Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-17
OWEN AND STUART
MAY HOLD DEBATE
Senate Considers Having Both
Sides of Supreme Court
Question Up Together.
OUTLAW MEASURES KILLED
Bills Offering Rewards for
Bank Robbers Fall in Upper
House of Assembly.

Special TO The World
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan lG-
Whether Senator owen should be In
vited to explain his stand on the
proposition designed to deprive fed
,ral courts of power to declare acts Of
congress unconstitutional called for a
division Of sentiment in the senate to-
day with the result that the anti
owen senators introduced resolution
inviting G. Il. Stuart OF this city to
address the legislature on the same
subject
As Senator owen and Judge Stuart
are known TO entertain entirely differ
cnt Views on the subject, there were
many who considered the resolution
as a proposal for a de Date. which was
strenuously objected to by Senator
Thomas, who advised against II. Sena-
tor Davidson expressed himself In
favor of the plan, while Senator
Bickol declared that AT some time the
legislature might propose TO pass n
law forbidding the state supreme
court 10 declare acts of the lcgisa-
turc unconstitutional and believed
that both sides OF such "a proposal
should be given a hearing. senator
Davis explained the opinion that taxi
ing part in such questions as the owen
plan was following a Will o. the wisp
and that IL was up To- congress in
stead Of the legislature TO give con-
sideration TO such "A matter
Rapid parliamentary Tits followed,
but the roll call resulted In the CON
current resolution inviting Judge
Stuart going over until tomorrow.
Hobson Invited.
A concurrent resolution asking
Cant Richmond Pearson Ilobson 20
address a Joint meeting of the senate
and house on February 6 was passed
by both house and senate. Captain
Hobson is coming TO the state on a
tour fostcrcd by the antisaloon
league.
Little real legislative work was fin
ished by either house on Tuesday.
Debates on bills In committees Of the
whole are taking up more time than
at the beginning OF the session The
senate consumed an hour debating on
senate bill No. 10y Leach. providing
for the payment Of election officers
and the house spent more than an
hour discussing "A bill by Harper and
Halle. prohibiting medicine peddlers
from operating in oklahoma without
first passing the examination required
registered pharmacists.
The Leach bill was sent out Of the
senate committee Of the whole with
inc Recommendations NllhN " w ls'NS'A
The pcddler bill discussion was not
finished I'm the house
Greek Ia Get Court.
other bills passing thru the senate
committee OF the whole favorahly are
No. by Davis Of the senate and
Cheatham and Morgan Of the house
creates superior court In Creek
county and provides for is organiza-
tion: No. 80 10y Cordell, repeating the
cider law. and No. 70 Nv Watrous.
amending present laws relating to
collcGtion OF fees by the state board
OF pharmacy.
House bills passed were No. 10i by
Durant authorizing the land commits
sion to sell or lease for oil and gas
development any portion OF a uaVisa-
ble storam below the high mark. No
SO. relating to appeals from police
courts and justices of the peace TO
county courts and No -, amending
certain rules on supreme court pre-
cedurC.
Robbcr Bills Killed.
All house bills relating 20 train
robbery. bank robbery and general
outlawry inflicting capital punish
mcnt or life Imprisonment, were
killed 10y unfavorable reports of the
committee on Jurisprudence
Committee reports favored the pas
sage of house bills providing for state
cooperation In farm demonstration
work and creating a bluc-sky law re-
lating to sale of securities.
\ The house passed n concurrent rcso-
Niou momoriali2ing congress 10 grant
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