The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-17
THREE BILLS PASS IN
AFTERNOON SESSION
Flying Start Pfesages a
Week Of Strenuous
Activity in House

The house began the work Of the
week yesterday afternoon with one of
its busiest sessions. Three bills were
passed, several others coneldered aud
much routine business transacted.
Fourteen reports were made by stand.
ing committees Among these was
that OF tho committee ON pharmacy.
killing bill No i32. by Fraser. This
was the bill regulating medicine ped
dlers. imposing heavy license on
them, and regulating the practice Of
pharmacy. Bushels of petitions were
sent In regarding this bill. most of
them IN protest against its passage.
Durant's bill authorizing the trans
fer Of seals, records aud other papers
aud documents to The Oklahoma State
Historical society was recommended
for passage by the judiciary commit
tee.
A message from he senate stated
that that body had refused to agree
TO the house amendments To Senate
Bill No. 2G, This is the Rcdwine bill
on mines and mining. McCalla moved
that the house rafese ID rccede and
ask a conference committee The mo.
fion carried and the speaker appointed
Cope, Harrison Of Hughes. and Evans.
Harrison. OF Hughes. introduced
bill entitled "An act providing for the
confirmation Of the appointment OF
the segregated coal and asphalt com
mission, providing for their powers
and duties and compensation and con
tinuing said commission in existence
This BIZ refcrs 10 the commission
created by the constitutional conyen-
tom
Tho senate had amended the anti
Johnson grass measure, and their
amendments We're read at length by
the clerk. They did not sound good
to the house. and thoy decided not to
agree TO the senate amendments and
ask conference committee FmllS-
ner Durant and Tilotson We're app
pointed for the house.
Senate Bill No 60, by Johnson. OF
"A, was received u rs similar 10
bill offered by Ashhy IN the house
and killed ia committee. for the re-
turn 70 saloon keepers OF all that por-
tion OF their license foes that have
been unearnod by the state. city and
county, since the coming OF statehood
Murdoch moved 70 postpone indef-
initely tho consideration of the bill
seconded by Tillotson, who believed
that in some cases the license fees
had been paid With the Intention of
gaining an advantage after state
hood
Ashby spoke Cor the bin, while
Banks took an opposite stand Farley
and Putnam desired TO table Muir
doch's motion, but their motion WAS
lost McCalla asked for a RON call
on which q large majority favored the
indefinite p0stponing Of the bill
G. @. Jones offered q resolution
rendering the sympathy OF tho house
20 Representative Skeen on the recent
death Of grandchild The resolu.
ton was unanimously adopted
hili No. 2Ss by Murdoch was placed
on tllird reading and passed by a large
majority II provides for the build
ing oi Sidewalks la towns and villages
BY special assessment
No 3ae, by Faulkner. 10 protect cot
ton from theft while Ia transit be-
tween producer and factory, was re
committed to judiciary and agricul
ture.
The committee substitute fish and
game bin was also reCOmmitted with
mStructions for the preparation of
two separate bills, one 10 deal with
the game warden and his duties and
the osaer strictly with tho protection
oi game. The substitute bin EN-.
braces Doth Of those, while the con
hiilpaOn provides that every bin shall
embrace but one subject Another
reason fer these Instructions Is that
separate bills are recommended by
the Audubon society, Of Washington
Section "a provides a penalty Tor per
lniiuns oil on saWdusi to get jsto
sileAms Holland desired 10 ada tu.d
tbls sl,ould be cat out. but his amend.
meni was lost
i,es0latiou No N by Noyoll llol-
land aud lc8ser Was adopted. after
hrlef discussion Il memonalizes
coneseaa 20 "enact legislation that
Nin restore the FiFers tributary to
tfe Al|aslssippi and Arkansas rivers as
nayiea1io strcamn
lhefo was 20 action on bin No. 34e.
if ifyan. except to pass Il over IL
blh fo regulate the manufacture
pa aie pi drugs, food aud dairy prod
tfia aild 70 create and maintain food,
fne ana dairy commission. etc A
tu9in hil has becn PASSED covering
ia same eround and Mr. Bryan de-