The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-13
SENATORIAL ELECTION
HAD INTERFERED
House ia Committee OfWhOIe
Discusses Important
Measures

After the opening Of the house for
business yesterday afternoon, Speaker
Murray stated that be was not yet
ready to qnnounce the committees.
The election OF senators aud other
matters had interviewed He had
worked for several days and nights on
the matter when it became necessary
to rechec6 the entire list
However" said he, those gentle
men who are afraid that they win not
De on some committee or other need
not be alarmed. am working on the
matter as rapidly as I can, and the an.
nouncement win be made AT the
earliest possible moment
Herd Law Diseussde at Length.
The house was in the committee of
the whole the greater part OF the ses-
sion. Bin No 10 , providing for the
suspension Of the herd law ia the east
eFn portion OF Che state was discussed
at length, Mr. Skecn presiding
motion that ihe bill be reported
do not pass was voted down and
there was considerable further discus
sion A committee was appointed TO
hear from the various members re-
garding the BILL as it seems that SOME
do not wish all the counties in tho
eastern part of the state o come under
its provisions. The committee con
sists of w H. Harrison, WhitsOn,
Rainey. O'Neal, Hendrickson Ezzard
and Sands a question as TO the CON
stitutionality of the measure arising,
Tillotson. Durham and Chappell were
appointed to Investigate.
Banking Eli Special Order.
heWilliamsRoddie banking bin
also came up for discussion, and was
made a speciSl order for The next leg
islative day and ordered printed as
amended
Insane Asylum Appropriations.
A bill that created animated discus
sion was bin No. "a. by Mnrdock. pro-
viding for an appropriation for the re-
pair of the asylum buildings at Fort
Supply. for salaries of officials and
maintenance for one year. Cope. of
Canadian moved to amend by allowing
only $4,000 for salaries, where the
original bin provides for $4,000. He
also offered an amendment looping
on $4,000 from the provision for main
tenance, which ia the bill is fixed at
SlS0000 The amendments did not
carry. This bin Is regarded by most
members as one OF exceedingly great
importance not only because ID pro-
tvides for the care of the insane but
because the total appropriation asked
is S279000 Finally a motion prevailed
that n committee of three be appointed
to visit Fort Supply and Norman II
necessary, and TO take an necessary
measures for furnishing fuller infor
nation 10 the house as to just what
will be necessary 10 appropriate 10
properly care for the asylum and It's
inmates The senate is 10 be invited
TO appoint a committee for the same
purpose. The house cSflmittee con-
sists Of Murdock, Riddle and Sands
Money for Supreme Court.
Another appropriation measure that
resulted in a lively debate was Bryans
bin appropriating money for the SUI
preme court. The bin sets aside Sil-
6l2 so for the salaries OF the court, its
attaches and contingent expenses mp
80 the last Of June 1909 Cope prompt
Is offered an amendment cutting the
amount down 10 $4,000 He also
thought that two stenographers and
law clerks should be sufficient and
shat SO 900 ought to be sufficient sail
afy for them for the period included in
the bin.
The bin provides for a stenographer
and Law clerk Cons person. for each
Of the justices at a salary of $1,000
each. The amount provided for IN lhe
bill IS based upon an estimate made
by Chief Justice Williams Nande-
venter and others spoke on the
bin. plea1iug that the highest a.lunal
in the land be not hampered by n
policy OF parsimony and an Insult
& clerical force. A committee was
aprenfod 10 secure additional data
3 io the needs of the court Bryan,
ifis a0d Ashby were appointed AZ
q ciock adioumment was taken uniil
th regular hour today.