The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1921-01-11


|t Oklahoma City. Jan. 1.-THE house
- representatives OF the eighth legis-
Urure put through its first bill vest
efQay. The measure was house bill
no II, appropriating si50,000 for
ne expenses Of the legislative session,
.ypcluding mileage and per diem for
If1e lawmakers. Tho house consid-
j41 this matter in committee of the
lWhole, reported favorably on IL, and
rs vas passed and signed. There was
80 dissenting vote on the rollcall,
}en l.. Pullen of Murray county.
voting mo"
tf The rules committee OF the house
'9rought in It's report yesterday, recon.
(nending the set of rules to govern
t44t body's procedure. Action on
h4 report was scheduled for today.
Ef1the house adopts tho rulas worked
4ue by the committee-whicb is quite
Ply since both house and commit
are Republican-the way is made
4ceedngly smooth for Investigations.
Here is the recommendation CON
k9rning Investigations:
4 The committee on Investigations
{f judiciary and executive depart
hts shall have full authority. by "A
jority vote OF such committee, TO
estigate any officer or department
this state. That such investiga-
bn may also bo ordered by resolution
opted by the house, and such re-
ution shall first be referred TO the
eestigating committee for report.
such report Is favorable, the in
stigation shall be proceeded with
thont delay; otherwise such rcso-
tion shall be subject to further ac-
Nbn by the house"
Ult will be noted that the investiga-
Dig committee would have power To
make an Investigation "on it's own
kok" or BY direction Of the house.
1t will also be noted there Is no stlp-
Nation that charges against an officer
or department must be accompanied
By affidavit.
This investigation procedure and
the new rule on election contests
edopted by the house last week con-
gtitute the principal points of dlf
(trence between the old rules and the
bnes suggested. The number OF mem
bers the various committees should
haye was revised TO some extent. the
committee on legislative and judicial
redistrictlng was divided into two
Committees, and a new COMMITTEES OF
~ members on soldiers relief was
Recommended. 10 Is an interesting
fAct-Speaker Geotge Schwabe says
Il IA a colncidence-that the proposed
rules provide for 50 committees and
There ara 50 republicans in the
house.
After the rules are adopted, The
tommittee list will be announced. &C.
furdlng to the speaker The ust Is
ready now. but because of tho com
flttee changes made by the proposed
rules, it cannot be officially made up-
til the rules which guided lts prepar-
atlCn are accepted.
Industrial Court Bill
The long-expected Industrial court
bin made ia appearances yesterday
IL was introduced in the senate by
T.. r. Leedy Of Arnett Modelled
closely on the Kansas law. it is said
By those who have studied &c. 20 20
even further in its scope The pro-
posed court would take over some Of
The rate-maklng functions of the cor
puration commission, and do the
work of the state Industrial commits
sinn IN the administration of the
compensation law Ac-
rordlng TO the bill, the court would
not only prohibit strikes, but would
not permit an employer to discharge
An employee because of the latter's
In labor union. II liz
Understood the United states supreme
Court has held unconstitutional any
laws seeking To abridge an employers
powers In this way. aud that "A dozen
states have appealed such laws.
Edgar Fenton. president OF the
state federation OF labor, read the
Industrial court bill carefully yester-
day, and said organized labor OF this
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