The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1920-12-19
Some of Proposals That
VIII Come Before the
Legislature
NEW DISP { ENSATION
Much Conjecture How Repub-
leans viii Handle Various
Matters Presented


,,r, convenes at the state capitol
s"re January !. legislative pro-
~ram that probably never in the
s,s,nry Of the state has been
saualed for quantity and variance
=, nroposed measures, will be put
tsfore the senate and house. Such
conclusion can be drawn from the
aomnlcx and large number of tenta-
.ye drafts that already have been
made public 10y members Of both
hr,nchcs Of the legislature, ana an
ounccmrnts from many local,
sonnty and state institutions and
civic bodies.
~ proposed changes In existing
laus are introduced in the lcgisla-
,ure. there is every indication that
tho two.months' sitting of the ses-
s,on will be consumed, with a faN-
orablc possibility of 1t running into
a third month. Combined with the
hct that practically every In
sitution of the state has its legisla-
tlon seeking passage, the appropria-
lion bills as already announced
give promise of one Of the most
Interesting contests in recent legisla-
lures statehouse pioneers declare.
Due to the fact that the repub-
icah party will hold sway in the
house for the first time since state
hood, as we'll as have "A strong work.
inc minority in the senate. demo-
cratic leaders are expecting many
proposals for changes to the exist
lng constitution. together with
Haany new laws to replace the ones
which some legislators will seek to
erase.
To define objects which many
members of the legislature propose
TO have inserted into the constitu-
ton would require pages. New
members as well as old have been
asked for any proposals they con-
templated introducing before the
legislature, and their replies con-
tanned anywhere from one to a
dozen bills they were considering
for enactment. Others replied that
committee rule and Investigation
kept them from making any an
nouncement OF their proposals.
4 few of the proposed bills, that
appear TO be sufficiently braced for
Introduction, are:
An amendment, on the part or
Frank c. Carter, state auditor, to
would make 1t possible for the state
to tax corporations. This amend
ment would increase the states
revenue approximately s2,o0o,000'
he maintains. The auditor will also
submit a proposal TO memorialize
congress to amend the statutes TO
permit oklahoma to collect gross
production taxes on restricted IN
dian lands.
Establishment by the state OF a
finger print board of Identification,
TO be general depository for
finger prints of criminals, Fred c.
Switzer, warden of the penitentiary
Al M3Alester, sponsors such a pro-
posal.
DR.. l.. NJ. Adams. superintendent
OF the Eastern State Hospital for
the insane. will ask for an appro-
priation of 100000 to provide two
additional ward buildings, an ad-
min.stration building and a separate
building for employees.
Measures proposing repeal OF the
e-mill levy; adoption OF code OF
traffic laws for all Oklahoma towns;
correction OF defects in state laws
which do not permit cutting OF
weeds on private property ana
assessment of cost against the own
or; legislation TO aid city officials
10 control private water-supply. .nB
companies in the interest of public
health and amendment of special
assessment laws in such manner as
to ytabilize prices of bonds for sewer
AM paving contracts and improve
ments are few of the propositions
.p1 -. . l. - ;, Tot n
league for presentation to the legis-
a.ure.
A bill TO provide that townships
may finance the building of public
highways will be proposed by a. ~.
eecraft state treasurer.
legislation regarding the attend
ance OF part-time schools OF working
children of the school-going age
director OF vocational education.
Real estate men of the state VIII
submit bill to amend the law re-
CURING the, automobile tax to be
paid to the state highway depart
ment, so that the tax shall be paid
INTO the county treasurer's office OF
each county.
The legislative committee OF the
hate social workers will recommend
mat law be enacted raising the
age OF consent OF girl to marry,
even with parents consent, from 10
10 IS years.
Claude Connally, state labor COM
mYioner, will ask the establish
isSt Of a women's bureau in his de-
paftment, to have under Its charge
ue supervision of conditions under
"a al oh n n M