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.A Century to Remember , Okhouse.gov. (accessed June 20, 2013)

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.Cunningham, Tobie. BONE-DRY Law, Encyclopedia of Oklahoma History and Culture. (accessed July 27, 2013) 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. A December ruling said individuals could possess liquor as long as it was not received form a common carrier.

Party composition

Senate AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublicanSocialist 38 5 1 44Voting share86.4%11.3%2.3%

House of Representatives AffiliationParty (Shading indicates majority caucus)TotalDemocraticRepublican 83 26 109Voting share76.1%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.Oklahoma Almanac, 2005 , Oklahoma Department of Libraries (accessed July 1, 2013)

House 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.

Members

Senate District Name PartyLt-Gov Martin E. Trapp Dem1 W. J. Risen Dem2 Arthur Leach Dem2 G. E. Wilson Soc3 W. M. Bickel Dem4 George L. Wilson Dem5 Harry Cordell Dem6 R.L. Knie Dem6 O.J. Logan Dem7 Walter Ferguson Rep8 Eugene Watrous Rep9 William Cline Dem9 R.L. Hall Dem10 Tom Testerman Rep11 Clarence Davis Dem12 John Golobie Rep13 T.B. Hogg Dem13 C.L. Edmonson Dem14 Robert Burns Dem14 W.K. Snyder Dem15 Thomas O'Neill Dem15 Frank Carpenter Dem16 H. Brown Rep17 Frank Beauman Dem17 J. Elmer Thomas Dem18 R.A. Keller Dem18 Fred Tucker Dem19 Joe Edwards Dem19 Jep Knight Dem20 J.T. McIntosh Dem20 John Hickman Dem21 M.M. Ryan Dem22 C.W. Board Dem23 R.H. Chase Dem24 W.C. McAlister Dem25 W.V. Buckner Dem26 John Vaughan Dem27 T.H. Davidson Dem27 Eugene Kerr Dem28 Thomas LaFayette Rider Dem29 O.W. Killam Dem30 J.J. Smith Dem31 R.L. Davidson Dem32 S.L. Johnson Dem33 W.A. Chase Dem Table based on state almanac and list of all senators.All Senate List , Okhouse.gov (accessed on June 28, 2013).

House of Representatives Name Party CountyD. B. Collums Dem AdairJ. C. Smith Rep AlfalfaJames Thurmond Dem AtokaE. L. Adams Dem Beaver, HarperAlgernon Mansur Dem BeckhamL. A. Everhart Rep BlaineWilliam A. Durant Dem BryanPorter Newman Dem BryanNewt Dickinson Dem CaddoS. C. Kelly Dem CaddoJohn Jack Barker Dem CanadianT. F. Hensley Dem CanadianThad Baker Dem CarterRoy Shores Dem CarterRoy Hinds Dem CherokeeR. K. Warren Dem ChoctawM. W. Pugh Dem Cimarron, TexasH. O. Miller Dem ClevelandWilburn Cartwright Dem CoalLewis Hunter Dem Comanche, CottonWilliam Powell Dem Comanche, CottonFletcher Riley Dem Comanche, CottonJ. H. Butler Rep CraigWilliam Cheatham Dem CreekJ. M. Morgan Dem CreekOscar Houston Dem CusterE. J. Meacham Dem CusterJohn Gibson Dem DelawareM. L. Jones Dem DeweyBert Hill Rep EllisJ. B. Campbell Rep GarfieldJ. A. Eakins Rep GarfieldE. O. Northcutt Dem GarvinAlfred Stevenson Dem GarvinBert Jackson Dem GradyEd Shegog Dem GradyT. E. Beck Rep Grant J. O. McCollister Dem GreerH. Treadway Dem HarmonJ. L. Hendrickson Dem HaskellH. A. Hicks Dem HughesSilas Shirley Dem HughesEverett Petry Dem JacksonG. M. Bond Dem JeffersonB. N. Hultzman Dem JohnstonSamuel Elder Rep KayHenry Headley Rep KayJ. A. Marsh Rep KingfisherR. R. Fitzgerald Dem KiowaL. P. Bobo Dem LatimerJ. B. Harper Dem LeFloreTom Neal Dem LeFloreEd Keegan Rep LincolnW. F. Pardoe Rep LincolnO. B. Acton Rep LoganAmos Ewing Rep LoganAsa Walden Dem LoveS. J. Bardsley Rep MajorSid Wheeler Dem MarshallD. C. Hughes Dem MayesG.H.A. Thomas Dem McClainG. E. Rowland Dem McCurtainS. S. Mayfield Dem McIntoshR. H. Berry Dem McIntoshJames Draughon Dem MurrayR. L. Disney Dem MuskogeeL. E. Neff Dem MuskogeeRobert West Dem MuskogeeRoy Harvey Rep NobleA. R. Garrett Rep NowataW. N. Berry Dem OkfuskeeS. S. Butterfield Dem OklahomaTom Dolan Dem OklahomaRollin Gish Dem OklahomaI. L. Harris Rep OklahomaW. W. Robertson Dem OklahomaH. L. Christopher Dem OkmulgeeBert Hodges Dem OkmulgeeL. A. Wismeyer Rep OsageJohn N. Scott Dem OttawaMillard Grubb Rep PawneeA. J. Hartenbower Dem PayneCharles Platt Rep PayneS. J. Fitzgerald Dem PittsburgTom Haile Dem PittsburgPaul Nesbitt Dem PittsburgJ. W. Vaden Dem PontotocRobert Wimbish Dem PontotocW. L. Chapman Dem PottawatomieN. A. J. Ticer Dem PottawatomieThomas C. Waldrep Dem PottawatomieC. A. Welch Dem PushmatahaJ. T. Nicholson Dem Roger MillsE. E. Woods Rep RogersA. S. Norvell Dem SeminoleM. M. Turlington Dem SeminoleJ. Blackard Jr. Dem SequoyahC. B. Johnson Dem SequoyahJ. P. Speer Dem StephensW. G. Woodard Dem SwansonSquire Humble Dem TillmanGlenn Condon Rep TulsaHarry H. Rogers Rep TulsaP. A. Fox Dem WagonerJ. C. Hamilton Dem WagonerA. E. Craver Rep WashingtonI. B. Hurst Dem WashitaW. H. Olmstead Rep WoodsB. H. Beatte Dem Woodward Table based on government database.Historic Members , Okhouse.gov (accessed June 23, 2013)

References

External links Oklahoma Legislature Oklahoma House of Representatives Oklahoma Senate