The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-28
SCHOOL LAND DEBATE
AROUSES BAD BLOOD
WarIike SOlOnS We're Seated
Before Any Personal Dam,
age Mas Done

The passing Of the lie and other
ugly epithets aad a rush to get az
each otner by two members oil III
minority. Afforded the sensation OF
the house session yesterday after
noon,
n Evans, Of The GrantAfalfa district
was spending on The school land Ques
ion and stated that attempts hid
been mSse to intimidate him by tel
ling him that he had a bright polit
ical future which h ought not To
ieopardise by voting other than did
the minority. Other OF bis remarks
were TO the import that the minor
ity had attempted to whip him into
line. but that ne had refused TO obey
Sherman Starts the Fun.
Sherman, OF Majors county, asked
Evans If II was not a fact that tho
majority had told him how to vote.
NO" shouted Evans. "Gou of tho
minority have attempted to dictate
to me and could not do IT, That's all
that's the matter
The democratic side applauded and
Sherman shouted.
"You democrats can have him, we
don't claim hint"
Lie Is Passed.
AT this point DR. Abel J. Sands OF
Beaver county chairman of che re-
publican caucus, sprang to his feet
and SAID:
"All this talk OF yours about the
minority attempting 20 coerce you
is pure rot and ! arr sick and tired
of It. You are simply grand standing
I to gain sympathy from the democrat
/ ic side and yodr statements about
lcoercion are absolutely false
III anyone IS liar yelled Evans,
"It is you. and NOT ! who is the liar
Both Seize Ink Stande.
Sands said something that sounded
/ like "blankcty-b waved
/ his fists and made a rush across The
desks for the pedagogue member
/ from Grant Neighboring members
seized the two heligcrents and in-
stantly the house was in an UP
roar. Both had caught up ink stands,
bur these were wrung from their
hands. Murray rushed 10 the speak
lers desk and pounded for order cal
ling on the members to take their
seats Assistant Sergcantat-arms
Hamilton ran to the scene 70 assist
ia restoring order Both the war-like
solons were seated without any dam
age being done.
Dad Hlood Existed.
Bad blood has existed between the
two for many months, dating it =
said. back TO a time before the legis
llature began It's sessions. Evans has
not voted on the minority on a great
many measures and has repeatedly
ldeelared hat attempts have beer
made To line him up and that icl
this reason most uf the minority mem
bers are sore" on him. A prominent
republican stated last night thal
swans had not attended the party
caucuses fog more than ihree months
lOthers stated that he had boited ihe
minority IN order toccWrry !avor VIII
lthe democrats and thus further hii
Influence IA getting bis Own pet meas
lures passed att
Debate Is Resumed.
The debate was then resumed
Evans continuing his remarks unit
lhe was ready, as were others, for MIN
no cease IN closing he spoke 20
question of personal privilege ip
wSich be scored his colleagues %
lthe minority and repeated his pre-
giOus statements.
school Land Question Up
The subject OF The diset on AeF
lforlay afternoon was thc caoQi ianu
lquesuon The committee had heet
lat work for several months aud re
Gently when Fisher'g lill for the sale
lof thc land was reported out y waf
recommiued A substitute hull was
brought in by the committee ESQ
Murray had prepared a bill which nt
Iofiorad as a substitute Tor tms. il.
Question under discussion was whe'l
or on not Murray's measure should
he substituted for that OF the com
imiiteC.
Would cattlemen control2
Sands believed ihai ihe clause nm
iung tho purchase ic 100 acres IN in'
Murray bin was deicct There wa
much land IN his eounty mat coNie
not nc nsed for agricultural puipese'
ana this clause woull give the cat
lilemen control over large poriioiis q
tho land for years 20 come nells Il
FOR this purpose only, tne calue"iei
could continue their leases. ae 20 ems
would attempt 20 farm q quarter see
'tion. Evans was for tie sale 81 som'
NUT NOT hit on tnt n'tN'i lNt"
thought The Fishcr biil covered lh'
question from the sfendpoMi OF th'
lessee alone, bn that ihe proposc,
Isnhsiiiuto vas auluch better propoHi
zion for the children and citizens d
Ifhe state iie said that there wal
zoo much era ahonl "siye pa homcs
and Contrasting senaeiis anA ~
enoueh about giving The school chi
dren a square deal
8owdre Causes Smiles.
Bowdfc. OF Blaine. said he was 90
ff|fnrrInn lhn WIoID matter 10 lnl