The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1919-01-07
HOUSE AND SENATE
ORGANIZE; T.ULS A
NAN SELECTED FOR
PRESIDING OFFICER
OF SENATE; SLATE
GOES THROUGH IN
HOUSE WITHO T
HITCH; WILLIAMS DE
LIVERS SWAN SONG
SIX COL u MNS IN
LENGTH

VIII Governor elect Robertson
ne. ssoooo.o geo good roads ohlec
shief among The nc~ legislative
propositions 10 be Introduced ihl
seventh Oklahoma senerai assemi d
ccnsenes here today
The retiring mesSsge OF Governor
Williams. whica will rceromead buN
little legislation all BE- rad 70 boih
houses shortly after 'hes convene TO-
day Governor Williams message ~AI
be devoted almost en'irels a. husi.
ness resume of his administration
and after ii has been read there Nj.
be little bat preiimlneres 20 o.cupy
the seventh Legislature an . .he IN
suguraiion ~ Governor elect lberi y
son January Is
Aaong the things Cosernog Viii
ans messege today all propose
10 a RECOMMENDATION that this loglt
lsiufe pass resolution Falilylng toe
federal prohibition amendment. vita
request ths' action be taken lmm
edlalely The gcvsrnors message
will also reccomend = memorial mon
umeni appropriation. ise monument
to be built on The capital grounds
and 10 contain The names of al "a
lahcmAns ~ho gave their lives Ia ths
countries s,rvlce IN the sreat var
Judge Robertson has already an
nounced that he ~ill ASK toe sresen,
legislature 20 devote iis eniira time
TO his tso.eoe .eoo ruad pruJeri until
satisfactory measure has been
drafted and passed u Is also tAc 20,
ernor elects intention after hts roa
bin has been passed. TO call peClal
election for the purpose Of amend
In the state constitution 70 make
voting the bonds necessary 9assl.
bic
Toe consideration Of the governor.
elects road proposition promises 20
ee The leglslaiures largest nl4rdl
s's business among ihe many prop
esltlon, that have already been Ad-
saneea 1ne seventh Legislature viii
be asked 70 consider many nor
measures Including ihe following
A slate cemetery for Oklahomans
who died IN military service. three
new buildln.s Tor fhe state nfans
asylum a. Norman 81 a co-i - sgz-
5oeo. many amendments to he
state zane ls~s. particularly une
swing pro;ec;ion 60 the squirrel. a
bill 70 establish state military IN
stiiute Al Clsremore Vie an ap-
preparation for two years maintain
snoe. a flat automobile state Tax IN
lieu o. the present gradust,i "a,
based % horsepo~ yer and the .cngth
of iime an automobile has ac.n IN
use and an advance in saisre. for
employs o. t-e department q eda-
cation
A general upward revision n sai-
aries for all sisie.depzr1ments prom
ises 10 be another problem tae In
coming legislature will have 70 con
with possibility o. much oPp1Eliion
against any such general increase.
Campbell Rnssei. corporation tom
miasio2er is ezpec.ed 70 rsusw bis
fig, 10 secure the submission Of
graduated land tax amendmeni g the
constitution
The general assrmEy congening
toda, vii witness . gain o. - seats
fcr republican,. i've IN the senate and
five In the house The new house.
composed % io4 members. wiii cave
"a democrats and 30 repsaiic4ns. the
senate. 20 democrats and 10 rspsb-
Leans twenty-five members n the
house two years ago were reinrr>i
BY the November elections
sensse oenocr ITS Caucus.
Senate democrats. in fise-hour
executive session laf. nighf elected =
slate Of officials an employees wita
fe~ ursets
Senator r L Dsvidron OF TuIs sas
chosen president pr tempore and Z
c Childsrs % Enid vss elected sec
retary Of the ssnsls
Ezx.s~~ r Mrt- ar.mL - rs~~.r.