Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-05

"blase" about their new capitol. OBJ
serves the News writer, was some ad-
I verse criticism In the senate concern
ing the acoustics. During the discus
sion someone called attention to the
fact that IL the senators would talk as
loud there as they did on the Stun
during the camnaign there would %"
no difficulty abou. hearing one an
other.
Representative Glenn Condor Of
Tulsa drew scat No "23' Wednesday
afternoon and when it was announced
there was a large laugh from the
members who were in the house two
years ago when attempts were made
To eject Condor because he represent
ed The Tulsa World. Later however,
Condor traded his 'skidoo" seat to
his colleague, Harry II. Rogers. Con-
don now has seat No Is. Millard
Grubb Of Usage county another Re
publican, drew seat No. 10, the one he
had decided on in advance.
II took some tail mancuvering to
get permission TO deliver The Tulsa
world TO members of the house and
senate. Permission in the house was
finally secured from Speaker Paul
Nesbi;t, who permitted pages TO de
liver copies of the paper to the indi-
Nidual members at their desks. IN tn"
senate special resolution was neccs
sary. The World is being delivered
daily at the capitol by carrier.
There will be no forenoon session
OF the legislature for some time. one
O'Clock D. IN. is the regular Convoning
hour until changed bv motion. When
morning sessions are started it will be
necessary 10 have "A two-hour recess
at a.
rear the capitol and 1t is exactly three
miles to the center of the business
district
Smoking is not allowed in either
house fhc rule also applies TO the
gallery. Horseshoe" star" Tiger"
and Mail Pouch sales at the tobacco
counter I'm the lobby are showing biz
increases daily.
Senator Il. L. Davidson Is chairman
Of the senate committee on employees
Not q single person from Tulsa county
applied for a Job There was one
application from Washington county,
which is also iu Senator Davidson
district, and it was acted upon fl
Norahly.
Ed Koegan Of Chandler. f.. T.. Wood
Of Cllremore and other Republicans
heat the Democrats to it in the house
10y introducing Joint resolution No. /,
providing for submission of the wou-
ans suffrage amendment When
similar resolution in the senate comes
NJ IN committee Of the whole an at
tempt Will be made TO attach rider"
prohibiting colored women from hold
ing office.
Representative Ilens!ey OF FL Reno
introduced his bin amending the
gross production tax Wednesday. The
measure provides n more equitable
method of distributing the tax. 1t
probably will receive the support of
the members from the oil producing
counties.
Senator w A. Chase OF Nowata ac-
complished the desired purpose bv in
Producing a bill legaliymg "Htneys" IN
"cities Of more than siNty-four thou
sand population" No sooner had II
been sent to ;he clerks desk than the
supcrintendenA OF the oklahoma Rail
way company announced that the leg
islators could have two-minute service
to the capitol if they wanted II. Thus
doth the means accomplish 'he end
and so iieth the iitney bill.
The district agricultural schools are
going to have tho fight OF their life to
gain recognition from this legislature
President Frank Gault of the board
of agriculture has learned that Gov
ernor Williams will not recommend
any appropriations for additions to
these schools excepting an item of
$4,000 for the school at GoodweU,
I'm the Panhandle country. lie also
favors $4,000 for additions at the
state A. n NJ. college At saltwater.
President Gault says all the district
agricultural colleges are badly crowd
ed and need additional quarters and
equipment. This is especially true Of
Haskell district agricultural school at
Broken Arrow. Tulsa county. where
the enrolment has shown such an
increase that an additional dorniitory
is absolutely necessary.
Each member of the legislature Is
furnished with a scratch pad. a pencil,
n pen, a bottle of ink, a blotter. writ
ing paper and envelopes, as well as
S. worth of stamps These supplies
can be replenshed from time to time.
Printed stationery fer the members
VIII be supplied as soon as it can be
printed, which will be within the next
week or two.
Many members are contemplating
adding three miles TO their mileage, as
that is the distance from the rail-
road stations to the capitol They
gct 10 cents a mile for the distance
from their home to this city. and $
dav salary
Senator Kollec of Marietta started |
the first sQuabble in the upper house !
10y moving TO Gu, the number Vf
stcnographers from II to eight The |
latter amount is all that is allowed by |
a law enacted in 1915 and the leeis-
laturc has no right to increase the |
number of employees. excepting FOR |
future sessions. state Auditor T.. Il, |
Howard. wise old owl that he is has
stated he will issue warrants to all
employees appointed by the senate, as
he considers the Legislature the high |
law making body
Senator Warren X. snyder of Okla
homa county is insisting on "A part-
ton to separate the Jim Crow section
of the gallery from the rest of the
seats. At present there is only an
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