The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-09
LEGISLATURE
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tempting to iron out the bad places,
and for that reason few important
measures are offered IN the begin
ming. THAT is splendid season for
| the untutored legislator 10 offer his
measures lie can get to the COM
niitccs quicker. and has n better
| chance Of confederation for the un-
important stuff than II 1t were Of
fcrod later when the real big meas
urrs arc being fought over.
aorman Ia the Fore.
| Representative Thomas T.. German
Of oklahoma city was the first dem
! JcrHt b" appointed ON what can
bc termed u really partisan commit
tee Of IN" house, tho election com.
mittco. which VIII determine whcth-
cr ". Y. Drake. republican, or T..
A Parkinson, democrat, is the
legally elected representative from
Wagner county
This was the only contest before
the house. Tn" election returns
show that Drake received ii75
votes to lilG for Parkinson. The
Democrat, county election board
reviewed the situation with the cus-
tumary alarm Of politicians and
very evidently concluded that PAR
ElnsUu cam" close enough and gave
him the C"rtifiCat" Of election. OF
course, At that time the Wagner
county board did not contemplate
that a republican house uf repre-
soutatiy"s would iudg" the case.
Speaker GeurE" Schwabc rose to
the occasion for this committee and
IA a d.
German, democrat. only those who
know the oklahoma lrishman can
understand that he IL a host within
himself. but oven his transCcndrut
ability does not give occasion for the
betting ring To wager too heavily
on Parkinson.
The report has not been sub
mitted to the legislature. The read
"r, however, need not be In suspense
Parkinson answered the roll call
TWO successive days. and need not
look for rooms for any extended
period OF time. lie was member
OF the seventh legislature.
One Rig One In.
Introduction of resolution To set
aside tho one and onc-half mill tax
levy by senator Wallace was really
the opening gun OF tho legislature
II was done early for the purpose Of
allowing the bin by Leedy and Har-
vey, extending the tax payment from
January To June 30. to follow. The
two are somewhat connected mas
much AZ the statute to extend the
payment of taxes TX intended to per-
NIT the taxpayer 10 escape the tax
levy authorization until the legis-
laturc can nulltfy II.
There Will bze other tax extension
measures, but the lecdy Harvey bill
carries all of the features possible
To embrace In others. and the wal
lace resolution to nullify the act Of
the state board of equalization is
one of the measures to be fought out
In this legislature. Under senate
procedure the lieutenant governor =
organization can severely punish the
resolution and delay II. This would
not discourage the Wallace follow
Ing, because that resolution is loaded
from the country section. There Is
so tremendous "A call for it's passage
that those seeking to destroy II will
! have to come out into the open and
permit II to be passed, and In both
| houses.
There IL another angle to the reso-
/ luton not to be overlooked. The
state board of equalization author.
Ted that tax AZ the demand OF the
governor. state Examiner and In
spector Fred Parkinson and Auditor
| Frank Carter opposed the levy on
the ground that there IN "A surplus
In the treasury and no levy should
be made. Governor Robertson
Treasurer Lcccraft Secretary oj
state Joe Morris and John A. white
hurst. president Of the board o,
agriculture. were tho three member,
who voted with the governor ant
authorized the spread OF the levy
Attorney General Freeing was 1t
Washington and did not go on rec
ord. Auditor Carter, as secretary o.
the board OF equalization, refused I,
spread the levy until rendered al
opinion by Freezing, who success
fully straddled the issue by declar
ing that Carter was acting purely al
secretary, and therefore had to no
tfy the county treasurers 10 sprea,
the levy, whether the act of tn,
board of equalization was legal o
otherwise,
when the storm OF indignation