Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-22
TULSA FAVORED y
BY GOOD LAWS
Recent Legislature Was Kind
to City With Exception of
Oil Tax Matters.
LOCAL S0L0NS HOME AGAIN
Davidson, Rogers and Condor
Back; Satisfied With Result
of Their Labors.

Senator Robert L. Davidson and
Representatives Harry II. Rogers and
Glenn Condor. who represented this
county I'm the 9Th legislature are
nome again and satisfied individ-
ually with the results of their labors
I'm the assembly.
Ihdt Tulsa county Jared well at the
hands OF the solons is generally ad-
m III Itled. racing prejudice against
IuIsd that has existed since state
huod, the three sOlons succeeded in
getting thru practically every bill of
hehttit to their district that they in
troducod. They struck a snag on the
on tax question. of course. but it was
admitted from the start that n reduc-
tlon OF the 3 per cent tax was an inn
poSslhlilty. The three men are con-
graduating themselves that they pre-
vented IL from being raised TO or 8
per cent, as Campbell Russell, Sena-
tor Keller and others tried to do.
Ihey did secure a reduction in the
income tax, which will be of some
henttit TO the OIL men and reduce his
burdens slightly. Under the new
graduated income tax schedule the
rates run from y mills to 20 mills
independently Prominent.
Senator Davidson, whose four-year
term I'm the senate expires this year.
was one of the Ng men i'm the upper
house. I'm spite of the fact that he
never allowed himself TO be caught
In the cogs Of the Williams ma
chine" Senator Davidson was II
power in the senate and his ability
was recognized by all. He was a mem
Der OF the steering committee" that
made up the daily calendar In the
important closing days of the session
and In that position was enabled to
be OF great benefit to his colleagues
in the house. Had it not been for
him many of their bills would have
died I'm the hopper. As it was. all of
them were brought up and practic-
ally all Of them were passed.
Senator Davidson secured the pas
sage of two bills of which he was
the author one of them provides
for the compilation of data in the
office Of the chef mining inspector
relating To the oil industry. This in
formation, gathered by deputy oil and
gas inspectors, is of untold Value to
the oil men, but in its present form IL
Is not available for public use. I'm
der the Davidson bill It will be com
piled. edited and printed and made
permanently available.
To stop on Thcns.
The other bill requires junk dealers
To take out license and TO make
daily detailed reports to the proper
authorities OF all goods handled by
them. This measure is calculated to
so a long ways toward putting a stop
To the wholesale theft of casing. cable
and other oil field supplies. II will
undoubtedly mean saving of thou
IgI1 tFafs
nually. While these bills were his
hobbies" Senator Davidson played an
important part in enactng dozens of
other laws
Representative Rogers, known as
the "wcalthicst man I'm the legiSla-
tare." proved to be the hrainiest mem
her of the horse. Altho forced t. be
absent part of the time on account
of urgent private business and the Ill
ness of Mrs Rogers he worked for
Tulsa county and the state as faith
fully az tho his Sc day salary &as
his only income His speech on the
reduction of the income tax was said
by Democratic and Republican mem
hers to be the most scholarly ana
sensible address of the session. lie
spoke only at rare intervals and was
given better attention than any othcr
member. Ills opinions We're eagerly
souCht by all members. 1t was lalhely
thru his efforts that the &c Repuhll-
can members of the house refused
consistently to "plry poltics' and as
"A consequence were successful IN get
ting better recognition than was ever
before accorded minority party in
the oklahoma legislature.
Representative Glenn Conuon.
/ Youngest member Of his party In the
/ legislature. worked faithfully and waa
. II "a. TtVrtr 4 IA
/ session He was signallv honored to-
ward the close of the session by being
called to the chair TO preside over tho
/ house sor an entire day. The same
| honor WAS accorded his colleague. MT
/ Rogers.
Socially Prominent
His membership on important COM