The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-11
APPROPRIATION BILL
AGAIN DISCUSSED
EchOIS Declares He viii
Fight Oil Inspector Item
to Last Ditch

The late afternoon session Of the
senate for Friday was not quite 80
rhetorical as The balance of the day.
but the senators worked with vim.
and much Of interest was gone
through. the contending factions be-
Ing so close that change Of two or
less votes would have made differ
ent legislative story on almost an OF
the matters disposed OF or considered
The special appropriation bill such
as lhe furniture and other material
required before the commencing of
state government, was recommended
to the last stage by the senate, the
amount OF the bill as sent from the
house being approximately $4,000
The school apportionment bill, 233s
by Davis. was rea dior the last timc.
and the effort TO advance the allow
ance for Tonkawa carried. getting
three cighths af the fund hetween the
university and the preparatory deparr.
ments.
Senator Borwnlee made plea for
the negro school at Laneston. aekirg
more In The apportionment but after
Cunningham said the apportionment
was but matter OF form. and the
state would have to care for It's
schools the matter was voted rs
first laid out. The bill. placed on final
passage carried, emergency clause
also,
From the House.
The house sent message about the
flU4aI "a .
declared the bill should so to the
house for better history as the record
and the message did not coincide.
The governor sent word he had
signed House Bills Nos lS5 and ala.
the first the census bill by White
hurst, the lstter the Durant bill allow
ing leasing OF school lands
Bills introduced.
3i4, by Smith, providing fer compil-
ing statutes
$40, by Smith, making an approprla-
ton 10 pay for printing annotated
statutes.
Appropriation Matter Again.
The appropriation bin again came
before the senate, and Stafford's mo-
tion to recede from amendment 20
strike ont the oil inspector appropri 4
tlon. was finally carried but not until
after Davis and Echols had made de-
ternined and heroic speeches against
H. Mr. Echols went on record as say
ing that there had TO be more than
patriotism behind the oil Inspector
patriots, and, SO far as he was con
cerncd, was In no way alarmed with
the threats about the death OF APP
preparation bills. He showed. TO his
point Of view. conclusive reasons why
the matter should be ended then and
there. and not TO be threshcd ont
later,
The surprise OF the afternoon was
when Russell hitherto ON the other
side, lined up with the Echols forces.
and, after the conference committee
was authorized 10 tell The committee
To agree said the bill could never get
the required twentythree votes for
passage In the last performance, Gre
ating discussion not yet settled
The vote TO reoede was 10 ayes and
rs nays
The bin No. $50, the revenue mea-
sure was left for a day and the SEN
ate went Into committee of the whole.
No. 32T house hill by VandeVenter.
/ was recommended for adoption Witn-
ont amendment
The house memorial to congress
about the segregated lands was read
and received favorable consideration.
House Matters Finished.
! The final action on $50 was taken
lhy house and read IN the committee
ef the whole by the senate
Senate Bin ia, By Binups. was
IMnod in the house. and message sent
10 that effect II was the tree warden
measure
The governor sent word he had ap.
proved of senate bills as follows. 29l,
20 and House Bill 81; Senate Bills
100 and 500.
Could Not Serve.
Senator strain who was acting as
president prOtemore. had 10 ask 10
De excused when the conference copi.
Imittee on the appropriation bin was
instructed 10 agree win the house as
20 the Oh Inspector clause The sen.
ator from Wann said he could never
go home and face his constituents
after having made such report and
iwOuld,of course. have 10 vote against
1.-THE measure irom start 10 finish Tho
statement of the man from the lil
lcounify taken with the Neager Oppo.
sition was the FIRST announcement a
leneci the oil Held was poison against
the house contention Strain and
leager are never radical and their
tight was one for their constituents
in the present case, beyond amy doubt
lGrndlna Rapidly and Well.
Al the shank Of lne afternoon sos.
lSion the members got besy. and the
lcommitiee of the whlle recommended
ior adoption the following handsome
llist
House Bill 10. 22s, BY Ellis and