Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-02-18
MUSKOGEE STATE
FAIR BILL PASSED
Legislature Recognizes Annual
Show as Official Exhibit
of Oklahoma.
RECEIVES NO APPROPRIATION
House Makes Certain There Is
No Responsibility Before
Approving.

Special TO Tlc World
OKLAHOMA CITY. Feb l7.-Ef-
fcctiNcN mouIlizcd, supporters Of the
Muskogcc state fair hll pushed II
thru the house Saturduy afternoon.
stiflug ull efforts of oklahoma Dlty
momhcrs to amend IT, The Vote was
90 10 20, three more than "a majority
for the Bill.
The only dilatory motion 20 receive
serious consideration WAS that hy
Warren Of Hugo. that thc bin go to
the legal advisory committee for am
opinion whether hy amy construction
the state could hc hound for cNpousos
or premiums uf the fair
Governor 10 Sign II.
with transmission of the bin back
TO the senate for enrolment the COM
panion bin introduced ia the house
aud held In allegiance was stricken
from the calendar
II Is understood Governor Williams
Will sign the MuskOgcc 80 without
delay
Doubtfulnos Of the status Of numer-
GUS bills authorizing additional dcpu-
ties I'm many counties was increased hy
receipts of a veto message from Gov
ornOr Williams ON the bill affecting
offices in Nowata and Texas counties
Census Decision t'p.
Executive disapproval WAS based ON
the supreme court decision of two
years ago that hills couchcd in general
terms but local In effect by reference
10 minimum and maximum popula-
tOns, could not be passed when the
1910 federal census was used as a
basis in such a way that the grow IN
or loss Of population IN other counties
ga "a. n hn faf
Of the act.
Representative stevenson Of pauls
Valley called up his motion tu recon
slider defeat Of his bin. copy of ,he
West Virginia dry law. The motion
was killed.
Pass Judicial BhI.
with the emergency the houso
passed the judicial rcapportionmcur
bill. designed particularly 10 relieve
court conditions in the oil counties
II grants the Okmulgce- Creek district
an additional Judge. dctachcs PaWnCe
from Tulsa, which becomes district
10y itself Also adds Tulsa tu Nowata
and Rogers; adds Pawnoc To Logan
and Payne. and requil cs that one OF
the three judges In the Cauadian-Ok-
lahoma district shall be named from
Canadian county
By "A vote OF 81 to the house
passed the Beattc- Condor Bickel bill
appropriating 100000 for a state
tubercular hospital AZ supply.
Protect Capitol Building.
Altho the house already has passed
appropriation bills for the McAlestcI
penitcntiary. II joined In the senate
resolution Tor joint committee of siN
Ia visit the institution over Sunday
and report on the needs for TWO years
Meaiham of Custer ltiuds of Chcro-
kce and Harvey Of Nohlc were ~.
pointed house members of the com
mttCC.
An almost unanimous vote was ac
corded two bills 10y W. ". Robertson
Of oklahoma city imposing $4,000
tWo-stury building restriction OF
buyers of lots IN the districts i'm
mcdintcly joining the capitol site an,
making misdcm,a,ur 60 mar or de
face any part of thc'statc house.
Appropriation for schools.
Clean up the balance of mono!
available for consolidated school
General Manager" Durant put thru
committee of the whole and ON sue
ccssful roll call. under suspension o.
the rules, a bill appropriating S5O,o0o
II was close followed 10y Durant'
bill. an emergency measure, rcpealinl
the 1913 act under which puhlr
building funds have been transtcrrc,
to the consolidated school fund, an,
preventing further diversion to tina
fund