The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-30
sENATE's QUICK ACTlog
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mss the resolution The speaker also
brought in expense Of change isless,
according TO his view and declared
such expenditure meant more than any
ordinary mind could forsee
Agee agreed with the idea Of no
action al TINS time
Brownlee Asked Suspension.
5ll1penlee asited nsuspension OF ac-
ton on bill and consent 20 introduce
70 owing resolution;
Whereas, the annual observance of
the birthday OF inen who have adorned
high stations IN the Nations gift. has
distinct educational vaiue. as wen as
an uplifting infiuerce and the useful
ness of their service 20 the country
and 10 mankind in general Is necessar-
" recalled by the encouragement Of
their example IS brought forcibly TO
mind. aud.
Whereas. the Carnation League Of
America has established the custom Of
observing Jan. 10th the birthday OF
the late William Mckinley. by wearing
on that day canation. his iayorite
Hover. and.
Whereas, the life, character and SER
vices of William Mckinley cannot be
studied or reviewed without profit TO
the individual and the Nation, and.
Whereas, Mrs G. n. Haskell the
wife OF our Chief Executive Officer,
this day presented TO the senate car
nation for each member thereof
hnerefore, be It Resolved that the
senate of the state OF Oklahoma, in
loving remembrance OF our martyred
President, William Mckinley. accept
the carnations sent by Mrs. g ~
Haskell. and hereby extend to her a
vote OF thanks
BE it further Resolved that these
resolutions be spread upon the journal
OF the senate this day and that a copy
OF the same be sent to Mrs G. y Has
keli By a special committee consisting
OF Senators Little, Mathews and
Brownlee; and also that copy OF
these resolutions be sent to the 'Carna-
tin League Of America, at Columbus.
Ohio
No &c Again
Blair invoked aid for passage Of the
resolution. declaring some practical
chnnges in the code are now a pressing
necessity
Johnson (li) Agee and Franklin en-.
gagged in contro, ersy finally getting
llatchett on the floor, who clarified the
situation by stating intent of the
code committee was good but It's pur-
pose would be evil in result, bringing
into life confusion. misunderstanding
and discomfort
Mr.. Smith maintained no one could
tell what was and what was not in
effect in the seven volumes now com
prising the alleged acts OF Oklahoma.
Declared the books have splendid
system cf navigation laws. and II left
in their present condition il would be
no great stretch to provide yachts
for the farmers
Agee undertook TO have sport with
the Duncan man but "reconsilered
HIS intent when Smith burned him.
Mathews insisted the next lesisla.
tire must revise the codes ana the
present eNs "a ~ Y1nid ~ upaie. 5
alter ten months
Franklin. Taylor ana Smith tried to
stop Mathews. falling and ROddie
entered as q defender of the measure
Soldani said the constitution Is
SO plain all can understand and said
efforts TO get notoriety had caused
some bills 10 hc introduced more for
reputation than for good
HaYie declared reading clerks of the
the two houses could not read the
matter. much less permit legislature
/ 10 lntellgently pass same into laws
Btownlee opposed
Brownlee opposed the measure and
grew bitter under the questioning OF
/ Roddie maintaining he would vote
for any measure that would oppose
expenditure of public money. and. an
swcring a question, said he would
vote for any measure 20 investigate
any officer charged vita wrongdoing
senator Blair finally offered an
amendment that carried. after a pro
longed debate
The resolution introduced. reads a,
follows
! Whereas, Il Is Impossible TO pro
I vide the copaty officials OF the state
| With a complete set Of the present
statutes and session laws, AZ the pres
ent time without theseXpenditure o
an enormous sum OF money; and.
Whereas, The constitution forbid,
the compilation OF nny code OF law
for the state before the year 1909.
Therefore, be II Resolved. BY thi
senate the mousse of representative
cuncurring, that II IS the sense o
the legislature, that the committee OF
codes in both the senate and tn
house Of representatives. consist o
seven members oacg and that salr
committees be divided into sub-con
miiteeg OF two meu bers each. on
from the senate and one from IN
house and the committees of sal
senate the hoOse 90 representative
sion. classify the statute laws OF IN
Territory OF 0klahama into seve
classes, and shall assign one OF eac
class 10 each OF said subcommittee
Wno shall prepare such alteration
on amendments thereto as Is essel
tial under our constitution. TO IN
end that the same may be submitte
% said loint committee of sala hous
and senate and by il reported TO th
LEGISLATURE 10 he rpenacted IN theI
entlroty and published rs the acts
the legislature and furnished TO sue
officials a a miniu nm cost 90 IA
state
The amendment offered by Bla
ended al the word and. after elias
es, closing thus refer the yarioi
laws which need amendments the
mink proper 10 the committees rel
ularly elected by Ire senate"