The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-15
HOUSE PASSES
BILL CUTTING
FILING FEE
.ClGARET BILL CARRIES - VOTE
is 7e FOR PASSAGE AND 21
AGAINST - NEAR-BEERS ARE
ATTACKED.

The McCollister anti.cigaret bill.
making even the smoking of cigaret
a violation of law, and the bill repeal.
ing the present statute, providing for
a $40 filing fee on cases appealed to
the supreme court and re -enacting the
old law, providing a filing fee of SIS.
were passed finally by the house OF
representatives Saturday afternoon,
and are now ready for transmission
to the senate
The vote on the anticigaret law
was 70 for and q against. The vote
on the court filing fee bill was 50 to 81.
In the passage Of the bill reducing
the filing fee cost on cases taken to
the supreme court, the administration
forces in the house lost their first
fight of the session. The administra.
tion was not made an issue in the de-
bate on the bill, but Governor Will
iams is understood to oppose it, as
.it was upon his recommendation that
the legislature two years ago enacted
the law fixing the filing fee at $40
Representative Robert Wimbish of
Ada, recognized as an anti governor
man in the house, is author of the bill
which repeals the $40 law, and it has
the distinction of being the first piece
.of legislation to go through the house.
constitutionality Questioned.
Because Of the provision which bars
smoking, constitutional lawyer mem
bers of the house, as well as some
members of the senate, express doubt
as to the constitutionality of the Nc.
Collister bill in its present shape.
There appears to be some sentiment
in the legislature in favor of making
laws regarding the liquor traffic and
the handling of cigarets apply with
equal force to both user and seller.
The McCollister bin makes It un.
lawful ito smoke, sell, barter, give
away or otherwise dispose of any
cigarets, cigaret papers or substitute
therefor, making it unlawful to So
licit the sale or purchase of such cigar.
cts or cigaret papers" through any
medium of advertising in the state.
Other Bills Passed.
Other bills passed finally by the
house were house bill No. 80 by Cart.
wright, Hultsman and Thurman, fix
ing the time of holding terms of the
district court in the First and Twen-
ty-Sixth judicial districts; house bill
No. Ga by Ewing, providing for the en-
ployment Of stenographer in the
office of the pardon and parole officer;
house bill No. 125 by Craver proyid
ing for the employment of stenogra.
pher in the office of the county attor.
ney and county superintendent OF
Washington county, and house bill No.
30 by Ewing, regulating the service
and the settlement dn the case made
on approval and repeating section 5242
of the revised laws of 1910.
In committee OF the whole the house
considered the bill by Welch, proyid-
ing for laborers' lien, and after con.
siderable discussion it was sent back
10 the committee on labor and arbitra
tion for further consideration. Con.
sideration of the bin by Halle, provid.
ing special procedure for the sale Of
Of guardians where the value
is $500 or less was in progress when
the committee dissolved. It will he
taken up again later
Blue Sky Law introduced.
Seyerrt new bills were introduced
Saturday ntonny tbou, hoin,, o,, L..