The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1915-01-12

Exposition. Durant gave notice OF a
motion 10 reconsider.
The Oklahoma Panama exposition
commission has collected Sl0,000 and
spent II all and In addition is 500 In
debt, according TO n statement Of Rep
resentatiye Durant
The provision OF the constitution
giving the governor the veto power
would be repealed under provisions OF
a house Joint resolution introduced
this afternoon by Representatives Hill
Of Roger Mills and lngham u King
fisher
A second proposed constitutional
amendment was introduced by Repre-
sentAtiyes Pritchett aud Mclemore.
Socialists, extending the right of suf
changes In the constitution proposed
by Socialist members Of the house.
The Hill-lngham resolution pro
vides for submitting at the next gen.
eral election az a substitute for Sec
tiOns II and II OF Article Of the
constitution the following proposition !:
The governor shall have no power to
veto an act Of the Legislature"
During the 1919 session during ten
sion between the governor and the
legislature there was much agitation
In the house for Legislation limiting
the veto power Of the governor The
Socialist proposition, however, would
abolish this prerosatiye Of the Cover.
nor entirely
At Next Election.
The proposed suffrage amendment
would be voted upon at the next gen
eral election and would extend the
franchise to all women except ne
groes,
Provision IL made for appointment
OF a house committees OF 3 to compile
new index for the Harris Day code
Of 1910 In a house resolution intro
duced by Representative L. d. Abney
The resolution states that the index
ing system used In the Harris-Day
revision is incomplete and that there
has been much complaint against the
Ilan. A committee Is provided for
which would have authority TO exam
inc the codes Of other states and
adopt new system Of indexing
The nrst bills to be taken up In
committee OF the whole In the house
and recommended FOR passage were
two by W. A. Durant by Durant mak
ing appropriations for expenses of tht
Fifth legislature.
The first bill recommended fol
passage appropriates $55,OOO for pay
ment Of mileage, per diem and con
tihgent expenses OF the legislature
The second bill appropriates $500,
for sdlsrys OF Officers and employees
OF the Legislature.
Representative Ben Harrison oi
Hughest county was called To the chat
to preside over the committee Of th'
whole
Building Committee.
The house adopted Il motion to ere
ate standing committee Of clever
members TO advise with the state cap
ltol commission relative to letting IN,
contracts for building the state cap
itol The motion was adopted follow
ing receipt Of a report from the cap
itol commission which invited the leg
lslature to confer with that body rela
tive to letting the capitol building
contracts.
The house adopted motion b!
Paul Nesbltt providing for increasing
the oil and gus committee TO l8 ant
adding one member to each OF tn,
committees ON education, agriculture
revision anu taxation This actor
was recommendl by the house com
mlttee ON rules.
A house resolution introduced b!
Marsh provides that the committee OF
agriculture ot the house be- authorize,
to attend the farmers short course a
the Panama Pacific Exposition at SsI
Francisco.
Representative Wngn, introduced
house concurrent resolution for ap
pointment Of a Joint committee of tei
from each house 10 recommend menn
OF finding renumeN tive employment
for the prisoners IN the peuiicntiurl
and state reformatory