The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-10
BRAZELL
WANTED
PRAYER
A FTER LISTENING TO
RODDIES ECH
AGAINST GAMING
OIL INSPECTOR HOLDS
UP APPROPRIATION BILL
Senate Still Refuses TO AC-
Cept Amendments Made
By House
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As mentioned in brief bulletin in
yesterdays issue, the Roddie gaming
bin was the object Of discussion,
which. at times. grew eloquent, the
Ada senator aided most earnestly by
Franklin, whose appeal ON the grounds
that gamblers We're almost always Gre
ated IN the parlor. the lust for un-
earned gain being acquired 1T the
fashionable card tables brought
storm Of disapproval
Senator Roddie had suffered the
house to put In an amendment making
the women who play for prizes guilty
of breaking the law and as stated
the second judiciary reported the bill
back to the senate with recommends
itlons that section be rot concurred in
Roddle and Brazell.
Senator Roddic made strong plea
for the amendment. stating It was a
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which should receive every vote, and
gave personal reference to friends who
had gone into the ranks OF the gambler
/ by reason of their start at home.
When the Ada member had ceased
speaking, Mr. Rrazell solennly added
l'1 move Mr Chairman. after such a
solemn and sud hearing from Mr.. Rod
Idle, we 90 into a season of prayer"
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lpro tenn. refused TO put the motion
and hammered hard to suppress the
I laughter
Graham Also IN Earnest
Mr. Graham decried the radical and
useless measure, as he termed it, and
isaid he would never by his vote place
the women of the state in the same
class as the criminal gambler. He
called attention TO the fact thi5. the
state had one of the most drastic sam.
ing laws in all the United States, and
denounced the bill as cheap buncOmbe.
On Points Of Order.
Mr. Little moved the previous ques.
tion, and it was put and ordered; the
vote being taken as to whether on not
the house amendment should be con
Cured in, and the refusal 20 concur
WAS won by the narrow margin rf
two; for concurrence. n; against, -.
Dr. Williams at once lodged mo-
tion to reconsider and, later Agee Of
lfered motion to reconsider, followed
lby a motion to table the first motion.
A storm of order points We're flashed
on the tall senator from Dewey, Rod
die, Iiatchett Billups and Williams de
claring that the motion TO reconsid ~
and it's tabling would take from Viii
lliams the lodged motion power, ami
made divers other parliamentary OBJ
ljections.
The parliamentary battle became
hard for the chair Graham, Stewart
Agoe. Echols and Little, victorious In
i the vote. swarmed their points back
lat Williams. Roddie Rslups and
Hatchett
The chair ruled tho Agee motions
out of order. and Davis went 10 the
lrescue with a list of parliamentary adj
lvice longer than the average man
could carry; with little reading the
lrules ta preYe the motions We're prop
er When Agce proved ne had vot
with the winning side, the chair re
lyersed his decision, whereupon Biilups
Roddie and latchett joined in a call
of The house.
Mr. iiatchett sought 10 force other
business for consideration while wait
ing for the call but the chair refused
and the call was overthrown on mD
luon of Eggerman seconded by Tham
as.
Appropriation Again Considered.
The report of the conference commit
ltec on the general appropriation meas
lure 37T, was read Mr. Thomas stat
inc that on All matters bus that ni
the oil inspector the two committee.
had agreed, and moved to concur m
lagreement stating that would leave
the one Item open for conference
After considerable questioning thl.
was done Mr. Davis then moved r.
instruct the senate conference com
mittee not 20 vote for the oil Inspector
appropriation. but, at request OF sen
lators who had other plans mapped out
withdrew the motion. and the uues
tion was placed again in the confer
ente committees care
Another Reported 10 Senate.
Final action was taken on 232, uni
lye-sity apportionment bill. bv com
mittee of the whole with Gouiding A.
gavel director
Pryor Greek Orphans.
The Pryor Greek orphan band wa'
brought into the chamber by Represcn
tatiyo Butler and cN.memher consrn
tional convention lAenley. rendcrln,
three selections which brought furti
tremendous applause. Mr. Langley
Who Is a capital city iaVOrite. also I'd
dressed the senate. stating that pryo
Cheek had long been the seat o. labo
lof Professor Whitaker IN orphan
home work and Il was now The desn'
10 have the state take hold OF the IN
stluitlon. and make Il an institution
belonging 10 an the people OF the state
THE Backbone Touoh Affair.
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