The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-03-09

of Representatives, the same was
adopted, and he signed the same in
open session.
The following reports Of commit
tees were read:
Mr. Speaker:
Guthrie, Okla. March 6. 1908.
We, your committee on Revenue
and Taxation te whom was referred
House Bill No 3S7 by Brown, en-
titled:
School districts may vote tax
not TO exceed two mills for district
Libraries and money collecSed shall
be used for no other purpose" beg
leave TO report that we have bad
the same under consideration and
herewith return the same with the
recommendation that it do pass as
amended and be amended as fol-
lows:
First that the title be changed to
read:
To authorize school districts to
vote tax not to exceed two mills
on the dollar for district libraries.
and for the purchase and control Of
the same"
Second, That Section I be amend
ed by striking out in line 70, after
the word shall and before the
word exceed" the word mot. +"
And that Section 4 be added to said
bill, and shall read as follows:
All acts and parts OF acts in con-
flict herewith are hereby repealed" "
ANTHONY, Chairman.
Guthrie, Okla, March 6, 1908.
Mr.. Speaker:
We, your committee on Public
service Corporations to whom was
referred Senate Bill No. al by
Franklin Roddy, entitled:
An Act requiring all railway
corporations, or receivers or les
sees operating line of railway in
the State of Oklahoma, to equip its
locomotive engines with electric or
other headlights OF not less than
1900 eandle-powcr, measured with
out the aid OF a reflector, and OF
sufficient power and brilliancy as
TO enable the driver or engineer OF
such locomotive to distinguish ar
object or obstruction at a distance
Iof not less than seventy rods. and
providing a penalty for the violation
lof this Act, beg leave to report
that we have had the same under
consideration and herewith return
the same with the Recommendation
that II do pass as amended.
! Amend title of Senate Bill No
Al by striking out after the wore
reflector" all Of the balance of lin,
&, all Of line 6 and all Of line 7
down to and including the wore
"rods.'
Change the first word "anyp o
Section Ito every" and at tn
end Of line II, and the beginning 0
line II. strike out the words "shaI
be" and insert in lieu thereof tn
words ''is hereby
In Section /, line I3, after tn
word state strike out the wor,
"a and insert in lieu thereof III
words IAN electric or other"
J In section /. line IS. after tn
, word reflector" strike out the re
mainder of the section.
, At the end of Section /, a
amended add the following
Provided that this Act shall nc
, apply to locomotive engines regt
; larly used in switching cars q
: trains And provided, that this a,
shall not apply to locomotive er
> gines used exclusively between su
, up and sun down.
, IN section ?, line 4, before II
? word jurisdiction strike out I'll
: word proper" and insert in lie
thereof the word Competent"
, Add section 3, as follows: A
laws and parts of laws in confli
: herewith are hereby repealed.
EZZARD, Chairman.
4 Guthrie, Okla, March 8, 1908.
4 Mr.. Speaker:
! We, your committee on Publ
|, Service Corporations, TO whom vi
I, referred House Bill No. Io4
I Jesse, entitled.
! IAN Act requiring railroads ca
I, rying freight IN Oklahoma
/ promptly furnish cars when o
dered and requiring them to car
all freight entrusted in their care
least fifty miles per day" beg lea
E to report that we have had the san
s. under consideration and herewi
I. return the same with the recor
4. mendation that It do not pass,
/ 1.-The Constitution authorized the Go
+ poralion Commission TO make
T. necessary regulations covering ma
tiers Of this kind and same has be
IprutficallvcoYercd hy Corporate