The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-02-18
SPECIAL COMMITTEE
HAD PASSED ON BILL
Contains Nothing Relating 10
income, Gross Production,
or Other Taxes

The big feature OF The house ses
Sion This morning was tho consdera.
tion Of House Bll No. l0S, by Anthony
This bin Is one Of the longest ana
most important with which the legs,
Iature viii have to deal II provides
cor raising and collecting reyehpe FOR
lho dseal year ending june Sc, 1919,
ana each year thereafter The bll
deals solely with adyalorcm or gen.
eral property taxes and contains moth.
'ng relating the income. gross prcaue
don, on other iasoa
a special committee of citizens ap.
olnted BIZ The governor went over
ihe measure fnG their report was sub
mliie0 10 the legislature yesterday
IN special message from Che GOV
ernCr There are ten printed pages 81
amendments suggested by this com
mltiee.
Owing 70 the extreme length Of the
bll the house went nIo the commit.
tee of the whole Cor lls eonaidara.
ion, so a. not TO cucumber The record
Johnson was IN the chair during the
esson
Fcr County SUPERVISOR.
An amendment proposed by the com
nitiee 81 Tho addition of d new sec.
lon 70 Article i0 Under this amend
nent the county commissioners OF
.ch county are 70 appoint a tax SUP
4vlsef for a Term OF two years he
Fl 10 have general supervision OF the
alues and must be qualified 10 pre-,
are records and tax rolls A $4,000
fnd Is also required. The superYis-
rs duties are 10 supervise the Town.
hlp asgeasars and zee that all prop.
fly both real and personal. Is listed
ils actual cash value A schedule
p aalaries Is attached based on the
sspaaed valuation 81 the counties. lu
nuntes Of less than s3t00.000 the
ialary IL 70 be $4,000, and counties oi
alty million dollars and over, S990
year
Amendment 10 Lcet.
II WAS this amendment that sl5ried
he debate of the morning. Bell ap
l0sed the proposition. believing nual
here were already too many Offices,
tlefhack and Smith Of Custer also
opposed L as did 4 number oi others.
Smith, ol Grant. spoke warmly for il
and gave good reasons for his support
lf the proposition Anthony closed
With one Of his usual luRle argu.
nents Ia favor If the amendment
On vote. however. the ameniment
sas lost Tho committee then rose
snd reported progress.
7alney Sreaks.
r. NJ Ralney Of Atuka county. was
PRESENT aud WIZ invited 70 deliver
IA address He spoke briefly. compil.
meniing The house on the work 1t haa
lone and telling ot the interest with
with the people Of the state are watch.
,ng ils lahnra. Mr. Ralney WAS a
member Of the First legislature end
1ore the distinction Of being younger
and shorter Of stature than any other
nan n the houRe
petltlonn Continue.
Petitions continue 10 reach the
lGuse from various portions Of the
state on all manner Of subjects This
morning there was another bunch ask.
ng legislation IN recognition Of the
KlropractIc doctors, more for woman'e
suffrage and one from Lincoln county
asking thai Prague be made a county
court town
A communication was received from
Che state Federation 0f l.anor endofs
ing W0rimans bin for free school
3caks and supplies.
To Hear contees.
Jones Vailed attention 10 ire fact
hat the contest anaiusi Anderson. %
McCHrlaln county. had never been
heard nor Had there ever been any
ommIliee Fepar upul Il Tiiiaisor
lalel that The oa3e would be heard
q iwo o'clock nexs "wednesday
7llle Introduced t,4ss
No. 404, by Hafhhts feeHiafhA a,
4sulng 81 rlllroa alaets ard bgnds
20 aarerialn the falne 81 III fallf1atls
II fhe s'alN, ole
M. tlis BY Lincoln amelding sta
tuies as lo graa revenue lax from
public service corporations. as gros
production TAX 81 eaal eas. ~ ans
hlheF minerals.
"AntI.Ticke glll paseaa.
During tho a afternoon sessic
Wednesday ROSS hlll f9F lhe eradIea
ilun 81 fever ticks atld protection u
/ livestock Vas nassed 4 IS intended
lu aafeNNHfa Oklahoma ceitle agaaH
| Tekaa fever ana luoAine u Ihnl EN-