The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-01-18
BOOZE BILL
READY FOR
FINAL VOTE
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HOUSE COMMITTEES OF
WHOLE RECOMMENDS
PASSAGE
FINISHING TOUCHES
ADDED LAST EVENING
Four Days Of Discussiou,
Amendment, OratOfy
and Argument
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There is a feeling Of relief among
members Of the lower house. The dis
cassion Of the celebrated -BilIips
Booze bilI' is at an end, at least for /:
little while. The stormy close Of the
session yesterday evening was the end
OF four days Of almost continuous dis.
crssion. amendment. oratory and argu-
ment in regard to the measure The
bill was originally introduced by Sena'
tor r. A Billnps. OF C0rdel. before the
holidays In its original form he bill
contained more than 100 sections and
included the dispensary feature When
il came from the senate TO the house.
however, the dispensary feature was
missing and Speaker M.Iray immedi-
ately proposed an amendment Of fifty
sections embracing this provision. Il
at once became apparent that the
bin could not pass before the holidays.
so the members went home to talk it
over among the boys, and the com
mlttee on prohibition enfor, ement
was instructed to draw up new bin
hearing in mind the dispensary.
Tuesday morning the bin came up
! for consideration in committee OF the
whole, and Harrison. of Hughes, has
been welding the gavel during the
four days of turmoil that have fol.
| lowed. Tile story OF the amendments
! proposed and the many incidents
along the line have been told in the
Leader each day.
II was five o'clock yesterday after
noon when the committee Of the hole
concluded It's deliberations and arose
with the recommendation that the bill
'do pass as amended
Morning Debate.
At the morning session the commit
tee took up the consideration OF IN,
bin az section As. Few If any. amend
ments were offered until section 8.
was reached This section provides
what Officers shall enforce the Law
and to this part Manus moved /,
amend by adding "and all persons an
pointed by the governor in their re
spective territories or districts. Hi
amendment was adopted
i Officers failing or refusing to enforcl
the provisions OF the act shall be rt
moved from office. For the purpos
of such removal, p petition may b
filed in the district court at th
relation OK the board of county con
missioners or of five free-holders Z
the county or of any attorney an
pointed by the governor Williams. O
Ppshmataha, amended by making
Il II Ave votes" and later, Tilloi
son amended by making the numbe
twenty-five. Both amendments wer
carried.
Norvell. moved 20 amend by stril
ing ont the last two lines OF the SCI
tion whieh read rPlI)vided, how
ever. that no sapersedease bond shal
vacate or effect any order suspend
ing such officer as hereinbefore prc
yided
This proposed amendment brough
in another tilt between Vandevente
and Noryell, lasting till the noon r,
cess.
The Closing session,
On reassemhiing at 1880, section 8
was passed over Temporarily
Section SO provides for the employ
ment of state agency superintendent
! at a salary Of $4,000 year. Whitso
OF MeLain. moved to amend by cur
ting II to 81 200. IN which he wa
strongly supported by Bryan. McE
haney offered substitute fixing IN
salary at $500 Murray gave goo
reasons why the salary should renal
as originally fixed in the section. A
ter "A further discussion the McE
hapey substitute was carried.
Branson, OF Muskogee. moved I
a1aend by providing that she stat
, agency superintendent be elected Z
the next general election for stat
offices
Murray took the floor. with other
4, against It. and II was defeated.
Al the end Or the section is provi
ion for the appointment Of an attorne
70 be known as Counsel to the Cove
or who shall assist IN enforcing III
act and other laws and perform sue
other duties as tho governor may d
rect He shall have all the powers
county attorneys in their respectiv
counties
Wilson Of Canadian. moved /
strike oui all relating % such att5
nes He stated that the county a
icrneyc we're rapahit "a attending |
local affairs and read ncrsrarc
account ti Hover stlitr IL Csra1i4
( ccunty being tinee iio9 ana give
thlfiT days a lsil Ae l1e.l.ts thc
tbs colnty attornegs vera Aontlt al
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