The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-07


lotson made strong speech faNoring
November iC. and Speaker Murray
called Ellis to the chair and made a
ringing speech 10 favor OF September
4 H. Tie day the election was held rat
/ flying the constitution. He said that
tnat was the day when sovereignty ac-
tually began for the state and that
the state officers could appropriats "
hate taken their oaihs OF oiicc at
any time after that date Eo cited
precedents from other nations as 20
the days they celebrated and stated
that the September date was the lay
the people really achieved local self
government for themselves, and that
this was the only appropriate day for
7 them 20 celebrate with regard to the
lconling of stutehood
7 Harrison. of Hughes spoke for the
November day. while Banks sided with
the speaker
Vandeventer opposed the view Of
/ Mr Murray. and referred as did the
lspeaker to the conference with Gov
Haskell in regard to the gas conlro-
lversy IN Washington county when
Gov. Haskell sent his famous ieie
gram There were numerous addresses
( both pro and con. and finally a mo.
ton was made TO recommit the bill
Others desired to speak on the SUB
/ iect but Branson. of Muskogec cited
rule Z. under which such a motion Is
not dcbatable The rule was sus,
lpondcd aud the speech making again
proceeded
Skeen cited the enabling act and on
that ground favored September IL. lie
said that that was the day when the
I people had acted aud that
the citizens OF the state did not want
to celebrate the day on which the
( President merely performed an act re-
quired OF him by an act OF Congress
Crouch took an opposite view as also
did Armstrong. OF Cnoctaw They
wera followed SAv l.surant. who made
Ing plea for the election date
Holland Rainey and mauy others fol-
lowed, and Nandeventer. Of Cleveland,
county made one of the strongest ora
torical Efforts OF the entire session.
Williams. OF pushmataha. moved the
previous question, but ii was voted
down
Murray offered as substitute FOR
all pending amendme Is that Septem.
her IL should be made a legal holi.
day to be known as Constitutional Lib
erty Day. that being the day when
the people accepted Doth the federal
and state constitutions. and that No
,ember / g should aiso be a legal holi-
day to be known as Statehood Day
The original bill provided for The No
vember day. but did not call It
Statehood Day "Gristnlill" Jones,
an original joint statehood advocate.
then took the floor for few remarks.
He was one OF the committeeman with
Durant on that matter over fourteen
years ago. and was the groom when
the two territories were married
here on November 16
During the speech making there
were many references to President
Roosevelt, all OF whiel We're heartily
apnleuded BY both sides OF the house.
Finally the Murray substitute car.
ried, and bothadags ent into the bill
Il was then recommitted 20 special
committee OF Nandeventer, Skeen and
Williams, OF Pushmataha Later they
reported with amendments as to Ger.
tain days, and making WasnIngton's
birthday and Arbor Day the same,
as is done in Texas The bin was then
ordered to engrossment and third
reading
The Durham antifraud bill was cali
ed up and placed on It's anal passage
1uis bin was for the prevention OF
fraud IN the transfer OF personal prop
crtY. on roll call il appeared that
tao bill was lost Several members
changed their vote from aye To 1no
A second roll call was ordered. and
tue bin read again as it seemed that
a number of the members did not un-
/ IL -.
recummIt the bill This notion Is not
dehaiable except by unanimous CON
sent Nandeventer wished TO speak
bW. WAS refascd In order that Dur
I ham might explain his measure the
rules We're suspended. The motion 20
reconnit was lost
on roll call the bill was defeated
hy q vote of so 10 -. a0sent ~ This
is the first bill TO be defeated during
the session
The Fort supply bill by Sands and
Mardcek was finally passed by the
house This bin carries an appropria-
tion for an insane asylum at Fort sup
ply for the care OF inmates and pay
OF employees. Originafy the bill APP
propriated 100000 but this has been
lparcd down by more tnan $50 600 The
4 bill was the occasion of spirited de.
bate Ia the house on several occasions
I When it came to a roll call yesterday
{ II was passed with only one dissenting
vote, that by Smith oi Washita.
Eighty-one voted for the bill the abb
sentees numbering twenty.seven
Hollands bin for county bonds. was
reported on by the conference com
mittee, the amendments being accept
ed by the senate
The senate sent word of the pass
] sage of House Bin No. l72, with
amendments.
Another message stated that the
senate refused 20 concur Ia the house
amendments to Senate Resolution No.
1 A. asking an investigation as 20 certain
matters and asking the appointment
+ OF Joint committee The house re.
lnsed 10 recede from It's amendments
and asked conference committee
( Williams bill on banks and bank.
1 ing was made a special order for the
next legislative day
Ellis hill. 40. 27S for The proteC-
ton Of borrowers was again reported
( Tor passage as ameodel This rs the
bin tlsat prohibits contracts Ia any
note or other evidence ol indehted.