was ever made to enforce it. The
strong fight made for the passage oil
this measure by Senator O'Neill Of
Chichasha and Senator Davidson Of !
Tulsa was beautiful exhibition of !
the courage with which both Of these
senatorial gladiators have battled for
their convictions all during the ses-
sion and when the bill was finally |
passed they were the recipients oil
many complimentary remarks from
their fellow senators The opposi-
tion to the bill was led by Senators
Pugh. Keller and Buckner and while
they were only able to muster thir-
teen votes against the bill, it must
be said for them that they made a
vigorous fight for its defeat and the
present law.