The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1905-03-09
WANTED CONSIDERA-
TON OF CONSTITU-
TIONCONVENTIONBILL
RULED OUT OF ORDER
Appropriation Bill Passed
and Sent TO Council

Headed by Representative Scott Fer
ris Of Comanche county the eleven
Democrats Of the house bolted yester.
DAY afternoon and left the house. many
of them not returning until after ad-
-unment 1t all came mp because
The Republicans refused 70 consider
the constitutional convention 1ill and
the Derocrats were also miffod be
cause Y some ruling by Speaker Nor
ton
Immediately after the passage Of the
general appropriation bill, soon after
the noon hour. the report Of the sift
ing committee was made by Nr. Bal
:jnge,. the chairman. The report die
not include bills, Ncs loo and 345,
known as the constitutional conven-
ton bills Immediately Mr.. Ferris
og c6s1anche moved to have these two
bins also reported out Of the commit.
ice ara placed on tho calendar for dis.
cussion. Mr.. Levy and other Democrats
seconded the notion On the viva
we've vote the Republicans we're not
watching and the Democrats carried
The motion. ,he speaker so declaring
Then the Republicans demarded an
ether vote on The proposition and Mr..
lew asbel that the roll be called
The sesoIt was tie. two members alb
sent. Mcbride and Taylor we're again
The cnly Republicans TO vote with the
Demccrats.zThe speaker declared the
molten lost
Mr. Levy then made a motion, that
The Sitting committee be requested to
report cut these bills. and Mr.. Ferris
seconded it. A time ensued because
The Speaker held the E.otioa out Of
crder Ferris refused to take his seat
and demanded that the bills be
placed on the calendar insisting that
when even one member made such
demand that it should be granted un
der the rules He was held out Of or
Ger by tAe speaker who at once rec
og.lized another member and other
bills were taken up. Mr. Ferris gave
notice that he would call up the con
stttional convention bills at every
session and demand that they be con.
sidoied Il was then that all the Dem
ocrats left the house, except Mr.. MaA-
well whom the speaker had called to
preside in the committo Of the whole
and he ccuid net get away Robinson,
Lew Ferris aud other Democrats
came 10 The lobby door and mctione1
Mr. Maxwell to follow them, but he
was pre- siding and could not leave
The sergeant at arms was ordered to
bring back the absent members. but
he fourd only Mr. Levy and Mr.. Lo,
gan Che former almost Immediately
left again but the sergeant at arms
guarded the door and prevented Mr.
Logan again getting away AS soon as
the committee Of the whole arose, Mr.
Maxwell heat sneak and also left
Mr Logon being the only Democrat
IN the hcuge. Rir Fuller and Mr.. Hoee
returned shortly before the session
ended, but the other Democrats did
aot return until after adjournment
Several Of the minority representa-
tves visited The senate during the af
ieraoon and Others We're out aroun :
Town. Mr. Ferris. before leaving. had
Gemanded that the journal show he
had made a demand for the consider
alton Of these bills
II was impossible for the eleven
Democrats TO block business and breaE
a qucrum. for there aie fifteen repub-
ncan members and fourteen constitute
a quorum
Durng lhe absence Of the members
the house took up AIr. Feiris bill
permitting mutual Insurance compan-
les to insure growing crops ana other
property, and recommended Il for PASS
age
Finishing Touches on Appropriations.
The finishing touches we're put on
the general appropriation bill during
the FIRST hour Of the afternoon. With
Mr. Mcbride presiding IN the commit
tee of the whole There was no at
tempt nGide as had been threat.
ened. to amend the bni by strik-
ing cut me Levy amendment
which allows only older students
ia the schools. On motion OF
Lydlck the bin was recommended for
passage The committee at once arose
iad The BIN WIS placed on SIS final
passage It takes fourteen votes 70
paes BIN ana she appropriation bin