The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-17
REDWINE MINING
BILL IN CONFERENCE
Strenuous Meeting Last
Night of Committee on
Insurance

The senate had little of the spec
tacular Monday afternoon, the dis.
apreencnt of Senator Roddie from the
majority on the appropriation bill. and
the determined effort ne made TO win
his point, buifeted about by Blair and
Little, who made his standing on the
lonely side as uncomfortable ms he did
fOr the minority in the hour when 10
WAS trying to effect o change IN the
booze Bill
The attempt to cut the salaries was
Intellectual. and those Who wanted to
raise some which had been reduced in
committee of the whole. met the same
lrcsult--tabled on motion of Little,
Taylor or Stafford
Mathews refused 60 maintain his
economy guard position when il was
a matter of the secretary OF states Of
flee, offering as reason that the Of
lfico was of such importance that ex-
pedition OF business was necessity,
failure OF which would in3urc the pub
lie At large
There was no failure TO put through
the agreement OF the committee Of
the whole Motion followed motion,
and the senate. with thrty-two mem
bers present had eighteen voting to
sustain the report OF the committee az
all times
Another Bill Must Come.
When the bill was ready for adop.
tion OF all but the last section, Mr.
Taylor called attention to the fact the
| bill acc0eding to his view. was un-
constitutional; explaining that the APP
Precipitation covered salaries OF Off
cials not specified and the constitu-
! tion prohibited snch action.
Senator Stafford said his attention
had been called tu shis constitutional
clause quite late-in fact, after the
bill had come from the house, and that
his object was to have the appropria-
ton bill go to conference, as the house
would demand conference before
agreeing to the senate amendments,
and the bin specifying officers would
follow and be passed first.
Senator Blair said with that under
standing he would be willing to SO on
and take the final vote on the appfo-
priatiOn measure.
tatehett Made Chips Fly
Senator lIatchett used his instru-
mcnt on the new section offered By
Senator Stafford. as 20 the public
buildings already rented by the state.
The provisions as to rental were
agreed to. but when IL came TO jani-
tors and other assistants, the fur flew,
natchett maintaining that ianitors
We're too valuable for the state TO
keep All OF them and private ciizens
might think the state monopolistie.
1ne Bryan thrnsier met q Water
loo ON the special mail agent. how
ever when lie tried io have him drop
ped from the roll and Senator Gun
ningham told that the scheol land Of
lice alone sent and received a wagon
load of mail each day They laughe
ilatChett out of this objection and
alter hours of work, pafsen and try
ing the senate reporiefi the bin for
the hoUse consideration of its amend
ments.
a Conference Committee.
The senate received word from the
house as to its refusal TO recede on
Senate Bin No. 26 the famed RedWine
mining biil ard a committee was ap-
pointed 20 confer The same action
WAS taken with the disagreement on
No 26i
insurance Men Met.
There was a strenuous meeting be-
tween the members ~ the insurance
committee of the senate aud Insurance
experts from some of The great con-
Germs, one OF two of which had been
refaBcd license TO transact business an
this state The meeting lasted untll
Al o'clock, the Roddie insurance meas.
lure helng the bunn nl cnntentinn.