The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-29
ANNUAL SALE, TEN MILLION BOXES

point OF order. and was authorized by
the chair to investigate and see IL It
could be possible. investigation dis
closed the alarm was false. but Bra
zell called attention to the fact that
COMMITTEES Of the whole had no author.
ity to order the senate TO do any
thing and that the Mathews motion
vas out of order and had no rights
worthy Of attention The chair 50
ruled and on motion OF q half dozen
The body tripped back 20 the commit
tee, with three-minute proviso for
length OF debate
MIR. Franklin argued for his amend
ment consenting that alteration be
made. and almost every senator spoke
On the question
After hours of wrangle and al times
heated argument, She bill was recon
mended TO the senate for third read
ing and adoption, the amendment be-
ing inserted giving the state right 10
make sale at the end Of the ten year
lease, forcing removal OF the improve
ments. The amendment as carried
was little different than the one sug-
gestcd by Senator Pat Goulding, Of
Enid in the opening of the argument.
No. 40 Met Deatk.
A message from the governor was
read, his veto and reasons therefor
being attached to No. 40. The Roddie
gaming bill. and the senate was voted
on shall the governor be sustained, =
over the protest of Davis and others,
that the proper way to vote
was Shall the bill pass
Davis tried to show the difference
for the ruling, all decisions Of the
chair appeals being shall the chair
be sustained" but explained the veto
power WAS from one not presiding
over the deliberations OF the body but
one having a powerful vote on all bills,
and the requisite two-thirds should
ever vote so as to prove the bill had
been considered. The president said
the difference was slight and had vote
taken on the question OF sustaining;
Davis refusing TO recede from his po-
sition, voting mo" il being recorded
as n vote not to sustain the governor,
while Davis, next to Echols, was tho
hardest opponent OF the measure. Eg.
german was also Improperly listed,
Little and Brazell refusing 20 vote be.
cause Of the manner the question was
put by the president
The gubernatorial position was sus-
tanned by a vote of II ayes TO 10
nays, and as Il takes 30 votes to over
come his veto, the bill Is most likely
dead.
The message on the veto related
that the bill had no saving clause, and
no emergency, and for that reason
would be able TO let gaming for -four
months 90 unpublished; also that the
present law was drastic. It's lack Of
enforcement in some places being due
To the idea il was too drastic; there
fore this would not improve that con
dition.
Mr.. Roddie defended his bill aud
his purpose IN seeking the enactment
of the law. lie made a splendid ad
dress. filled with no Inappropriate re
marks allowing his ardor to IN nc
way get the control of his Judgment
| The matter was the more interesting
because Senator Roddie is listed al
one among, If not the strongest friends
lof the chief executive In the senate
However, Roddie made no allusion e
the bills death other than 10 asser
he would introduce II at the next ses
sion
Senator Stewart introduced a snt
lstitute for The bill creating Grim
ipal court of appeals, which was rea'
lby title.