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


In picture shows. IL will result In
the chief Of police or mayor spending
two-t thirds OF their time in the movie
theatres
Representative Dickerson OF the
minority declared that the bill was
unconstitutional. as 1t conferred judi
cial authority upon the local OFFICIALS
of censorship.
1T will be impossible to enforce
sudh a law" he declared, FOR the
reason that the local officers Will not
| have the time to inspect every film
that is shown"
Representative Wright OF Okla
homa county delivered fervent
speech In behalf of the bill, and said
that the arguments against the plll
were mainly "bugaboos."
Representative Asa +. Walden OF
Love county, however, delivered one
of the most forceful addresses heard
In tho house for many days. lie
spoke in behalf of the theatre, the
stage, the drama and the movies
He pointed out that Shakespeare and
other great dramatistS did wonders
for the moral uplift OF humanity.
This bill" said Walden would
throttle one of the greatest products
of modern science. We cannot show
both sides Of any question II this bill
becomes law. In showing both sldes
| il is sometimes necessary to snow
criminals The bill is intended to put
| Al Jennings out of business, but as
matter Of fact it deals serious blow
! TO the educational interests of our
| state.
Show Both Sides.
Someone in talking for the Dill
said that he once saw picture IN
which some sporting women were
smoking cigarets. Let me call your at
! tention to the greatest drama Of all
| times. | refer to the time when Jesus
! Christ told the woman-a sporting
Woman-to go and sin no more. That
! was Christianity. Would you bar such
scenes as this from the films? Let us
! show that there Is a wrong SIDE as
well as right side to eNeryuhns'
and i'm so doing we will instill in the
minds Of the younger generation lne
! thought that right always trlumphs
| over wrong
| Five bills, including the measure
by Maxey creating a state insurance
board with full power to regulate,
| ad lust and supervise insurance rates
and the insurance business IN Okla-
homa, were passed finally by the
house before the body went into com
mittee OF the whole to consider the
yoluminous workmen's compensation
act. go,
Besides the Maxey insurance bill
the following measures were passed
finally and sent to the senate:
No. 2SO. by Nesbitt providing for
holding free township and county
fairs.
No. 3G9, by Eaton, for abatement
of the is per cent penalty on delin--
auent taxes provided such delinquent
taxes be paid by those in default
within six months after passage and
lapproval of this act.
No. II, by Sitton, repeating the
law requiring taxpayers to be no
titled when their taxes become due
and delinquent
No. 344, by Young, a declaratory
act removing from office all county
superintendents Of health by former
state commissioner Of health, DR.. j.
IC. Mahr, and authorizing the present
incumbent of that office to appoint
their successors.
Burden to Taxpayers.
Tho Nesbitt free county fair bill
was opposed by a number of mem
bers and probably will be killed by
the senate. 1t would mean an ad-
ditlonal burden upon the taxpayers
of the state as they would have &c
pay for the numerous free fairs thai
the bill provides for. 1t is charged
that the bill was introduced solely In
the interests of the Oklahoma state
fair.
Representative Ball of ClaremorC
brought up the age-old question OF
calendar Juggling" today when h'
rose to a question of personal priv
ilege and demanded to know why bill
No. 272 has been prevented from
advancing In regular order upon the
calendar. Yesterday his bill wa
fifteenth on the calendar said Ball
and today it is in fourteenth place
in spite of the fact that many bill
were taken off the calendar yester
: day. He gave notice that from nov
: on he would "keep tab on the cal
endar" and demand a fair deal.
Representative Hensley Of Cana
, dian county joined Ball in his pro
. test
i Il have noticed how the calenda
3 has been iuggled TO benefit certail
9 parties" said Hensley to the Worl,
c representative, land you can quot
I me as saying that unless there Is
0 change for the better | am going 4
e raise what the socialists call partic
C ular he'll upon the floor of thi
house"
= Perpetuatc Courts.
i The house passed inally the bil
p perpetuatlng the superior courts Il
- Tulsa, Pottamatomie and Muskoge
- counties, as amended by the senat
v and the measure now awaits the sig
@ nature of the governor. Under thi
u bill no other superior courts can b
l. established besides the three men
g toned.
y Cicero l.. Murray Of Pauls VALLEY
n one of the youngest members of tn
h house was signally honored toda
when Speaker McCrory called him
tho chair to preside over the commit
4 tee of the whole during considera
i ton OF the workmen's compensatio
act
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