The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1921-01-23
Closeup Sidelights From
State Legislatures Halls

CoSrfNtED FROA FACE oSE
energy put forth. or he can be- he
a mater for him 'u determine.
No One Pleased.
Everybody has an idea about
legislation ard mat ls very surely
brought form by the Kind ~ bills
introduced. The republican orRani
zation has very ndroitly hrough'
forth fop bills 40 one can charge
the speaker or the republican partS
behind him with having introduced
an orgy of legislation. In fact
Schwab" has avoided the Legislative
program Of his predecessors, and
stands out as - leader who would
lessen rather than advance a leg A.
lative program.
Tree J. known by its Fruit.
Tho legislature must be known by
the fruit it bears. 80 one prctcuds
10 believe that the present house OF
Representatives can stand before tho
people other than on the conditions
now existent with the Invcstigating
com mittco.
Republicans appointed mat com
mittoo. IT'S mcmhcrship iE known 10
the outer world. THAT Investigation
would bc very easy and simple w"rc
thorc not somc democrats behind
the scene. Porter Newman OF
Bryan county is on the com miucc'
and Porter knows several things.
As u forocastcr newman spells
lightly but as "a producer ot ihinB7
which may bear heavily In loglsla-
tive history. Porter II. IN the IAN
gtago OF colonel Shakespeare. no"
deceased, ali and somewhat
Ben Harrison has introduced
bill placing cereal mills under lh'
iurisdictinu of tho state corporation
commission. and 1t also ilkeh IL IL
ccnso fee Of t25.
All experienced legislators attach
license fees to measures. W. w
Robertson of Oklahoma city
changed tho order Of things by
bringing IN rent bill, No. 1871
which makes excessive rental dc
fcnsc against the landlords claim.
Representative j. r. Martin on
Oklahoma county also appears as
the humane legislator. In No. 1873
he secks to provide that "A driver
OF "A motor vehicle shall extend first
aid to whomsocvcr Is struck In
collision.
The intent Is splendid. but some
drivers may not comply with Inc
letter OF the law
Wallace Stiii In Action.
Senator Wallace has another bill
with teeth In II. II prohibits the
creation of deficiency In TACT
that would destroy the solidarity of
the present administration. 1t ~
No. 10l on tho senate calendar and
carries the usual wallace way OF
setting out the points with as little
vcrbiagc M possible.
Would Protect Quail.
Senator Wilburn Cartwright has
"A senate bill that would protect
quails from hunters for lO-year
period. The measure In To attract
attention FOR hunters are about
equally divided on the scheme for
long closed period.
Those Avn fui Woods Boys.
The Woods family Va strong IN the
senatc---W. II. resides AT purcell
and is II democrat Il. T.. resides at
Claremore and Is republican, but
they have "a joint measure relative
to making man hignmist
| whether he In or not. They say IN
Senate Eili Ga that "A man who is
divorced In oklahoma and married
outside of the state within six
months is guilty OF bigamy,
Senator Lillard OF oklahoma city
has opposed the Woods family bill
sonai liberty. II served to enliven
rather duh session OF the senate
for one afternoon,
Trimmings.
Thursdays session OF the house
was oventful for Speaker Pro TEN
Bailey u. Bell of Tulsa, The "old
guard" took the new officer 10 an
awful trimming and no mercy was
shown him. TO make matters worse
- n l.la A.
Joined with tho democratic minority
and the hazing administered to Bell
was complete. A kind reading clerk
adjourned the house aud saved the
day for the presiding officer.
Local nils.
The measures introduced Wednes-
day and Thursday were almost en-
tircly local. In fact, the measures
| introduced 80 far have 80 peculiarly
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