Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-23
STEAM ROLLER IS
ACTIVE IN SENATE
Administration Forces, Driven
by Governor, Defeat Fee
Reducing Measure.
BITTER PROTEST RESULTS
Senator Keller Asserts $40
Filing Fee in Supreme Court
Burden on Poor

Special Ia The world.
OKLAHOMA CITY. Jan. 22.-D,-
feat today of house bill No. 81. when
proposed 20 cut the filing fee in the
supreme court from $40 TO So,
brought from Keller of Marietta tay
charge that the bill was the victim OF
the administration steam roller, thal
the order had come down FOR the blll
to be killed and that not daring 10 as,
obey the governor his opponents had
done as bid
The fee for filing appeals In tn
supreme court was raised To S4V u.
the Fifth legislature as a means OF
making the supreme court partially
or wholly seif-sustaining and was fo5-
tered by Governor Williams as part OF
his "cruel economy" program. House
bin No 81. by Wimbish Of Ada and
Senate bill No. 80 by Keller were IN
troduced early in this session OF the
legislature to put this fee down TO inc
old amount. SIS. The Nimhish bill
went thru the house early and 1t was
considered and killed today In tue
senate by "A vote of II TO II. IN
Keller bill will be brought up in the
senate again.
Burden on Poor.
Declaring that the present court
| filing fee was burden on tine poor
man" and that II meant Justice Is SOLD
| in the Oklahoma supreme court in
! stead of being FREQ to all. Senator kcl-
! LEI led the fight for the Nimbish blil
with impassiOned speeches.
The constitution declares that JUS
tice is not for sale Keller begar
but this $40 fee you provided for III
the last legislature puts justice fol
| sale-for S2j the amount you ralseo
the old fee.
THE bill to raise the fee was Of
fered two years ago. II was the gov
ernor's measure and It went thru
Now | understand that ne will vetC
this bill II it gets to him.
Prohibits Justice.
This governments exists for TN
purpose OF protecting the weak an'
ihe poor and for righting the poo
mans wrongs. This fee Of $40 Is
tax on the poor man, one which /
unnoticed by the rich men and tn
corporations who appeal. but is pro
hibitive to the poor man seeking JUS
tice.
"The order has come to this sen
ate, XIII the bill or I'll Kill II whel
II comes to me- Are you, gentlemei
Of the senate. going to take tina
order?"
To the Defense.
Senators Bickcl. O'Neill, thase o
Nowata and Mcintosh attacked IN
bill. They declared that the higl
7 fee was designed to prevent frivolou
, appeals and to discourage too Ire
uuent appeals and to compel liti
garts to help sustain the court II
which they sought trial of their cases
The vote on the motion to pass sec
, tinn | of the bill was lost by Vot
of II to Il. Then ON motion OF Sena
tor Mcintosh further discussion of TN
bill was continued indefinitely. Sena
TOR Keller then moved that consid
Grafton of his bill, similar to the WIN
bish bill. be deferred. The motio
,ayried. Senator Keller will seek {
renew the fight for reduction of tn
filing fee. Three members of tn
, senate were excused yesterday an
= three were absent.
Discussion OF senate bill No. 81 b
, Vaughan. providing that plans 10
the county superintendent of tn
county in which 1t was to be bun
and to the state superintendent 10
approval as to health protection be
fore payment for construction coui
be made, provoked another biting dc
bate.
: Senator Hall opposed the bill an
declared that it opened way to graz
Senator Vaughan. father OF the bil
declared that the measure was d'
. signed to protect children against tn
u evils of barn-llle school building
= and to insure adequate provision fo
: light ventilation and heating.
: Senator Hall asserted that 1t CAV
Ian architect an opportunity to secuf
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