The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1907-12-23
"GOD BE WITH YOU
TILL We MEET AGAIN,
Warbled the SOngSters Just
Before AdjOurning for
the Holidays.

Immediately following the address
Of Mr.. Bryan Saturday afternoon thf
house assembled in its han for the
purpose of winding up odds and ends
before final adjournment for the
Christmas recess.
Senate Bill No 76 BY Stafford was
placed on its final passage and passed
unanimously II is the bill providing
for four new members Of the board OF
regents for the state university. Il
bears an emergency clause so the new
regents may BE appointed inmedi-
ately.
Speaker Murray announced that
the pc@tmasier of the house would re-
main or duty during the holidays. so
that members desiring to have their
mail forwarded MIGHT do SO. Several
enrolled bills were signed by the
speaker
Add Dignity to Title.
House Bill No. 96 by Bryan, came
back from the senate with amend
ments. The word "bailifr was chang
ed to marshal" and tho salary Of
that officer was changed from 81 POO
20 $500 Originally the bin prnyid.
ed for $500, but was cut 10 81 200 in
the house. on motion de amend
n1ents were agreed to. but on vote It
wss found that IL lacked the two
thirds majority for the passage of an
smerRency measure. The members
Promptly changed their votes. so that
when the vote was announced Il was
found that there were only five votes
against It.
A message from the governor stated
that he had signed Senate Bill No 8.
Eulogcs for Bryan.
While waiting for the arrival Of a
bin from the senate tho session be-
came informed In a way. aud there
was considerable speech making.
There was much praise of Mr Bryan.
She Republicans joining I'm it and
aeroeing in tie main with the
majority.
G G. Jones said. "any man who de-
preciates his great speech today Is so
politically proiudicod that he Should
not be permitted to have a home
amehg the good people of Oklahoma +"
Colonel Ashhy, one of the com.
mittee sent 70 Wichita 70 meet Mr.
Bryan, delivered a characteristic
eulogy. It was MS FIRST meeting with
MT. Bryan. He refessed to him as
''the prince Of Americans
Exchange Christmas CHEER.
c. G. Jones said, before the ad-
jcurnment. ''As a member of the
grand jury I wish to report that after
n sitting Of three weeks. the grand
jury has found ua bin against any
member Of the majority. We are here
tc make good laws and not 20 show a
petty partisan spirit We hope every
member OF the house and les em-
ployees may have q merry Christmas
and happy New Year and lots Of
them"
The atmosphere seemed 20 become
surcharged with the Christmas spirit
and the usual holiday good wishes
We're exchanged on an hands. A good
ly number OF the members had az.
ready left to catch their trains for
home before the fall of the speakers
gavel.
Mr.. Vandeyenter stated that he had
been familiar with the proceedings of
a good many legislative bodies, but
that none Of them had accomplished
SO much of such importance IN the
same length II time Chaplain Ray
admonishgd the members 80 be good
boys kiss tneir wives and not TO med
de with egg nogg."
The members stood ana sang "God
be E'rh you tin we meet again.
Cha Ray pronounced a benedic-
ton aaj tho speaker adjourned the
homs Hntil one o'clock Januarp g,
1858