The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-06
Al THOUGH PERMANENT
ORGANIZATION HAS not
BEEN COMPLETED. BILLS
Al READY POURING IN
WITH INSURRECTOS STILL SORE,
FLOOD OF PROPOSED LEGISLA-
TION UNLOOSED: SENATOR
McPHERRIN AFTER MOVIES
(By Special Staoff Correspondent

(By Special Staoff Correspondent
Okbthoma City, Jan. although
the legislature is not complete, the law
making process began yesterday with
the introduction of a number OF bills
in both houses. The business Of getting
these measures before the legislature
and routine matters of organization
and preparation for the session occu-
pied the second day almost TO the ex-
clusion Of political pyrotechnics hnd
talk OF Investigations, actional squab-
bles, bolts and the like Democrats and
Republicans tested each others
strength the first day. Now, us Sem
ator Bill Briggs of Woodward said.
they are 'just sparring."
1t is true the sparring did get a
bit rough in the senate. Bob Wallace
of Pauls Valley, rising on a point OF
personal privilege, said he resented the
accusation OF the previous day that
he had planned to trade shc office
of secretary of the senate to the Re
publicans in exchange for their sup
port of him for president pro tenn
OF the senate. The secretary of the
senate is also secretary of the state
election board; il a Republican held
the place that party would have ma
jority Of the election board. Wallace
asserted tina: his agreement with the
Republican provided thai he ami
his Democratic support should name
the secretary OF the senate: he would
have named a Democrat had he won
out, Wallace said.
When Wallace finished his statement
Ed Trapp. lieutenant governor and
president OF the senate. announced
that II any one else had any personal
matters to get off his chest Il would
bc well TO do It then and have that
sort OF thing over as the senate
had work to do lie addcl that he
hai sincere respect for Senator Wal
lace and believed he would make a
good working member.
Wallace took exception To the re-
marks OF Trapp, and entered a re-
monstrance against the chair talking
thai way about him. Trapp then said
II Wallace objected 10 the chair having
respect for him the chair would apol.
ogizo.
The question Of minority rcprcsen.
ttsion on the committees was thresn-
cd out yesterday In che senate. Tho
/ following Domorutic senators had
been chosen for the committee on COM
mittces: Il. =. Hill OF MoAlcstcr.
Charles y. Mcpherrcn ~ Durant: NJ
W. Pugh OF Bosc CITY. II. l.. Dav.
jdson of Tulsa; r. +. Hcnsley u III
Reno; Luther Harrison of Ada; Ros,
y. L.illard OF Oklahoma city. Thls
selection had been made Tuesday.
and at ihat time r. r. wUsis ~
Claremore, Republican. moved sha,
three Republicans be- placed on this
ccmmt,ec. When ihb' motion camo up
| for consideration yesterday, Woods
asked leave TO withdraw IL. lie said
the Republicans OF the house did ne,
propose to haulo the huusc minority
In that WAY. and he would No; ask
the senate Democrats 10 do something
Tor their minority. that the house. rc-
publicans would not do FOR house demo-
Gratis.
Luther Harrison then moved chat
twu Republicans b. placed ON che scn-
ate committees. and that they should
select the minority membership OF
all the standing committees % the
senate. Woods ohic'tcd to this plan.
h. sasj hc and hls colleagues prefer
rcd 80 let the Democrats name the
Republican members OF tho senate
committees. Harrison accordingly with
dVw HIS motion rrmarkinr that was
the customary fstc ~ his attempts to
do something FOR the minority. The
committee on committees probably
will have its list of APPOINTMENTS
ready today or FRIDAY.
The only committees of shn house
appointed yesterday were those on
mileage and elections. The lastnr
crnmittcc Il composed OF Y. ~. Mat.
thews OF Mcl,lester. chairman. Clar.
ence L. Tylee ot olmulgee. ~ g..
sharp ot Guthrie. Roy v. Harp OF
fairview, Bruce L. keenan, OF Tah-
leauah. A. +. Craver of Bartiesviile.
J. W. steffen of Lakemp. Victor. NJ.
Locke. Jr. OF Antlers. W. A. s-oneld
OF S,illwell, Ralph e. Hariie OF Nor
man. 7. r. German u Oklahoma city.
lt viii b. noted that German is the
only democrat on this committee. A
contest for the seat held Jy T. A..
Parkinson. Democrat OF Wagner
county. is penilnss in the house.
The introduction Of bills began yes-
terSiay in the senate. Five bills and
two resolutions werp presented. and
the resolution Wallace and Fleming
Continued on Pase TWoi