The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-17

1 authorizes mill tax by counties for
me support OF the county health Of
iicer and provides for an annual
health meeting at the capitol.
Give Money 10 state.
IN House bill 81 Beck OF Jcffer-
son would provide that money on
deposit in banks and unclaimed
shall revert To the state; banks are
to publish "a list OF such unclaimed
deposits In January of each year,
the rcversion to the state occurring
one year thereafter.
1Accnsc Realty Dealers.
| Senator Morton has introduced a
bill To license realty dealers and
brokerg and II provides certain pom
alties for the violations of the act,
| Would Curtail Governor.
| Eli Admire has introduced a bill,
in the house providing that the cor
poration commission NAV appoint
without gubcrna'orial approval the
oil and gas conservation officer.
| The present appointive power IN
lodged with the commission but the
appointee must first be approved by
the governor. The introduction OF
the amendment caused Il mild SEN
aation and was accepted az the first
! thority OF the governor to override
the power OF elective state officials
to choose their own assiatants.
Text Books.
| Cartwright of the senate and
Gorman OF the house have twin
bills to keep the free text book
measure going both ways. II Is an
ambitious measure. carrying an APP
preparation Of $250,0o0 for the es-
Establishment of q state printing
plant. providing for the free books.
4 etc II hnS MI
toned In The World columns.
Invest sinking Funds.
| TwSve senators Joined McPherrcn
OF Durant in Senate Bill 66 which
provides investing Oklahoma sinking
funds In road bonds. II carries the
emergency and II the foundation for
the good roads statute which can not
be carried out at the present bond
| prices.
A ss,50o00 good roads measure
was previously introduced by Nc
Pherren who was Joined by several
other senators.
| These two senate bills are dis
tinctively state administration meas
urcs and are the directing points
whero the road bond proposals are
to all meet for the final days oS
the present administration.
|. Amend Precinct law.
| Senator Horner OF Okmulgce hns
introduced an amendatory act re-
Yardins establishment OF voting pro
cincts. The present law requires
hat whenever more than 200 votes
are cast in a city precinct. new pre-
incts shal be created. often caus-
ing confusion. The amendment pro-
vides that division shall not be man
datory under 400 votes.
Rutherford Leads.
| senator Rutherford OF Muskogee
appeared az the administration
leader In a toipk resolution asking
the supreme ourt to determine the
validity OF the state board OF equal
ization's tax levy for the fiscal year
ending June 30. 1891.
This In in conformity with Gov.
ernor Robertson's request of the
legislature not to nullify the act OF
the board. but to allow the high
court to pass upon Its validity.
The difference lies in the fact
that the opponents Of the levy be.
lieve the board had the right "a
levy the tax and II In therefore valid
but nevertheless unnecessary. II II
TO be one of the big contentious e
cosne before the senate.
More Trouble.
Hard upon the heels OF the
rutherford resolution came a favor
able committee report on the Wal.
ACE Fleming bill to appropriate 81
100000 OF the present surplus now
in the treasury for taking up bonds
/ and warrants issued by the state.
\ This is "A safety first measure, des.
lined to prevent wild expenditures
and based on the theory that such
bonds can now be secured below
par. II has to travel through the
appropriation committee, headed IN
the senate by Davidson Of Tulsa
administratisn leader. 1t Is vel,
known that the present administra.
lion policy is not to reduce indebted.
ness. hut really to Increase II with
bond issues II possible.
All Powerful.
| X. H. Matthews OF McAlester
chairman of the investigating com.
mittee. secured the passage OF n res.
Iolution giving hS committee plonar,
power to examine witnesses and
bring such records, before II as Il
deemed proper TO secure the In.
formation desired.
| The resolution was passed with
out comment. although It gives t,
| he investigators all authority to ex
famine public and private records &
1t deems such necessary for tho
proper investigation OF the judiciar,
land executive departments OF gov
ernment.
VIII Examine Deficiencies.
Already the bills to provide fol
deficiency payments are leakinl
into the legislative hopper. Th,
majority Of them are for the schools
md celemosynary institutions, ant
the big list from the statehousO 4
Ivet TO appear. Ordinarily thes
lmatters are left until toward In,
close of "A Legislative session, but be
cause there has been so much dis
cussion concerning this years def
tiencies, many OF the bills will hav,
to pass severe scrutiny. and ther,
Is we'll defined determination II
certain legislative circles to max,
war against allowance of many o