The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-02-22
RAILROADS
WON FIGHT
NOFFSINGER'S PET
MEASURE LAID ON
THE SHELF
THE FELLOW SERVANT BILL
Perpetual Bane to Railway
ManagementS
Bill Lacked One Note Neces-
sary for Passage With
Two NJ e IN b ers
Absent.
THE FELLOW SERVANT BILL

u lAN AAHNNA aNaANAN-tN AAAANAAseNAA W
vote of 13 to IL. 2 members absent,
killed Nonsiager's fellow servant bill
closing the longest and most interest.
ing campaign in The interest Of auy
measure efore this or preceding leg
islatures. The 1attle has been p5o-
longed ter sevesal wweks. Mr.. NoT-
singer the AUTHOR Of the BILL hoped
to be able at the dnal moment to mas
ter enough men to carry tie bill
through. Several on whom he had
counted were either away at the final
moment. or voted contrary to what
had been expected. and thus the op-
pcnents succeeded in killing the bill.
Both Maxwell Of Canadian and Ferris
Of comarChe passed vheG their
names were called, but when again
called Ferris voted fer the bin and
Maxwell against giving rs his reas
on that by voting with he opponents
he has the privilege OF moving 10 re-
consider within three days. the vote
by which the bill was killed Tho bill
VAS lsiled without Maxwcli's vote
NJ. Maxwell assured the house that
he was in favor Of ;he bill aui had
been all the time. and atei he would
use every effort possible 10 have the
vote recomsidere1. Maxwell said that
until recently he did not even know
that there were aay Of his coustitu-
ents against The bin, hut that recently
the FL Reno Commercial club hal
passed resolutions against the bill
fearing it would injure their chances
to get same railroad improvements
On which they were expecting 70 real
ize Mr. Craig Of Pawnee anl Mr
Fuller Of Oklahoma we're the only
Democrats tc voc against the bill
other than Maxwell, Craig also ex
planned his vo but as the explala
lion was not read nobody knows wha'
It was.
In the line OF supporters OF The
Noasingar bill had been counted al
tho following mem5ersA-none, Bryan
Daniels, Ferris, Hogg. Ingmire, Jester
Levy Logan. Lydick, MB-ido Noif
singer and Robinson; when the ina
test came all Of these with the eNcep
tion Of Bone and Daniels did vote TO
the bill. Bone was not present an'
had not been all week. and Daniels
voted against the bill although hay
ing heretofore been counted one Of IL
strongest supporters
The following members vote,
against ,he --Ballingeri Becker
Craig. naniels. Fuller Candy. cay
man Maxwell. Ross. Taylor. Walker
Wood and Speaker Norton.
Woods County Petition.
A petition fror Woods county. sign
cd BY at least FIVE hundred farmer
aad othcr citizens Of that county. al
rived in ihe house yes crday, bat wa
not presented either by Mr.. Ross o
MI Wood. both Of whom are repreh
enting Woods county So far as tn
hoase had knowledge there was n
such petition from Wocds county.
Railroad Lobby Strong.
The loeby in the interests Of tn
railroads was he strongest yet seei
in the house at this session when IN
fael vote was called on the Iassag,
Of the fellow servant bin The Sanu
Fe. Rocl, Island, Frisco. and o,her
Of the smaller roads were Wal am
abundantly represented,
VIII Awaken Interest.
A bin las teen drawn and win b.
presented erhcr tomGrrow cr mex
day that Sri awaken considerable
interest ia Oklahoma City especially
Il will prohibit the buying and selling
OF pools making bets on horse race
and leasing rooms or property 70
such ppol roon,s, and provides
penalty for the violation Of ;he act
Foi selling poo the penal y a. a I'm
Of 5000 TO $1,000; for buying or ofel
inc to bay pools the penalty Is s.
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