Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1915-01-20
BY GLENN CONDOR.
staff COrrespondent.J

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 19.-
Wholesale defeat of the Socialist
resolutions, an exciting running de-
bate over the adoption of the ma
iority report on a bill by Represen-
tative Ball of Claremore and the de-
feat of W. A. Duranrs attempt to
have extra copies of one of his bills
printed at tle expense Of the state
were features Of todays sensational
session Of the house Of representa-
tiVes.
Evidences of insurgency cropped
out in the Democratic ranks for the
first time since the legislature con
Vened.
The resolution by Powell that the
house consider nothing after February
/ but committee bills and legislation
specifically recommended by the
governor was killed in an avalanche
Of noes.
Apparently the loIg-eXpected battle
is on and from now on the lower
house of the legislature will proceed
under anything but strictly harmon
ious banners.
Representative Thurman intro
duced a resolution calling upon the
special Joint committee that is to In
vestigate the school land commission
to furnish the house with a detailed
report of the school land funds of
the state, together with comparative
statements of the condition of the Ok
lahoma fund and that of other states.
The resolution VIII not be acted upon
until tomorrow.
The first prohibition test Of the
house also came today when Repre-
sentative Hunter of Cotton and CO.
manche counties moved to reconsider
the vote by which the house yesterday
adopted the resolution by Lemon by
Grant county memrlalizing congress
to pass the Sheppard HobsOn prohibi-
ton resolution when It again comes
up before that body
Member Go on Board.
Hunters motion was lost by vote
Of 72 to 20, after Hunter had called
for a roll call vote for the purpose,
as he expressed 1t, of putting the
members on record
In speaking Of his motion, Repre-
sentative Hunter declared that he
Hobson resolution, providing for a
referendum vote by states on national
prohibition, was undemocratic, In
vaded the police rights of the var
ious states and violated the funda-
eTnment
ANY man who is for prohibition"
he declared, "can Conscientuously be
opposed to this resolution. President
Wilson is for local option and for
local self government by states. He
is against Capitalization Of power.
Secretary Bryan has declared himself
i'm favor of county option on the liquor
question. The Puritans came across
the Atlantic without the safeguard Of
prohibition and my forefathers fought
at Bunker Hill without the protec-
tion' Of prohibition"
Ridiculcs Hunter
Representative Lemon, speaking
against the motion to reconsider, rid
iculed the gentleman from Comanche
and Cotton counties, and referred TO
him sarcastically as a born orator.
He said that the Oklahoma delegation
I'm congress voted for the Hobson
resolution when it was up few weeks
ago and the purpose of his resolution
was to show these representatives
that the people OF Oklahoma, pro-
hibition state, were for national pro-
hibition.
Roll Call Vote.
"In this state" he declared. we
nave NWiNt NONtu Oil piOlllbANlOllt hiih
there was a bigger vote in favor OF
It the last time than there was the
first time. My resolution Is Intended
to let congress know the sentiment Of
the people of this state"
The roll call showed the following
"wet" and "dry" votes:
Aye (Wet)-Abney, Ball, Barry.
Bovee, Bryant, Cox, Fitzgerald. Gar
ner, Hale, Hunter OF Chocaw. Hunter
OF Comanche and Cotton, Maxey.
Murray, Pinkham, Relgner, Rollins,
Welch, Young and Zabloudie.
No (dry)-Actor. Baker, Brown,
Carpenter. Cartwright, Cash. Chllders
Clark. Council, Crawford, Davis,
Dickerson, Disney Drake, Duffy.
Dunn, Durant, Eaton, Everhart,
Ewing. Glasco. Goodwin, Hargis, Har-
risan of Hughes. Harrison OF Semi
nos, Headley, Hsndon, Hsnsley, Hill