vided that thirty-seven and a half per cent (371⁄2%) of the amounts derived from the bonuses, royalties and rentals, upon lands leased thereunder, shall be paid by the Secretary of the Treasury of the United States to the State within the boundaries of which the leased lands or desposits are located. Said money to be used by said State for the support of public schools or for the maintenance of public roads or for other public educational institutions, as the Legislature of the State may direct, and, WHEREAS, a receiver is now operating certain oil and gas properties in the south half of the Red River, as above described, and has set aside in his royalty account a sum in excess of Eight Hundred Thousand Dollars ($800,000.00), Three Hundred Thousand Dollars ($300,000.00) of which, under the provisions of this Act above refered to, would be paid to the State of Oklahoma, to be used as above recited, and, WHEREAS, there is now pending in Congress of the United State a bill known as H. R. 178, which directs the Secretary of the Interior to pay such royalties to the Kiowa, Comanche and Apache Indians and diverts the payment of the above sum from the Treasurer (sic) of the State of Oklahoma: Now, Therefore Be It Resolved that the Oklahoma Congressional delegation be, and they are hereby respectfully requested to resist the passage of the above named H. R. 178. Adopted by the House of Representatives March 13, 1924. CHAPTER 162 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 1. President Pro Tempore of Senate Whereas, the Constitution provides that the Senate shall, at the beginning of each regular Session and at such other times as may be necessary, elect one of its members President Pro Tempore; and, Whereas, the Senate has heretofore perfected such organization by the election of Senator Tom Anglin, as President Pro Tempore; Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate, that Senator Tom Anglin be and he is hereby elected President Pro Tempore of the 2nd Extraordinary Session of the 9th Legislature. Adopted by the Senate January 15, 1924. CHAPTER 163 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 2. Resolution on Adoption of Eighteenth Amendment. RESOLUTION Commemorating the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States. WHEREAS, These United States did on the 16th day of January, 1920, by the approval of more than a two-thirds majority of the Legislatures of the States of this Union adopt the Eighteenth Amendment to the Federal Constitution, allowing the restriction of the sale and manufacture of intoxicating liquor; and, WHEREAS, The Adoption of the eighteenth Amendment signalized the emancipation of the American Republic from the greatest curse known to civilized man; and, WHEREAS, the years following the adoption of said amendment have been marked by the most pronounced advances in morality, education, and material wealth known to the human race: Therefore, Be It Resolved, that the Senate of the State of Oklahoma set aside the hour from Eleven A. M. to Twelve Noon on the 16th day of January, 1924, to be devoted to eulogy and commemoration of the adoption of the Eighteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States of America. Adopted by the Senate January 16, 1924. CHAPTER 164 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 3. Resolution on Report of State Aid for School Districts A RESOLUTION relating to a Report of State Aid for School Districts. WHEREAS, under the provisions of Chapter 164, House Bill 140, Session Laws of Oklahoma, 1923, Six Hundred and Fifty Thousand ($650,000.00) Dollars were appropriated "for the purpose of promoting public school interest of the State and aiding people in providing adequate school facilities for the education of their children;" and, WHEREAS, the administration and disbursement of this fund was placed under the control of the State Board of Education: Therefore Be It Resolved by the Senate, that the State Board of Education is hereby requested to submit a complete itemized report of the expenditures of this fund, showing the amount received by and the names or numbers of the school districts receiving money from said fund, including the kind of schools thus aided and the counties in which said schools are located. Passed by the Senate January 17, 1924. CHAPTER 165 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 4. Resolution Petitioning Committees of Congress to Investigate Quapaw Indian Leases. A RESOLUTION requesting and petitioning the Committee of the Senate of the United States now Investigating the Actions of the former Secretary of the Interior in reference to the Teapot Dome Lease, to inquire into certain matters of Special Interest to the State of Oklahoma. WHEREAS, It is currently rumored in Oklahoma, that upon a re-lease of the zinc and lead mining lands of the Quapaw Indians of Northeastern Oklahoma by the former Secretary of the Interior, A. B. Fall, a lease of said lands was approved by the Secretary of the Interior at a lesser price than other responsible bidders, for the mining lease, were offering: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved, That the Senate of the State of Oklahoma respectfully request and petition the Special Committee of the Senate of the United States now investigating the Teapot Dome Lease, to take under investigation the question of the releasing of the lead and zinc mining lease of the Quapaw Indians, located in the Northeastern part of Oklahoma, to mining companies, in order that the people of the State of Oklahoma may be fully informed as to the actual facts and the rumors set at rest; Be It Further Resolved, that Secretary of the Senate send a copy of this resolution properly certified, to the United States Senators, representing Oklahoma, with a request that they present this Resolution to the Special Committee of the United States Senate, now investigating the Teapot Dome Oil Lease. Adopted by the Senate January 28, 1924. CHAPTER 166 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 5. Resolution on State Insurance Board. A RESOLUTION requesting the Governor to submit for consideration of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature, remedial legislation relative to the powers and duties of the State Insurance Board. WHEREAS, it now appears that the State Insurance Board of the State of Oklahoma does not have sufficient power and authority to control the insurance rates in this State with reference to fire, tornado, and other insurance policies and contracts, so far as the interest of the policy-holders and the people of the State are concerned; and WHEREAS, fire and tornado insurance rates in the State of Oklahoma are being increased without just or sufficient cause; and WHEREAS, in a great many instances such insurance rates are higher than in some other states under similar conditions; in fact, so high as to be exorbitant and unreasonable, and the State Insurance Board under existing laws has failed to prevent the increase of such rates where such action should have been taken: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature of the State of Oklahoma, that the Honorable M. E. Trapp, Governor of the State of Oklahoma, be and he is hereby respectfully requested to submit to this Legislature an appropriate message or messages recommending for consideration remedial legislation relative to the powers and authority of the State Insurance Board, with reference to insurance rates in the State of Oklahoma, to the end that said State Insurance Board may have full and complete power to fix, adjust and control insurance rates within this State, in order that same may be reasonable, both as to the policy-holders and to the insurer. Passed by the Senate January 29, 1924. CHAPTER 167 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.6. Conference of Plains' Interests. A RESOLUTION requesting the Governor of the State of Oklahoma to invite the Governors of the several plains' states to unite with him in calling a conference of plains' interests, agricultural, commercial, financial, transportation, etc. WHEREAS, under the operation of the National Reclamation Act of 1902, there was accumulated in the Reclamation Fund a sum in excess of Five Million ($5,000,000.00) Dollars, to the Credit of the State of Oklahoma; and WHEREAS, by the Act of Congress approved June 25, 1910, Oklahoma, in common with the rest of the Great Plains Region, was deprived of the benefit of the Reclamation Act and the interest of the entire Plains region in the said Reclamation Fund was practically annulled and terminated thereby; and WHEREAS, the people of the Plains' States have much in common, not only in the way of history and tradition, but also in the lines of present economic and material interests and more especially in the matter of flood control and water conservation: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Oklahoma, that the Governor be, and hereby is requested to invite the Governors of several of the adjoining Plains' States to unite with him in calling a conference of Plains' interests, agricultural, commercial, financial and transportation, for the purpose of considering matters of common and mutual concern and of devising ways and means for the efficient co-ordination of efforts to be put forth for the conservation and development of the resources and industries of the entire Great Plains region. Adopted by the Senate February 12, 1924. CHAPTER 168 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 9. Compensation for Calendar Clerk. A RESOLUTION providing adequate compensation for the Calendar Clerk of the Senate for the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature. WHEREAS, During the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature, the Calendar Clerk of the Senate has been performing the duties heretofore requiring two employees, and as a result thereof, said Calendar Clerk has been working nights in order to perform the services required, and the pay provided for is inadequate for the amount of services performed: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Oklahoma, that the Calendar Clerk of the Senate be paid at the rate of Eight ($8.00) dollars, per day, for and during the entire period of the Second Extraordinary Session of the Ninth Legislature. Adopted by the Senate February 5, 1924. CHAPTER 169 SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 10. Gross Production Tax on Osage Indian Royalties. A Resolution memorializing the Congress of the United States to defeat that part of Senate Bill No. 2065, by Harreld, which provides for the repeal of 1% gross production tax on royalties rece ved by the Osage tribe of Indians from oil and gas produced in Osage county, Oklahoma. WHEREAS, On January 17, 1924, Hon. J. W. Harreld, of Oklahoma, introduced in the Senate of the United States, Bill No. 2065, which provides, in part, for the repeal of Section Five, of the Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1921, providing as follows: "That the Secretary of the Interior is hereby authorized and directed to pay, through the proper officers of the Osage Agency to Osage County, Oklahoma, an additional sum equal to one (1%) per centum of the amount received by the Osage Tribe of Indians, as royalties from production of oil and gas, which sum shall be used by said county only for the construction and maintenance of roads and bridges therein;" WHEREAS, the repeal of said Act would mean a great loss to the County of Osage, and the State of Oklahoma, as well: Now, Therefore, Be It Resolved By the Senate of the State of Oklahoma, That the Congress of the United States is hereby memorialized to defeat and oppose that part of Senate Bill No. 2065, which provides for the repeal of said Act of Congress, approved March 3, 1921; Be It Further Resolved, That a copy of this resolution be transmitted to each of the Senators and Representatives in Congress, from the State of Oklahoma. Adopted by the Senate February 6, 1924. |