Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-02-23

appear upon the bin as co-authors
Senator J Elmer Thomas intro
duced joint resolution authorizing
the governor 10 enter into new
contract with the Oklahoma Sanitar-
ium company az Norman for the care
OF state patients. a contract or ms
sort was made In 1901 and expired In
1904. 1t has been extended from
time 10 time since then without au-
thority OF law, II the governor
should make a new contract he Will
not permit continuation OF the
present system under which the sem
itarium receives $500 year for each
state patient At least this was the
statement of Senator Thomas, who
also mentioned the possible effect
their solution might have on the pro-
posed purchase Of the sanitarium by
the state. II the sanitarium people
understand they are 20 receive "a
much lower rate from the state IN
the future they may be more Willing
To sell to the state at q reasonable
figure, the senator said.
Kill Bar BILL
A bill 10y Beeman OF the senate
and Abney and sykes Of the house
was killed by the senate today after
a lengthy debate The measure
sought 10 make more stringent the
qualifications for admission TO the
bar Of attorneys,
A bill by Barrett. creating a county
depository and one by Sutherlin em-
powering cities Of the first class TO
Impose street tax on voters also
were killed.
The Sutherlin bill fixing the COM
pensation and salary Of county as
SCISSORS was passed TO engrossment,
Ii is not known what effect this ulll
will have on the county assessor plll,
which Is now in the hands of a con-
ference committee.
A bill changing the present law
so as TO require the governor to ap-
point members Of the state board OF
pharmacy from nominations furn-
ished by the state pharmaceutical
association was advanced To engross-
ment Ten names would be noml-
mated by the association under TINS
bill and the governor would make MS
selections from them.
Labor Bill To Conference.
The senate refused to agree to the
house amendment to the female labor
act and a conference was asked Tor
and granted The house made some
drastic changes in the bill as 1t come
from the senate and an effort VIII
be made to affect compromise III
conference il is said
Governor Williams today signed
the house bill by Eaton, providing
for public Fairgrounds in all cities
and towns Under this bill not only
school property may be equipped as
Fairgrounds but boards of education
are empowered to acquire other real
estate for this purpose. If the boards
fail to act under the provision ol
the bill a majority Of the voters may
compel them to do so by petition
Appropriation Bills.
Senator Thomas chairman Of the
committee on appropriations, today
introduced number Of bills making
appropriations for the maintenance
of various state Institutions his eN-
planation Of reporting out these items
in separate bills was that the com
mittee desired to get action upoI
! them right away.
J With the exception of the bill ap.
proprating about eighty thousanI
! dollars for the oklahoma College Iol
! Women the measures we're all ad
vanced 10 engrossment and are nov
| in the calendar for final passage a
| any time. Following are the appro
priatlons carried by these bills:
Confederate home, Ardmore, 1916
1880, 1917, $1T5OO, 40
Blind school. Muskogee, 1916, $4o'
OOC: 1917, $4,000.
Institution for feeble-minded a
Enid, 1915, $4,000; 1917, $4,000.
Orphan home, Pryor 1916, Sob'
$50; 1917, s56,650.
Deaf school, sulphur, 1916, $oz,
2G3: 1917, $67,78l.
Tinita insane asylum, 1916, SID,
coo; 1917, $4,000.
These amounts are about the sam
az we're appropriated for the sam
institutions two years ago. In no IN
stance is there decrease, however
The following bills were advance,
to engrOssmcnt:
Rv Thomas: Providing Tor llcens
ling and regulation OF private EN-
ployment agencies.
l{v Thomas and Mcintosh: T
make uniform the law relative L
warehouse receipts.
Bv Mitchell: Amending sectio
Il1S2. revised laws Of 1910, under tn
heading or conNeyances, IelallhB I
acknowledgements.
B, Franklin: EXemptlng fron
taxation all libraries and office equip
Iment Of ministers Of the gospel
Bv Mcintosh and Hickman: De
claring valid the judgments OF tn
district courts in all actions transfer
red from superior courts that nav
been abolished.
Nc McMechan: Prescribing penal
ties for obtaining board or lOdgin
under false pretcnses.
Petition for Higher Rates.
Many petitions from various sec
tions OF Oklahoma were presented b
the senate urging that the three-cen
fare be restored on the railroads o
this state in order that the railroad
may he able 10 earn adequate return
on their investment and employ SUI
|, fcient men in their operation an
maintenance. Another senator toda
made the same motion that was mad
> by Senator Barrett that the peopl
, who want TO pay more for railroa
fare and freights be given that PRIV
lilege. When the motion was firs
made II brought the laugh that wa
expected. Today there was no ap
plnuse.
The senate advanced the bill b
Senator Barrett that provides for ap
pointmcnt by the governor Of tn