The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-27

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The Saturday afternoon session OF
the senate was Interesting from the
standpoint Of the visitor, IL being the
first time senatcrc Graham and Little
lad ever crossed ideas on a legislative
matter
The Stewart telephone and tele-
graph bill was pounded, the senate
disaereeing as 10 the method Of con-
tr.
Graham was insistent for the separ-
etc waiting rooms In cities Of she first
class for telephone booths, and the
senate was agreed; Offering only as
how To prevent places not needing
til6se requirements 70 be saved cost
of game
Two viewo o. Trusts.
iideveloped early In tho controversy
that all oi the senators opposing were
favorable 10 a measure for one sort
OF corporation and still anxious not
10 aflect those where tAe telephones
were owned by local capitalists.
Discussing this point was when the
two men who made the afternoon a mat
ter al history went TO tho ditch In
debate marked for the courtesy ex
tended By each dirputant and the
sledge-hammSr methods OF stating
facts
More eloquonce has been heard IN
the same time and more flowery ap
peals made for the opposing causes
i,ut Little and Graham were too much
in earnest 70 veneer They were
tglfaeine tc win and each was round
ine the others proposition as petit
tlOners before the bar.
Iditlc declared he lived az a place
wnere there we're 20 negroes TO both
cr tha. the residents Of sulphur
owned the telephone system and thai
he would oppose and fight any meas
nfe that would add dollar OF expense
Il that company.
He admit cd that there were places
where booths We're almost necessity
bnt argued lne corporation commits
sion had power 70 differlnate and ans
Amendment OF that power would NEE
with bits hearty. and continued op
position. IIatchett eoineiding VIII
his view
crohan Warm Member
Nj. Graham Is repated 70 be The
best debater IN the senate ami he
fired repeated hrOad.sides into th'
Lisfle camp onl yto find ine sulphur
man making his attacks stronger
lining up the disinteresied member
who have mutual lines ~ their els
iricts The Graham contention mat
ehotld be the policy to authorize II
mandatory manner the placing ol tn'
booths leaving the corporation CON
mission t1 choose as a. whether 'he,
might be exempt save in cities Of th
first class. where & was even stronger
JJohnfoh Takes a Hand.
President Pro TEN Johnston tool
she position the mutual ccmpanie
should be- protected wherever possible
and Franklin and others who under
tooktd iuterrOgate him wsra rewarde
vlth SOME sarcastic reioinders
Asco an insnreent on the bill iron
TIE first rallied % the Little STANDARD
ana Moore secured an amendment tina
rrac icaiiy leaNeG The matter in th
cofro-at ION commissions hands mere
lr authorizing the commission TO orde
separate rOcms on p tition k0ddi
and Morris finally GOT into the cQi
tfrsersy Stewart -oucedlng an pos
sible Is save the measure from o.
feat The Graham section was az
feaiea hc the Little substitute hn
R1ssell lell the scene with the cipl
ihn victory by adding 10 the Lit
substitute
Williams in the chair. ruled wher
eror roasihia 10 shorten tte dehat
Ae1 ana Hlair'iFylne 70 force amend
meuts. lhe latter assisting Roddie an
efsford in Ieace overture
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