Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-18
Free Textbook Bill Proves
Subject for Warm Discus
sion; Supporters Win.
FOUR MEASURES ENACTED
Unfair Discrimination in Busi-
- ness Dealings Prohibited
in Act Approved.

Spet .HI 10 Inc NOf'n.
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 17.-The
first Important oratorical contest OF
the present session of the house OF
representatives was engaged in to-
day over the Speer-Hunter-Cart-
wright free school textbook bill.
Supporters of the measure in the
committee of the whole for nearly
two hours fought off numerous pro-
posed amendments and before the
committee dissolved We're successful
IN defeating motion for an adverse
report on the measure.
The rittsburg county delegation.
where the free textbook plan mas Deen
successfully carried out, supported
the bill. including Speaker Paul Nes-
bit. who took the floor in the commit
tee Of the whole and spoke for the
measure. In committee of the whole
the bill was amended to make accept
ancc OF its provisions optional with
the various school districts
House With speaker
The first showing of sentiment on
the bill came lust prior to dissolution
OF the committee. Representative
Spcer moved that the committee re-
Dort progrcsS and ask permission to
further consider the bill. \ substl-
tutc to this motion was offered by
Representative Waldrcp of Shawnee
recommending that the bill not pass
This motion was ruled out OF order py
Representative Tom Neal, presiding
over the committee. and Waldrep aP-
ucaled from the ruling and the chair,
ruling Waldrcps motion out OF ofucr'
was sustained by vote of almost
to !.
-Four bills were passed finally by
the house today, including the Speer
bill, designed TO vitalize section "a OF
article Of the constitution, which
prohibits unfair discrimination IN
business The bill makes it a mlsde-
mcanor for any person, firm or cor
poration To regulate prices when IN
any way will amount to discrimination
or the creation of monopoly IN any
kind OF business. 1t gives producers
at noncompetitivc points the beneilt
of prices paid by buyers at competi-
tive points.
Other Bills Pass.
Other measures passed finally were
the bill by Kinds of the house and
smith of the senate making an ap-
propriation of 100000 for an audi
Tahlcquah normal school, the joint
senate Joint resolution by Kerr, re-
appropriating an uneXpended balance
Of $4,000 in the governments contin-
gent fund, and the resolution author
izing the capitol commissioner to buy
equipment for the vacuum cleaning
system at the capitol.
\ radical change in the present sys-
TEN of district court districsts ana
their duties is proposed in bill by
Representative Rardley and Senator
Robert Burns, introduced in the house
Yesterday. 1t would make each county
A separate district court district with
one Judge for district and county
Judge to perform the duties of both
county and district judge. At present
in several instances one judicial dis
trict embraces as many as three coun-
ties.
\ bill by Representative Pugh pro-
VidcS for correction of the deficit I'm
the state home ownership law by
making the loan payable at any reg
ular interest paying period after the
loan has run for as much as year.
Propose Hospital.
Establishment OF state tubercular
hospital near the asylum at Fort sup
plv is proposed in a bill by Beatte of
the house and BiCkC of the senate.
. 4 bill by Representative Fox provides
>nr the issuance To automobile owners
of an identification card giving infor-
nation concerning their automobile,
the card to be issued by the highway
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