The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-17
SENATE
SAL DEFINES
POSITION
RJLE REQUIRING SEPA.
RATE VOTE ON EMER
GENcY CLAUSE
ISllA 70 PUNISH
KIDNAPPING CRIME
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.se2ger's 5 Measure Provides
Life Sentence fgr ChiB6
SteaIsfs

The senators had hard session
work Thursday, but the adoption of
rules and the attendant technical
tiles robbed the body Of much that
was general in interest
Once or twice members We're
"hnhy.' nui those who are ever IN
iovia mood bridged the chasm and
all was We'll some ol the repartee be-
Ing mp to a high standard
Echols moved TO arrange for the
flag mentioned in Bellamys message
and Brook seconded. and the senate
thus sene word 70 its head that.
whether governor on president Of the
senate. he would be treated with re-
spect and trust
Pro Tenn Johnston called attention
70 the house having sent back Tay-
lars blu No G, which hal been passed
by the senate. without notice OF what
had been done. The speaker declared
the house had in some manner erred,
because when The two legislative cons
mlttees met 70 consider emergency
masures that bin had been assig.sSsi
to the senate Il IS ono of the most
important acts before the house, be-
ing one to prohibit corporations from
transferring 'air cases fr1m the
state TO federal courts. on pain of
forfeitIng charters
The MESSAGE TO the house was not
sent. and Roddie and Blair were on
the floor 10 make the feeling of the
senate clear, when Blair declared he
had tried fve times to be recognized,
and wanted to know why
Johnston who IS one among the
best presiding officers IN the entire
west. assured Blair that he was then
and would always receive recogni-
ton, explaining that IN the interim
when matters were being disposed OF
II might happen during debate, the
chair might err, but his attention
called, he would recognize an sen
ators IN turn and Blair was graceful
in stating he only wanted to be heard
because he was so anxious for the
pending Questions to be settled
introduction Of Bills
No 1853. Graham: An act confer
ring tho jurisdiction OF the Supreme
Court to hear and determine actions
brought TO equitably divide and ap
portion the property assets and liza
billties between certain counties IN
the state, fixing the bases OF such
| division and appqrtionment and pro
yiding penalty for unlawfully hold
ing money belonging to counties
school districts. road districts, muni
cipal townships, cities and towns
stops the suits.
The act Is en- emergency and VIII
bear that kind Of leglslatiGa for al
ter one NeE it viii be over and ended
| all having had their casas tken di
rect to the court OF last resort The
counties OF the old portion of Okla
hma ahat were subdiyided are alone
interested Ia the measure, but imme
late action is imperative
Strong Punishment Offervd.
No 40 by Yeager. relates to the
crime OF Kidnapping; setting fol.n
that whoever Is convicted Of kldnap
Ing for a ransom or any monetary
value Whatsoever should be sen
fenced for lfe
The bin declares an emergency.
and will have swift life or death as
It Us short even though the SEN
tenee OF the convicted kidnapei
would not seem short
Ruseell Wants Payment
| No, III by Russell forces an as
sessed notes and mortgages being
stamped with the assessors seal. thai
payment on property in two places
can not BE forced incidently It can
be stated the provision includes the
forcing Of taZpayment
No. l72 was introduced by Mem
minger. fixing clerk fees IN the coun
ties and how they shall be paid and q
whom
Redwine Ready
Ready was Redwlne on senate