The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-18
FEW CHANGES MADE
in ORIGINAL AMOUNTS
Salary Of Governors Sten.
OgrapherReStOred TO Amount
Fixed By Committee

The general appropriation bill was
The subject or consideration by the
house for the greater part Of the after
noon session Yesterday Chairman
Mhltehurst of committee on general
appropriations. called up The bill and
the house went INTO the COMMITTEES OF
the whole. McCalla, Of love, in the
chair
The discussion began over the sal
AIRY OF the governors stenoaraphef
when Branson of MuskOgec. moved TO
amend the bill By making the salary
s 200 as in the original bill II viii
be remembered that last week the
amount was reduced to 81 coo Ellis
and Ratlin spokeagainst the proposed
amendment while Durant was Just an.
strong the other way. Many others
expressed their views for or against
the pending amendment A motion TO
table was given a tie vote The point
of order was raised that tie on mo-
tion to table an amendment was equiv
aient to a ratification Of the amend
ment. and the chair so ruled The vote
ON the amendment was taken and 1t
stood AZ for and 36 against
Holland OF Tulsa. moved TO cut the
salary OF the civil engineer for the cor
poration commission from $4,000 to
S2.iO0. and his amendment was car
ried after some protest.
The bill also carries an appropria-
tiOn for $25n0O for the corporation
commission for contingent expeps
including postage, telegraph tele-
phone, express. travelling 81 Nenses
of commission and employees lSr in
spection and IN holding court out Of
capital The words "Out OF capital
were stricken out A motion to cut
The amount to $4,000 provoked anoth.
cr warm debate and was finally with
drawn, amid cries OF Good GoOdi'
Murray moved 30 make the amount
FOR printing 81 600 instead OF $4,000
Later by unanimous consent. he
changed the amount TO $1,000 and
stiil later TO $4,000 ln the remarks
that followed the proposed amend
meat It was stated that the commits
sion bad already been at an expense
of 1000 for printing. ON a vote the
amount OF $4,000 was written IN the
bill, amid chorus Of noes from the
minority.
Bryan proposed an amendment rails
ing the salary OF state librarian from
$1,000 to 5 500, Norgell moved to
table and inaisted on the rule of cut
ting of debate, but by courtesy Bryan
WAS allowed 20 speak on his motion
0n a vote the Bryan amendment was
tabled by vote OF 30 to 26
Whitehurst added an amount OF Si4.-
300, that being the proper amount for
the supreme court up 10 June 30. 1903.
The original appropriation for that
body extended only 10 the1lrst OF Jan
ua3y Of that year The amendment
WAS accepted. as the other appropria-
lions extend to June OF 1903
Bryan proposed $500 for travelling
oNpensea OF district Judges whore they
are transferred from one district to
another. Durant offered a substitute
ot $4,000, or 80 much thc.sof as may
be necessary" Ellis and others op-
posed IL on the ground that It's effect
was % raisethe salary OF the Judges,
ON motion Of Ellis the amendment and
Ats substitute were tabled
Ellis desired 10 strike out the item
Tor The salary of the first assistant OF
the siate superintendent OF education.
but the amendment was tabled.
Noryell proposed an amendment 10
make the salary of the state printer
begin December 20. instead OF NoYem.
ber iC as provided in the bill the
same 10 apply to his assistant ana
Htenographer. he said this meant S400
adherence in tie matter of the state
printer alone The amendments were
agreed 70 by the committee. who
stated that the error was due 10 an
oversight Noryell stated that such
ogersights were common occurrences,
and there were some replies 10 this
suggestion. Chairman McCalla ham
lnered with his gaYel and said the re-
uiarhs We're supplementary. Murray
moved that they be eXpunged from the
records, which was done.
An item OF S2.t3750 was stricken
out on motion Of Cope Ibis was the
Stem rH0yidlng q salary Of Sl,500 a
year ior an assistant 10 the state
printer.
lloilend desired TO make a similar
disposition Df the item for a stenog-
raphcr 10 the state printer providing
a salary 0i $500 q year. Murray moved
10 table bat the motion was lost he
then made a strong plea for the item
undef consideration and took occasion
10 flaF Tue opponents ol the bin and
stated that II was money saver 20
the peo0le of the state Nandefenler
Faulkner and others We're 10 accord
with the speakers remarks Bran
son uas also 81 the same opinion and