The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-10

W. Nbilu capital Correspondent
OKLAHOMA CITY, March -
While senate and house members
grapple with the big topics nov M
for consideration IN both houses.
new bills are being introduced. some
OF them of considerable more state
wide Importance than many which
have been passed by one, and, IN
some instances, both houses OF the
legislature.
Even local measures sin creep
into the hopper. somo Of them hav-
ing failed to get properly started
because Of the necessity OF advar-
tising before being offered for pas
sage.
one OF the now house measures Is
sponsored by Keenan, Of Tahlequah
and Mrs. McColgin OF Roger Mills.
which provides that final divorce
decree cannot be secured until six
months after the trial court makes
It's findings in such case.
Would Change School Name.
Representative James Miller Of
Miami has introduced bill to
change the name of the Miami
school of mines to the Miami TIM.
Vcrslty college. 1t also provides
that the first two-ycar academic
work at the University of Oklahoma
shall be added to the Miami school
course.
Representative &. G. Platt OF Still-
water added another to his moral
bills Monday when he introduced "A
measure prohibiting youths under Is
years from having cigarets and pro-
hibits the gift or sale Of cigarets
to such youths. II Is one of series
Of measures offered by Represent
ative Plat on moral lines.
Representative Cummings of Ana
darko and Buck Campbell OF Wau-
komfs have a bill prescribing the
minimum number of men who can
operate a freight train within the
state and fixing a penalty for viola
ton OF the act.
Representative c. c. Plat OF still
water has another bill OF consider
cradle more Importance than ap-
pears at the first reading. II
abolishes the present board OF mai
ayers for the state elecmosynary in
sututions and creates another, COM
prised Of the commissioner OF chari-
ties and correction, director of vo-
cational education and the state
commissioner of health. This Is
contemplated TO dispense. with the
a aNpointive board as now Constituted,
although the director OF vocational
education and the superintendcnt OF
the state board of health are both
appointive officers, and appointed
~ the governor.
WOuld Tax for the Legion.
w. l.. Disney of Muskogce has a
new house bill, permitting counties
to levy a tax OF 1-10 of 1 mil
to maintain American Legion posts
1t is not mandatory on the counties
| to make this levy.
The old peddlers' license law has
been introduced again, and must
have It's fifth biennial exercise. This
| time 1t appeared in the house bill
| hopper with w. Perry Miller and
| Disney Of Muskogee and Jimmy
| Dyer OF McCurtain county as au
| thors. II provides for a pcddlers
license. etc. 1t has often appeared
in the legislative halls. and thu
present act Is but the ghost of an ole
| measure executed by u former legis
iature.
Senator Bob Wallace has intro
duced a bin to repeal the state bud
| get law. although other senators
| desire him to amend 1t to dispense
with the state budgetecr. The pres
ent budget has been so completel,
blistered as to arouse the idea o
doing away with the system en-
tirely.
Sent Back for Repairs.
The bill by Newman of Duran
and Craver of Bartlesville. declaring
that the per cent state buildini
warrants are non-taxable. failed e