The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-18

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Tonkawa school
The Thomas motion prevailed.
One on Stafford.
While Senator Stafford was ont tab
Ing smoRe Henry Johnston framed
an amendment to the MgSlnc bill. stat
Ing the capital vas TO be made and
recognized at Guthrie, and made q
speech. haylng enestic.ss answered as
stafford entered. The Oklahoma edi-
tor senator took the bait and hook,
but realized the hoax when. as he
arose the senators, attaches and audi
ence commenced TO cheer. Sliding into
his seat. he saved the day by moving
to substitute oklahoma City for Guth-
rie
Davis Failed to Get Action.
Mr. Davis called NJ lig school ap-
portionmsnt bill, and asked it be con-
sidered. meeting with storm q dis
approval. Il heing declared than ne,
Mr. Davis. had always opposed change
of the calendar.
Chairman Stewart said he wanted
only an objection to rule the request
out Of order and Brook made the
chair autocraticby offering the proper
suggestion.
Anti. i.Blaoklist Bill Recommended.
Senator Taylor's anti-blacklist bill,
No 79 was read and. after some little
discussion, recommended for passage,
sections three and the emergency
clause eliminated Mr. @aylor said he
would not fight for the emergency
clause. because he personally wishel
to go on record against the policy, aud
| for that reason would submit, although
he deemed the matter urgent The
| bill as recommended for adoption,
reads as follows;
Section l. That whenever any
employee of any corporation, or OF
contractor who works for a corpora.
tion. doing business in the state. shall
be discharged OF voluntarily quits the
service of such corporation. 1t shan
| be the duty of the superintedent or
manager, or contractor upon request
/ OF such employee, TO issue such enl-
ployse a letter, and such lstter shai
be written in It's entirety upon a pialh
sheet OF white paper to be selected Dy
the said employee No printed blanks
shall be used. and il such letter be
written upon a typewriter, y shal De
signed with pen aud black ink, and
Immediately beneath such signature
shall be affixed the official stamp or
seal of said company IN an upright po-
sition. There shall be no iigurest
words or letters used upon such piece
Of paper, except such as are plainly
essential either In the date llne al
dress, the body OF the letter or the
signature and seal or stamp there
latter, and no such letter SHAH nave
any picture. imprint. character water
mark, design, device, impression OF
mark either IN the body thsreot or
lupon the face or back thereof settine
forth the nature OF service rendered
by such employee to such corporation
or contractor. and the duration there
of and truly stating for what cause,
lif any. such employee has quit such
service. and If any such superlntend-
lent. manager or contractor shall viii
fully or negligently fail or refuse 10
issue such letter to such employee,
when so requested or shall ne ran
Tor refuse 10 state the facts correctly,
such superintendent, manager or con
Tractor shall be doomed guilty of a
ImisdemeanOr, and shall, upon conVic'
tion, be punished by a fine IN any
sum not less than one hundred dol
liars (S10A) aud not exceeding ive
lNhiiNitu NOiitio tHHN'i dHh hf AihlAitl
lonment in The county jail Tor a period
lof not less than one month and not
lexceeding one year.
Section 2. Whenever amy compa-
Inv. corporation or person engaged as
mentioned in section ] hereof. shall
discharge. with or without cause or
refuse to further employ any such ser
want or employee thereof or when any
vice. after five days notice TO employer
the unpaid wages OF any such servant
Tor employee then earned at tine con
tract rate. without statement or deduc
tion. shall be and become due and pay
able on the day Of the termination ul
such service, and IL the same be moi
paid on such day, then as q penalty
for such non-payment the wages oil
such servant or employee shall con
time al the same rate uniil paid
provided. sncb wages shall not con
tlnne more than sixty days. unless an
action therefor shall be commence,
within that time; that such payment
shall, en- demand be made az the
place where the said DISCHARGED EN-
ployee last entered the employ Of sucf
emploYer
Egoerman is orfsted.
During closing action on The black
list bin. Senator Esgerinan, cafe bles
81 weeks OF terrible illness, walked =
60 The chambfr apd his s0lleagioi
gathered around him. cheering Justify
Chairman Stewart requested the re-
r turned membSr - be brought 70 th'
; chair. and the Shawnee memher, rec
! lognized as the most popular senator
Y OF the body Was asked - speak
Tears stood IN the ewes of Mr. Es
german and. feeble from the illness
he stated he priced frientsfip abogl
Z an other things. and that the kind
mess being then shown, and what wa.
shown during his illness Wefe tos
lmuch for him % respond 20. he Me
Glazed bis fealty 10 the senators an,
lhis ambition a be Of service, and wa
escorfei lo rs chair amidst r9uslnl
cheers
Eooerman Bill Recommended.
This Eeterman bill NU lQf Wa'