The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-23
ARE FOR WATERWORKS
Every Incorporated Tcwa is
"Oa the Wagon
Circulation and Other Liars
Was Theme of Past Mas
ter Experts in the
Business.

nurng yesterday afternt'vn the
house was IN 20 committee Of the
whole with ". BecKer Of Grant in
the chair I'd discuss bills on the cal
endaI. and quite a number we're dis
posed Of MT Prouty OF Lincoln had
presided during the morning hour and
dispatched business with celebrity. a..
loving members to make only short
Speeches aud in the afternoon Mr..
Becker limfed all members TO three
minute speeches Mr. Ferris object
81 to this. saying some measures were
of more importance than others AMI
demanded more debate.
Mr cra'g's BILL permitting guard.
iaas Of minors an1 insane persons to
lease and grant oil and gas. in con
siseration for a royanty, was recon :
nended for PASSAGE without objection.
This measure also legalizes All such
contracts previously made oy probate
courts This bin is needed in the
Cleveland and Wichita Mountain gas
aad oil distsict
Mr. Maxwell's bill. enabling owners
to drain their lands and reclaim them
when the same cannot be done with
out Affecting tho lands Of others, was
also recommended for passage with
ont objection. This mcasure win or
able nany farmers ia the inundated
disti1ots tc save tl.eir lands FROM
Overt ow.
Water for Many Towns.
Senator sharrocks hill authoriz-
inc the town Of Helena in w,ods
county tc construct waterworks
brought enough amendments to the
front TO water all Oklahoma Every
member had FROM one to three towas
in his district. fer which he desired
similar legislation and when the.
finished he following towns were in.
eiuded in The bi'l-sayre. Stroud Co
tcbo, Snyder cheiokee. Fairylew.
supply Apache. Hydro. Ckeene Yu.
kon Maumtain Park, Lone Wolf.
Roosevelt Morntain View Carnegie
ningcr, Fl Cobb. Carney. rryon.
Agra. Hennessey. Dover Cashion
Altoona ans Hinton. Finally Mr.. Ly.
dick proposed an amendment. allow
ing this pri snege 20 every iucorpora.
ted tow, and his amendment was
adop ed.
c,nvict LABOR Bill.
In motion by Mr. I.ydick secord
by Mr.. Daniels. The Daniels bin pro.
,iding that coryicts work the roads.
was recommended lack to the house
for reference to q snecia' committee
which shall amend The hill in such
manner that may pass the senate.
for hat hody has already passed one
bill of that kind at this session.
Logan's Liquor Bill
The circclation liaz was the theme
for debate when the bill. by Mr.. 10.
gan. was called. which provides that
when any application is made for IL
cense TO sell whisky, that tie april
cation shall NOT he acted uson antu
the same snail have tecn printed two
weeks IN two papers Of the county
cne at he county reat and one at the
town or city whore the saloon is TO be
established An effort was made by
Messrs, Lvdich and Ferris TO secure
an amendment for the publication in
the two papers in the county having
The largest circr'c tion Mr.. Ross.
himself an editor said that the edi-
tors kept ladled rolls that he knew
what he vas talking about. he got
the laugh. Mr.. Prouty an editor, said
he did not get TO print any necese no.
iice' for the reasoa that ne would net
drink whsEy in the saloons; he get
be laugh. Mr. Maxwell. an editor.
said every newspaper man was
"touchy" on tie circulation matter
and illustrated by telling a story OF
a newspaper friend OF his in Illinois.
who was On his death bed. rhe dec