The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-01-05

yesterday By Speaker Nesbitt as fol.
lows;
on Rules and Procedure Nesbitt,
chairman; WeDch, vice chairman; Du-
rant, Speer Neal SHORES, Halle Bar
ry, Ewing
ON Judiciary No. 1T G. Halle,
chairman; Gish, Houston. Cartright
Baker Noryeu, Stevenson Hunter,
Riley, Neal, Disney, Wimbish, Petry,
Pugh, Riley, Bardsley, Rogers.
On Legal Adyiosry-J. p. Speer,
chairman; Pugh, Neal, Noryell, Dis
ney Petry, Cheatham, Wimbish, Cra.
yer,
On Public Service Corporations
Pugh, chairman; Durant, Neal, Wheel
er Thomas, Harper, Newman, Black
lard, Butterfeld, Everhart, Ewing.
Reading of the governors message
was the principal business in the third
day in the senate Seven bills and two
Joint resolutions were introduced. Con-
trary to expectations, the senate did
not go into executive session Thurs.
day to take up again the discussions Of
Governor Williams appointments
The board of agriculture appoint
ments are next to be taken up, accord
ing 70 the governors list, and fight
on three members has been promised.
Freeman +. Miller, former professor
of English in the \. and NJ. college,
now a member of the house of repre-.
scntatiycs, is believed to be the origin.
ator of the proposed fight
The governors message was received
I'm the senate 3 o'clock and read.
Message Referred.
The message was referred to COM
mittee of three for the purpose of re.
porting on it and referring various
parts to the proper committees. Sena.
tor Mcintosh. who was acting as presi-
dent of the senate, appointed Senators
Bickel, Chase and Thomas to the com.
mittee. The message will be printed
in the journal, of which 500 copies
will be printed.
The first appropriation bill of the
senate was introduced Thursday by
Senator Thomas j. O'Neil of Chick |
asha providing for the appropriation |
OF 100000 for the Oklahoma College
for Women at Chickasha. II declared |
an emergency existed. The appropria. |
tion is TO be used, according to the !
bill for the building and equipment of |
dormitory.
Bill Relating to Drilling.
Senate Bill No. /. was introduced /
by Senator Rider of Stilwell late in the
day with unanimous consent. 1t pro.
VideS that any person or corporation
intending to drill for oil must file a (
plat of the section on which it is pro.
posed TO drill, with the office OF mine /
and gas inspector.
Other bills introduced provided for
amendment Of the bulk sales law.
amendment of the present credit rating
law, compensation OF election officers. |
method of payment OF delinquent
taxes and for recovery Of money mis-.
appropriated in municipalities.
Senate Joint Resolution No. 3 by /
Davis proposes the creation by amend. /.
ment OF the constitution OF a tax com /
missioner. his appointment by the gov. /
ernor and outlines his duties.
Senate Joint Resolution by Thomas
proposes the transfer OF funds amount.
ing to about 5000 from one fund
To another in the state game vardcn's
Office.
Error AS to Authorship.
Senate Joint Resolution NO . i'm.
uoduccd Wednesday In the senate was
introduced by senator J. l.. Wilson
Loo Mangum and not by Senator Logan
as enormously state. Senator vii.
sons resolution provides for submis.
sion d, fr. r.,r,f. .. . ...f.