The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-13
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7 TALES OF SENATE
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There is law on Senator Smih
which tells its own story, aad up to
/ this good hour no other senator has
budged him IN committee or off the
floor. although he is one strong advO
cate OF fighting all battles in commit
/ tee room Wednesday,, Mr.. Mathews
declared Mr. Smiei would like the
! laws of Oklahoma when he had lived
here long enough to get acquainted,
and the Duncan senator sent the re-
/ ioinder back like this when a dis
/ .rict thinks a man has lived in it
long eTough to be its senatOr, docs
he have to wait until asked by other
&c iators before he can advocate a
cha re in the law ?'' Mathews laughed,
as usual and refused to answer.
The scgate had grown prosy until
the John on hill TO reimburse the
saloon men again opened the flood
gates OF oratory. For the first time in
4 the history OF the senate, Henry Johu-
son took part in one of the bitter
debates, and was somewhat liberal
I with his sarcastic bottle.
Clint Graham laughs with his op-
ponents in the senate, and is popular,
but the audience feels he Is opposed
to personal liberty. The habit of hold
ling conversations IN the audience had
been growing until the Marietta man
cot red headed about it, and very po-
Htely told tla offenders to keep still
r get out. Silence was in power
hereafter from that quarter.
Judge Turner Of the supreme court
escorted a party OF ladies to the SEN
ate Tuesday, and remained care
ful listener to the proceedings for a
half-hour The judge IS accused Of
being the most polite man in the
Southwest, and, behind his courtesy
Is a knowledge of law which has
made him one Of the big men OF the
new state.
The entire republican minority was
gone two days on account of the con
vention at Oklahoma City, and Little
claims there has been serious
breach in the Little Cunningham party
Those two voted against the booze
bill on account OF the dispensary
and are listed as one party. Little
claims Cunningham's absence ruined
the palty's chance of getting stronger
thus keeping them where they could
not pass his bill on temperate mat
ters.
Senator Stewart asked to be and
was excused for a week and those
, who had boon shortened in their ora
torical efforts by the Antlers' mar
, shouting vote" declared they were
glad he was going.
The welkin will ring when the
school land question comes up three
/ hills are before the committees to
t that case, and as one is by the pres
2 ident pro tempore, one by StahOr'
= of the Oklahoman, and one by Thom
as, who is regarded as legal hghi
s YOU may expect some rather forcefu
+ arguments. unless an agreement d
D arrived at IN the committees.
The Illness Of Mr. Goulding at hi
Enid home. has caused one OF th
Jolly senators TO be missed Wit
Eggerman. Gouidlng Is called diI
lomat. ANY sort OF fair dealing VII
. allow Goulding 20 Join in. and he
harder TO make angry than most mel
However, he controls his oSa vote
and Is inclined 20 have an opinion &
, his own manufacture on the importan
. topics
. Senator Soldanl IS again absent o
. account OF business matters on th
. Ponca ranch.
. The members who opposed IN
Brook municipal bill are enjoying D
q news OF the two democratic tickets ,
= Muskogee Only those who know ~
= workings of legislative body kno
:. the task Mr. Brook had 70 get th'
y bin through both branches Of the le
lislatnre and the news from Muskog,
was not very pleasing to man WI
had done as much for tNe city Z
WAS done by a real senator
Lookout for Brownlee from III
time The fact Mr.. Hunter has M
resigned viii make tho Kinghshl
wasp Wlsgle about in an unfriend
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