Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-15

bill prohibiting the sale Of fraudu-
lent stock or bonds of any descriu-
tlon.
House concurrent resolution No. 3.
introduced today by Lemon Of Grant
and McCollister of Greer, memorial
ICES congress to pass the Sheppard
Hobson resolution proposing a pro-
hibitiOn amendment to the constitu-
tion of the United States. In view
Of the fact that congress has already
voted down the Hobson resolution,
the Lemon-M -McCOllister move prob
ably will be pigeon-holed
Rev. D. G.. Blackwood, chaplain Of
the senate, took up a collection in
the house today for the purchase Of
an overcOat for the chaplain of the
house, an old soldier who lost his
overcoat a few nights ago and is un-
able to purchase a new one. Rev.
Blackwood raised the sum Of $l5.15
for this purpose.
The newly created house commit
tee on capitol affairs was appointed
by Speaker McCrory this afternoon
and it's first official act was to at
tend the opening of bids for the
construction of the capitol, which
was conducted by the capitol COM
mission at the Lee-Huckins hotel.
The members of the committee are
Young, chairman; Stton, Durant,
Taylor Hensley, Wright, Zabloudil,
Brown and Howe,
Durant and Panama.
Representative Durant moved to
reconsider the vote whcih the com
mittee report on the Oklahoma
building at San Francisco bill was
adopted. He went into details re-
garding the character of building
that Is proposed to be erected at
the exposition and explained more
fully than he did two days ago the
work of the Oklahoma Panama OK
position commission representative
Dunn Of Pottawatomie county made
a spirited speech in behalf OF the
bill and seconded the motion OF Mr..
Durant Representative Hill Social
ist, spoke against the bill. on roll
call the motion prevailed with but
few dissenting votes and the bill was
ordered placed on the calendar. IL
probably will come up again for
passage tomorrow or the next day.
Ii appropriates the sum of $4,000
for an Oklahoma building at the
PanamaPacific exposition. Fred
Sutton of Oklahoma City has put
up $4,000 of his own money to insure
the erection Of the building and II
the legislature does not pass the ap-
preparation measure he will be forced
to make good the guarantee out of
his own pocket. Governor Williams
has agreed to sign a bill for this
amount If one is passed.
A petition from the women of Nc
Alester for favorable action on bill
making wife or child desertion a
felony was introduced by Represent
atlve Nesbitt of Pittsburgh county
and read.
II. b. Maxey asked to be relieved
from duty on judiciary committee
No. 1 and Representative Sykes OF
Tulsa was appointed to fill the vac
ancy. House bill No. 100 was with
drawn by the author
When the house went into com
mlttee of the whole to consider the
Hunter-Taylor bill Representative
Glasco Of McClain county was called
to the chair by Speaker McCrory
The latter Is taking turn about I'm
this respect with the men whom he
defeated for the speakeTship. Tom
Hunter and G. G. Childers have al
ready presided over the committee
Of the whole in addition to Glasco.
Against Full Crew"
A resolution adopted by the Tulsa
Commercial Club and urging the
legislature to refrain from passing
full crew" hospital" anS other
laws that would place additional
burden upon the railroads or other
public service corporations Of the
state was introduced by Representa-
tive James II. Sykes and read. a
similar resolution from the Tahlequah
Commercial club was read la ths
house yesterday.
The oil and gas committee OF tho
house met today and organized by
electing James II. Sykes Of Tulsa
secretary. Representative Wash Hud- !
son Of Tulsa is chairman OF the com
mittee. All Of the seventeen mem
bers were present. 1t was decided to |
give oil producers from every field in I
tho etata "a fair a nd full baarfuy he-