Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-04
REAL WORK FOR
HOUSE MEMBERS
Fifteen Bills Offered as Ses-
sion of Legislature Swings
Into Action.
CIGARET LAW IS OPPOSED
Attempt May Be Made to
Make Sale Illegal Again;
Suffrage to Come Up.

Special to The World
OKLAHOMA CITY, Jan. 3.-Tho
mousse OF representatives got down to
actual business this afternoon after
most of the opening day had been
devoted TO the routine which generally
incident to the opening Of the legis-
lature, When the first call was made
fore bills, 10 bills, "A joint woman suf-
frage resolution and one simple rcso-
luton wero offered.
The simple house resolution was
offered by Representative Tom c.
Waldrop of Shawnee, which author
ICES the state board of affairs to fur
nish members OF the house with
copies of session laws and copies Of
the general code. The resolution was
held over until tomorrow.
Suffrage l. Proposed.
The joint resolution would authorize
submission Of woman suffrage
amendment. The constitution would
be amended by eliminating the word
male in defining the electors and
extending the ballot 10 women on the
same qualifications as men.
Speaker Paul Nesbitt. by unanimous
consent of the house, introduced the
flrst house bill which makes pro-
vision for the establishment of "A state
marketing commission.
Among the other bills there are
provisions for free text books for pub
nc school children Of the state, chang
ing the license tax on automobiles ana
making it payable semiannually.
lnaking an appropriation of 100000
Tor union graded schools; regulating
the sale of gasoline at public garages,
ana provision to make Canadian
county separate senatorial and Judi
cial non-nominating district Okla.
homa and Canadian counties now are
linked together In making senatorial
nominations and judicial nominations
Tor tie Thirteenth judicial district.
Oppose Cigarct Sale.
The bill which caused somewhat Of
q furore In the house provides for the
repeal of the present cigaret law, which
was passed two years ago. while an
other seeks the establishment Of
branch Of the state free employment
bureau at Tulsa. Representative J. o.
McCollister of Greer county is respon-
Shle for the anticigaret bill. which
provides for making the sale or Civ
Ing away of cigarots in the state
misdemeanor.
The auto tax amending bill was ia
thercd by Representative Lee Adams
of Beaver and Harper counties. II
provides that the tax on motor We
hicles be as follows: Twenty-Five
horse power and less. $40 first wear:
SN second year; So third year ard s.
for each succeeding year. For motor
vehicles of - and less than 35 horse
power SIS first year; Sl2 second year:
sic third year and IS for every sue
cceding year. for vehicles Of 30 horse
power and less than ij horsepower,
$50 first year; SIS second year: Sl2
third year and SO for each succeed
ing year; for all vehicles of more than
40 horsepower S25 first year; $40 Sec
ond year; sl5 third year and $12 foe
each succeeding year.
The present law levies a tax Of so
cents per horsepower for the first
year. 40 cents the second year and 80
cents the third and every succeeding
year
The Nesbitt bill provides for a mar.
ket commission of three members the
president Of the state board of
agriculture and the director of the
farm extension bureau of the state to
be eNofficio members OF the board
and the third to be the secretary 10
be selected by them. The salary OF
the secretary will be $4,000 annually.
The purpose of the commission as
market associations to
the quality Of fruits and
vegetables and maintain genera!
over market products
Several applications for lobby per-
mits We're sent TO the speakers desk
today, but action was deferred. Ad-
journment was taken until 1 o'clock
Committee Chairmcn Named.
Although Speaker Nesbtt has not
the work of making up
all of the house standing committees
chairmen of several of the most inn
portant committees have been select
ed and probably will be announced
at the session of the house tomorrow.
w. a. Durant OF Bryan county will
again head the important committee
on appropriations and Tom Halle of
county and W. l.. Cheatham
of Greek county will head the two
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