The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28


Tho lower house OF the Oklahoma
legislature was swaycd from the path
of reason and Judgment yesterday by
unf. ward encies and Influence and
pas cd thc school land bin, bearing the
nat. OF Kripo 81 Perkins The tl
was allied uu for consideration Tues
day morning. The Leader RETAINED
from commenting on the measure.
thinking that ,he members of The
lower house who favored &c. would
abandon their unwisc stand aud listen
90 the logical arguments put forth by
the representatives who opposed %
. But it seems combination. giltcdged
in its make up and cable-like in IT'S
tcnacity and strength. had been az.
tached to the friends of The ill-shapcd
measure, which. in its present form.
carries with ita graft clephantine in
its proportions.
The bill has many good features bul
/ 90 make it law in its present form
simply means 20 take $4,000 directly
ont OF the funds belonging TO the chill
drcn Of the territory and putting IL in
the pockets OF nine political favorites
The bin provides that all the school
land in the territory shall be- appraised
at 81 80 per quarter section Ihere
are ,'i3o quarters I'D the territory
THIS means -I2.G5l taken from the
school children and ct uckcd down in
+ private pocket ''i's. Inc combine
subsequently decided mat TINS was
little TOO oig ln the case OF hea''F
county and so put it at eI.'o per sec
tion. Even at TINS rate It "iiI take an
+ the rent that VIII oe derived from lhal
/ county Tor threo years To- pay I"r l"l7
/ appraisemenI
/ we believe I'D the appraisemeht p'a"
ana mat iessees 7houlu oe pro'ec''" ]"
/ their Improvements Out no reason
I ASIDE from d pure pohtleai eral'' OK
/ Ist7 or mas ever oeen ass ghe" LOT ap-
/ pralsln3 lhe ''V'' quarters Oh vacant
land which mas always been on tue
market at minimum prices. Inc aP'
/ praisement oi TINS vacant Ian' alone
VIII cost 9.'ooD ana "hat VIII oe the
return IL VIII cost as much as an lHe
expenses OF leasing the sehool lands
since the beginning. IL "ou'a pr"Oa-
oiy be necessary 20 appralse 'oo quar-
ters upon "hich leases nave expired
TINS year WhIch az Fl per quarter-a
high priee-"ooId cost s'oo.
This Dill provides that the lessee
may take the lana at Ihe APPRAISED
value. IL does not provide LOT OF per
mt any competition II gives 'he
school land lessecs monopoly on the
land and one That VIII be very eNpen-
sive TO the school iund oil TINS terri
tory u VIII take from tine legitimate
revenue OF the schools AT ieast 7'"'o0o
per anuum and donate II TO the les
sees Inls rs unjust Every talr les
see Is W.ll'hg 10 pay lhe conmerciaI
valde OF The lana ana mat can only be
asceria'ned 10y allowing lhe par
Ne- VINO want lHeae lahas 10
say what ihry "'iI give Inc new
lessee ought to toe compelled to pay a
reasonable price Tor the improvements
OF 'he old lessee but To create monop-
oily OF these ands ana exclude all clll-
lena So unfortunate as not 20 be Iessees
is Sd unjust that the whole community
ought 10 rise mp ana KICK against TINS
prostitution OF sacred funds
In discussing the ohI IN the house
yesterday several members criticized
the present management oi the schooI
land Office.
The report OF the Board io' Leasing
) .hoo' j. ud0 1" inns legislative assem-
bly, has been pilnl'" ana extensively
distributed and contains a iuII history
OF the work OF the governor and tho
present board and gives complete
and exhaustive account of all moneys
received and dlooursed ana fun eNpen
ses OF the once vouchers Wh'ch are on
file m the office OF the Board and may
be seen boy any one.
The blatant and lying evening sheet
the manager OF which lives 10y black
guarding and betraying hs friends
screeched Ike dervish last evening
aud not content with attacking Gov
ernor keniro" ana Oommlsslone