The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-21
UpROAR AND CONFUSION
MARKED PROCEEDINGS
Speaker Murray Defends
Position in Naming Con-
ference Committee

the house yesterday afternoon. And u
came 10 pass after this iashion' /.
Anthony, anthor OF the measure for
a gross production tax on oil gas
coal. etc. had just submitted the re-
mort OF Hie conference cOummittee
on the bill and IL had been moved
that the report be adopted By me
house. Vandevenfer and 1illotson
spoke earnestly against the adoption
OF the report for the reason that II
recommended that thc tax 9n OIL aud
gas he one-hali OF one per cent w
the house the rate on iiese Two coni-
modities had been eul from one nan
10 onefourth of one per cent ihe
senate had made the rate one per
cent, and the conference had placed
Il back to the original amount OF one
half Of one per cent
House IN Uproar.
Cope made a ringing plea for the re
port and the motion on fhe adoption
was put amid an uproar and declared
carried, Vandeventer voted aye" for
the purpose OF moving a reconsidera.
tion. but conIa not secure recognition.
dcCalla was recognized and moved
that the vote be reconsidered and that
motion laid on the table This would
mean that Il would be entirely out oi
the power OF the house 10 take any ac
zion on the matter thereafter Another
nproar resulted aud the vote was min
gled With storm of protests. Norveh
had endeavdred 90 secure recognition
but failed. He rushed down the aisle
shouting amid The commission and pro
testing IN a violent manner He was
evidently under the impression that
smith. OF Wasata had made the mo-
lion enA that hp had voted Ge the los
Ing side and therefore had no right
10 make the motion.
Situation Grows Tense.
The member from Tulsa was very
much wrought up and continued to
shout protests Ia the face OF the up
roar the sergeant aiarms was called
npon 70 seat him and he accompanied
the sergeant back to his seat without
resistance.
The confusion continued and q roll
call was demanded on the motion 20
reconsider and table The roli call
resulted fayorably by a vote Of niore
than two 10 one.
The speaker made spiae remark
about the diliatory tactics cf mem
bers opposed 70 the bill and that they
were attempting to defeat the bill
by program OF delay
Criticize the Speaker
This brought forth hot reply from
Tiilotson who branded the iauguage
Of the speaker as an insult to the
members OF the house.
Braason also rose 20 O question Of
personal privilege and stated that the
bin taxed local interests for the bene.
fit Of state Institutions a thing which
he helived unjust. he Thought the
speaker had been unfair IN appoint
Ing the conference committee no mem
ber OF which came from DE oil and
gas regions OF the state. or were Ia.
miliar With the conditions Ia those
sections.
Norvell stated that he had voted for
the conference report with a view TO
reconsider and placing before the
house new arguments against the
uaasnre he said he Ind been cut OF
by the speaker arbitrarily and that he
liaa been treated unfairly throughout
the session by the speaker lie vel
comcl the day OF adjournment and
hoped for new deal in the next leg.
ishtufe.
vanderenser rose 10 question of
personal privilege and created laugh
ter when he Stated that he did so
AItlNiN N'tHNFf tN ANh Abtti' AN W WI
tnNons lie. too, resented the re-
marks of the speaker as 10 dilatoy
faciics by certain members and
Thought Tie speaker ought TO apol-
oflze.
Holland. Putnam and stone also
spoke on personal privilege ana there
was considerable talk of a heated ma
furc against gag rule"
Murray Replies.
Murray FeHlied that ne could Well
afford io be accused 0f 6ag rule when
he was acting lOf what he thOuEni
aiPhi and trying TO put Carough q bill
in lhe face ol opposition he said ne
would be Q fool 10 appoint on "a con-
ference committee any man whom he
believed 20 be opposed TO a bin that
,uast pass within so short time and
9hat he was not ic be oanght mapping
iu any such manner.
FinaliY the speakers on personal
privilege ceased and some humorous
Nenes written 20 ft the occasion,
Nre read By the clerk This put the
Ao0se in q belter hnmor and the husi-
mess proceeded.
The Conference Report
Ihe report OF the conference com
mites which caused an the trOuhle
was on ilosse BIN No 363. by An
4hOny Droihlinc for an excise TAX on
ha grass production OF ON gas. coal
ana oiher minerals the sross receipts
~ street railways railroads and GER.
talo cthef corporations. under the