The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-27
ORATORY LET
LOOSE IN SENATE
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doors of success when once the peo.
Die OF this state the honest mohi.
bitionlsts, get a shot at your corner
grog shops. run with the idea of med.
icina being needed badly in each
school district
The statements that prohibition was
creating demand for dispensari es
Is correct. but the prohibitionists aud
the honest yeoman OF the state art.
not doing the demanding and the sa-
looms are no worse or better than a
dispensary. conducted. as they will
be in various places. for the profit Of
some and the appetite satisiiers OF
others
Rescue Parties.
Following the remarks of Mr. Little
who had also stated the men who
were to be trusted TO vote for the
committee report had a right TO do 80
but questioned the policy Of voting
for a measure where not a single
member Of the conference committee
had favored any two provisions OF the
bill. friends of the report gave their
views.
Mr. Franklin said he would vote
against striking out the clause. be-
cause the emergency clause would
leave it ali to the people. and should
they accept, the constitution would
be amended and then it would be
legal
Mr. Blair said he would support
the committse
Mathews Proud OF Former Vote.
The attempt of the dispe&sar fny-
orites to make the people belive the
farmers were crying for the medi-
cine was foolish said Mathews. ilad
no one knows ii better than those
making use OF the statement was
charged with violating the trust OF the
people when I voted against the booze
bill before Christmas; now there are
not 156 men in the state who would
support the bill The prohibition pars
OF this bill ] Will support as 1t came
from the conference committee, the
dispensary part ! will fight to the end.
It is wrong in every detail, and but q
grogshop proposition under a neW
name. IL means the same. and u
means law violation. and the sale Of
liquor 10 whoever desires. in very
many localities
At the Close Of a Day
In the closing hours Mr.. Agee spoke
in favor of the bill. and made the
blunt charge that Little and Mathews
were attempting to defeat the prohi-
bition and that they must tako their
and be so branded.
At this iuncture Mr. Redwine NOV
ed to rise and report and Mr.. Moore
ruled him out of order, stating the
senate had to stay until Mr.. Billups
closed the debate and settled the mat-
ter
Instantly the chair was in water too
deep. Strain Numbered for recogni.
tion, and Mr. Redwine calmly appeal
ed from the decision OF the chair,
adding the application of gags was not
in accordance with his idea Of state
craft
Mr. Billups rushed to the rescue.
the motion to arise and re-
port. as did Mr. Graham; the chair
reversing by explaining that he
thought all had finished but Mr. Bill
lups. and that the vote on the motion
of Mr. Little might be had before the
The senate adjourned until ten
o'clock " tn Mr.. Billups slated to de-
fcnd t,ief measure, Mr.. Taylor sched-
uled by me opposing forces for reply
the motion being that Of Mr.. Little,
who can have the last response under
guidance of the rules of the body
Bills Introduced
2G3 by Taylor providing + or the
dockets of the district courts, inisde-
meanor cases under certain circum-
stances and declaring an emergency
264. by Franklin, providing that the
last common carrier receiving freight
fer transportation which has been
damaged, lost or destroyed, shall ~
presumed to have caused such damage
unless certain conditions prescribed IN
this act are complied with.
265, by Goulding. relating to mutual
farm insurance companies. and re-
pealing chapter Il. article l. Of the ses-
sion laws of 1899 of Oklahoma, and
all other acts conflicting Herewith.
The act goes into detail as TO insur-
ance matters and makes provisions
as To rates etc