Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-28
INTEREST SHIFTS
TO HOUSE ACTION
Sentiment Has Developed
Against Attorney-General
Bill of the House.

/ Special to The World
| OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 27.-This
week VIII bring the turning point in
the present legislative session. after
which uat' expiration of the siNty-da5
/ period, the legislative grind is eX-
pccted to proceed steadily.
So far the finished work or th,.
session, that is bills passed bv both
branches and signed by the governor
consists Of three measures. two ~
which make the Necessary appropria.
ton for the expense of the session. the
tthcr autbOZing the capitol Commis-
sion to open and impove certain
streets leading to the capitol building.
This however. is no indication OF the
work IN shaping legislation and doe
not reflect the work that has been
done by both branches in the way oi
perfecting bills which are now await
ing final roll call.
On Saturdays house calendar there
were 81 bills ready for action and on
The senate calendar Friday there were
81 with committees in both branche
steadily reporting out bills.
Interest Goes Over.
Interest in tho work OF the session.
which for the past ten days has been
centercd In tho senate, will shift to the
house Of representatives this weeK a
practically every important measure
before the assembly now awaits action
by that branch. These include tnc
Ferguson bone dry" bill, the so
called attorney general" bill, bot.
backed by the prohibition influences
Of the state, tho free text book bill,
legislation affecting the appellate Judi
oiary and the Nesbitt state market
commission bill. Tho house commit
tee on labor and arbitration is expect
ed TO report early in the week on the
state federation of labor's bill for
establishment of a state system of
workman's compensation insurance Tt
the measure is reported favorably it
Is expected to develop into one Of the
biggest fights of the session.
Neal Against II.
Sentiment in the house against the
attorney generals bill in the shape
II passed the senate has developed
and when it is taken up in the lower
branch it will be the center of equally
as bitter fight as attended its con
sideration and passage in the senate.
Arraigned against the bin i'm the house
will he representatives Tom Neal OF
Poteau, Tom c. Halle of Pittsburg,
Bob Warren of Choctaw, c, A. Welch
Of Pushmataha and A. Il. Craver of
Bartlesville. Craver is n Republican
and 1t is expected that he will carry
the opposition of the minority against
the bill with him. House sentiment
against the measure appears to be
based on the belief that in its pres
ent form 1t makes the attorney gen
eral too powerful in dealing with ac-
cused officials. This was the bone
of contention in the senate.
Fight Bonc-Dry Bill.
"bone-dry" bill is not as "air tight"
as some of the members of the house
think 1t should be has been intimated
and II is not improbable that an eff
fort will be made to change it in the
house. Altho the bin at present is
to prohibition forces,
there are some who. asserting sym
pathy with rigid enforcement of the
prohibition laws. think the measure is
weak and may not serve the purpose
for which II Is intended. In its pres
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