The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-17
Closeup SideHghts From
State Legislatures Halls
BY G. w. B.. KINDS.
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bers OF the two legislative bodies.
Another PrOUNcd l.iSCusc.

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bers OF the two legislative bodieR.
Another rropscd License.
Senator Jed Joheson OF Walters
mas introduced bill to compel all
who handle food TO procure
| going TO the one who makes the in
| spection.
Disney Proposes Appellate Court.
Representative W. T.. Disney Of
Muskogee has one OF the important
measures introduced during the SEES
sion. In a provision for an appellate
court, such court to be divided into
two appellate district, eastern and
western. The eastern court, which
| is to alt at Muskogee, IL to have five
appellate judges, the western dis
trict to sit at oklahoma City. is to
have three. all TO be appointed by
the governor, and the judicial re-
l muneration TO be $4,000 per anuum.
This court would have jurisdic-
tlon over all appeals from district
and superior courts and such other
| cases as would be directed by the
sumprcme court proper. the Vonsti-
! tuition fixing appeals from county
courts to the supreme court.
More Road "prOjN1s."
Representatives Martin, Harris
! and Robertson have bill, s3, in
| which the various boards of county
| commissioners are TO stipulatc from
10 to Is per cent of the most
Travelled highways OF each county
for permanent road Improvement,
to be designated as state roads, and
! II Is the purpose of the measure TO
have such roadways become the nu-
clous of a state highway system.
Constitutional Amendments.
NJ. NJ. Wilson OF Chandler believes
Ia amending the state constitution,
and already has two amendments
| before the house committee. One
proposes. to raise the taxing power
| OF the state from 81 l-2 mills to 80
mills. and the other a graduated
land tax. an old legislative wanderer
back after an absence of four years
from oklahoma legislative halls.
This proposed graduated LAND tax
| gives ago acres as the base. and be-
| tween that amount and one section,
an additional tax OF one mill on the
dollar shall be levied; in excess OF
Gao acres and including i,2Se acres.
the tax shall be two mills: In excess
OF 1880 acres and including l.92V
acres. the tax shall be five mills; IN
excess of 1920 and including 2,o6o
acres, the additional tax ehail De ~
mills. I'm excess of 1850 and inciud-
ing $4,000 acres. the tax shall be 10
mills. and all additional to the las,
mentioned number OF acres shall pay
an additional tax Of 20 mills.
All who own In excess OF 3.o
acres will have to report their ho'd-
| ngs to the state auditor. a.,
| Students Of government will recall
| the former efforts to secure grad
uated land tax. The present pro-
posed amendments are more sweep
heretofore offered. and the proba-
bility of tho amendment being OF
fered to the people for their ratiti-
cation IL somewhat remote.
Destroy Corporation Commission:
Rcpresen I. l.. Harris OF
Oklahoma and Bailey +. Bell OF
Tulsa are joint authors OF a piil
which would practically abolish the
state corporation commission, giving
the rate making powers now pos
sessed by the commission Ia the
district courts The corporation
com mission, IL established by the
constitution. but certain authority
was delegated to the legislature 10
change It's authority and on tns the
two ambitious young legislators
have based their bill. They would
repeaI sections Is to - inclusive ot
Particle nine. which Is authorized by
the organic law. at,
Their measure IL somewhat a.,
ferent .om that offered by {. -;
| Inedy of the senate, but is intended
In do the same harm to the commits
sions and ~ somewhat in accordance
with the views Of the governor VINO
| has stated that the commission mas
outlived its usefulness. A.,
| A COMPANION bill provides that
the oil and gas conservation depart
ment Of the corporation commission
shall he transferred back to the
state mine inspector as provided IN
the constitution.
| Notwithstanding the crlticisns
ma de concerning the actions or the
old com mission, leaders of both
house and senate predict that the
Harris Bell measure will not even
mass muster OF the committee which
will consider II.
Hartiies in Action.
| Representative Ralph Hardie OF
Norman started the Saitial appropri..
alton measures when he introduced
four house bills carrying total ap,,
priations for the University hospita
OF S347,69A which include q com
Portable deficiency and provide Tor
new construction. With this may
be expected to be tied a measure
looking toward an addition to pro-
wide for soldiers quarters az PEI
|,acit agreement with committee o'
,he American legion and certain reg
tislators who believe in thn necessary
OF hospital but opposed to the w.
600, 600 hospital program
Raise Pay for Judscs
| House Bill 10 by keenan, 0I Ianis'
lauah. Harry Jennings or Ciaremort
land Disney of Muskogec increases
1.-The salaries of district and superior
court judges from $4,000 to so'oo'
per annum. +. ,o,o
A similar bill was passed III I'Is
but went down before the oppos''
Ition OF Governor Robertson.
Another Appropriation.
A bill to amend the laws OF lsis
and to appropriate &2s5,oOO Tor Al,
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