Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-15
Legislative Notes

Special to The World
p. r. Moore Of Tulsa. writer cf oil
news and dealer in oil wells and leases
was a visitor at the capitol Saturday.
Moore is former oklahoma city
nowspapcrman and was secretary to
the speaker Of the house in the Fourth
legislature.
Representative Halle Of Pittsburg
county was the only speaker against
tho Wimbish court fee bin ON final
ron cdll and Petry Of potus the only
one for. The bill. reducing the filing
fee on cases In the supreme court from
$40 90 Sl5 was passed hy the house
Ga to 81, with II members absent
Governor Williams SAYS he will vetoe
the bill If IT passes the senate.
Anyone who thinks those % Repuh-
Leans in the house do not amount 10
ANYTHING should look at the roll call
on the Wimbish bill. All but two Of
the Republicans voted for the hlll. Had
they voted against it it would have
lost. There will be many occasions
during this session when the minority
viii hold the balance oc power.
Tho Tulsa county delegation I'm the
house has been divided on hut on"
question so tar That was the cip-
aret bill. making it q violation of tine
law 10 import. sell or smoke cigare's
in tins stat" and fixing the maNllnuLi
penalty at $500. Harry H. Rogers
voted YES and Glenn Condor voted
mo"
Frank Newkirk, city auditor Of Tul-
"a. is here. He is working up senti-
mont In favor of proposed bill to
change the :iscal yeur in this state
from July TO January. In Tulsa. says
Newkirk, the city Is run on q credit
basis for six months every year be
cause the fiscal YEAR does not conform
10 the tax collection period. He fiC-
urcs that the state and the various
cities lose thousands of dollars annu-
9llv ON this account.
Frank lngra ham. court clerk I'm
Tulsa county. has wired Representa-
tives Rogers and Condor and Senator
Davidson asking them TO help him Sc
cure another deputy. If the bill re-
curing court clerks TO make daily do
posts Of funds is passed Ingraham
VIII need at least one additional dep
UtN; he really needs one as II Is. The
Tulsa legislators are working on his
case and will also try to pass a law
requiring the county to pay for the
bond of court clerk
Both banks in Skintook wired the
house OF representatives Saturday
rsklng the legislature to support the
state police bill bv Condor of the
house and Davidson Of the senate.
Former Senator J. j. Jones now in
the abstract business at Tulsa. has sent
to Representative Glenn Condor the
draft Of a bill that he believes should
he passed. Section reads as follows.
Sec. /. on and after the passage
and approval of this act 1t shall be
unlawful for any person In this state
tc announce, declare, attempt or pro-
pose to become a candidate for state
county city, township or school office
IN this state. and any violation of this
section shall be deemed a felony. and
upon conviction the person or persons
SO adiuCged shall be confined in the
state penitcntiarv for the remainder
Ct their natural lives; provided. how
ever. that this law shall in no wise
apply to Democrats and fools"
II Is suspected the final provision
" the section Is Joker"
Representative Wclch Of Pushma-
taha county. Democrat, failed to get
thru hls bill amending the laborcrs
len law iIc proposed 20 amend the
present law so as to make II possible
for a laboror to collect his claim on
tie product Of his labor even after
the property had changed title. This
dld not set wen with the farmers in
The house. lie also changed the time
in which lien could be filed from
cieht mCnths to three months. Con
Gon of Tulsa moved TO amend by max
ug ten days the limit \ long dis
cusslpn followed with the result that
the bill was sent back TO committee
for changes. It is doubtful! If 1t will
Ger be passed.
Copies OF the Daily Ardmoreite We're
laid on the desks of all members Sat
urday. The leading editorial by Col.
sidney SuEgs was brief, but TO tho
,oint. It, follows
"If the legislature will devote some
uf the time It Is VastlrG on the Cig-
arot question to the proposition OF
reducing the per cent gross pro-
guctiou tax to an equitable basis
great many Of our taxpayers will be
profoundly thankful"
Use OF Water.
Ar Irish temperance lecturer was
once delivering an Grafton on the evil
effects of intoxicating Crluk and after
warmly advising his audience TO drink