The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-01-08
SESSION OF
S0LONS TO
BE SHORT
Representative Jackson Says Usuy, Elect
ion Law Changes and Road Legislat-
ion VIII Be Main MatterS-Har-
mOny is Predicted

Bert Jackson, principal of the Union
Hill school, was in Chickasha this
morning on business with the county
superintendent. He is a member OF
the state legislature from Grady
county and will leave here a week
from today to be present at the first
day of the extra session of that body.
When questioned as to the probable
duration of the coming session, Mr..
Jackson replied that he thought the
members of both bodies would have
completed their work and be ready for
adjournment at the end of thirty days
from the date Of assembling He
stated that in his opinion the mem
bers Of the house and the senate were
in harmony with the governor and that
every individual member would work
hard and conscientiously in an earnest
endeavor to finish up the work called
for Il do not believe" said Mr.. Jack
son, "that a single member will be
found in the oklahoma legislature at
the extraordinary session who will
favor staying day longer than neces-
sary or who will vote for or advocate
measures which may be calculated to
fritter away the time of people or the
money of the taxpayers"
Mr.. Jackson stated that the main
measure, the principal legislation
which would hold or demand the at
tention of the Legislators will be the
usury laws. In this connection Mr..
Jackson stated that the house and
senate, as bodies, he thought, would be
in accord with the governor in favor
ing the enactment of some measure
which would prove adequate to meet
the demands of the general public. i
was opposed to the 'Glasco' measure
which claimed the attention of the leg
islative bodies at the last regular ses-
sion" said MIR. Jackson. Il opposed
this measure because of its drastic
ness and because it afforded no re-
dress to the victim of usurious inter
est. The Glasgow bill was not
measure which afforded relief to any
one. On the other hand it seemed
to me to be a sort Of sandbag measure
calculated to strike at legitimate bank
ers as well as at those who make
practice of charging usurious rates of
interest. favor any law, and shall
vote for any measure which may be
introduced which will afford relief to
the victim of usurious interest
charges. but l do not and will not
favor and vote for bill which will
carry with it an attack upon legitimate
banking. Banking interests are like
any other business interests and while
restraining laws may be necessary,
sandbag laws will prove detrimental to
both the bank and the general public.
Mr.. Jackson stated that in addition
1 to the usury bllls Wnlcn Wouiu pe IN
troduced. the matter of amending the
election laws would also claim the at
tention of the members of, the legis-
lature. Amendments to these laws are
now necessary, Mr.. Jackson stated,
and these amendments will receive
prompt attention following the intro
duction Of bills embodying them,
Another measure which Mr.. Jackson
stated would claim the attention OF
the house and senate would be the
amendment of the present highway
laws. The state highway law at pres
ent it seems is proving very unsatis-
factory and needs amendment very
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