6th Oklahoma Legislature

The Sixth Oklahoma Legislature was a meeting of the legislative branch of the government of Oklahoma, composed of the Oklahoma Senate and the Oklahoma House of Representatives. The state legislature met in Oklahoma City, in regular session from January 2 to March 16, 1917, during the third year of the term of Governor Robert L. Williams.[1]

6th Oklahoma Legislature
Leadership
C. W. Board (D)
Speaker of the House:
Composition:
Senate
38   5   1
House
83   26  

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate and C. W. Board served as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate. Paul Nesbitt served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives.

Dates of sessions

  • Regular session: January 2-March 16, 1917

Previous: 5th Legislature • Next: 7th Legislature

Major legislation

  • Senate Bill 55 prohibited alcohol and made the penalty $500 and six months imprisonment.[2] After it was enacted, the bill was challenged because it failed to exempt liquor distribution for sacramental use in churches and the Oklahoma Supreme Court ruled on May 21, 1918, that the sacramental use of liquor would be exempt.[2] A December ruling said individuals could possess liquor as long as it was not received form a common carrier.[2]

Party composition

Senate

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican Socialist
38 5 1 44
Voting share 86.4% 11.3% 2.3%

House of Representatives

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
Total
Democratic Republican
83 26 109
Voting share 76.1% 23.9%

Leadership

Senate

Lieutenant Governor Martin E. Trapp served as the President of the Senate, which gave him a tie-breaking vote and allowed him to serve as a presiding officer. C.W. Board was elected by state senators to serve as the President pro tempore of the Oklahoma Senate, the primary presiding officer of the Oklahoma Senate.[3]

House

Paul Nesbitt of McAlester, Oklahoma, served as Speaker of the Oklahoma House of Representatives and Tom L. Waldrep of Shawnee, Oklahoma, served as Speaker Pro Tempore.[1]

Members

Senate

DistrictNameParty
Lt-GovMartin E. TrappDem
1W. J. RisenDem
2Arthur LeachDem
2George WilsonSoc
3W. M. BickelDem
4G.L. WilsonDem
5Harry CordellDem
6R.L. KnieDem
6O.J. LoganDem
7Walter FergusonRep
8Eugene WatrousRep
9William ClineDem
9R.L. HallDem
10Tom TestermanRep
11Clarence DavisDem
12John GolobieRep
13T.B. HoggDem
13C.L. EdmonsonDem
14Robert BurnsDem
14W.K. SnyderDem
15Thomas O'NeillDem
15Frank CarpenterDem
16H. BrownRep
17Frank BeaumanDem
17J. Elmer ThomasDem
18R.A. KellerDem
18Fred TuckerDem
19Joe EdwardsDem
19Jep KnightDem
20J.T. McIntoshDem
20John HickmanDem
21M.M. RyanDem
22C.W. BoardDem
23R.H. ChaseDem
24W.C. McAlisterDem
25W.V. BucknerDem
26John VaughanDem
27T.H. DavidsonDem
27Eugene KerrDem
28T.L. RiderDem
29O.W. KillamDem
30J.J. SmithDem
31R.L. DavidsonDem
32S.L. JohnsonDem
33W.A. ChaseDem
  • Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.[3][4]

House of Representatives

NamePartyCounty
D. B. CollumsDemAdair
J. C. SmithRepAlfalfa
James ThurmondDemAtoka
E. L. AdamsDemBeaver, Harper
Algernon MansurDemBeckham
L. A. EverhartRepBlaine
William A. DurantDemBryan
Porter NewmanDemBryan
Newt DickinsonDemCaddo
S. C. KellyDemCaddo
Jack BarkerDemCanadian
T. F. HensleyDemCanadian
Thad BakerDemCarter
Roy ShoresDemCarter
Roy HindsDemCherokee
R. K. WarrenDemChoctaw
M. W. PughDemCimarron, Texas
H. O. MillerDemCleveland
Wilburn CartwrightDemCoal
Lewis HunterDemComanche, Cotton
William PowellDemComanche, Cotton
Fletcher RileyDemComanche, Cotton
J. H. ButlerRepCraig
William CheathamDemCreek
J. M. MorganDemCreek
Oscar HoustonDemCuster
E. J. MeachamDemCuster
John GibsonDemDelaware
M. L. JonesDemDewey
Bert HillRepEllis
J. B. CampbellRepGarfield
J. A. EakinsRepGarfield
E. O. NorthcuttDemGarvin
Alfred StevensonDemGarvin
Bert JacksonDemGrady
Ed ShegogDemGrady
T. E. BeckRepGrant
J. O. McCollisterDemGreer
H. TreadwayDemHarmon
J. L. HendricksonDemHaskell
H. A. HicksDemHughes
Silas ShirleyDemHughes
Everett PetryDemJackson
G. M. BondDemJefferson
B. N. HultzmanDemJohnston
Samuel ElderRepKay
Henry HeadleyRepKay
J. A. MarshRepKingfisher
R. R. FitzgeraldDemKiowa
L. P. BoboDemLatimer
J. B. HarperDemLeFlore
Tom NealDemLeFlore
Ed KeeganRepLincoln
W. F. PardoeRepLincoln
O. B. ActonRepLogan
Amos EwingRepLogan
Asa WaldenDemLove
S. J. BardsleyRepMajor
Sid WheelerDemMarshall
D. C. HughesDemMayes
G.H.A. ThomasDemMcClain
G. E. RowlandDemMcCurtain
S. S. MayfieldDemMcIntosh
R. H. BerryDemMcIntosh
James DraughonDemMurray
R. L. DisneyDemMuskogee
L. E. NeffDemMuskogee
Robert WestDemMuskogee
Roy HarveyRepNoble
A. R. GarrettRepNowata
W. N. BerryDemOkfuskee
S. S. ButterfieldDemOklahoma
Tom DolanDemOklahoma
Rollin GishDemOklahoma
I. L. HarrisRepOklahoma
W. W. RobertsonDemOklahoma
H. L. ChristopherDemOkmulgee
Bert HodgesDemOkmulgee
L. A. WismeyerRepOsage
John N. ScottDemOttawa
Millard GrubbRepPawnee
A. J. HartenbowerDemPayne
Charles PlattRepPayne
S. J. FitzgeraldDemPittsburg
Tom HaileDemPittsburg
Paul NesbittDemPittsburg
J. W. VadenDemPontotoc
Robert WimbishDemPontotoc
W. L. ChapmanDemPottawatomie
N. A. J. TicerDemPottawatomie
Tom WaldrepDemPottawatomie
C. A. WelchDemPushmataha
J. T. NicholsonDemRoger Mills
E. E. WoodsRepRogers
A. S. NorvellDemSeminole
M. M. TurlingtonDemSeminole
J. Blackard Jr.DemSequoyah
C. B. JohnsonDemSequoyah
J. P. SpeerDemStephens
W. G. WoodardDemSwanson
Squire HumbleDemTillman
Glenn CondonRepTulsa
Harry RogersRepTulsa
P. A. FoxDemWagoner
J. C. HamiltonDemWagoner
A. E. CraverRepWashington
I. B. HurstDemWashita
W. H. OlmsteadRepWoods
B. H. BeatteDemWoodward
  • Table based on government database.[5]

References

  1. A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
  2. Cunningham, Tobie. BONE-DRY Law, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed July 27, 2013)
  3. Oklahoma Almanac, 2005, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
  4. All Senate List Archived 2013-06-30 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).
  5. Historic Members Archived 2013-06-22 at WebCite, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)
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