The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-02-19
STARTS FLOOD OF
BRILLIANT ORATORY
Work Of Department and
lis Head Defended BY
Eloquent Champions

Yesterday afternoon Ia The house
WAS again mRrkcd Dy some of the
most brilliant oraiory of the session.
Tile fireworks began when the house
"a. ass!sssaittce Of the whole was CON
sldenpk the general appropriation
lill- when the section on charities
aud corrections was reached Murray
proposed an amendment cutting eut
the appropriation for an assistant at
81 500 year In 4 warm speech he
said that The department had done
little except 60 consider some par
dons az the request OF the governor
and stated that appropriations should
not be put through on account OF the
winning ways OF those asking for
them. This provoked storm OF pro
test Tillotson led of with D vieor-
Gus reply IN which he pleaded strong.
ly for the charities department and
stated he voted fer what he thought
WAS right regardless OF the winning
ways OF anybody skeen followed
with an eloquent appeal and col Ash
by broke forth Ia one Of his best ora
toriai efforts IN which he praised the
work Of Miss Kate Bernard among
the poor and unfortunate and stated
democrat on earth
Smith, Of Custer, said he was too
old TO be caught with winning ways
and the house broke Into roar OF
laughter Riddle made one OF his best
efforts. charities being one OF the
matters IN which be IS especially m
terested Many others spoke but the
general trend Of the rl.marlgs WAS n
....4f1, t.f Affuu Daruorl nuI = .Ifaftft.
sition to be liberal toward her depart.
ment
Vandeyenter moved an amendment
making the salary % the assistant be.
gin February /. although he has been
al work since November lG as have
nearly an of the assistants IN other
departments Farley moved 10 table
an pending amendments. which gave
Murray q chance totals OF his motion
20 strike out He maaN another strong
plea Ia support of his contention on
vote his motion was lost By an over.
Nholming majority
'rillotson put through an amend.
i8ant allowing $1,000 for contingent
eSnesses for the charities department
and The section relating 60 that de.
partment WIS then adopted
Mhitehurst sought 20 reconaider the
Item for assistant state printer ellis
moved 80 table hts motion On d
vote the Mhiiehurst motion 10 recon-
slider WAS tabled byu vote Of - 10 81
NandeYenier pnt through an amend
ment making an saiarics payable
monthly.
The item OF Sao0n for state cNamin'
~ WIS paaHcd. There yaa a niisun
dersianding by which this and tho
lal;nr eepfndEsiOner's department
were confused, which led Ia con
siderable discussion
Rrans-ss- i.-- - % amOnd 40 as 10
give the state examiner irayeline
deputy, an office deputy an assistant
and q stenographor Later ne With
drew this. Earle then offered an
amendment providing for an assistant
at SiS00 and "A sfenographer at $500
flis amendment also provided for con
tingent expenses - S2000 year
o'Noal offered 4 substitute OF one as
eisimt az 81 600 and "a stenographer az
$500 The substitute was tabled and
t.c Earle amendment carried.
Bryan stated thnt be had introduced
a hil defining the powers and duties
oi the state examiner and fixing ths
pumhcr and compensation of EN-
ployees llo stated that the state eN
aminer had consulted with him an,
that the ON suited him airieht
motion was then made 10 reconsidei
tho Earle amendment and further dis
Vusslon easued. A motion 10 table
tile motion 10 reconsider was lost Oi
tne reconsideration, however th,
amendment Was voted down The item
as to the state examiner was thei
adopted
Considerable further discussion fol