The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1904-12-27

Tells Of AMENDMENTS to Statehood
Bill

Journal says aifa Mcclure dele.
gate TO congress from ONahcnia. whr
was q, the Midland hotel vcsteriay OF
bis way home from Washington. has
announced hf intention 10 fpht to
hnish the senate amendment to the
statehood bin taking away the prefer
enoe risht Of purchase from the school
la.i lessces ft" has also snnounccl
definitely g. fayf of the sale Of these
lands il the matter is let to The leg
islature, on lcng time and easy pay
ments.
The most important amendment to
the Hamilton bis made hy the senate
committee, as view IL he said Dwas
the one relative % The school land IT,
uklahoma In most parts Of the terri
tory thore are four sections IN each
township set apart for school rurpases
tes'fcs larse bodies OF what IS knowa
as Indemnity lands that is lands ta-
ken s., iiea Of that which the terri,or,
would be entitled TO for school pur.
poses but which is in the Indian res.
ervation ana cannot he secured.
The bill as u passed the house
provided that the future disposa Of
these lands should be left TO he leg
islature. and that should The ieeisla
tire provide for the sale of the schcoi
+ Ian lg lt should be done by appraise-
mcnt giving the lessee the preference
right OF purchase This rart Of tie
bill was amended aud as reported
from the senate committee provides
that in ease The legislature snculd M-
range for the sale of these lands has
It should be lone at public salc. 40
provision being made Ter pre- renee
right for the lessor.
This question has been mach agi-
tated in oklahoma during recent cam.
paigns almcst every person enierta,a
ing come view as to what should Ss
done. Personally / am not in favcr
Of the tsnantry system and believe
that these lands should be sold at their
fair and reasonable vame, allowing
payments to eXtona over long period
say fifty wears. and the land to stand
as security In this way the real es.
tate would produce taxes and help
10 support local government, and inc
rossessors woull know what was HIS
own. II would result in better i'm
provements and the public institu.
tions would not suffer by such an ar
langemenf In case the statehood bin
passes the serate AID goes to the con.
ference corlmittee, ] shall insist that
this matter be left TO the state legisla.
ture and that i he rntrammeled. SO
far as the government Of school lands
is concerned
There seems 10 have peer prejui
dice against the iessees IN the senate
committee. on account Of the fact chat
they had taken more or less active
part IN Oklahoma politics. did not
earn Of J.,at prejudice IN ime to make
hight there. hut shall make II IN the
conference committee.
"The statehood III was amerded by
,he senate committee in several other
particulars The original bill as It.
passed the house provided for hut one
federal court for the wesietr district
aud one for the eastern. In the west
ern district the federal court was es-
iahiished az Guthrie. The senate com
imttec, IN addition 20 this. provided
for one term. being held at Oklahoma
City aansailv. They also reported az
amendment PROHIBITING the Hmporta-
tion and sale Of sidrin;ons and malt
liquors in the Ind'an territory for a
period Of ten years THEY made some
minor changes relative TO the ednca-
tional institutions Of the state
"The outlook for the bill is very
fas orable. al'houPh Ct is impossible to
foresee he result as yet It has a ma
lority OF from - Lc 40 votes in the
senate All Of The Republicans, with
possibly three exceptlors, wiz vote
for it, and all the Democrats, with q
few more exceptions. viii be againsl
! Il. fhings have no, progressed fal
enough rs vet TO determine whether OF
net the opposition intends 10 resort 70
hlbustering actics without hllhust
ering they cannot pos"hly heat It
With such tactics they have enough
SO that they might he abe TO prevent
action. 10 general aiilpstering Is no
ENCOURAGED 81 the senate, hu. Il hat
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