Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-26
Final Hearing of Oil and
Gas Committees Was
Held Last Night.
ANTS STORAGE CLAUSE
BURDEN TO MEASURE
If Bill Becomes Law, For
mer Governor Says 1t
Will Break Small Man.
BY GLENN CONDOR.
(Staff Correspondent)


OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 20
Following speeches by c. ~ Haskell
and G, *. Wrightsman of Tulsa, j. j.
Snea of BartlesWlle and George Hem
shaw of the corporation commission,
the final public hearing of the oil and
gas committees of the house and sem
ate adjourned tonight at 10 O'clock
The two commissioners Immediately
went into executive session to con-
slider the pending conservation meas
ure. 1t was announced that future
meetings Of the committee would be
held behind closed doors and news
paper men would be barred.
Former Governor Haskell declared
positively that the proposed bill would
not bring about the needed relief on
account of the provision which pro-
| hibts the storage of oil.
| Limiting the production to the pres
ent market facilities. he said, would
make conditions even worse than they
are now. He said that the bill. II en-
acted into law, would absolutely inn
poverish the little producer.
Mr.. Wright said that there was no
place so excellent for the storage OF
oil as mother earth. but he did not
believe this bill would keep It there.
What we need" he declared, Is ma
to vlll.fy the Tulsa World and Tulsa
Democrat.
Judge Shea said that he was a small
producer and he thought the bill was
good thing. He said the pipe lines
as common carriers would have TO
take the small producers oil, If 1t
were only 10 barrels. He said that
the ultimate consumer was paying
more for the refined product now
|, hA Nts.aa
$l.05 for his Oil
"Get It out Of your mind" he said,
THAT Standard Oil is alone in control
of the business. We little fellows
pleaded with the Cushing producers
and sat up days and nights with them
In an attempt to show them what
would happen. but they would not
listen TO US Now 1t has come. II
we permit this waste of oil what will
the future generations do? They say
let us alone, we can run our own
business. But that Is the cry OF the
highwaymen. The corporation COM
mission must be given a weapon by
this legislature"
He raped the tax ferret by declar-
ing that he hoped this legislature
would pass some law to fix a just tax
upon the oil and not leave 1t ito some
designing person who is out for in
diyidual gain and does not have the
interests of humanity at heart"
He said that the oil market was
hurt by the war instead of being
helped. The senate chamber and gal
leries were packed tonight 1t was
the biggest crowd that has attended
any of the oil hearings.
John i. st. John, former governor
OF Kansas, and 81 years Of age. talked
10 the representatives today for five
minutes on national prohibition He
later appeared before the senate. as
did Eugene f. Chain. two times pro-
hibition nominee for president
Mr. St John predicted that within
five years there will not be legal
ICED saloon IN the United States.
The house this afternoon refused
to memorable congress. asking that
the merit syste mbe disregarded. BY
vote of 46 to this six the house
members, on a motion by Harrison,
declared that they were opposed to
requesting the national administers
tion 10 discharge all Republicans who
are employed by the federal govern
ment and replace them with Demo-
Gratis. The resolution was presented
by Representatives Long OF Wagner,
Clark of Johnson and Dnrant of
Bryan.
In the hous favorable committee re-
ports were made on bills as follows:
For deputy mine inspector In the
zinc districts. for formation pf new
counties; creating a legislative refer
enCe bureau; appropriation for re-
building Wilkin hall at TOnkawa prep
school: appropriation for new roof on
Durant Normal; providing licensing
Of foreign corporations, providing for
automobile association to incorporate;
giving administrators the power 10
MORTGAGE real estate under their
charge.
House committee reports killed bills
as follows.
Assessors TO 20 TO each precinct and
meet people at central point; creating
office of county cotton grader; pro-
viding for redemption of real prop
erty sold under execution: regulating
chiropatrlc profession.
The house finally passed bills max
ing an appropriation for the insane
asylum at Nlnita rhe act providing
for merger OF insurance companies
and the senate Joint resolution trans
ferring funds for the department OF
charities and corrections.
When the MaNcy bill permitting the
consolidation OF insurance companies
came up for final passage. Represents
utive Naldrep OF Shawnee declared
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