Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-14
Measure Putting Ban Even on
Smoking EN- Goes Thru
by Vote of 70 to 2l.
COMSTITUTI0NALITY DOUBTED
Lawyers Believe Bill Won't
Hold in Court; Wimbish
= Bill Also Is Accepted.

OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. Th'
house Of representatives today passeC
the McCoilister anticigaret bill. whicl
Is designed not only to prevent thu
making. giving away and sale of Gig
arots. but cigarct smoking as well
The vote was 70 for the bin and q
against and now is ready fer the sen
ate.
Representatives who voted for
the lin are. Adams. Baker,
l}ardsley, Barker, Beatte, Beck,
Perry. Blackard. Bobo. Campbell,
Cartwright, Chapman, Cheatham,
Collums, Craver, Dickin3on'
Eakins, Everhart. Ewing. Fitl-
gerald OF Plttshurg county, Fox.
Garrett. Gibson, Graves, Grubb,
Hamilton. Harper. Harris. ilar-
tcnbower. Hcndrickson. Hensley.
Kinds. Hodges. Houston. 'iults-
man. Humble. Hurst. JACKSON.
Jones Keegau. Kelly. McCollis-
ter. Mansur. Mayfleld Meacham.
Miller, Morgan OF Jackson coun-
-- ty. Morgan of Creek county Neal.
NCfr. Newman. Nicholson. Nor
veil Pardoe. Petry. Pldtt,,
Powell. Pugh. Riley, Robertson.
Rogers, Scott, Shegog, shirley
shores, Smith, Speer. stevenson.
Thomas, Thurmond. Ticer.
Trcadway, Nadne, Waldon. Wald--
rep. West. Wimbish. Wcodard
and Woods
Against: Acton, Barry. Butler,
Rutterncld. Christopher. Condon,
Disney. Dolnn. Durant. Fitzger-
aid Of Kiowa county. Gish Halle,
Hicks. Ilin. Hughes. Hunter.
Marsh, Northcutt, Warren
Welch. Wheeler and Speaker
Paul Neshit,.
Film. Bill Passed.
The house also passed the bill re
Tcallng the present statute providin
for $40 filing fee on cases nppeale
to the supreme court and re-enactin
tn, old law, which provides film
fee OF sl5. In the passage OF this bi
the so-called administration forces O
the house lost their first fight or IN
session. Governor Williams Is under
stood to oppose II as II was on hi
recommendation that the legislator
two years ago enacted the law fiXln
the filing fee at $40. Reprcsentatv
Herbert Wimhish of Ada. who
recognized as an antlgovernor man /
the house Is the iuthor of the bill
May Not BE Legal.
Because of the provision of the Nc
Collister hill. which bars smoking
constitutional lawyer members of tn
house. as well as some members q
the senate. express doubt as to tn
constitutitonality of the bill In It's pres
ent shape There appears to he som
sentiment in the legislature in favo
OF making the laws regulating tn
..I A
cigarets apply with equal force I
botl the user and the seller.
Wording of Measure.
The McCollister bill makes II unlaw
fuI "to smoke, sell. barter. give ava
or otherwise dispose of any cigaret'
clgaret papers or substitutes thereto
and making II unlawful to solicit tn
sale or purchase of such cigarette o
cigaret papers through any medium q
advertising in the state.
Others Passed.
Other bills passed finally by tn
house we're house bill No. 80 by Cart
wrights. Hultsman and ThurmonC
fixing the time OF holding terms q
the district court in the first an
twenty-sixth judicial districts. hous
bill No. 81 by Ewing, providing 10
the employment of a stenographer /
the office of the pardon and parol
officer; house bill No. 1875 by Cravel
providing for the employment OF
stencgrapher In the office OF tn
county attorney and the county supcl
intendent of Washington county ih
<houso bill No. - by Ewing, regulat
ing the service and the settlement o
the case made on approval and repeal
ING section 52l2 of the revised laws q
1910.
In committee Of the whole the hous
considered the bill by Wclch, provid
ing for "A laborer's lien and after con
siderable discussion it was sent bac
Ia the committee ON labor and arb
tration tor further consideration. Cor
sideration of the bill by Halle, pre-
yiding special procedure for the sal
OF property of guardians, where tn
value is $500 or less, was In progreS
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