The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-01-14
SPECIAL MESSAGE ON
OKLAHOMA CONvICTS
GOVSTnOT Recommends Parole
Of Number Of Prisoners
Under Certain Conditions

Much of the time OF The senate was
spent In the committee Of the Who'll,
yesterday afternoon, House lill No
being under consideration Memmlng
cir was ln the chair throughout the gnf
session OF ihe cenmittee
This Is the BIN BY bryan, Harrison
and Coyne providing for extending The
ilme OF paying the first hnlf OF ihg
taxes Of 1908. due tn January m,
time has been extended until the thirt
Monday In April
The bin points eutmethoas whereb,
excessive or illegal leyles may be cor
ected aud originally left It TO the oca
authorities, namely school district
township and similar officials
Davis Starts Argument. ..,.. ....
Senator Davis believed this ldea AZ
impractical one and thought the whalt
matter should be III the hands Of III,
county commissioners He advanced
considerable argument IN support
his contention.
Mr. hggerman opposed the amend
ment suggested BIZ Davis. Delieylni
that the purely cal authorities war
better acquainted with the situation
lnd therefore better qualified 0 act n
such matters
Senators Redwiue flatohett ant
billups seemed 70 agree with Eegof
nan and spoke briefly along That lint
Senator iif0Wnlne put up 10 lAe ser
lie the proposition Of app iniing ily
senators as committee TO examln
he bin and report back 10 ihe seual
a one hour His motion was carrlo
lnd Chairman Memminger names
Davis. Blair Rlliuna Thomas en-
9lonan as che committee
They brought Iii Il number 0i amend
meuts The bin with its propnsal
amendments was ordered printed
Anti-Hinh School Bill pasecu.
The bin repeating The present coun
Ny high school law was passed on rol
1all. There Was sonic debate ant
Cunningham opp sed the measure d
lhe last Davis secured an amendmeni
providing that those county hlgl
schools already established or 10 pro
cess Of establishment at this time ar,
not 10 be affected by the repeal
70 Check Reckless Marriages..
Bill No. 10. by Russell aud Keys
provoked considerable eomment pal
0lcularly among The lawyers % tht
senate
This IS g bill to amend the siata'q
regarding the conveyance Of reu
estate Under the present statute rea
estate may be sold hy corporations, IS
males Of the age of tWentyune years
by females Of the age IL eighteen, ant
Wy married persons of any age Rhal
nyef The bin nrnpoaes 10 cut oul
ihese words Of the present laws "Ant
AN persons Who have been legally maj
lied Of Whatever age
Hired 70 Get Married.
Senator Russell teli Of Numerous
fases IN the eastern portion OF iht
state where Indians and others haf
Inherited lands and IN some caaes ha(
hired someone 10 marry them Ia orde
that they might sell their lands. whicl
hey could DOT do otherwise. en- accnun
of not having get reached The lega
lge. Jsuelly auch unions were Of bu
very brief duration 'gha senator be
lleyed that aueh marriages sh0nld NJ
disc0nntenaneed ana that the BIN hg
had written would help lleiten ihl
iockels q The divorce courts
~ other cases minors had beer
urged into wrongful marriages by hand
and oil spectators thar They nigh
dispose Of their lands
Legal Question ls Raised.
Graham believed that the object
sought had been secured In the con
gscsslonal act removing the restrlc
tl9ns from Indian lands. passed last
year, as Under that law none Of tho
lands can be sold unless the parties
be Of legal age. Russell replied that
such sales we're constant
" being made
The question then arose rs q
wheihaf d not the amendment would
alsa prevent the acaulfement Of real
estate by The pnraons affected ny lh6
change and finally RUSSELL Stewart
smith ilasehell and Graham were
NAMED as d committee to Investigate
the matter and fe.aFTauge the bill
Hul BY Mofrla.
Senator Aaffls introduced Dill No |
% leaaI|zIns iha Incorporation Of The
town Of HoHef. Tezaa county
Ahumbef Of Bills Nhfe reported On /