The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-01
YESTERDAYS
HOUSE JOURNAL

same was PASSED, and he signed the
.alne IN open session.
Mr. Vandeventer- moved to recon
slider the vote by which the bill had
passed.
Letter from PROT w J. Spillman,
announcing that he would address the
/ Legislature April s, WIS read
On motion of Lindsep Prof Spill
man was invited to address the House
at s y. M. April Sth. on both subjects
mentioned in his Letter, and the Sen
ate aud state officials were invited to
be present ot that time.
ON motion of Japp the House went
into committee of the whole Tor the
reconsideration Of House Bill No 1858,
Mr. Anthony chairman. -
The committee arose. reporting
progress and asking leave to sit again.
on motion of Ben Harrison the
House recessed until o'clock y. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
o'clock, y. r..
House called to order, Mr.. Speaker
presiding
Roll call Quorum present
Messenger arrived from The Senate
lbearing Senate Concurrent Resolution
No, 80, the enrolled copy OF which was
lsigncd by the Speaker after reading at
length Also letter announcing that
| the Senate committee had reported
Ithat House Bin No. 220. by Noryell.
do not pass. which report had been
ladopted 10y the Senate.
Mr. Murray renewed his motion to
RECONSIDER the vote by which the Game
Bill (House Bill No. 1850 was lost, for
the purpose of recommitting the bill.
The motion to reconsider carried and
the bill was recommitted TO the com
lmittee on Birds, Fish and Game
The consideration Of the contest
case OF Murley VS. Allen was resumed,
tMr Nandeyenter withdrawing his mo-
tion to reconsider the vote by which
the Tillotson motion Of yesterday was
adopted
Mr. McCalla presiding
Mr. Llappell read the evidence pro.
posed.
| Mr.. Speaker:
We. members of your Committee on
Privileges and Elections wish to make
the following minority report in the
contest case OF Dan Murley VS.. w. II.
II. Allen for a seat in this House from
alfalfa county:
After having had several meetings
ol the committee, a subcommittee Of
three members. namely, Charles Lon
DON chairman; Leo Harris and A. j.
Sands. ore appointed TO 30 TO Chero-
kee, the eanty seat Of Alfalfa county
and count the ballots of said county
| l.. - "a
ballots the sub committee reported
tlat in several precincts the ballots
had been tampered with TO an extent
it was impossible to ascertain the will
Of the voters of Alfalfa county. The
returns from said county. on file in the
Secretary of States Office show w
H. II. Allen to have received plural
ity of 81 votes, and he was issued a
certificate of election and was seated
in this House. and las been serving
aT a memlcr of said House for 100
days. II Is Hrther shown by the rec
1rd and by ailldayits that a majority
If the election board OF Alfalfa county
were Democrats, and il is further
shown by atfidavits that they made Z
true and correct count OF the ballots
of said county, and that such coun
! and return showed the election OF sale
Allen. The subcommittee after hav
ing counted said ballots by the means
of taking the poll book returns from
, the precincts where the ballots ha(
been tampfred with, and taking thu
, correct count of the committee from
: the other precincts showed Murley I,
have a majority of three CD votes bu
in arriving at shis conclusion the,
counted so votes for Mnrley in Ain
precinct when the returns show hin
to have but fortynine (49); as Y i
, VERY evident from this count tSat tn
? ballots IN Aline precinct had been tam
!. lpered With we, the minority Of you
committee. recommend that Ain
{ precinct shall be taken from the of
cial returns as certified to by the Ses
{ retary Of State, which makes Murle
I 40 votes and Allen 81, which woul
l leave W. II. II. Allen a majority OF
{ votes.
We, the minority of your committed
further state, that we have the al
davit of the inspector OF Aline prl
cinct, who was "A Democrat settin
+ forth the facts as herein enumerato,
n which affidavit and other affidavit
!, taken for the purpose OF showing th
4 ballots IN Aline precinct had bee
n tampered with, the majority OF you
? committee refused 90 consider In ey
, donce; and further, that they though
lit best not TO consider the vote OF &c
tain precincts owing TO the fact th'
\, they had been opened by the Gran
l. jury as they believed. Illegally w
r, your minority, wish TO report thi
+, there never was any evidence befol
b this committee or subcommittee
} show what boxes had been opened I
y said Grand nryand for these reason
3 we recommend that w. II. H. Alls
r. be allowed to retain his seat as moI
A. Der Of this House, believing him TO
h