Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-03-17
WOMAN SUFFRAGE
TO BE SUBMITTED
Legislature Before Adjourning
Orders Vote on Question
at 1918 Election.
IN SESSION TO EARLY HOUR
Bill Legalizing Boards of
Trade and Appropriation
Measures Passed.
IN SESSION TO EARLY HOUR

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OKLAHOMA CITY, March 16. -
Woman suffrage will be submitted to
oklahoma voters at the general elec-
ton in November, 1918.
The house late tonight followed
similar action by the senate and
adopted by an overwhelming vote a
conference report calling for popular
vote on the straight suffrage question.
Reject Litcracy Test.
Earlier in the evening the house had
rejected report recommending the
llteracy test and special election pro-
visions in addition.
Conferees on the supreme court re-
districting bill had made no report
since their announcement to the SEN
ate that they were hopelessly dead
locked.
The big money bills were almost
ready for reporting on the conference
agreement late in the evening.
Almost Came to Blows.
The house Indefinitely postponed
the senate substitute for the Speer
and discrimination bill. The substi-
tute gave the corporation commission
jurisdiction over grain elevators. The
reduced appropriation to continue the
NVto'u lohhd"d university pTcpdId-
tory school was adopted by the house
after passage by the senate.
BY vote of 81 to "a the house
passed finally the bill legalizing cot
ton and grain exchanges. Represen-
tative Johnson of Sallisaw who de-
clared the bill repeated the anti
bucketshop law almost came to blows
with Roy Shores of Ardmore, an
ardent supporter of the measure.
Form,litics Took Much Time.
The house spent part of the fore
noon in committee OF the whole per-
fecting still more senate hills for final
roll call. For a long time it passed
with scant formality house bills to
which the senate had added amend
inents, sending them 20 the enrolling
department, where they had tc be
written in longhand for signature of
the presiding officers. 1t was this
part cf the routine which promised tO
keep the houses in session most of the
night
The house passed finally the bill
establishing 100000 state hospital
al Oklahoma City Governor Williams
first recommended appropriation be-
fore the session.
In another bill passed finally the
sheriffs of me state had their maxi
mum allowance for feeding prisoners
decreased from 80 to 60 cents per
prisoner
Gifts TO Officers.
AS an amendment to the bill Great
ing offices at the McAlester peniten-
tiary the senate increased the salary
Of the board of affairs members as
the governor recommended and the
house almost unanimously indorsed
the plan.
The senate held its customary love
feast early in the day presenting Pres
ident Pro TEN Board with a gold
watch, Lieutenant Governor Trapp, a
Masonic charm, Democratic Caucus
Chairman Bickel, smoking set.
The bill legalzine grain and cotton
exchanges passed finally.
A dozen employees who We're tenta-
lively granted a bonus of S7i each
several days ago, lost it when Senator
Warren *. Snyder of Oklahoma city
attempted TO add more names to the
resolution before the roll was called
upon it.
BiIIs Passed Friday.
Bills passed by the house Friday
| evening were
BY fees and salaries committee. ere
ating offices in the board of health
| and highway department.
BY Kerr, appropriating $4,000 FOR
bank robber rewards.
BY Davidson OF Tulsa, providing for
publication of state records of aban-
doned oil and gas wells plugged un-
der direction Of the chief mine inspec-
tor.
BY legislative and judicial appor-
tiorment committee. providing an ad-
Gitional judge for the Tulsa-Pawnee
district.
BY Mcintosh ana others, prohibit
ing importation Of cattle with fever
tick.
BY Bickel creating the Union Sold
iers home.
BY Knie. commercialzing oil and
gas leases.
The senate, after vigorous debate
passed the bill permitting church COLI
leCes to grant teachers life certifi-
Gates. This bill was opposed actively
by President Brooks of the state uni
versity. It also passed the bill pro-
viding for app ointment Of road over-
soers by congressional townships.