The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-02-11
DAY AT CAPITAL FULL OF
EVENTS, EMPTY OF EVENT
AFTER THE STORM

measure was placed on final passage.
1t went through with but four dissent
ing votes; these were east by +. h.
Woods, Joe Sherman and III. Brown,
Republicans, and Joe Fleming, Demo
crat. A few senators were absent
when the roll was called. The same
vote was applied on the emergency,
which was declared passed.
Force of Habit"
When the deficiency bill came up
for final passage yesterday, Senator
Davidson asked for call of the house.
and this was ordered, 1t was noted
when the clerk called the roll TO learn
who was present and who absent, TWO
Republicans answered NO and one
replied "Pass-force of habit, some
malicious person suggested The abb
sent senators were brought in. Sena'
tor Simpson, who was presiding, said
each side could have so minutes TO
present its case, and Senator Flem-
ing gave notice he wished TO speak
against the bill. 1t looked as though
the senate was in for another hour
Of subject of which it probably has
become rather weary, for there would
have been enough follow Fleming's
lead TO occupy the entire time al
lotted. Someone. however, moved the
rules be suspended and the question
be voted on at once; the motion car
ried. On rol-cal, % votes for the
bill, and Is against it. Among those
who voted against the bill was Sena-
Tor HILL majority leader. Most of
the Democrats supported the bill,
and most of the Republicans were
against it. Senator Davidson then ex-
planned that the emergency clause
would simply allow the state to take
up the deficiency certificates as soon
as the bill was signed, instead of 80
days later, and that three months
interest at per cent would be saved
thereby. The emergency carried by
vote OF 80 TO Il.
Divorce Legislation
Under the present law of oklahoma,
q divorce decree does not become eff
fective until six months after it is is
sued. Some divorced persons. how
ever, go into other states before the
six month period has expired, are
married. and return TO Oklahoma to
live. To prevent this procedure, bill
was introduced in the senate and pass
ed, making it felony TO marry with
in six months Of the issuing of the
divorce decree; if the marriage oc-
CURED in this state, bigamy would
be the crime; if marriage occurred
outside the state, the couple could
be prosecuted for adultery when they
returned TO Oklahoma.
The house considered this bill yes
terday and didn't seem TO think much
of it. Both sides OF the question were
frankly argued. Its a fool bill
freak legislation" said j. l.. Treva-
than of Canadian county. In submit
ting an amendment which would kill
The purpose of the bill. A. f. Craver
Of Washington county took the same
view, saying there had been enough
freak legislation in this session. James
Miller of Ottawa county defended the
measure: he said it was chance for
Oklahoma to take the lead, and re-
ferred TO Kansas as a state when
had been ridiculed for freak laws
until those laws came TO be generally
accepted. The present divorce law IS
not effective, q number argued. Ed
win Dabney Of Altus, said the pres
ent law should either be vitalized by
the bill under consideration or repeal
ed. The existing law ought to be
repealed, said Hugh Jones of Tisho-
mingo People ought TO be able
TO marry as soon as the divorce de-
cree Is signed, he declared; there was
no use making criminals Of folks who
We're merely obeying their natural in
stincts Most divorces" said Jones,
occur because some woman wants
another man or some man wants
another woman-and by Calling, they
are going to have 'em, law or no
law" The Trevathan amendment was
adopted that practically killed the
bill But the house wanted TO make
sure. and on the motion of Perry
Miller of Muskogee, 1t voted TO re-
port the bill do not pass. SO the
hlgamy bill is dead-at least tenn
porarily; the house may change its
mind today.
kicbin' My HOun' Dog Aroun'
The dog bill would impose tax OF
from 81 TO SO on each dog, depending
on the sex and the number owned by
one person; the tax money would Gre
ate O fund in county and township
ont of which damages would be
paid TO persons whose stock had been
injured by dogs. One of the provis-
ions was that anyone would have a
right TO kill q dog when IL was at
tacliing stock. There was lively de-
bate on this measure narrowing pic
lures being drawn OF the damage
done by dogs and pathetic pleas made
on behalf Of the friend OF man. DO
pass" was the verde, Of the commit
tee of the whole.
Senator Wallace OF Pauls Valley is
insistent that his objections to mem-
bcrs Of the legislature serving IN
state departments be- recognized Yes.
terday he demanded that his bill
which would make it felony for
members OF the legislature TO be cm-
ployed in state departments be taken
from committee and placed on the
calendar. This bin was introduced
early in the session, but had never
been reported BY the judiciary COM
mittee to- which 10 was assigned.
senator Rutherford of Muskogee.
chairman OF the committee, said COM
mlttee report on the hill had been
postponed until some disposition was
made OF the custer resolutions Al
though there Is senate rule that
bill must be reported out IL called
Tor after IL has been IN committee 10
days. Simpson ruled IL would take
majority vote TO enforce Wsllace's
demand. The vote was 2l to Is, and
simpson declared Il had failed Of n
majority. He then resigned the
chair to Davidson The point was
urged by Wallace that his motion had
carried. and Davidson 80 ruled. and
ordered the bill printed and placed
ON the calendar