The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-01
Of
THE SOL0NS
TO DATE
LEGISLATURE HAS BERN
IN SESSION THIRTEEN
CALENDAR DAYS
WORKING on SUBJECTS
PROPOSED BY GOVERNOR
One Measure, Extending Time
Of Tax Payment, Has
Become a Law

ma legislature endeu ltS tHlrleellli
day, including Sundays, on Monday,
January 81. In that period 1t passed
one bill, by Representative Wallace
Of Garvin, extending time for payment
of 1909 taxes from February / to
April /, and Governor Haskell has
signed the same.
None of the bills introduced include
the revenue and taxation measures to
be acted on at the present session,
though Governor Haskell submitted
to the joint revenue and taxation com
mittee Saturday, the railroad tax bill,
the corporation fee bill, the excise
board bill and the amended gross rev.,
lenue law, and all of these bills will
probably be introduced during the
first five days of February Several
bills have been introduced on the fees
and salaries question, the second most
Important measure touched on in the
governors first message. and the fees
and salaries committee Is working ev-
cry day on the bill combining all OF
the good points Of all bills introduced,
or which have been suggested
The governor in none OF his mes.
sages has referred 10 the Taylor cleo.
tion law. nor the state banking law,
though it Is certain that the former
will come up at this session for
amendment, and II Is possible that the
latter will Nor have any Of the bills
introduced touched either of these two
important subjects. Senator l.. X
Taylor, author of the election law,
las been delegated by the Democratic
senate caucus to prepare various
amendments to the TAYLOR election
law, and that noted measure may be
opened up for discussion next week.
The state capital location question,
and full congressional representation,
two matters Of importance to the
state, have been opened up by the
gcvey.nor, and measures introduced
in the senate concerning them are
now under consideration.
"A number OF labor laws have been
suggested by the governor and bills
following his outlines introduced; ap-
p, opriations for various educational
institutions: $340,000 for the Vinita
Insane asylum; for the Fort Gibson
blind school, $4,000; for the Confed-
crate home $4,000; for site for the
penitentiary, $4,000, for state game
warden's department, $4,000. being
among the number.
A short summary of the work done
/ to date, is as follows:
January 20: First day; governor
! read first message, house and sen
ate organized, Ben f. Wilson re-elect-
ed speaker OF house. J. C. (Clint) Ora.
| ham. president pro TEN of senate.
/ number of bills introduced, including
fees and salaries b'lls; governors
Il first message included fees and sal
aries, limiting tax levies, extension OF
time for paying taxes, inquiry into
code commission, state revenues tc
be raised by indirect taxation, regu
I.llton OF method of paying expenses
OF school land department, and Other
minor matters.
January 81: Governors second mes
sage. opening up increasing fees fo
oil inspection. increasing fees ant
and taxes of insurance companies
providing for sale of Greer cohnt,
school lands. supreme court to. ac
in advisory capacity. The senate Gu
It's pay roll $50, and the house loppet
J off SIS per day. Representative ]. r
i McCalla, moved from Love county I,
Chlckasha, formally resigned. Gra
ham memorial relative to donation b,
congress Of the Chilocco Indian schoo
passed both houses and sent TO Wash
ihgton.
January %: House did not meet
Senator Russells bill limiting tax lev
les scratched off senate calendar q
improper senate measure: bills Intro
duced.
January "a: Governor Haskell sui
| m,tted third message. opening up III
teen new subjects. including locatio
! OF state capital and cong essional rel
resentation. Senate passed Russo
bill appropriating $4,000 for For
/ Gibson blind school: house discusse
tax extension measure and adopte
! the Durham substitute for the Ros
resolution calling for an inyestlgi
ton of public funds. Many bills II
> troduced.
January 25 Governors fourth me
sage, opening up seven subjects, II
1 Guiding law for county assessors, an
employees surety bonds. House pas
eG tax extension bill, and Anthon
lbill legalizing 1909 assessments: SCI
ate passed Redwine bill appropriaiin
| 100000. for site for peniientiary.
| number OF important bills introduce
| January 90; The senate lnIulged
two very long Arguments over miD'
measures, the arguments widening d
| into attacks on ibe prohibiiory 10
reinforcement and the management
1.-The school land Department, with 7
shu'ta's IN plenty The horse cav !
Introduced another resolution by Ros
Healing for a statement by Sta
J Treasu or James Menefee, as 10 b