The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-12
is SENT
TO THIRD
READING
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HOUSE DEVOTES TIME
TO POLISHING
JURY BILL
CAST LONGING EYE
TOWARD THE CAPITAL
Rival Towns Have WiStfuI
Warnings 10 Secure
State Offices

The house yesterday considered the
bill of Senators Taylor and Blair. and
Durham and Japp Of the mousse relat-
ing to the selection OF grand aud petit
iuries. took it up section by section.
went over il second time and finally
ordered it engrossed and placed on
third reading
The bill is a combination OF the
ideas of the four authors. amalgamat-
ed in It's present form and covering
one of the most important OF sub
jects. u repeals the first thirteen sec
tons Of Senate Blu No. rs, adopted by
the senate before the holidays
The judiciary committee of the
house reported. recommending sew
eral amendments of more or less vital
importance.
The most spirited discussion cen
tered about the first section and the
first line, which raised the question
in the committee as to whether the
county or district Judges should ap-
point the jury commissioners.
After fully threshing out the ques-
ton Of the probability ct a Judge be-
ing influenced by his knowledge Of lo-
cal conditions or prejudice, the COM
mittee amendment. making it the
duty Of the judge Of the district court
to perform this task. was adopted.
Then the third line was cut out and
| Jury commissioners confined 10 the
resident householder class a stren-
uous effort by Jones failed to have
| the commissioners qualifications les
sened by striking out the words, dis
Greet, honorable and reputable"
All other attempts to amend or
strike ont were unsuccessful. all the
minor committee amendments being
adopted until the tenth section was
reached. the section over which the
upper house labored long before in
Guiding among the requirements of a
juror ability TO read and write eng
lish or indian. The committee recon-
mended that the words English or
Indian be stricken out and the
amendment was accepted with no
/ question.
Putnam introduced a resolution pro-
viding for the removal of the legisla-
ture and state offices from Guthrie to
Oklahoma City
Snelson announced that noted
authority on insanity and care Of in
sane. Dr. Hart, of Chicago, was in
the house and moved that he be re-
| quested to address the members.
DR. Hart emphasized the necessity
Of good legislation 30 provide for the
unfortunate mentally weak OF the
stale from a human standpoint ana al
50 Ia view of recent discoveries in the
medical world
lie outlined the better laws govern
ing the insane in other states and sub
nitted a rough draft OF bin combin-
ing all the better provisions Of all the
more advanced legislation IN the
country
Ellis end Chapoell We're appointed
by the house as special committee
70 confer with the city council in re
gard to the use Of the basement of the
eiiy han by the members and EN-
| plOyes of the house.
Bills were introduced by Riddle, es-
tabiishing a juvenile court. and pre-
| scribing punishment for contributory
/ dependence and contributory delin-
/ quency; by Norvell, relating to the
control OF corporations; by Anthony.
regarding assessments for school pur-
poses; by Anthony Hart and smith.
/ legalizing elections relating to county
government; by Nandeventer, relat-
ing to the establishment and mainte-
nance OF railroad crossings in cities:
by Reeve, relating 20 the liability OF
the state for damages.
A bill was also introduced 10 locate