The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-20
STEWARDS WAREHOUSE
BILL GOES THROUGH
Jarrett and Workman Sc.
cure Favorable Action
on Pending Bills

The school land bill, by Fraser, was
again the subject of a running debate
in the house this morning.
The measure was taken up at Sec
ton II. whicn provided that the land
should be sold at pubic sale at the
front door of the court house of the
county wherein the land is located, by
the sheriff of the county. The land
was under this section to be sold st
date not later than the first of Jan
uary, 1910. The selling was TO be un-
der the rules laid down by the commits
sioners Of the general land office
Bidders were required TO deposit cash
to the amount of the lessee's interest
and the lessee could on the day OF sale
exercise his election of taking the land
at the highest bid or not, and of com
plying with the requirements for pur,
chase, or of receiving the cash de-
posit made by the highest bidder. If
no bid was offered at the time the
land was Offered for sale, the lessee
might then purchase at the appraised
value at any time within thirty days
from the time the land was offered
for sale
Casteel offered a substitute for the
section. which. however was lost. ow-
ing to subsequent amendments to the
original section.
\ Faulkner's Amendment.
Faulkner offered an amendment that
! the lessee shall at the dime Of sale,
then and there. either in person or
lby attorney, and before the next tract
is sold decide whether or not he viii
accept the land at the highest bid
I This stirred up considerable dis
lcussion, Fisher and Ellis protesting
against It,
Il Putnam and Smith, Of Custer were
both In favor OF the amendment. and
Bromme spoke warmly and cOnvinC-
4 ingly in its favor The point was
raised that If bidder put gp his
money and had TO wait on the decision
Iof the lessee, he would be precluded
from bidding on other lands II was
also argued that the lessee, having
4 lived on The land for several years
ought 20 be able to know how much
the land was worth and how mach ne
could afford TO pay for It, and that for
i these reasons a delay was unneces.
sary, and might cause the land 10
bring a smaller amount On q vote
the Faulkner amendment was insert
ed by d big majority
holland offered a substitute that
the land should be sold at the capital
OF the state. and containing other prJ.
visions. but this was voted down.
Putnam secured an amendment that
the land should be sold in only one
county on the same day This, it was
argued, would give a bidder a chance
to bid in another county at some sub
sequent date. in case he failed 10
make a purchase in the first instance
Casteel put through an amendment
to the section providing that If no bid
Is offered for sixty days from the
time the land is offered for sale. Il
shall then he open for bids during the
sixty DAYS from the date the same
was offered for sale.
With these amendments the section
was adopted.
State to Have Lien
Murray added a new section pro
. viding that the state shall have a lien
on the land and all improvements and
appurtenances until the full payment
Of the principal and interest shall
have been made
Preferences Right Defined.
Another new section offered by Muir
ray defines the preference right II
is the same as Section of the suhsti
tute bill offered by Murray, and reads
\ Preference right as used In this act
or the laws of this state shall mean
and include the right of the lessee 81
other person in possession 70 the
value OF all Improvements placed an
said land by such person having such
II preference right, and the right 70 buy
\ l60 acres Of improved lands subieci
TO the condition that such lessee hold
ing such preference right snail pay an
amount equal TO the appraised value
or the highest public bid as the case
may be tas required BY the commits
sioners of the land office) upon such
lands so held BY such lessee The en-
hanced value of all the public lands q.
this state shall belong 20 the state
school fund. or Institution or funds n
which the land belongs.
After some debate and explanation
the section ives adopted The meas
ure was still pending when the noon
recess WAS taken.
Warehouse Bill
The bin establishing and regulating
public warehouses. by Senator Stew
art. was passed this morning n was
SO amended IS 10 apply only 40 broom
corn aud cotton.
The counts ciork ice bill by
Crouch ana pfschal. was also passed
Lincoln County Court Bill
A Dill hy Jarrett provides for the dl-
vision OF Lincnln county Iaio fNo
7 county court districts and names N1|