The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-02-04
Legislative SidelightS

when the state board Of affairs mem
bers had become members of the
eleem osynary board OF regents.
II is evident from tho report that
tho committee is determined TO
maintain the home in Oklahoma
city, and Representative Plat has n
measure which requests the federal
government to care for tho few
Union soldiers at home, in order that
a subsequent measure may transfer
that structure for the use OF the
girls Industrial school.
Would Repeal Income Tax Law.
Representative Edwin Dabncy, t.
A. Pearson and Walter Hornbock
havo n bill In the house to repeal
The income tax law. Dabncy ia the
democratic floor leader and is as
sistlng IlOrnbcck and Pearson who
had the bin before the house TO
tax corporation incomes the same
az individuals. II was intended to
have this bin re-entorod in the SON
ate after It's defeat I'm tho house
but, being revenue measure. It was
Impossible to work from that angle,
hence the effort to repeal the in
come tax law entirely
II was very probably introduced
as "A spite" measure. but Il may be
somewhat OF a surprise rs there Is
very strong opinion in rhe two
houses that anything which will tend
toward lowering taxes ought to be
given on" trial anyhow.
To Change Wording.
Representative T.. a Heberliug of
Kay county would change the word -
ing OF a statute which provides for
a per cent reduction for depreCia-
/ tion on oil property 20 "a reason
/ able allowance" Tho proposed
! change would allow for defloctions
according TO the merit Of the case.
wallace Is Engineering.
Senator wallace has n senate hill
/ to change the statute relative to the
employment OF consulting engineers
ON county road projects. II would
allow greater liberty for commits
sioncrs and require still more re-
strictions regarding the operation
/ OF the engineers.
Legion Legislation.
| The soldiers legion hospital legis-
lation is approaching solution,
and will occupy attention yet this
week. Victor Locke Of the house
! committee, and Senator Lamar
Looney Of the senate committee
have practically arrived at commit
tee agreements. In brief. they con
template leasing tho tuborcular hos
pital at Clinton for immediate relief
and the erection Of 5OO-bcd hos
pltal at Oklahoma city. This struc-
ture Is TO cost not to exceed $500,
600, according TO the present terms
although that Is matter which
I must be finally determined on the
I floors OF the two houses.
All OF the engineers" for the
s2,000.000 cdifice have been with
drawn and the committee having
the hospital In charge are working
toward "A measure which promises
to have the support Of n majority
In both house and senate.
Facing n Crisis.
with all politics cast aside the
present Legislature IL facing "A finan-
cial crisis. The gubernatorlal
recommendations for appropriations
exceeding $l7,500,OO0 were stag.
gering, but these did not include q
large emergency and deficiency
staff OF accompanies. In addition
the 100000 for the warehous,
Orgy and the t6,50O,OOO road bono
scheme make figures go vaultint
hcavcnward at an astounding pace
Facing the' appropriations com
mittees In the two houses right now
IL anything like what is asked To-