The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-20
JOHNSTON HELD THE
BODY DOWN TO WORK
Important Measures Pushed
Through to Final
Passage

The time for Henry Johnson TO
come to his own was The afternoon
and night sessions Of the senate Tues
day TIE president protempore is a
parllamentarian and his aid was re.
quired for expedition. and ms con
stitutional Interpretation saved, by
slight amendment one OF the long
revenue bills In and out of the chair,
from morning until midnight the Per
~ member showed he was equal to
the occasion and. joined With All vii.
ling workers went TO the task OF dis,
posing of the huge. calendar as only
Johnston can work when he has en-
couragement
The sessions we've friendly until
late. when George Johnson said he
would not stay after Zen o'clock IN.
the evening, his statement being fol
lowed by twelve others leaVing Un-
disinayed, with gayel in one hand
reading, ruling explaining, and he
seeching, tie Perry man took the SEN
ate TO the tune many had never seen
before IN closing work II was a
weary bunch that left tile session and
chamber al eleyenten last night, bhi
much had faen accomplished.
The pure food bin as amended by
th1s house WIS completed the star
ford libel bin as amended by the
house was passed the Thomas grand
jury measure Went "a conference
The excise law was passed by the
senate but amended Ia form, and The
inheritance tax bin fen before the
scythe OF the first night session when
the members Wanted To 80 home and
were not permitted 10 do so.
The tax ou incomes met IKE ttie,
both being protected by respectively
Hatchelt and Russell With lodged mo,
tions to reennHidcr
The night session was ch0ppy
and at times the men behind the op-
ponents to heritago aud Income tax
measures were forced 10 await the
call OF the dove oi peace; Roddie went
on the TRAN after those who feared an
income tax that would catch SOME
one. and Stewart. conservative Of
conservatives. laiubasted the men who
went out TO tax the great corporations
and howled for mercy when their own
corporate earnings We're brought IN
the tax special proviso. Confessing
that he was opposed. to the bill as
drawn, he herded the men for il "a
the corner. apd declared he would
vote Tor bill that would tax an men
alike as 70 their holdings and that
any other was unaiemooratic.
With the big bills ont Of the way
dead or wounded and Waiting for con
ference committee surgeons Thomas
undertook 10 get the needed bills MOI
considered by the committee 60 tbs
ensrossnent desk, and did succeed ir
getting the election bin and one by
Davis; Hatche1 standing ready "a
charge whateyefdid NOT narlaRe OF the
spirit he felt necessary for good leeis
latiop. He allowed one bin by Gould
ing 70 be placed 90 the list and thei
asked thar no more be pitched neal
his campfire, az ne was getting sleepy
and II was time Tor an choCtav
etafesmen TO be IN bed
stormy was hardly sufficient 10 ex
pioss the wars waged by those moi
Wishing fo work OF EVENINGS. an'
lIaffhefi Blair Little and Others
made many Adjournment efforts be
fore Il WAS done, Wynne as chairman
oi the committee OF the whole. hold
ing ihe senators in line of duty, an,
Ffflhent Rro Tempore johnsiol
steadily hauimering the legislation
forward.