The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-13

that some Republican in Round Pond |
misled seven Republicans into voting |
for Walling as against Palmer, and his |
only hope of being seated is that beinR
Republican he thinks enough Re
publicans in the legislature Will assist
him in his effort to tEwort the eX-
pressed will of the people at the polls
TO give him DR.. Walling's seat in the
legislature.
That portion Of the governors mess
age relating to the agricultural college
was referred to the committee on agri-
culture instead O.; education as stated
yesterday.
Senator Ray has served notice that be
intends making a speech next week.
All the ladies' shoold be- out TO hear
him
Rumor G2s 10 that T. T. Brown, chici
clerk of the council will shortly issue
a thrilling romance entitled From
Prison Cell to Legis ative Halls
Congress will hear from this legis-
lature often and empbatically
ST. Johns libel bill Is step in the
right direction.
Harry ST. John. speaker pro tenn Of
the house, isa son of eN- Governor John
p. ST John of Kansas, the noted tenn
perance aRigator, and it is significant
that he introduced the FIRST bill on the
liquor business.
The father o. Representative Nnipe
of Payne county IS d member of the
Kansas legislature.
Nesbltt, the populist member from
Cleveland county started out to regu-
late things by introducing house con-
current resolutions alleging that Ger
tain judicial irregularities exist in the
third judicial district and providing
for a committee TO investigate, but he
afterwards learned that the legisla-
ture had no control over the judges
whatever, and withdrew his resolu-
! ton.
Mccoy statehood bin provides for
the calling Of a constitutional conven-
tion May 10, 1895, so be composed of
seventy-fve delegates and meet in this
city for sixty days, having the same
officers as are provided for the legis-
lature The convention is to draft a
constitution ana provide for vote on
same and election of state officers, CON
gressmen and state legislature.
Smiths penitentiary bill which
knocked the breath out of ten or a
dozen fellows who had similar bills,
locates the penitentiary at Pond Creek
station, carries an appropriation of
eighty thousand dollars, and provides
for the appointment Of directors, war
den, clerks, guards, etc. Pond Creek
donates eighty acres of lard for site.
Senator Baker thinks if the present
rate keeps up, 500 to 1000 bills will be
introduced
Senator Coulson says he don't be
lieve there is a copy of the statutes in
his county-at least he has never been
able to find one.
Colonel w. NJ Melton Of Tecumseh
was on the floor duriug the day.
Senator Tankersly will have his
family here next week and settle
down for the session.
Bakar's .al estate instincts cropped
out in the free house discussion, claim
ing that the land in his district was
the finest in the world, not an acre
but that is worth over SOS
Jim Robb from Enid is an interested
spectator Of the proceedings of our So
Ions, and was heard to say yesterday
that the penitentiary was coming to
| his farm.
Ole mem ber suggested the joint
rules in Kansas, but they are not of
much account in This territory.
McCate at last got something and is
happy, even though no pay is assured.