The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-27
FISH AND GAME BILL
LOSES ON CLOSE VOTE
But May Get Another Chance
on Murray'S Motion
10 Reconsider

The Jones bill, providing for the
leasing OF the school land on which
the State Fair is now situated to
the company that conducts the fair
was recommitted by the house yester-
az afternoon.
There was co6un6id debate when
the proposition was talled up again
by MIR. Jones'
Murray said that Oklahoma City
had his good wishes. aud that he
hoped tile State Fair would prosper
but that this was a business aud not
charitable proposition, and that bust
ness and charity should not be mixed.
Il hope" sais he, some day to see
two great fairs lie state and be-
lieve thar the one On the west side
should be held a, Oklahoma City
believe the legislature viii ultimately
make an appropriation for that pur-
pose. j think both fairs should be un-
der the management of the state board
of agriculture in order to benefit the
farmer most fully. But 1 am acting
in good faith about this matter and
will stick to nj proposition"
Jones had previously made mo
tion 20 postpone indefinitely the con.
sMeration of the bill and he now
asked unanimous consent to withdraw
that motion. which was granted.
Murray had moved TO recommit witt
instructions that the bill shall give the
school land board power TO execute
the lease, make the rental at least two
dollars a year per acre, preventing the
association TO have any equity in or
right to buy the land, and requiring
the corporation to move its improve
ments at the expiration of the lease
and the state never to be required to
buy the Improvements.
BY agreement Murray withdrew
these instructions from his motion.
Jones then moved to recommit to
the legal advisory committee without
instructions. which was carried
Senate Bill SOP was called up by
Whitehurst and was read at leng,..
II deals with the state examiner and
inspectors office Action was sus.
pended until the bill can be printed
No, 464, by Whitehurst, approprat-
ing money for printing ballots and sup
plies fm election last fall, was or
dered TO engrossment II carries an
appropriation OF about $4,000.
House Bill 5l5 caused lively dis
cussion. Il carries an appropriation
OF some $3l 900 for the house and sen
ate furniture and other things furnish
cd the state. The committee had been
hard at work on the bills for several
weeks and this bill was a condensa.
tion of the items. Some OF the mem
bers, Cope. OF Canadian, more partic-
ularly, thought the hill should 90 into
greater detail, and demanded to be
shown the itemized statements After
some lively speeches the bill was re
committed TO be made more specific,
and Cope was appointed TO help out in
the matter Whitson e-csiic1 over
the committee of the whole during
this period being heartily applauded
as he assumed the speakers chair.
Deyerle's bill for the organization
Of the state militia, was next called
up.
Murray called "Aguinaldo7 Putnam
10 the chair. owing to the warlilg
nature Of the bill TO be considered.
"AguinaiGo' was quite shy about ac-
cepting the honor, but two members
led him up the aisle amid roar of
cheers. He presided with great calm
ness during a somewhat stormy period
Murdoch made a red hot speech
against the bill stating that under
certain Of its provisions no selfre
sDecting young man would become a
member Of the national guard,
Section 1 specifies those subject 70
military duty, exempting those ex
empted by laws of the United States
and empowering the governor TO ex
cuse any who had conscientious scru
pies against bearing arms Norvel
offered a substitute section exemptinl
iiremen, policemen, Justices and clerks