The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-03
gOOZE BILL STATUS
AGAIN DISCUSSED
Speaker Murray in lettef
EndeaVOrs to Make Clear
the Situation
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The late afternoon session Of the
senate. Saturday brought little de-
bate for the first hour or two. John
ston (1Ol, Redwine and Franklin
were clustered around the seat OF the
chictasha author Of the bill to define
Relationship OF employer known as
fellow servant measure. and We're do.
ing their arguing with each other
With section one not agreed on. ami
section FIVE In dispute Strain. IN the
chair, appointed Johnston. Redwine
and Taylor to attend to the remodel
ing and Franklin stayed on the floor
TO push the othel 1cti0ns The mo-
ton 10 strike o. the emergency
clause failed Little making the mo.
tion to strike il out In explanation
ue announced such would be his pol
icy from this time, save in the bills
agreed to be emergency aud specified
at the opening OF the term
As announced. Saturday. this
Nmergency WAS saved but the chair
had 70 decide the tie.
i was during the discussion on
Senate Bin No ST. SATURDAY afser.
noon that one OF Rassells fuhay'
amendments met the obstrcperous
and eloquent batteries OF Redwiue
Russell had introduced substitute
section making il obligatory % settle
an injury case through an attorney
aud the McAlester mau SWEPT the
aenate on its foe. and swayed the
galleries IN a powerful argument,
telling how men had gone down into
the mines met death, and their de-
pendent ones, oltimes not being able
20 speak tho Englh,h language. had.
by designing parties been persuaded
20 sign their rights for damages away
no matter how cDlpabie the company
may have been.
When Redwine stopped speaking
the Russell motion turned It's toes to
the daisies and hade farewell tothe
earth, the little Wit not protesting.
laughingly adding Redwine would not
work unless someone threatened 10
take advantage oi the coal miners at
AlcAlestor
Recommended Mo 1O9.
While the committee was out seek.
ing 20 agree on the amendments to
the fellow servant bill. Franklin
moved TO consider No i0S pertaining
10 kind OF engines used on railroads
and how they may be used IL in
substance prohibits the use of what
was once commonly known as hog
back locomotives. already legislated
out OF most states. The law, how
ever, gives permission to use such en-
gines Il an extra man Is sent as guide
or warning man.
The bill was short aud accepted
with little opposition
Little Won a Point
Little moved TO strike out the
emergency clause. and the motion pre-
vailed. the six men voting against the
clause preventing the necessary two
thirds majority
With that provision out the bin was
sent 10 chamber session properly rec
commended for final passage.
Lower House in Evidence.
While waiting for the special com
mittec out to amend the two unpassed
sections Of No. 81, recess WAS taken
and Armstrong. Sands and Tillotson
of the lower house We're introduced
and each declined 10 make a speech
the subiectalloted being the booze
bill Each said hethought perhaps the
senate could get along without out
side aid, alleging they had heard the
senate accused of being exclusive and
not taking kindly to offers of lobby
aid.
Murray Letter Discussed.
A letter from the speaker of the
house as to the status or hist0pR of