The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-22

kins bill, as 10 precinct elections. was
adopted on roll call.
Two Senate Bills Killed.
Senator Wynne's bill. for revenue
in cities was Sent back to the senate.
The point was raised against IT thatit
provided for raising revenue. and that
such bills could originate only IN the
house
Senator Russells bill appropratiag
s2Ud0G for premiums on farm prod
uts at county fairs was Indefinitely
pos poned ON motion Of Ashby. The
senate bin appromiating Sl0,oeo for
sufferers from the recent storm la the
northwestern part of the state. was
pnssed on roll call
Major Pentecosts Claim Cut.
a bill was passed 10 pay members
H he militia for losses sustained
while ia the secvice OF the state. The
losses were ciothlng and other person
lpl effects in the prairie fire at TT.
Renn on September 80 The bin carried
an appropriation OF S654 One of the
items was for $50 for damages to a
fine fiAlng horse belonging 10 Major
Pentecust OF Guthrie. or this S22 was
lki ifiN lAl 'AAAt vi Aiit NAtiilnls ti'
hOuse cut This item to $50 and the bill
was PASSED.
A bill by Martin had been recalled
Front The governor for the correction
OF iasi one word. II prohibits over
charges by freight and express man.
iagers 1i!e bin was re-passed as
lamended.
! A bill by Bsllnps appropriated about
! $i. 500 for salary snd travelling ex.
lpenses "a the state board OF education
Homes cut tie mleage from three tC
TWO cents mile The bill. LCSever
was killed in tbe committee OF the
whole by the recommendation that il
I do not pass
Graduated Land Tax.
The house bill for graduated land
TAX, by Williams. OF Push" StiVers
land Harrison. of McCnrtain was re
turned from the senate IN a greatly
modified form Nandeventer strongly
lprotestad against The passage of the
I bin He believed this particular bill
lconiiscGtory and one of the worsi
blows that the new state could possi
IDLY be strnck. He thought that the
4 graduated land tax should be strung
oar through series of years, so as tC
lgiVe land owners q chance TO adjust
4 themselves 10 the new conditions.
Crouch was for accepting the sen
late amendments as he believed tha
was the best that could be hoped fol
lat this time. AZ any rate il woul,
place the state on record as fayorinl
the principle and that TO MIN was nov
lihe main consideration,
4 On roll call there was a strong ma
liofity for accepting the senate amend
lments A motion was then made q
reconsider and table This carried
thus precluding any future action on
tthe matter.
Primary Bill.
The primary bill by Rainey ans
johnson. puts che old Oklahoma prim
lary law into effect aud makes II man
ldatory A comitiec had reported bael
! the measure with an amendment pro
lyding FOR a supreme election board
iones protested vigorously agains
lthis and the bin went 70 roll call Tit
vote showed majority in favor o
u the bill, hu' NOT enough 90 secure III
lpaasage
a BIN by tope provides for trial O
lthosc in contempt of the suprem'
lcourt where a jury trial Is demanded
\ After a brief consideration the bill
was sent 20 engrossment.
Income Tax Passes.
The income tax bin. by Anthony
was returned from the senate wit
amendments The chief OF these an
the raising of the income from $500
10 S3.5O0, the tax 40 be placed on al
I'm excess of that amount. and the q,
tempting from he tax OF incomes dc
,lriyed from sources ON which there /
Ia gross production tax
Anthony thought the amendment
lhad weakened the measure but that
lstill committed the state 20 the prime
Pile of an income tax The c0nierenc
report was adopted ON roll call
lncorpcra Fees.
A conference committee reported o
a bin by Hudson, placing "A zee on co
poraiions desiring q DO business j
THE state. The Tees are graduated, rii
ling according 10 the amount of capits
for which the firm dc8ires 20 mCorpo
ate When Il went through the hous
there was much discussion OF the meai
nre The conference committee lnser
ed a pnoyiso that the fees might q
paid in quarterly insiallments On ro
can the conference report was adopte'
A man never realizes how much hs
r0ism there Us missing from MS MAX,
lup until he's put 10 the test
Although man may imagine iha
he has married an angel he shcNl
see that she stays near the gr0un
while testing her wings.