Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-01-02
STATE S0L0NS TO
GET BUSY TODAY
Members Gathered in Capital
for First Session in New
$l,50O,OOO Capitol.
GOVERNOR BUSY ON MESSAGE
Williams VIII Complete Adj
dress Late in Week; Docu-
ment to BE Lengthy.

Special Go Tho World
'NLAIlpMA CITY. Jan. 1-Mem-
o'is of the Sixth oklahoma legislature
t"uirht had settled down for tho Jrop
81 the eaN"l OF their presiding officers
winch viii call the law-ma.lrg body
oi the state 10 order in the now
'I''oO'"'o capitol building tomorrow
AFTERNOON. Both branches tonignt
were reported perfected and much
"'her important business put i'm readi-
Ness for what Is eApcctcd 90 be tho
most Important session Of the Okla
mona legislature ever held
Governor Williams Monday WAS
/ '"ulhS the finishing touches To his
',,1,S'Ec 10 the lawmakers which
| probably VIII be ready for transmis
SION t. the assembly Thursday or Frl-
gay. Tie governor has announced
mat he VIII not re1d the message hc.
lore loint session like he did two
years ago but would send copies 10
edch house separately
To Bc Long Message.
u Is understood the governors
llessngc VIII bc lengthy docutnen,
Ewing vast amount Of Information
concerning the WORKINGS OF the state
'Nerhiucnt particular attention being
pdld 10 expenses. The governor be.
hcNeS the legislature should he sun.
piied with an Of the Information avail
NhIe on subjects which come before
'' ana Wherever possible he has So.
cured the Information.
Ncsbt Winner
lauI Nesbit Of McAlester WAS for
H'ally nominated by the house Demo-
cratic caucus Monday afternoon for
the spcakership without opDosition
re was nominated by Everett petrey
.ol Jackson county, who opposed Nes-
plt Tor the place, and secunding ad-
dresses were made by those who
formerly sought the speakership.
rom c. Waldrep of Shawnee was
llade the caucus choice for speaker
pro tempore of the house and X. II.
Fitzgerald of Kiowa county was So
lected chairman of the Democratic
caucus. Paul Speer of Comanche
county was elected caucus secretary.
Other Employees Named.
Frank Carter OF stephens county
was elected scrgeant-at-arms and /
w. Berry of oklahoma city. former
police sergeant ana one Of the candi-
dates for the Democratic nomination
Tor sheriff of oklahoma county i'm the
last primary, was elected first assist
ant. Bryant Cash OF Wagner county
N'''A' - "it's'iHAtAlAA aNi kt1ill-
at-arms
T.. A. Gordon of Oklahoma city was
elected reading clerk He served in
this capacity in the house of the regu-
lar and extra sessions of the last legis-
laturc.
johnson Crawford of Mayes county.
who was member of the last house
or representatives, was elected chap
lain.
Other employees of the house will
be selected by committee on en-
ployes, of which Representative Barry
of Okfuskee county is chairman.
Republicans in Caucus.
The 20 Republican members of the
house caucused at the Skirvin hotel
last night. They elected Roy Harvey
OF Perry, Noble county, permanent
caucus chairman. A. II. Craver "A
Bartlesvllle oil man. was chosen as
minority candidate for speaker, which
carries with 1t the floor leadership.
Glenn Condor of Tulsa was made eau
Gus secretary, All three are first term
members. o. B. Acton of Logan
county, a former member, will nomi-
nate Mr.. Craver for speaker today.
The Republicans selected Anna Belle
Stewart of Oklahoma City for their
stenographer, the minority will get but
one stonographer in the apportion-
ment Of employees.
The following resolution was
adoptcd
Whereas, in our judgment the
great majority of the matters that
should come before the Sixth lcgisla-
ture are of IA nonpartisan character
and should receive the unbiased con-
sideration Of all legislators.
I'VE, the 20 Republican represen-
tatives in the lower house. represent
ing as we do more than one hundred
thousand voters in the state of Okla
homa, hereby resolve to put the best
interests OF oklahoma above politics
and agree to lend our efforts To the
securing of fair and constructive leg
islation. regardless of the source from
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