The Birmingham age-herald., 1923-11-27
OKLAHOMA elI QNs HAVE STORMY I T|ME
Efforts To Pass Anti-KIan Measures Are Baked In
 Both Branches

OKLAHOMA CITY, Okla, Nov. 26.- Opponents on anti-Ku KluX klan leg islation scored victories in both houses of the Oklahoma legislature today, bringing bitter denuncations of their methods from the presiding officer in each branch of the assem- bly,.
 Senator Tom Anslin, president pro tenn of the senate, threw that body into an uproar just before adjourn ment when he assailed the members for what he termed their obstructive and destructive tactics. The presi- dents speech was directed at Senator W. NJ. Gulager of Muskogee, whom he asked:
 Why don't you vote for something constructive instead of voting against everything?"
 Gulager replied heatedly, declaring that his actions were the will of his constituents
 In the lower house. a few minutes before Speaker w. D. McBee, accused by former Gov. J. C. Walton of being a member of the Elan, threatened to "break with every man in the legisla- ture" unless adequate klan legisla- tion is passed. He referred to talk that anti-klan laws are Walton meas ures, branding it as absurd, and de- claring that satisfactory klan leg islation must go through"
 Anti-Klanists Force Adjournment.
 The controversy. which was ex tended to the lower house today for the first time, was short lived, those arrayed against proposed statutes to regulate secret organizations etfe2- tually blocking consideration of such legislation hy forcing adjournment until tomorrow over the vigorous protests of it's supporters. Their sym pathizers in the senate, meanwhile, definitely killed a proposal to reveal the complete membership of secret orders by voting 19 to 16 against it, which would have inserted into the bill a clause compelling officers of such organizations to produce their rosters upon court orders.
 With the senate action went the hopes of sponsors of the measure for an act adequate to regulate opera tion of secret organizations in Okla homa. The senate bill. as it now ficers of all secret orders to register their names and addresses in every county in the state.
 1 A deluge of amendments to the committee bill descended upon the | senate during the afternoon, but all were discarded save one. The senate got no further than adoption of the amendment on the anti-mask pro- vision.
 Senators Gulager and Harry B. Cordell of AIanitou, came out definite ! ly against the membership sections of the proposal by declaring that their constituents were solidly against 1t.
 This drew Senator Anglin's re- marks. which preceded a tumultous | adjournment.
 Tt looks to me that many of our protestations in favor of passing d lllan bill are only from the lips out" he delcared.
 Against Every thing.
 T never knew you to be for klan legislation of any kind" said the president pro tenn. addressing Senator Gulager. "Why don't you offer some | thing constructive instead of voting against everything?"
 Lets come here tomorrow and de- clare ourselves. A good many here are against any kind of klan legis- lation, it seems, though still saying they are for it. Let's have a show down."
 The klan measure was brought up In the house with a motion that the house go into committee of the whole to consider it. The tumult started when Representative Pullen moved to postpone consideration indefinitely. Speaker McBee declared:
 T have every confidence that the legislature will pass satisfactory klan legislation but it must go through; the house promised the peo- pie of the state legislation of this Kind and we have got to pass it. Adequate klan legislation must be passed or l will break with every member of the lepislat,,rao