The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-09

vas 80 noticeable that on one could
help observing II. Treasurer Lee
craft suggested to the governor that
we back up" but the chief execu-
tive refused. and the authorization
was complete, although court action
III 10 follow.
Notwithstauding the governor
asked tho legislature not 10 inter-
fprc with this act OF the board of
uualization. Bob Wallace put the
resolution In the senatorial hopper
the sa me afternoon the governor
made his request. and around that
is 10 be- fought one Of the battles OF
the session, unless the governor q
friends In the senate make him sec
and understand that things are not
aR they used TO be In the good old
days Passage Of the resolution
will bring veto from the governor.
Wallace Has Another.
Another innocent looking bill by
Wallace is one vitalizing the CON
stitutional inhibition Of a member
of tho legislature receiving pay
during the term for which he Is
elected from other state depart
mcntA II II short and also concise.
making fiyc-yesr penalty accom-
pany the Abs.nt-mindcd senator or
representative who violates 1t.
Should retroactive clause bc In
serted. the prcsont body would be
sadly short of fun membership.
An Old Friend Returned.
Senator Charles Mcphcrren does
not understand why the press people
smiled when the clerk read the titlc
TO his bin. Senate bill No. Il. II pur-
ports to prevent picture shows from
displaying anything pertaining 70
crime or immortality and southern
Oklahomans really need some sort
Of measure of that nature because of
tho iiamon- smith tragedy at Ard
more.
The language of the bin is differ
cnt from the old standby but Nc
phcrren. u wise attorney and a new
mOmber OF the senate, probably did
not know the measure was some.
what similar TO oklahoma CRATER q
best sandbaRgcr In the old days,
when whisky was cheap and legis-
lators were still cheaper, II was the
custom to draft bill against the
moving picture shows. None of the
wise ones offered the measure. but
some innocent new member from the
the evil once introduced, the
gang" got "A sufficient sum OF
money for killing 1t to keep them y,
liquor the balance of the session
More often II was not necessary tu
offer the sandbagger. mere notifiCa-
tion OF IT being In course OF prepa-
ration being all that was required &c
have Colonel joel B. Frazier, war.
ranted 100 proof. at the doors OF
the Conspirators.
Colonel Mcpherren is a now scna
tor. but too Id an attorney to h,
Caught In this mcsh--h,s bill is al.
roctly aimed 10 prevent the shown s
OF Clara Smith IIamon on the pie.
turc show screens OF oklahoma
sun, Clara has never said whether
she was going to engage In the pie.
turc show business or stay in Ard.
more and be "A candidate for office
one Of the early bills is by Hens
ley, who would make November II
oklahoma day" and statutorily ado
II to our long list Of legal holidays
II is the anniversary of statehood
birth.
Want More Judges.
The first house bin of real impor'
tance was also numbered I. and wa,
by Representative j. r. Marion oi
oklahoma City. II provides for min,
members of n supreme court com
mission, to be appointed by the su
preme court. Aside from the fac
that II takes the appointive powc,
| from the chief executive and ex
tends 1t to the high court proper. /
carries a provision that the commits
| sion members are each To be pal,
an annual salary of $4,000. Still
another interesting feature is tina
the author Of the measure is a son
tn-law OF Justice Thomas II. Doyl
of the criminal court OF appeals.
II Is claimed this IL the only wa
| by which the supreme court ca
overtake itself, In 1919 two referee