The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-17
ONLY ONE SLIGHT
CHANGE PERMITTED
After Midnight When will
iamS.ROddie Bill Was
Voted Upon

The senate put in an exceedingly
busy day yesterday and last night
the session not ending nnul after
midnight
Removal 5f Restrictions.
Ia the committee of the whole
prolonged debate occurred over the
famous fourth section Of Concurrent
Resolution No. II. Russell leading the
! fight for change He did not wish
to debate but IN getting the vote 19
voted for the amendment to IS
against but before the amendment
was declared carried the mistake was
noticed and the amendment was
voted down
Reports OF Committees.
After Billups had again tried to get
his bill considered IL was finally
agreed that the prohibition bill should
De the last considered OF the bills re
/ ported on account OF the time it
would take
The following bills Were recon-
mended for passage
Senate Bin No. g. (Franklin), to
elect senators by direct vote and de-
manding constitutional amendment,
House Bill No. IL, CWilliams-Rod.
die), bank guaranty measure
House Bill No. 10. (Vandcventer-.
appropriating money to pay expense
of legislature.
SENATE Bin No. 3. CBrookl5 making
an eighthourdgy law.
Senate Bill No. 76. tStanord), pro
yidlng for appointment of regents of
the university
with Cunningham in the chair
/ Nandeventors house bin for appro.
priations was recommended for pass
age in committee of tho whole as
was Frgnkln's bin for election of
senator's TO the seuate OF the United
States by direct vote
After Supper Session.
With Russell IN the chair the com
hittee Of the whole took up the dis
usaion of the famous Williams Rod
die banking measure. outlined by the
/ governor in his message
Williams and strain wanted the
tll advanced for third reading and
passage as read. but Stafford and
Memmlnger demanded reading and
consideration by sections, which pre-
vailed
STAFFORD Brownlee and Davis tried
in ysm TO amend the third and fourth
sections, an amendments being
tabled.
The committee finally reported the
bin back to the senate fayorably in
its original form. except an error In
the printed bin which was corrected
on motion of Roddle,
House Bill No y, (Nandeventer)
an act to empower the commissioners
OF the school land office to handle the
money from the government for the
school fund WIS considered and the
debate was sharp. Hatchett scoring in
splendid manner-the first open fight
ne had attempted on the floor In an
effort TO get the permission for
lsroty bonds as security for the state
money ne won, Graham and Stewart
se onding and aiding him, Johnson
cor Noble failing TO get through his
idea OF opposing surety bonds, al
tho gh aided by Roddie.
Fight On Murray's Bill.
The committee ON priting favorably
reported ON House BIN No. 6. (Mur-
ray), creating the office of state
printer. end the enort 10 take the
| measure into the committee Of the
whole for further advancement, met
bitter opposition and unexpected de-
lay caused by the cannonadmg Of
Graham who rose 10 eloquent heights
in denying that the measure was Of
am emergency nature
The II yl9rBlair bin (7S), prOyid-
ing tor jurics and the manner Of
their sci ction was unanimously
recommended for passage.
Brook introduced a resolution 10
the effect that there were many petty
cases. misdemeanors end cases aris.
ing oat of the sale of liquor now pend
ing. and as the government refused
TO prosecute, the resolution demands
timt the cases De dismissed. The
resolution was adopted.
sparrins FOR Time.
Billups again called for the reading
of bis prohibition bin and asked the
senate 20 so into the committee OF
the whole Go consider same. agreeing
| dnaly thar the measure be made a
| speaial order for Tuesday afternoon.
Throught AZ Last
! NandeYfnter's fnmous mo. s." pro-
vldmg fer repositories OF the school
funds was read third time and
placed on nnal passage stanford and
Brcwniee voting nay.
Aeee and others sought 10 force the
president 30 pnt motion Ia adjourn
Aeee declaring that a motion 10 ad.
tJoum was always in order.
'fhe senator forgets that am the