The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-11
GRAHAM'S jim CROW
RESOLUTION KILLED
Gave Railroads Until July |
TO Build Separate
DepOtS

The number Of petitions and memori
ais IN the house has noticeably decreas
ed during the past week or two. Yes
terday the number was quite small
Cne Of more than passing interest was
from citizens of sl Rene. asking the i'm.
mediate passage of bill No 23i This
Is o bill by Farley for the Improvement
Of cities. The lll Reno petition states
that that city desires to estend its
paving and sewer system. but can lot
do SO under the present laws.
The bill was last week recOmmitta /
to n special committee, which yester.
day made q report u recommended
the striking out of section z, which
was intended to help in the sale of
bonds There was some doubt as to
the constitntionality OF the section an
the bill was recommitted for the pur.
pose of repOnsidering this section Tho
report OF the committee, striking out
ithe offending portion, was adopted
The conference committee on SEN
ator Franklin's bill for the transfer OF
cases reported amendments IL lin
with the recommendation OF Governor
Haskell on roll cali the amendments
were adopted
The Murdoch bill. empowering towns
end villages TO build sidewalks by spec.
ial assessment was reported back by
the committee to which 1t was Last
week recommitted, with some amend
ments.
a large number Of other committee
REPORTS We're submitted, texts of which
vii be found In the journal published
elsewhere In the Leader OF to-day
This being senate day, the bin by
Stewart No l2S. was taken up A
motion TO bOstpona consideration in
definitely was tabled and the bill was
ordefed reprinted
Senator Graham's resolution. extend.
| ing the time until July / for railroad j
to comply with the Sim crow law
relative to building separate depots
/ led TO warm discussion. Nandaven
ter favored extending the time, as al.
$50 did Murdoch and both spoke earn.
estly in support OF their views on the
matter
Mr. Faulkner opposed the passage OF
/ the resolution and Ellis moved that ita
consideration bee postponed indeiinite-
iiy Skeen, one OF the authors of the
lseparate coach law. also spoke against
1.-THE resolution He was ably backed
lup by Ben Wilson and others. Final.
Nv the previous question WAS moved
land carried A roll call was deman-
ided ca the Ellis motion 70 postpone
/ indefinitely lt showed an almost una
lnimous vote in favor oi pOstponins,
/ VanGeyenter and Murdoch voting
/ In the negative ellis tliAn moved that
the vote be reconsidered and taat the
motion lie on the table. fhfs Nectu-
| ally kills it so il viii stay killed
A large number OF bills We're made
special orders for the next day
! The Franklin-Roddie bill. compellins
lelectric headlights of not less than 1899
candle power on all locomotives, cime
lup among the other senate matters. II
was somewhat amended placed on roll
call and carried
/ Senator Henry S. Johnstons bin. as
TO supreme court cases, was given q
lhrief consideration. placed on its thir !
lreaiia end passed by large majori-
lty
AN the bills passed We're then signed
by the speaker in the usual manner
At fouT-thnty an adjournment was
taken until ten o'clock this morning.
Bills We're introduced as follows.
BY Faulkner and Armstrong, OF hiowa,
authorizing the business OF life, health
and accident insurance on the assess
hment plan by McCalla, Tor the publ
cation of reports and decisions Of ghe
state supreme court. aud the unpub
ished opinions of the territorial su
lpreme court; by Hobby, expenses, On
ties and compensation of county SIP
lerintendsnt OF public instruction; con
current resolution BY burst and Pas
chal. for permanent location of state
capital In geographical center of state