The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1902-10-04

tive assembly will show how much
they are in error, and how little the
Republicans had to do with the pas
sage Of that bill in its present final
form.
House bill No 81 can act p ovid
ing for the establishment and main
tenance of separate schools Fo' white
and colored children, and 20 other
purposes" was introduced MO the
house by Representative Emb y, a
Republican. Of Lincoln county. In
the council committee on education,
section 6, which in substance requir.
ed the colored separate school to
have a white man on the school
board. and the white separate school
to have a colored man on the school
board, was stricken out, and the bill
recommended to pass as amended.
See council journal, 1901, page 222.
In the committee of the whole coun-
ell several amendments were made.
The most important being to section
1, and section 8. was chairman of
the committee of. the whole, and rec
commended from that committee that
the bill pass as amended. (See coun-
Gil journal page 262
AS the bill came from the house
section 1, read: in all counties, IN
which the people have voted to e.
tablish separate schools for white and
colored children" etc. In the com
mittee OF the whole, / offered the
amendment TO strike out that lang
uage and insert the following: In
all counties separate schools for
white and colored children are hereby
establi7hed etc. which amendment
was adopted
Senator Woolsey. a Democrat of
NOBLE county, offered the amendment
to section which reads mo white
person shall teach colored school,
or colored person teach a white
school" This amendment was also
adopted
The bill as amended passed the
council on Feb. 27, 1902, by the fol-
lowing vote: -Brodball. Clark,
Coulson. Duffy, Harrison, Miller,
Todd, winkler woolsey Mr. Presi-
dent, 10; BrodbalI and Winkler being
Republicans Nays-Foster. Messall
and Updegraff. all Republicans. See
council journal, page 227.
See house journal page S34. On
motion of Mr.. Alexander, a Republi-
can, of Woodward county; four Dem
ocrats and one Republican voted 10
concur. Four Democrats ana eleven
Republicans voted not to concur The
council insisted on its amendment on
my motion, and a conference commlt.
tee consisting of Miller, Todd and
winkler was appointed, See council
journal, page 3OS.
House conference committee was
appointed consisting of Embrys Allen
and Oliphans See house jou nal,
page 1886. On March 5th a majority
OF the conference committee, all Of
the members ia fact except myself,
reported in favor OF rsceding from the
council amendments to section 1 and
tho council insisted on the other
amendment See council journal,
page 3lS; house journal. page S54 355-
The council refused to adopt the
conference report by the following
vote Ayes Brodball, Foster, Mes
sall. Todd, Updegraff, winkler. six.
All Republicans but one. Nays
Clark, coulson, Dufy, Harrison, Mil
ler Woolsey, Mr.. President, seven.
Not a Republican in the bunch.
Council journal. page S1s.
The council then appointed a new
conference committee consisting OF
Miller. Harrison and winksor See
page SlS. council journal House ap-
pointed new conference committee
consisting of Ollphant Allen aud
Wood. two Democrats and one Re
publican. House journal page S6s.
On March 7th. the new conference
Committee submitted its report sign
ed by an the members thereof. bat
Winber, a Republican, that the house
concur in all council amendments.
Wood, a Democrat moved 20 adopt
the report of the committee in the
house. and It was adopted by a vote