The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-17
PETITION TO EXTEND
TAX PAYING PERIOD
Farmers Union WanlS Same
Privileges That are Ex.
tended Banks

Discussion Of the committee ap-
poinments is the main topic Of dis
cussion among the members Of the
lower House today The announce
ment Of the permanent committees
came yesterday afternoon. as many
had expected. AS ruic the men,
bers are pleased with their assign
ments.
This important matter having been
disposed Of. il is expected that the
business OF the house VIII go forward
with much greater rapidity. Chief
Clerk Pittman announced yesterday
evening that the clerks had kept
ali the bills properly classified. ana
that they would be delivered immedi-
ately to the chairman OF the commit
tee to which they bad been referred
Arrangements have already been made
fer securing suitable rooms in which
to hold the committee meetings.
Speaker Murray seems relieved since
this heavy task has been performed
So do many Of the members.
Petitions and Resolutions.
Among the resolutions of yester-
days session was one from the com
inissioners OF Canadian county asking
that the time be extended for the pay
ment of state taxes until March and
asking emergency legislation on the
2 subject
Frcsa the Farmers Union Of Semi.
mole county came a memorial asking
the enactment Of a law granting 20
the debtors of banks the same privi'
leges that are accorded the bankers,
namely, that when "a holiday for banks
Is declared or suspension of payment
nf deposits made. that notes and ac-
counts due bankers be extended until
the banks agree 90 pay depositors in
fun: or that bankers be forbidden 90
collect any more on a note or account
during any one day or week than the
banker pays to the depo.itor during
amy one lay on week or amy other
specified period Of time during the
suspension of payment TO deposltors.
The resolution also asks thar cotton
piuners be compelled 10 make affidavit
10 their monthly reports Of the actual
npniher OF bales glnped during tNe
month averaging 500 pounds
The town OF Oakland presented "a
resolution asking that railroads De
compelled 10 build depot and STOP
passenger trains at towns of more
Than 200 population.
Through Representative ed Boyle,
the commercial club Of Chant Haskell.
county, presented a memorial stating
that the town is located on segregated
coal land, and that a thorough pros
pectng has developed the fact that
there is no marketable coal underlg
ing the townsite The Legislature is
.f.Ifs
able the tOwnsite TO be plated and
sold as other government townsites
have been.
Yandevenfer Gets the Honor
The honor of being the author OF
what viii probably bee the lrst law
enacted I'm the state OF Oklahoma, De-
longs TO Vandeyenter of Washington
county.
House BIN No. 2, Of which he is
the author, was returned from the SEN
ate yesterday afternoon With "a slight
amendment.
The bill authorizes the treasurer OF
Oklahoma 10 accept at once $5OO.0O0
of the S5000,OeJ school fund given
Indian Territory in lieu of school
land The amendment made in the
senate empowers the treasurer 20 Gre
receives from the United States treas
urer.
The house agreed TO the amend
ment without discussion, and ON roll
cen the vote for the bin was 80. with
so absentees.
1he bin is now mp 20 Governor Has-
l ar his signature Under the pro-
Vo OF this bin it IS thought that
fh entire $1,000 GOO viii De sent to
ffnlW state in ? short time II viii
Dc iatf bnted among the banks of the
eate good security being required.
asia be loaned aud invested as
n cd in the constitution. The
fedea government is paying the
etu pef cent interest on the money
500 the accrued interest itself now
iaeants ll a snpg sum.
fi t-v Again Discussed. o
aa W hy Rainey. O'Neal and