The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-03-22


OKLAHOMA CITY, March Ell
odds and ends marked the close OF
the eleventh legislative week, al
though large number of measures
uttered through the house hoppcrs
on the closing days. l.. a. Pearson
of Hollis cndcavored TO stage a
third appearance for Ms measure
to repeal the income tax law, but
II is now apparent that IL will be
hard to keep either house long
away from the task of determining
the final appropriations.
The senate has accepted tho house
measure which would authorize pay
mont Of as much as 100000 for
state lands or other lands, provided
such Is found TO be needed for hos
-pital purposes.
The senate has 432 bills to its
credit and the house has sal. From
the standpoint Of introducing meas
ures no one can charge the members
Of either house with being lazy. And
the session laws Of 1921 will make
large looking volume, although
the fate OF some Of the larger meas
ures are still i'm the balance.
In the final Weekend scramble
Representative Bessie McColgin OF
Roger Mills county secured n Tecon-
sideration OF the vote by which the
house had previously killed her
measure for child hygiene IN the
public schools
The Highway Department.
Adoption Of the house investigat-
ing committees report on the state
highway department was one of the
week END features The fact that
the state administration is not going
10 stand by this department was
recognized I'm these reports not more
than a week ago. In fact, the steps
had been previously taken whereby
the administration could lift that
cloud and speakers on the floor Of
the senate had intimated that there
was 10 be immediate reorganization,
including all OF those who were CEN
sured by the report Of the committee
which made the investigation.
Reports made relative to appoint
i've officials will take no other
course than simple adoption or re-
lection Of adverse reports. OF
course, other action could follow,
but the Impeachment trials will
occupy the boards for time and
probably will outrank the fights to
still be had on the general appro-
priation bills, still to he fought out
and with the membership OF the
two houses in none too pleasant
relations.
The house appropriations are
large and there is n very decided
minority In the senate which may
undertake to do some whiting
downward. In fact. It can be fore
casted that the house may under
take to cut down the senate allow
auces and that the senate viii return
the compliment,
Rut It must not he forgotten that
no legislator can quarrel we'll while
serving for 81 per day as when
serving for Sc He may be brave
and try, but there is generally a
lessening OF courage somewhere
along the line.
The coming week finds the pro-
gram big--there will probably DO
two impeachment trials. The demo-
cratic senators are making ready
to receive these charges on the
fighting line. And the men i'm
peached do not seek delay; in truth
Trapp has been angry because the
charges against him did not come
up more rapidly Under ordinary
circumstances the lieutenant COVER
nor is able to appear calm and dig.
nlfied, but everything has not been
all dignity around the statehouse
/ for the past several days. and oc-
casionally a visitor may hear words
| considerably more expressive than
elegant, but that often happens a
week or ten days ahead of a time
when an Oklahoma legislature Is
ready TO stop work,
/ The twelfth weeks close will
not find those appropriation ques-
! tions settled. 1t is Impossible, for
they are numerous-the building
/ program coming up separately with
each institution forced to stand on
| its own merit, II II has any. These
measures all require time, that be-
ing true whether they fail or
| carry,
There are 200 bills on the
| calendars with moro than ordinary
| backing and they can not be Topped
off by a magic wand. And some OF