6th Oklahoma Legislature

Leadership

President of the Senate:

Martin Trapp (D)

President Pro Tem of the Senate:

C. W. Board (D)

Speaker of the House:

Paul Nesbitt (D)

Composition:

Senate
38   5   1
House
83   26

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]

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

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* Regular session: January 2-March 16, 1917

Previous: 5th Legislature • Next: 7th Legislature

## Major legislation

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* 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

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### Senate

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

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|  |
Democratic | Republican | Socialist
| 38  | 5  | 1  | 44
Voting share  | 86.4%  | 11.3%  | 2.3%  |

### House of Representatives

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Affiliation  | Party

(Shading indicates majority caucus)

| Total

|
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Democratic | Republican
| 83  | 26  | 109
Voting share  | 76.1%  | 23.9%  |

## Leadership

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### Senate

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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

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

## Members

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### Senate

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District | Name | Party

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Lt-Gov | Martin E. Trapp | Dem
1 | W. J. Risen | Dem
2 | Arthur Leach | Dem
2 | G. E. Wilson | Soc
3 | W. M. Bickel | Dem
4 | G.L. Wilson | Dem
5 | Harry Cordell | Dem
6 | R.L. Knie | Dem
6 | O.J. Logan | Dem
7 | Walter Ferguson | Rep
8 | Eugene Watrous | Rep
9 | William Cline | Dem
9 | R.L. Hall | Dem
10 | Tom Testerman | Rep
11 | Clarence Davis | Dem
12 | John Golobie | Rep
13 | T.B. Hogg | Dem
13 | C.L. Edmonson | Dem
14 | Robert Burns | Dem
14 | W.K. Snyder | Dem
15 | Thomas O'Neill | Dem
15 | Frank Carpenter | Dem
16 | H. Brown | Rep
17 | Frank Beauman | Dem
17 | J. Elmer Thomas | Dem
18 | R.A. Keller | Dem
18 | Fred Tucker | Dem
19 | Joe Edwards | Dem
19 | Jep Knight | Dem
20 | J.T. McIntosh | Dem
20 | John Hickman | Dem
21 | M.M. Ryan | Dem
22 | C.W. Board | Dem
23 | R.H. Chase | Dem
24 | W.C. McAlister | Dem
25 | W.V. Buckner | Dem
26 | John Vaughan | Dem
27 | T.H. Davidson | Dem
27 | Eugene Kerr | Dem
28 | Thomas LaFayette Rider | Dem
29 | O.W. Killam | Dem
30 | J.J. Smith | Dem
31 | R.L. Davidson | Dem
32 | S.L. Johnson | Dem
33 | W.A. Chase | Dem

* Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.[3][4]

### House of Representatives

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Name | Party | County

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D. B. Collums | Dem | Adair
J. C. Smith | Rep | Alfalfa
James Thurmond | Dem | Atoka
E. L. Adams | Dem | Beaver, Harper
Algernon Mansur | Dem | Beckham
L. A. Everhart | Rep | Blaine
William A. Durant | Dem | Bryan
Porter Newman | Dem | Bryan
Newt Dickinson | Dem | Caddo
S. C. Kelly | Dem | Caddo
Jack Barker | Dem | Canadian
T. F. Hensley | Dem | Canadian
Thad Baker | Dem | Carter
Roy Shores | Dem | Carter
Roy Hinds | Dem | Cherokee
R. K. Warren | Dem | Choctaw
M. W. Pugh | Dem | Cimarron, Texas
H. O. Miller | Dem | Cleveland
Wilburn Cartwright | Dem | Coal
Lewis Hunter | Dem | Comanche, Cotton
William Powell | Dem | Comanche, Cotton
Fletcher Riley | Dem | Comanche, Cotton
J. H. Butler | Rep | Craig
William Cheatham | Dem | Creek
J. M. Morgan | Dem | Creek
Oscar Houston | Dem | Custer
E. J. Meacham | Dem | Custer
John Gibson | Dem | Delaware
M. L. Jones | Dem | Dewey
Bert Hill | Rep | Ellis
J. B. Campbell | Rep | Garfield
J. A. Eakins | Rep | Garfield
E. O. Northcutt | Dem | Garvin
Alfred Stevenson | Dem | Garvin
Bert Jackson | Dem | Grady
Ed Shegog | Dem | Grady
T. E. Beck | Rep | Grant
J. O. McCollister | Dem | Greer
H. Treadway | Dem | Harmon
J. L. Hendrickson | Dem | Haskell
H. A. Hicks | Dem | Hughes
Silas Shirley | Dem | Hughes
Everett Petry | Dem | Jackson
G. M. Bond | Dem | Jefferson
B. N. Hultzman | Dem | Johnston
Samuel Elder | Rep | Kay
Henry Headley | Rep | Kay
J. A. Marsh | Rep | Kingfisher
R. R. Fitzgerald | Dem | Kiowa
L. P. Bobo | Dem | Latimer
J. B. Harper | Dem | LeFlore
Tom Neal | Dem | LeFlore
Ed Keegan | Rep | Lincoln
W. F. Pardoe | Rep | Lincoln
O. B. Acton | Rep | Logan
Amos Ewing | Rep | Logan
Asa Walden | Dem | Love
S. J. Bardsley | Rep | Major
Sid Wheeler | Dem | Marshall
D. C. Hughes | Dem | Mayes
G.H.A. Thomas | Dem | McClain
G. E. Rowland | Dem | McCurtain
S. S. Mayfield | Dem | McIntosh
R. H. Berry | Dem | McIntosh
James Draughon | Dem | Murray
R. L. Disney | Dem | Muskogee
L. E. Neff | Dem | Muskogee
Robert West | Dem | Muskogee
Roy Harvey | Rep | Noble
A. R. Garrett | Rep | Nowata
W. N. Berry | Dem | Okfuskee
S. S. Butterfield | Dem | Oklahoma
Tom Dolan | Dem | Oklahoma
Rollin Gish | Dem | Oklahoma
I. L. Harris | Rep | Oklahoma
W. W. Robertson | Dem | Oklahoma
H. L. Christopher | Dem | Okmulgee
Bert Hodges | Dem | Okmulgee
L. A. Wismeyer | Rep | Osage
John N. Scott | Dem | Ottawa
Millard Grubb | Rep | Pawnee
A. J. Hartenbower | Dem | Payne
Charles Platt | Rep | Payne
S. J. Fitzgerald | Dem | Pittsburg
Tom Haile | Dem | Pittsburg
Paul Nesbitt | Dem | Pittsburg
J. W. Vaden | Dem | Pontotoc
Robert Wimbish | Dem | Pontotoc
W. L. Chapman | Dem | Pottawatomie
N. A. J. Ticer | Dem | Pottawatomie
Thomas C. Waldrep | Dem | Pottawatomie
C. A. Welch | Dem | Pushmataha
J. T. Nicholson | Dem | Roger Mills
E. E. Woods | Rep | Rogers
A. S. Norvell | Dem | Seminole
M. M. Turlington | Dem | Seminole
J. Blackard Jr. | Dem | Sequoyah
C. B. Johnson | Dem | Sequoyah
J. P. Speer | Dem | Stephens
W. G. Woodard | Dem | Swanson
Squire Humble | Dem | Tillman
Glenn Condon | Rep | Tulsa
Harry Rogers | Rep | Tulsa
P. A. Fox | Dem | Wagoner
J. C. Hamilton | Dem | Wagoner
A. E. Craver | Rep | Washington
I. B. Hurst | Dem | Washita
W. H. Olmstead | Rep | Woods
B. H. Beatte | Dem | Woodward

* Table based on government database.[5]

## References

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1. ^ a b A Century to Remember Archived September 10, 2012, at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)
2. ^ a b c Cunningham, Tobie. BONE-DRY Law, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed July 27, 2013)
3. ^ a b Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 Archived 2006-02-18 at the Wayback Machine, Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)
4. ^ All Senate List Archived 2013-03-28 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).
5. ^ Historic Members Archived 2013-07-11 at the Wayback Machine, Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

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