The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-25
ANTHONY
MEASURE
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"'h't' "'fN Aft ~ 1Atfi AtNN " tftfI it
was placed IN mine run coal, Of
which y took about three tons 70
make one of fancy lump, Compared
to The tax pn oh this On coal was
was several times greater and wss Q
great injustice Like Harriaon he
spoke Of the large amounts invested
and aeid that tho companies should
have fair return on their invest
ment He did not believe II could be
obtained under this tax 81 TWO per
cent ae also told Of The great nun
her OF miners tn the coal regions of
the state and said that mauy pt them
afe n0w 6ut IF work.
Durans'a Hot Shot
Durant aald thar be was asionish
ed al the statements made fy some
Of the membera a gear ag0 when
lne original law was under eonsldera'
li0n every body was saying harsh
things shout the coal barona and the
coal trust that Mad been rohbing the
widow and the poor man N Okla
h0ma forssc many years Now how
ever, Il appeared from ihe speeches
lhat the coal trust was ebuaicdf and
Its miners out OF work, II the atgii.
menls now produced were correct
then those oi Il yoar ago were false
and 1t must have been somebody else
hcsides lhe cual trust who had been
doing ali this nlundering probably
tho railroads or The retailers. lle RE-
ioiced that The coal trust was az last
down ana ont
Cope Adds Fuel 20 Flnmee
Cope poured more on on the hre
IA one Of the strongest speeches he
has made thls session
The coal meu, he said Task that
this tax be reduced because 80 much
on Is sold that II competes with their
products as fuel The oil men say
their YAK should be cut IN two be-
cause they can't sell any oil Which
ol them IL right2'
MR. Cope gave figures az 10 The cost
Of coal production and cited instangs
"a from the pennsylyanl6 regions,
with which he claims familiarity
There he had scen men oui Of work
Shen ,here was an overrFoduetion
~ coal and II could be bought for a
s0ng. Here It was alleged that men
we're out ol work when there was not
much coal on hAnd ana When Il was
80 high people were freezing He
could not reconcile these facts and
could see no argument lii Il fof rel
inclion 81 lhe rate He was firmly for
standing pal on lRe hiii passed last
Bryan Amendment Tvs,
Chairman smith finally called ~
tentl0n 10 the BRYAN Amendment 70
reduce the tax on oil and gaa from
one.half 70 onefourih Il pHe per cent
md on j vote Il was lost
MeCala moved that tile committee
If the whole rlee and recommend
ihal The hlil de net PASS iiarfison
offered as 4 sahaiItnte u motion that
! The section under discussion be adapi
ed tat The substitute Nonl the same
way as the lirynn amendment
Why Nc Taken Were Paid
Anthony stated That the Feason 40
/ gaxes had beaa Aala under the Dill
Of iasl yeaf wits ihat II had been in.
operative all mis- time i was brought
out Oh enc floor that the attorney
/ general WIS taking sleps e enforce
payment 0i the taxes already due
Mis- Anthony aleied ihat ias FeaHon
/ Ihe present lew S imperative #as
/ that # coaiaius na provision S. %
what fnaa Of tie state treasury
I tbasa taxes shaft be pald lntat iie
had prepared an amendment to tne
bAi un4ar discussion providing That
lthey ahuuld be pbld into the genef'
/ Al fund. This would have made the
present ail thoroughly operative hut
lhe coal men and others affected had
resisted au far an the ground thai
sueh fund had nut been designated
! IN tho bin ot fast yesF
elH III kiilFd
MeCans'a mcsIsnta cat out ali o.
the hili but the eneeling clanae Vas
carried aad then fha point of ordei
was raised that there was hnw npth
tnE Isft se amena. However the An
E4hruy amondmemt was inserted pro
IvlainF that all funds Of the state
This n0w forms the full tex q tlls
measure
Harrison desired q have the by
rernmmitted VIVA Instructions e eu
the tate on 81 "a onsdnufth Of ani
par cent apd the rte 1H e0al 10 ane
half it one per cent This motor
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