The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-25
ANTITRUST BILL
THROUGH SENATE
Closing Hours of Week
Were Lively As
Usual

The senate passed the new anti.
trust bill. eliminating the features pro
nounced bad by the governor. but with
stiil a few that could be better ar
ranged for had mere time been given.
The Saturday afternoon session was
somewhat interesting from start to
finish The report approving of II b.
No 507, the bill for The Leader and
tae employees of the constitutional
convention as published IN the first
and second afternoon editions, Satur-
day. was not out Of the way more than
Ia moment when the senate took up
for discussion the usury bin by Rus
sell
Strenuous Is not hardly the proper
word to describe the fight made,
Blair and Russell making deter
mined effort to get the bill through
before Ahe session OF the day closed,
as thai would be It's final death If not
out OF the senate Saturday.
Senator Soldani made terrific as
sault upon the bill and in a manner
forcihle and historical told of the way
and habits OF the past; adding that
he and others had spanned forty years
of life in this state and had n,d been
ruined by the banks In fact. Soldani
declared the absence of banks and any
rate of interest had held back the
march II prosperity more than the
nigh rate of interest He also said
the habit of adding a dollar for draw
ing mp the papers, with the additional
quarter dollar for notary fees, as al
lowed by the bill offered little induce
ment for the really small borrower
for aid TO the bill as presented.
Graham. Echols. Redwine ana 9TH
eTs fought the bill, and. finding they
were probably against a majority vote
for the measure, With Smith they
"herded' after SOldani had finished
and commenced the fight against time
10 defeat me bill
Russell. Blair and VIII Johnson
led the fight for the bill and it was
nol a modest battle. either. Johnson
and Blair, when they ascertained the
kind of bettle being waged marched
down where they could be heard aud
made strenuous efforts to force the
vote. AS The committee Of the whole
was rot working under special orders
lnUlhing could be done to aprease the
ire OF tne members So disturbed
- NiCel e'RNNNis
One Of the great speeches OF the
session was made by EchCis in his
attack upon the merits of the bill, and
| his legal opinion passed upon the bill,
Imasterly. concise and portrayed in
language eloquent and spiced by fierce
Idenunciation of love-making capital
OF what, to him, was the widest and
most inconsistent measure OF the ses-
sion, won him plaudits, as he hurled
defiance at the, according, to his
| lopiniCn cOterie OF men who knew
not the effect OF radical legislation
but We're seeking TO win fame on mat
/ tiers unworthy Of attention OF serious
nature over those, as explained by the
| Elk City member, whose lack of exper-
| ience might be the cause of their
thinking the bill and its author We're
4 The farmers Of the state when in re-
lalitF II sac the same Old punch under
different name of those who sought
10 regulate the world By legislative
enactment
Withdrew the BILL ~ 43fFT
When tAe house had adjourned ana
I lt was too late for the senate bill,
/ Russell withdrew IL for one passed Ia
The house; one not SO stringent nor at
tempting 10 80 into minute detail as 10
what Is ana what Is not right.
I Rammed Them Through.
Senator Henry Johnston had the
chair in the windup of ilia session,
Saturday. and put through The senate
Iin open session almost every bill ON
the calendar that was ready for third
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