The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1921-01-13


the coordination o. state boards
Installed in Illinois
An hour vas devoted ia the
senate Monday u euioEistic ad-
dresses in memory of s. J. John
son. Of Okmuigse. Who died last
summer OF those Who spoke.
Senators Ingraham and Harrison
should b. awarded high hOnors
There Is considerable speeulz-
tion a. 10 the probes into various
state department which are GER
tain 10 b. ordered By the house
The highway department Eiii be
the first 20 undergo scrutiny By
the committee appointed b. Speak
er George B. schEabe.
Minority Floor Leader Joe sher-
man in the senate expressed the
satisfaction OF his colleagues for
the recognition given them on the
standing committees of the senate
Eight chairmanships we're granted
the Republicans while they are
well represented on each committee.
Harry o. Glasger. of Enid. is chair
man Of the private corporations
committee; Ingraham. OF Sapulpa.
heads the prohibition enfo cement
committee.
Speaker SchNabe Of the house
will announce committees OF that
body early this week The speaker,
Who will without doubt be con
tinually in the limelight because
OF the Republican majority in the
house. spoke before the Lions club.
OF oklahoma City. Tuesday night.
After several outbreaks Of in
surgeney early in the session, Sen
ator Bob Wallace, cf Pauls Valley.
Democrat. seems to have returned
TO the fold. but corridor and hotel
lobby gossip intimates that his
silence is but temporary. The
writer was told that one OF the
bitterest fights ever seen on the
floor Of the senate is smolGering
and will certainly erupt IL Wallace
resumes his attack on several OF his
Democratic colleagues
For the first time in the history
importance to every tar payer was
passed on final vote in the Senate
when that body unanimously adop-
ted Senator w W. Woods resolu-
tion to extend the year tax-paying
period six months. making taxes
due January / payable June 80.
II was explained on the floor OF
the Senate that another extension
ha Aa9
sion ends II II Is deemed advisable.
Measures OF primary importance
to the farmers which were intro
duced during the first week OF the
session were:
By ]. o. Nance. MarIow. creating
rural credit commission and ap-
propriating 100000 with which
to begin the operations OF the
commission
W. o. Pratt. Ponotoe. amending
session laws OF 1918 relating TO
union graded schools and providing
for the establishment OF rural high
schools in consolidated districts.
J. W. steffen. Beaver county.
setting April /. 1921, as the date
upon which ad valorem taxes due
the state should be paid.
T. r Beck. Grant county, pro-
yiding for the incorporation, or
ganization and operation OF a state
warehouse system and appropriating
100000.
Other measures OF interest, in
troduced Friday were:
Concurrent bill No. 2s providing
for a thresher's lien on grain and
seed.
Bill No. IL by M. F. Ingraham.
OF Sapulpa. pertaining to the dis
position OF unused churches having
congregational form OF government
and providing for the protection
Measures aiming at Sunday am
usements were introduced. but from
all indications will fail OF passage.
One by Rep. White, OF LeFlore
county. would prohibit the playing
OF baseball on Sunday The mere
throwing anti catching of a ball
would constitute an offense An
other bill would prohibit Sunday
movies.
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