Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-03-13

worn hands that had placed their
scrawl upon its face, read as follows;
"To the honorable governor and the
| legislatures: We, the undersigned cit
! izens of Atoka county, do hereby ap-
| peal to you for financial aid at once
| for the farming population. Our crops
are sold, our debts are not paid and
| the merchants are unable to render
us the assistance we absolutely must
| have in order to be able to make an
| other crop. Hundreds are on the
verge of starvation and we believe it
is i'm your power to relieve this sit
uatlon. We are law w-abiding citizens
| and want to do the thing that Is eX-
actly right; so we insist that you take
! this matter up at once and do some
| thing to give us relief"
To Probe Mine Situation?
Representative Johnson of Okmul-
gee today introduced house concur
rent resolution providing for the ap-
! pointment Of commission OF five
members to investigate the mining
situation in this state and report to
| the next session of the legislature,
with recommendations regarding the
revision of the present mining laws
and the need of additional legislation
along this line. The governor is to
| appoint two members OF the commits
| sion from the coal operators and two
| from the miners state organization,
and these four are to choose the fifth
member. The commission is TO serve
without pay. The resolution went
over for one day, under the rules
The house refused to accept the
conference report on house bill No.
| 20 by MaNey, known as the admins
tration insurance bill, which provides
for a state insurance commission with
power to fix and regulate insurance
rates in oklahoma. Representative
Maxey was favorable to the confer
ence report, but Representative John
II. Wright Of oklahoma objected to
some of the senate amendments to
the bill, and the measure was sent
| back for a further conference.
The bill by Nesbitt, empowering
the state board of affairs to distrib-
ute among the various state institu-
tions the products of any factories
that may be installed at the peniten-
tiary or reformatory was passed fin
ally. as was the bill by the same au-
thor revising the INNINGS laws so as
to require more adequate timbering Of
mines.
Senate joint resolution No. 39 by
Killam. authorizing the transfer Of
funds heretofore appropriated for the
purpose Of eradicating smallpox. was
passed finally and transmitted to the
governor. Representative Crawford
of Mayes county, in urging the pas
sage of the resolution declared that
there were 400 cases Of smallpox i'm
his county and the county officials
were without sufficient funds to prop
erly cope with the situation.
Blow at Board Bill Dodgers.
The senate bill by McMeachan and
Wilson Of Canadian. prescribing pen
alties for obtaining board or lodging
under false pretenses and relating to
the lien of an inn. hotel boarding
or eating house keeper for board and
lodging obtained, was also passed fin
ally today.
The senate bill by Sutherlin aimed
to prevent members Of one political
party from participating in the pri-
mary Of another political party was
passed finally BY a substantial vote.
The bill requires that the candidates
Of any party that does not receive in
the general election at least 81 per