The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-04-02
PASCHAL School BILL
AGAIN IN LIMELIGHT
Effort to Limit Compulsory
School Attendance to
Three Months

No. ST. by Franklin, started onlwhat
was presumed to be It's last senator
ial iourneyf Wednesday afternoon, the
sepate being IN session proper. the
bill on third reading aud final passage.
Senator Russell onered an amend
ment concerning the commission.
making 1t impossible for any organiza-
tion to control same. The reading
OF the amendment was the opening of
parliamentary struggle; Franklin
rising TO the point Of order that the
amendment, moi being offered in com
mitteq Of the whole could not now be
offered.
President Pro Tenn Graham sus-
taineG the point. and Little asked
that senate return to committee of the
whole or allow Offering OF amend
ments. Mr. Davis moved rules be dis.
pensed with to allow the amendment
being acted upon.
Senator Blair made a strong effort
to stop sending for senator's aud
bringing them into the room to vote.
few knowing what the question was
and gave notice to the chair that he
would oppose them voting IN the fu-
ture.
The chair gave notice 10 Senator
Blair that his protest and opposition
would not prevent the senators hav-
ing a vote. when they appeared In
the senate TO cast the same
During the remainder OF the after
noon no more protests were lodged
with the chair.
Speaking 10 his amendment. Camp.
bell Russell called the Bible to his
aid relating the weaknesses Of man
kind, sad declared that the labor bill
with q board OF arbitration controlled
by labor could never be a board Of
conciliation Tiis chair reversed the
hecisi0n when record OF amendment
WAS shown
MT. Franklin urged an OF his pow
~ against the amendment, trying
even to call the action on the agricul.
tnral bill TO his aid.
Stanford aud Echols went d the aid
ri Mr. Russell in rather a strong man.
ner, followed by the momentary re-
marks Of Roddie and others who had
not been taking a strong part IN that
particular measure and on roll call
Mr.. Russell was sustained, bv a vote
OF % 10 19.
The vote on the bin was 8sayes
and no nays; emergency clause was
originally 35 ayes nays. all chang.
ing over to aye save Little
Mr. Franklin lodged motlol, So re.
consider the action on the Russell
amendment, 9ad chan rnlod It must
be 70 reopen and reconsider the entire
bill or none. and the former was ac-
cepted in the Franklin motion.
Paschal Once More IN Llaht.
The senate called up House Bill
No ~, by Paschal. OF the house and
Williams Of the senate. for third
reading, but Billdps aud Blair again
made a desperate effort 60 make the
three months term the limit of time
Tor the compulsory attendance al
school. MI Blair making several re-.
marks on the topic
Nenator Matthews was the speaker
ioi the majority in stating that as
SON Of the Far South his ideas We're
carry formed ON the rights OF The in
diyidua2 and that he, too, once sub.
tcrihed io the doctrine OF Blair and
hhiups eui ia this day aud age the
enid without an education was for
nfiden even The common euioyments
- assistance. hence ho was opposed
20 any curlailment OF the power to
make a child attend the public schools
Aeee and Graham wanted the SEN
a'e 70 take recess for the purpose
81 congraiulatlng Mathews ON coming
20. the assistance OF the worSink ma.
Jonly on the measure. but the Man.
sum member took his accustomed
seal and newspaper refusing even 70
maie u kncwn that he had for the
dus Time led The forces Of the organi.
zaticn % victory the vote being "a t0
~ for the bin allowing the school
boards % doternine whethor the
compulsory torn be three or six
munihs
a wofdy battle was foaghi over
wheiher a child iruan at school
could be tahen before the judge or
rot bat the victory remained With
anion and Hatchett who had thai
p fiso stricken ont the day previous.
fhf BIN as amended WAS PASSED aud
ffnf 10 the house for concurrence in
ameudments
Frankiin Got Labor Aid.
IA NE discussion OF the Franklin
tNl me labor Interests had come
i9 tAe aid Of the famed Sia; ami the
notion 40 reconsider was put and IN
"a meantime Russell and Hatcheti
eNpncod the lobby that waS open.
WORKING Cor reconsideration pl the
Only Cae + rnRohlo oJifa.ta. fn1f
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