The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-19
LAW DEPARTMENT
AT STATE UNIVERSITY
Graduated Land Tax Bill
Passes Over Vigorous
Opposition

The first bill up at the session
last night Was No l63 by Tillotson.
II prohibits the waste OF natural gas
md oil, provides for the plugging Of
.landoned wells. etc che bill was
rdered to engrossment
The FIRST bill passed was by White
iurst. providing for watchmen and
jther employees at She hatehouse.
Bryans bill appropriating money for
ht state library. was carried on roll
all though the emergency clause was
leieated.
The speaker ruled that the library
vas already established and that for
hat reason the bill did not require
he emergency clause. II was am
iounced that the bill had carried and
sounding OF The ballot was deman-
led. This was done but revealed no
rror in the vote.
Hudsons bill. providing for two
onnty court districts in Payne coun-
\. was placed on roll call and passed
Bryans bill to appropriate money
Or expenses OF the state board of
ealth was also passed. Another bill
by Bryan appropriates $100o0 10 es-
solisn y law department al the state
niv rsity. On roll call It WAS also
assed
-or Blind and Deaf Schools.
The next bin passed was a com
littee bill appropriatng money for
he state school for the deaf
A committee substitute, for Bran
on's bin, approprating money for the
chool for the blind at Ft Gibson,
vas next called up. 1t was easily
passed on roll call.
A antique bill was that by Hawkins,
providing for the inspection OF nurse
les on roll call IL passed.
A similar disposition was made OF
Whitehwsts bin appropriating mon
~ to pay salaries OF factory inspee-
or, board OF arbitration etc.
McCala's bin, amending a senate
jill by Thomas, was another that
ecured an easy passage. The Thomas
IN provides for the manner of hold
ing county seat elections.
raduated land Tax Passes.
No. $50. by Stiners Williams, OF
Pushmataha. aud Harrison, Of Nc
Curtain, providing for graduated
nd tax was next placed on roll cal!
Vandeventer again attacked tho Dill
believing it unconstitutional and cor
fscatory, though he believed in the
eOry OF graduated tax on land
buildings
Crouch ard Ashby spoke. with
EQUAL vlgor IN favor of the bill Rider
opposed it as being too radical while
Holland said 1t would severely injure
the oil and gas industry. There was
some further discussion and on roll
call the bill passed Johnson's bin for
the transfer OF pupils was PASSED
Whitaker Home Unanimous
Buffers bill appropriatng money
for the Whitaker Orphans home was
passed by a unanimous vote, as was
also the bin for the support of the
three state normals at Ava Edmond
and Weatherford.
VandeVenter and Whitehursts bill
giving $500 for county normals in
each county in old Indian Territory
and $3.50 for the teaching OF horticul-
mre at county normals IN old Oklaho-
ma, was given a majority on roll call.
a Bill by Judge 6owdre.
A bin ordered to engrossment was
that by Bowdre of blaine county,
legaiizlng The Incorporation of the
town OF Hitchcock in that county.
A bill by Ratlime legalizes an cleo
tiou held In Ada last March to vote
on the question shall Ada become
City of the First Class?' and eleeting
lty officers The bill was ordered TO
engrOssment.
Vandeventef Resolution.
a resolution by yandeyenter was
passed, providing that the sergeans-at-
arms shall make a list of an the prop
ertS of each house and Gle same with
the secretary of state. The property
Is 20 be stored aud insured and for
this purpose sl500 Is appropriated.
Tillotson pat through an amendment
that each member might purchase the
desk and chair used by him during
the session al a price equal to the ae-
tual cost 20 the state
A bin by Branson. for county court
at Haskell was passed TO engross-
meRt