The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-09
STRONG ARGUMENTS
FOR AND OPPOSED
Nas a Continuous Battle
With Brilliant Display Of
Parliamentary Tactics


seuate spent the late hours Of
f4day af&rboon Ia the most interest
ine sessidA 10 The spectators yet heds
A,d the profit &c the work was los-
epnea because no agreement was az
aincd Even the debate on the booze
h,l and there was called into the dis
an, igr almost every senator who had
in se hitherto made a speech.
If aas the Stewart substitute to the
Raaep bin from the house. creating a
criminal court The substitute as
ment@fnod before. creates cemmis-
son 10 exist one year. IN reality it
was Ae able move on the gentleman
from the forks OF the creek TO XII
aba criminal court biz. and gathered
Absus this senate leader WAS every
man opposed to the creatiEg oil q
daft 6sose who were favorable to q
temporary court WITH less than power
81 iast resort Opposed wege ttoss
fapming the creafi d Of tho coprf Of
criuinai appeals. and the war Of de-
hste aud parliamentary struggle was
iht hagdest y't fought in the senate
The contending forces in the foren
sc onlest had laid their plan oi haf-
tje Stewart leading in tho opening
Hrht lor the substitute, carefully
sfalne fi7e case followed by Davis for
ihe court adhenents.
thrn the afternoon debate, opened
he Stewart adherents worked one
alcte fnl iuse they introduced an
naotcnt and time-saving tappmentlyD
nDtion 10 limit debate 10 ave minutes
q ~ hFtfr
hifi nReyaiicf As Billups had been
lh ,aathair before dinner, they igured
he aouia Do called again and uch was
ttOe and whle Biiiuns Is listed as
Iai ID il men, thc loiiowere of Stew
a kneW9.hc wOnld enforce hat five.
nnnnte plylsion hasring Echols, Red
wine aai Graham three court dcicn
tee um stRtlng theil case with other
hsa he most eaccnci statement of
bafe fact. senator Raaine took his
NmNation 0i teue quietly and immedi-
ateiF started % organize chain of
dtAafins senators Ehols being follow
80 Ilenlas with a continuation Of
arsumort ana Graham continuing Tie
argument az coUmenccd
senator Sofrei6 sought 10 give his
tsne 10 ilchols un SHE trade was Tor.
hden enah cOntesting sido beifg am-
nlfous for any point that could be- won
81 lair parliamentary battle. Soldaui
aiiei the court adheronia Ia q neat
declaration that tbs lew thousand dol,
ar the court NIGH, cost would not
amuNnt to half as much as the con-
tinuailon OF two Eases where tiial was
requested and not gwen because I'll
ogrfwofk OF tho present ourt
senator Stanford made an effort to
point out the necessity of the ourt,
aiid declared the Substitute was bat
molost and polite method Of making
tht original bin adherents kil their
opn measure, asking that the oppo.
ifior either come to the open and
neat he measure on sul 3, with a
Substitute that would DO more than
nereiy ieiay M appeal 10 the court OF
idf aort. Stanford was sharp ir
4n riNcisms. and declared tho court a
necessity.
c1sosino Oebafers Strong.
senator Stewards substitute dd not
80 herring for support. and around
br Anilers nian grouped stafford
sfr i,tslor brook Little. Mathews
Johnson and a hal dozen Others
m prominent In the discussion
ii 'ne ihe less active and OF weight
tH h debating and parliamentary BAT
ilg 0l the senate. The plea advanced
that the supreme court was op
n.ng the measure; not as a lobby
WIS explained. but for the plair
son tne senator's had asked theh
an'Aion aud secured it
Shsrp interchange.
eral sharp interchanges occurred
Iaglof making a severe charge abou
ebhyisi who was alleged 10 have an
Ngafed before the first judiciary com
Nt1 ln behalf of the hil TN,
ftIoiasha member declared Senate
Dtlsa was in error when he aeclar
"a lobby haa manifested itself 4
nn n favor of the bill Graham's ne
lif SOS pointed explaining the MAJ
tildei % was before the committee a
~ rsonal request; rebuking Tay
lf Nifh the ad1mnltion that the chic