The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-09

as he looked across 10 the repub-
| iican eide. AZ his right arm went
upward. the left pointed downward,
and his tongue lashed the repub-
| licans, first In English, then resort
/ ing TO Latin. in order to keep some
~ his democratic colleagues from
/ knowing Just what ne was talking
about. At the discharge Of a par
/ tlcularly sharp Latin sentence. ac-
/ coinpanied by "A look of great scorn.
| Nichols. seated just by his side,
| jumped up and exclaimed.
! Gosh. hope they don't bring
them things In here"
! The soldier Hospital Bili.
Z The bill appropr!atiug s2,0OO,OOo
! for a soldiers hospital has been so
extensively advertised by the prop
agandists that 1t requires very lit
| lie comment. Briefly, 1t was drawn
| by the Washington propagandists
and very wisely sponsored by the
two women members Of the Okla
/ homa Legislature, Senator Looney
and Representative Bessie McCol-
gin.
1t makes the governor cx-ofiiCio
! chairman OF the board, the others 10
| he comprised Of the executive com
mittee of the American Legion, all
| to serve without pay except Tot
such actual expenses as incurred IL
gives to the commission eNtraor-
| dlnary power to lease this huildinf
when completed to the United States
for "A hospital. the federal authori-
ties to pay at least 10 per cent yearly
rental, and also equip and keep the
hospital I'm working condition
, Moreover. the commission can re-
lease to the government at the end
OF the ten-year period.
| II is purely "A propagandist meas
urc, and the two authors, the bill
appearing simultaneously in house
and senate Thursday afternoon. hav,
had nothing to do with its prepara'
lion, nor do either OF them know
that II was loaded" many months
ago.
1t carries the emergency clause
Notwithstanding congress has made
no provision to pass an act whicN
| would warrant the state taking any
action at this immediate moment.
II was the second of the big fea'
ture bills over which the Legislators
are expected to wranglc before It's
final determination is made Of rec
ord. Unusual activity on the par
Of lobbyists accompanied the meas
ure and all arrangements have beer
made to have the sob squadron it
A sea OF tears ms the measure drag,
Its way along.
First Partisan Test.
The first partisan test In tho hous,
came Thursday afternoon when Rep
lresentative Matthews of McAlestel
undertook to provide new rule fol
the house, applicable to election con
tests. The test was trivial. but wa,
"A pace-setter, Disney of Muskogee, .
democratic war horse, moving tha
the bill be printed and left on tn,
desks of members for the next leg
islative day. There were motions
and counter motions. and finally tn,
democrats Joined by many repub
licans, including the speaker, wor
their point.
II was sufficient to warrant tn,
statement that the republican ma
jority must he on guard, otherwis,
II will be unhorsed. Three of III,
old democratic leaders of other years
are seated closely together in tn,
hcuse--Ben Harrison, W. u. Disney
and former Senator Clint Graham o
Marietta. Either of these three car
match battle with the best talen
and the three united make trio
novices cannot hope to com mba
against. unless backed by power
fully well trained force.
The democrats. too, while alwav!
giving the republicans practically II,
com mittee representation, are angr,
because they have obtained newt t