The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1901-03-02

rocors of the railroads Of the country
viewed indiffercntly the accidental KILL
Ing OF their employees Railroad officials
were men Of ability. character and stand
ing. and they devoted an their skill and
dgilence TO the prevention OF accidents.
lie resented, en- declared, the ridiculous
statement about The tying OF railroad
director in front OF "A locomotive. 1t was
well knowr that 80 per cent Of the acc'-
dents on railroads were due TO careless
ness aue negligence OF employees Thes
were careless brave. reckless lot Of men
many Of whom would not take the ordi-
nary precautions against accidents sup
piled by the railroad companies.
Mr.. Hoar disclaimed any reflection upon
the character and ability OF railway Of
fclals But 1t was human nature to be-
come careless about other things and
careful about money getting.
Mr.. Cunom. chirmnn Of he committee
on Interstate commerce, insisted that the
bin ought TO remain with the COMMITTEES
Personally nc was In favor Of leglsla-
tion upon the subject but he was satis-
fed That the house bin was not proper
measure and the committee had not found
il possible yet 20 agree upon measure
After further debate the hour Of
o'clock arrived when under the rules, the
resolution would go on the calendar bat
Mr. Pettlgrew moved that the senate pro-
coed with the consideration of his rcso-
luton The motion was rejected, % To
80, the detailed vote being.
Yeas-Allen, Bacon, Bate, Berry Butler
Chandler. Clapu clay Culberson. Daniel,
Harris, Heitneld. Scar, Jones Of Arkan,
sas. Jones OF Nevada Lindsay, lodge
/ Martia, pettlgrow, Rawllns. ralliaferro'
/ Teller, Tnman, Vest, Wellington, q.
Nays-Aldrich, Allison, Bard, Beve-
ridge Chiffon, CLARK. Cullom, Deboe, bil-
/ lmgham, Doillver. Elkins, Fairbanks, Fo-
ralor. Frye Galinger iiansbrough'
Z IIawley Kean Kyle McCumber Me
I Emery Mcmillan, Nelson. Perkins, Pettus'
Z plntt OF Connecticut, Piatt OF New York,
scott, sewell. shoup simon stewart.
I Thurston, wetmore Walcott. 36
( Mr. Jones OF Arkansas gave notice that
tomorrow he would ask the discharge Of
/ the committee.
I In accordance with notice previously
given Air Prtchard Of North Carolina
addressed the senate upon the resolution
Z of Mr. Butler Of North Carolina 20 refer
/ the credentials TO senator-elect simmons
I OF North Carolina 10 the committee on
/ privileges and elections with view TO n-
vostlgating the present conditions which
/ lod up 90 his election,
Consideration or the sundry civil bin
I was resumed.
An amendment apqropriatiug $1,000 Tor
an examination Of and report on the
topography and geology OF tha territory
adjacent TO the forty ninth parallel west
or the roth meridian was adopted
After considerable debate a committee
amendment was adopted permitting set
tiers % pasture livestock upon forest res
eryationa IN Colorado. Montana and Wy
omlng with a provision that the priyl-
lego should not be transferable.
An appropriation OF $4,000 for gausine
the streams Of the United States and
for the Investigation OF the underground
currents and artesian wells In arid and
seml-arld sections was agreed 10, and or
motion OF Mr. Foraker the provisions OF
tho amendment were extended 20 Porte
Rico
Mr.. Hansbrough precipitated hYels
debate on the question OF the reclamation
OF arid lands BY Offering substitute fol
the provision just adopted, providing thal
moneys received from the sale Of public
lands should be used for establishing res
ervolrp.
Mr. Allison made a poitn of orde'
against the substitute that it was genera
legislation and TIA point was sustained By
the senate. yeas "a. nays 80.
A final conference rs1ert lIpn the In
dian appropriation bin waa agreed 20.
Resumlng confederation Of the sundr7