The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-14
Senate Judiciary Committee
Reports Favorably on the
LiIlard Anti-PrOfiteer.
ing Measure
UPPER HOUSE TURNS
OUT VOLUME OF WORK
PACLS VALLEY MAN SEEMS To
HAVE AXE SHARPENED FOR
DECAPiTATI0N OF BROTHER
TOGA WEARERS OF
THE DEMOCRACY
(By Special Staff Correspondent

(By Special Staff Correspondent
Oklahoma City, Jan. 1.-THE most
important developments in the legis-
lative session Of Thursday were:
The house gave its Investigating
committee full power to get witnesses,
pay their expenses. and punish for
contempt and the committee announce
ed 1t WAS ready to begin investiga-
ting
Senator w, Il. Wallace introduced
resolution TO disqualify Senator
Charles r. McPherren Of Durant from
sitting in the senate, because Of his
| appointment as brigadier-general OF
the Oklahoma National Guard, by
| Governor Robertson.
The senate refused to concur in the
houses amendment to joint resolution
No. 2--the amendment gave further
extension Of time for paying taxes
than provided in the original measure
provided in the original measure pass
ed by the senate--and proposed the
constitution Of Oklahoma be amend-
ed by referendum, To permit an IN
dustrial court TO replace the cOIpora-
ton commission.
The senate passed a resolution re
: qucsting the corporation commission
to take immediate steps to establish
1 the former intia-state freight rates.
1t is rather surprising that so mucn
9 was accomplished when so much
+ time was consumed yesterday In prof.
ltless debate. For an hour, the SEN
r ate discussed the question OF extenu.
d ing the time for paying taxes, ard
c then returned TO the original motion,
n which started the oratory. and passed
= II with only two or three dissenting
y votes. And for three-quarters Of IN
4 hour members OF the senate had re-
> course TO argument and invectivc
Q and banded parliamentary rules dc
: Gliding whether the senate journal
, should be changed, or a statement
:, by Senator L. z. Woods. Republi
=, can. Of Claremore, go into the record
=, or things be left as they were. anC
=, things were left as they were.
>" 1t will BE- remembered that the sen
., ate, the first wcel; Of the session
~ passed a resolution TO extend th
w time for paying taxes to March an,
June l. When this went to tn
y house, that body amended IL to max
IN the extension to June is and Sctl
IN /. Then came the question OF whetn
ry or the senate should concur In tn
houses amendment. a motion wd
te made that the senate not concur an
Sc that the matter be taken up in cor
n ference. And then the flood-gat,
ed OF oratory were opened.
ms In general, city senators were line
nd up against further extension, viii
Ne. members from tho country dlstrio
lte were for more time to pay, althou,
there were some exceptions to IN
on alIngment, One Of the most vlgoro'
speeches against the extension w
M, made by Clark Nichols OF Eufaul
who claimed he came from smS
town and represented rural cons
tuency.
rit Those who favored tho extens
n passed by the house claimed the fart
" crs needed the additional time
m make their payments; that tn
MI couldn't borrow money from {
lIl banks and their taxes would becov
ar delinquent. forcing them to nay
NJ eighteen per cent penalty when IN
VI did got the money. Emphasis W
laid on the drop In the price Of fa'
ors produce and ON the consequent strn
y,s cned circumstances OF tho farme
.oy. particularly cotton growera
INT Sherman Of Sherman, Republics
his- said II farmers had profile cred In
am last two years ns city merchants h
,,od they would need no extension OF q
to pay taxes, as 1t was, they could
.,on spare tho money; he declared ho Sh
as- mon who were "as good as roli
couldn't borrow dollar fioia
banks. Harry u. Cordeil u M1r''
u,n- Democrat. was ono Of these on
majority side of the senate WHO y
VI ported this view.
Opponents OF extension arsuei
1heo Il would have 4 serious effect oii
isky common schools II taxes wero '.'
ouse cd: school teachers, already un
fore paid. would have to walt los 1
were money nr discount their wat9nts
sorts L. Davidson OF Tulsa and Ross
pro- lard of Oklahoma City boz, d.'~i
on this point. Claik Nicholr sal
play friends OF tho extension were RI
to help the wrong inan: he in'.a
than cd that Il was IA. r..s--,he 7
taxpa,ers-Awho would profit nsef'
extension Of time. A inrsc sncr!
hal- the farmers and small uaxpayers
ON juNenay raid up. he ase@l1t31 NJ
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