The Oklahoma miner. [volume] (Krebs, Okla.) 1912-192?, 1915-02-11
STATE MAY BUY
NORMAN ASYLUM
so-DAY OPTION ALREADY is PRO-
CURED BY SENATORIAL
SUBCOMMITTEE.
PRICE IS TO BE $4,000. 90
Interest Held by Bank, Now Defunct,
Purchased at Forced Sale.-
other News Of the
Legislature
Oklahoma City

Oklahoma City
Probability of the state shortly be-
ing the owner of the asylum for the in
sane at Norman became apparent.
After a public sale at Chandler, at
which Roy Hoffman Of the Union Ma
tional bank of Chandler and II. w.
P%enteeost of the State Exchange bank
Of Oklahoma City purchased for $132,-
600 the controlling stock in the san
ltarium, owned by the defunct Capitol
National bank of Guthrie, it was dis
closed that the state, through the SEN
ate public building committee, already
had secured a thirty-day option form
the new owners.
Although commonly known as a
state asylum" the institution at Nor
man always has been under private
management, DR.. David Griffin being
superintendent. The state has paid a
fixed sum for patients sent to the san
ltarium.
To Create New Insurance Board.
State regulation and control of in
surance rates and all other matters re-
lating to the insurance business, which
affect the public welfare, by a state
insurance board, to be composed Of
the state insurance commissioner,
bank commissioner and the state fire
marshal, is proposed IN a Dill passed
by the house.
The bill is by Representative N B.
Maxey Of Muskogee and is said to be
in line with recommendations of Gov
ernor r. L. Williams for the enact
ment of such laws as would give the
state more effective control over in
surance rates charged by companies
operating in Oklahoma
In a great measure the bill strips
the state insurance commissioner of
a great deal of authority he now exer-
cises in the matter of regulation of
insurance companies Practically all
Of the authority now exercised by the
Insurance commissioner would be del
egated to the state insurance board,
Of which the insurance commissioner
is made ex-officio chairman. 1t places
the control of insurance companies
and the insurance business in the
hands Of three men instead of one
OIL Conservation Bill Passed
After a hard, but successful fight by
Representative w. A. Durant of Bryan
county, to ecure the adoption of a
substitute bill, which would confer
authority on the corporation commits
sion to regulate all matters relating to
the oil and gas industry of the state,
the house of representatives passed
the so-called oil conservation bill with
out amendments and in the same form
as it was reported out of the commit
tee on oil and gas.
The bill considered in the senate,
1t is understood, will be withdrawn
and the house bill given the right of
way, so far as oil legislation is con-
cerned. Both bills are by Representa-
tive Wash Hudson of Tulsa of the
house, and Senator Davidson Of Tulsa
and Senator ]. H. Sutherlin Of Wag-
oner.
The proposed substitute bill by Du-
rant, unlike the measure which was
passed, did not attempt to set out any
conditions that should be construed as
constituting waste Of oil, but simply
placed the control Of pipe line com
panies and companies engaged in the
production Of oil in the hands of the
corporation commission for regulation
and control the same as other corpor-
atoms.
The bill that was passed sets out
conditions defined as constituting
waste of oil and then prescribes the
authority OF the corporation commits
sion in enforcing the act.
The oil and gas conservation bill
proposed by the Independent oil pro
ducers Of the state, Endorsed by the
corporation commission, passed the
senate upon final roll call by a vote of
32 to 5. The bill is now ready for the
signature of the governor and carry,
ing, as it does, the emergency clause,
will probably become a law sometime
during the present month.
The Movie Bill Passed
The house passed finally the moving
picture bill as amended by committee
according to instructions of the house.
AS passed the bill simply prohibits the
exhibition of any moving picture that
depicts scenes of outlawry or immoral
nature. 1t also prohibits the making
Of any kind OF a wild west picture in
Oklahoma. One of the certain effects
Of the bill, it is said, will be the sup.
preston of further exhibition Of BEAT