The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-04-28
WILL PASS THE HOUSED

ditional members oi the supreme court
81 Oklahoma provoked considerable
discussion during which some rather
interesting and novel statements we're
made In regard TO the desirabiity of
the adoption Oi the house amendment
compelling the president TO respect
the principal Of home rule in the
filing of the twG new Judicial offices.
The discussion which was interesting
is herewith given from the Congress
sional Record and is as follows:
Mr.. Nurtis-i would ike TO ask a
question in regard TO the amendment
which provides that no appointment
Shall be mae except from those who
have resided IN the territor at least
one year l. desire to know II that
is not an unusual provision.
Mr.. Fiynn-No; ! do not think it
IS. | viii say to the gentleman that
that was in the bill as originally intro
duced. both in the house and in the
senate. The senate have Stricken out
that provision. and Che house commit
tee, ] believe. very righteously insist
ed upon its retention in the bill
believe. Mr. Speaker. that it is Just
that all these officers in the territory
should be residents Of the territory.
Mr.. Curts-l desire, Mr.. Speaker,
to ask the gentleman il provision
OF that kind has been made in other
bills providing for the appointment OF
judges in territories.
Mr.. Flynn-Inere is no question
about it. You take the officers APP
pointed under the recent bills that
We have passed for all the new terri
tories. There has been an exception
made / believe, IN the case OF Porto
Rico. but | remember well being in
the committee and that II was insisted
that these appointments should be from
residents OF the territory. They ought
to be-
Mr.. Cnrtis--I have no candidate for
Judge. but hope the amendment sug-
gested will not be adopted ! think
the president OF the United States
should have the right 20 appoint men
from any state OF territory OF the I'M
ion as judges in oklahoma; il he so
desires, and Il would be wrong TO
limit him to the territory in making
appointments.
Mr.. Fiemnv-Does the gentleman
frons Kansas think there are not com
petent men Tor this position in the
the territory OF Okiahoma9
Mr.. Curtis-There are hundreds OF
them. There are sixteen candidates Cor
the vacancy that already exists there.
! think the president should appoint
residents OF the TERRITORY but it is not
fair TO tie his hands. II he desires
60 appoint man from Ohio or Iowa,
or any other state, he should have
the right to do so.
Mr.. Stephens Of Texas-I would like
to ask the gentleman a question.
Mr.. Flynn Certainly.
Mr.. Stephens of Texas-l have no
objection TO the passage Of the bill
1 think 1t should pass. think that
this amendment should be limited SO
that parties.-lawvers in this
territory would be eligible. In these
three counties that were opened last
summer there are three large towns
Lawton, Anadarko. and Hobart There
are many ood lawyers in them ]
think there probably ought TO be a
district in one OF those towns and
there should be an opportunity Tor
those men living in that part OF Okla
bona TO be appointed. That section
OF the territory has been opened up
less than twelve months aad OF course
those lawyers have not been there
the twelve months, and think il
would be wrong to make these lawyers
now living there ineligible TO the po-
sition.
Mr.. lvnn-ln reply TO the gentle
man fwrom Texas. ! want to say that
there is no csirc TO har ANYBODY
IRON Oklahoma. l want TO say here
and now, in fairness 70 all sides, that
there is no desire on the part OF the
delegate from Oklahoma or the 'udic-
iary committee 10 cast any reflection
on the president OF the United States.
Were the provision not in this bill
am confident no carpetbagger would
be sent there. but the territories have
q right 20 look after their own inter
ests ia legislation The gentleman
from Kansas would object to a proyis
ion which permitted the importation
into Kansas OF outsiders 20 hold office.
/ have as much coincidence in the pres
ident OF the United States as any man
IN America Not only that | expect
TO continue 20 have. / was one OF
those who had confidence in him when
many other gentlemen who now pro-
iess confidence were wavering by the
wayside daughter and appiause.)
Now Mr.. Supeaker ! move the pre-
vious question.
air Grosvenor-M Mr.. Sneaker ] have
no interest one way oi the other in
the question of whether this amend
ment shall be voted up or voted down.
Here are 10000 carpetbaggers living
largely upon government land, and
they do not want any more carpetbar-
gers to come down there. (Laughter.)
The whole gang Of them nine out OF
ten, have not lived there five years.
Now they are shouting carpetbag
ger" They viii shout "cafpetbag' a
long time before they get what they
ask Tor. The point / warted 10 make
was this; Has the gentleman from
oklahoma considered the question Of
limiting the power OF the president OF
the United States m the appointment
OF an officer the appointment OF which
is cast upon him as a duty by the CON
at,f,,ftot,p Over and over AGAIN II has