The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-24


made the motion and was ruled out of
order by Speaker Johnston, who held
/ tnat the bill as 1t wac IN the hands Of
the clerk could alone oe acted upon,
the others being matters of conyent
ience to the senators. Blair appealed
from decision and lost.
Roddie drew the fire Of Brook by re-
forrlng to the latter as poor Brook
who declared he would care for him-
self under all and any conditions.
From the House.
The house sent resolution No. ~
for consideration, and also sent word
Il had not accepted concurrent reso-
luton No 80 by Little, and had re-
fused to pass No. by stanford.
This brought on an argument as
to the rules OF the joint bodies and
also as to whether. ii the rules We're
adopted the house nad the right TO
send back the dead measures TO the
senate The house had added to the
feeling by stating it would, il it wish
ed to consider the measures again,
send for them
Speaker Johnston declared the
message was against all parliament
tary practice. and was aided by sew
eral senators who favored a reply at
that time.
little Clarifies
Senator Little explained that he
had consulted with the member Of
/ the lower mousse as 30 his resolution
anent the park at Sulphur, ANA mad
agreed the matter did not at this
time need attention, and therefore the
measure was practically killed by
common consent
Stamford asked to speak, and said
the resolution. No. 5. as sent TO the
house by him. was perhaps misunder-
stood. as il did not call for expendi.
ture of money, and thought the mat
ter could be explained.
Williams Won.
After motions We're made and
speech followed. Williams moved TO
defer reply and the same prevailed.
9ack TO Brook Bill.
Roddie offered an amendment thar
was added TO by Thomas and the two,
agreed upon by both senators, We're
accepted by Brook and Smith tried to
substitute county Judge for COVER
| nor, IalllDS on the Nolc.
Blair also offered an amendment TO
make the population read 1000 in
stead of 10000" and laughingly with
drew the motion when II was eX-
planned that substitute would kill the
measure not. however until he re
lated he had borrowed the idea from
little. and ascertained when too late
| ii would make the measure ineffec-
tive
To Committee.
After two hours struggle, the bill
was again sent to the special com
mittee chamber. Moore taking the
chair to go on with other sections.
TAYLOR moved while waiting. to IN
definitely postpone action on No. ia.
He was ruled out of order. replying
by stating and reading the rules, with
the simple reply from Moore he
thought the senator was right, but he
deemed II prudent to so rule while so
! many were absent on the special com
mittee.
A message from the governor was
read, relating that Chief Rogers of
the Cherokees wanted the attention
OF the legislature to offering OF the
school buildings at Tahlequah On
motion of Stewart TO act on his bill,
! Billups who had been called to the
chair. crowded the speakers TO the
onespeech rule. and several sections
were recommended ont for passage +
one as to clause referred to collection
of damages on account of failure to
deliver message that might cause
mental anguish
Hatchett fought this clause. as did
| Conn, but Graham ana Taylor and
others maintained the clause was
! Just, as did Stanford and Stewart, the
| vote being overwhelming on motion
To recommend that section.
A hard fight was precipitated by
| Brownlee's motion as TO uptown
offices the matter finally being left
in the hands of the corporation com
mission
Blair in Action.
One OF the days features was the
terrible attack made by Blair on le-
gal phraseology being an hundred
years behind the times. TO be used on
! ly where confusion was in the ma
iority
Bills and Miscellany.
Stewarts bill was left half done
when the committee from the Brook
/ bill returned, and that committee re-
| commended the bill for passage de-
! hare being short.
Eggerman introduced No 1874. an
act relating to street improvements
and caring for all details
Holman No. 1876, Relating to Live
Stock
Keys resolution was read asking
committee "a visit Vinita when inyes-
| tigating conditions toward the estab-
lishment of permanent schools.
1877, EchOls; a bill covering IN an
entirety the primary election cause.
making strict provisions from nrst 10
last, and making such elections man.
datory in all public cases.
l9S, Thomas. as to refunding OF
monies paid.
199 and 200, by Billups, providing
road fund Of $2O,OOO,0O0, and the
manner and method OF expending,
creating, and prescribing all details
toward both measures.
1875. by STAFFORD prescribes the
method Of handling and disposing of
all lands given or made over TO us by
the congress, and its remarkable pro
vision is that not one cent oi the
principal is over to be paid, but TO re-