The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-03
TO
ADJOURN MARCH z
A Resolution Passed by the Senate
Leaves One More Week for the
SoIons to Work

Guthrie, Okla. Mar 3.-The senate
yesterday under suspension of the
rules passed concurrent resolution
introduced by Senator Blair providing
that the present session of the legis-
lature adjourn sine die on Friday,
March 18th, which continues the pres
ent session over the sixty day limit
one week
BY vote of n to a straight par
ty vote, the senate passed Senate Bill
No. l79, by Taylor, which amends the
general election law enacted by the
First legislature
The Brownlee amendment to strike
out section Is, which provides that
the official ballot at general and spec
cial elections shall be arranged so
that the names of the nominees Of
all parties be in one column with no
political designation after the names,
was lost by a straight party vote, 8
to 27. Rrownlee made a speech in
favor of his amendment, while Taylor
Stafford and Roddie defended the sec
ticn, stating the complaint of the re-
publican member was all-founded, cit
ing that it was almost an identical
draft Of the massachusetts law
An amendment offered by Camp
bell added to section Is, provides that
the precinct inspector with whom the
voters are required to register must
during the month of September pre-
ceeding the general election in No
vember maintain an office at some-cen- (
trally located place one day in each
week. The motion Of Brownlee to /
strike out sections q to 80 inclus-
i've, with provided for precinct regis |
tration lost on straight vote
Senator Brownlee next introduced
two sections to be added to the bill
which include the adoption of the Ore
gon law whereby members of the leg
stature are required to vote for the
peoples choice for United States SEN
ltor, regardless of politics.
Senator Roddie made a caustic re-
ply to the trick of the minority" as
he put it, to win favor from their con
by offering a proposition that
hey or their party were not in favor
IT. He charged that the Kingfisher
senator voiced the sentiments of a
ew republicans advocating the
amendment for the sole aim of some
ines slipping a republican into the
United States senate by means of a
lush fund. He declared that he and
very other fair minded democrat
hould vote against such a plan until
ne national congress placed all the
tates upon an equal basis by permit
ing an amendment to the constitu-
ion making the election of a United
tates senator by direct vote of the
eople.
Senator Taylor, author of the bill,
1llowed Roddie in an emphatic
peech. Senator Yeager favored the
rownlee amendment as did Senator
oville
Senate Bin No 277, by Williams,
le generaT appropriation bill making
le biennial appropriation for the var
us state departments, boards. etc,
the aggregate sum of $500 900, was
assed and sent to the house for con
deration. n
A special committee reported favor
'ly Senate Joint Resolution No. 10,
: Taylor. providing for the submits
on on an amendment 70 the constitu-
on authorizing legislation upon the
sht of suffrage to the extent only
at two dollar poll tax certificate
held by the voter fhe report was
opted and motion was pending
zen the noon recess was taken to
ace the resolution on third reading.