The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-14
SPEAKER MURRAY
APPLIES LOBBY RULE
State Offieisl Takes the
Elint and Departs from
Legislative RaIl


itl4iAia aiG
Following the granting Of the floor
al The house to Noah h. WicSham yes
tefday afternoon after Mr.. Wickham
had spoken ia behalf OF the Guthrie
children's Home and the enactment
of legislation for the better protection
OF children. Harrison of Hughes
moved that hereafter the courtesy of
the hOor be ex,t pded only In cases
where persons a ,tring to address the
h0use had been previously granted the
privilege and - day and hour Of his
address set.
Speaker Murray appointed as mem
bers Of the conference committee on
the Whitehmst federal census bill,
which the senate treated rather harsh
ly. Whitehurst. Carson and Armstrong
az Kiowa
on final roll calirthe Blair agricnl-
tnral BIN was passed with no dissent-
ing votes. This BIN carries with Il an
appropriation Of approximately $1oe,-
600 for salaries. expenses of live stock
inspection ana annual farmers state
Institutes.
shortly after the house. went into
committee OF the whole TO consider
the general appropriation bill, Speaker
Murray read rule five of the house,
which foibids anyone. acting as iegis
lative counsel or any state official TO
lobby for the interest Of any bill while
the house IS IN session. Speaker Nor
ray stated that he would enforce the
rule regardless OF the sex or Office Of
the person offending Kate Barnard
was on tho floor at the time.
Ashby rose to a point OF order and
tried 60 protest and except % the rul-
ing Of Harrison who was IN the chair,
that Murrays point was taken. Ashby
refused 10 resume his seat when told
rs do 81 by the chairman and re-
mained standing until forced TO sit
by the sergeant at arms.
The house began the consideration
of the general appropriation bill by
items Tie longest ard most spirited
discassion took PLACE ever the salaries
OF the assistantif In the gCvern9r's of
Gee
Taking the same stand as on the Blair
agricultural bin the preceding day
Norven moved to reduce the salary Of
The stenOgrapher to the governor from
81 200 per annum 10 S720. contending
that as good stenographers. not ex-
perts as would be needed could be
cbtaiHsd at that salary.
Since 1t seemed probable that any
polify OF reteenchment thus started
would be carried throughout the de,
paflnenls the members went AZ it
with the evident Intention of thresh
ing OUT the question of the salary of
asslstania e that class, then and
there.
Noryel ATTEMPTED 10 quote the gov
ecnor as iaating IN a private conversa
tion thai he was in favor If rigid
policy OF retrenciment but Mlrray
raised the point OF order that since
the governor had the right and power
70 tgansmit his opiaions mf wlsh q
tAe legislature In writing. s0l quota
tons from a private coFr ACTON
would be out Of order NuFlay W8s
sustained by the chair
eruuch in "a strong speeen aeplorC
any move ga the direction d aptn.
lag the service OF the state sud
Rainey defended the salary reeom-
mended hy the committee
BransOn offered a substitute az ST.
000. Nandaveer strenucgsly support
80 Aic NlEhtt adiaiN htHi iAf HNh'
stitnte was adopted
An effort was made 10 provide cler-
icnl help for the lieutenant governor,
ont two amendments giving him as.
sisiance aud fixing their salaries were
iff
When the office or the secretary oi
te was reached another long ses.
30 was held. Williams of Comanche.
irllng the ight 10 cut down the ap-
nriation and the Office force. re
lroged 10 abolish the office of corpora
tn iscofd clerk at a salary OF $1,000
Tilhison. McCalla and Whiiehurst
ics iher with Nandeyenter. opposed
tiie amendment on the ground that The
oc Williams was attempting to al
ftt Was the most important Of all
Nhlifharst declared that already the
fca,eisfv Or state department was six
months behind In its work and more
fia1 was piling up every day.
Thc emendment WAS lost The as.
n the state department are as
fl0r Assistant secretary Of state
per annufn; corporation clerk
% seci sialy Of state. si,5o0; recording
olef =; corporation record clerk
5iQ stencrapher and assistant re-
cerdlng fk 81 O90. An appropriation
ri $40 made for contingent ex.
rnf June 80. 1909.
CO.'S Of the state auditor
Me rer. attorney general in
re mni'ssioner and chief mine
-pciQf were PASSED without any
I'fNt iue proposed.
moved % Increase the sal
e eecrelafy of the corpora