The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1909-03-04
PIPE LINE CONTROVERSY
AT SENSATIONAL STAGE
to Question Of Personal
Privilege NOWaia County
Man Rsps Critic

The sensation Of thc week IN leg.
islatisc and political circles Is the
severe c6stIgatlou administered Al
lorney GcGneral West on The floor
OF the house this morning by Repre-.
sentative J. A. Tilloisnn e Nowata
county.
The attorney general had sent a
letter TO The governor regarding
House Bin No. 2SS. hy Tllloisou and
strain. OF the senate, IN which he
clarged that The bin had been Jug
gled. and advising that the governor
veto the measure The bill has for
It's object the preservation Of oil and
gas. In the bin as lnir duced See.
lion ie gave d0meetie gas pine line
corporations Ia this slate authority
u build ana maintain pine linea over
ann scr0sa highways When the nlll
WAX under consideration N tho house
T.noison put taroush an amendment
nrayldlng that tho same privilege
should be given persons on indy.
lduals engaging ln the business Of
iransp.rtng Natural gas by pipeline
lu this state.
M his opinion Attorney General
" cit SAYS SECTION ~ 81 the bin,
a extremely vicious and ! suggest
II you cannot succoel In isaylng i
mo iiled by All means veto he bill.
II This bill becomes law Il means
the inevitable loss ai The eas suit
vending and certain death n any ei-
forl Ia preservd khe gae Of this state.
Tae effect oF f. would be 70 make
The use cl highways for gas pipe
lines Droper highway uea and thus
avoid lhe provisions OF the eonsiltu'
ION cannot too emphatieally OF
100 seriously urge fpon sou the un
ccnstlullonalliy OF The mallel ~
moaning ot the words a69eil e ems
bni
Tillotson Makes Reply
TulOts0n ihls morning ruae te 7
aneshou Of personal prl ilegs on an
srtlcla reearalhg the letter II Morn
mv PAPER. He charge that West
had given the letter Q The press oei
fore h sent u to the goYernoi g
whom n was addressed He brand
"a as a malicious and unqualified llaI
any ners0n who charged that ne DIN
had been lamnerel viii aHa eiled as
o,cof the original. engrassed and en-.
rolled copies Of til bill lie appliea
The same eplthet 10 any nefsoh WI.
lmpugned hts n tives rs 70 ihls nili
recordiess OF his nogitian or political
affilniion eIhis amendment Is mine
ho raid "and am etilI Tor IL y
elyes ne indiyl feai the aanle rIgal
- so would extend 10 the corpora
lions Of lae state and the man Wh.
would object to this Is lined up VIII
se corporations and aEainst glvlhl
thoson uglioges 10 the individual. !
/ conid nat d0 my narl town : glvlnp
tha Individual equal rights Win 9n'
corporation. ! wcald fessan anu =
some
Tells About Gas Suit
Regardibg the gas suit he sind tna
n N BamslaIl had done more llial
any seven otaer men i0wafa settinl
,ae mined Ous this state barns
dnli Is owner Of ! 900 shares oi stoei
I N the Oklahoma Natural Gas com
nany be said Dennis FLYNN Is y
presl,ent ard e. B Ames is s%eele %
tary They are also ftiofness ~
/ narnsdall aA !,
ANA yst.r said Tillntson, the a'
tornoy general asks this leelhlsIuf
Ia appropriate sib0o0 to employ the
M oticrucys for lae state II
srl. Arc vu eene 70 stand iof Z.
sort OF q deal? |, f3r one sni aes
stated further thai the att9fpe
yorn,ql wouls 10 well g lonk hlle
exnanees IL ais own office iitii
and showed an itemized stNeinent 9
axrensos where a hill hal been n "
towels. with nothlne e inai'ase W.
thoy hnd ever ne Ft the oh1es
NJ ihc attOrnc general
Durlnp the COURSE q hiF fahiaFN
heu Az frequently applanded AMI 4
ipr thc session maix PERSONS ~
CA ulatcd lin on tie stand lie ~
taNer i.
Sucker Wilson stated TINT tne sls IS,
ical force cl IT. house VS. Wos'
ino onenly and ahnve tenfa s. 2
,,mos nna llmi lhef whrl va eng
"a mobile if1.peeIIen. IIe lrsndea
! wardlv ana IanielouH ~ afs
ny, lpey IliaefI l.g q
or ~ any ntfef efenEed -vofik q
sfid Investigation was eoV'qas a,
such charge WIS particularly ma