The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-08
ARGUMENT
OVER HOUSE
JOURNAL
REPUBLICAN I'd o P E"
RESOLUTIONS ARE
ELIMINATED
WORTMAh'S RESOLUTION
SCORES U. S. JUDGE HOOK
Decision in Oklahoma Railroad
Rate Gases StiTs Up
Wrath

Despite the fact that tho house de-
voted from / o'clock until yesterday
afternoon to the journal OF last Fri
day, making corrections therein and
elisions thereirom, that body man
aged TO transact a lot Of business be-
fore the session ended at half past
five.
The Smith-Durham fees and sala-
ries bin was introduced out OF com
mittee, where II has been In process
of making TO" three weeks. The An
lhony bill. which has been strenu-
ously advocated by the attorney gen
eral and corporation commission,
compelling foreign corporations to
produce their records in court when
The cour so orders and the state or
any state officer Is party to the ac-
ton. was finally passed and sent to
the senate. Other bills passed were
by Cope, creating the Office Of vice
chief justice Of the supreme court
by Coyey, making Shatluck a coun
ty court town for Ellis county; by
Stafford, of the senate, correcting the
law relative to stenoggaphers Of the
supreme court.
Argument Over Journal.
The first argument began over the
4 journal when Japp of Comancht
moved that several resolutions, in
cluding the Republican dope resolu
! tions introduced Friday, be stricker
out of the journal. The Republicans
made campaign speeches, of course
4 but the matter went out just th'
same. Faulkner then wanted th'
4 minutes of the board Of penal con
troll cut out also, and after more ar
gument, this was done Ewell ant
Burnette tilted briefly when the for
mer urged that much time was beinl
wasted, anyhow. over unessentials
Burnette reto. ted that II some of thC
/ wind-jammers would listen to anC
/ learn from the reading of the journa
\ what was going on in a legislative
way. the work Of the house would be
much expedited
Jones and Durham In Tilt.
The second colloquy in The house
came up when G.. G.. Jones. acting
for the fees and salary committee
introduced the famous fees and sal
aries bill bearing the names OF Smith
of the senate and Durham of the
house. Durham, though down as one
of the autho of the committee bill
arose and offered a substitute. which
be asked to have printed, saying
- In paO in . af
bill, and would offer when the bill
came up Tuesday on special order
for which il had been set his subsii
tute,< which, he said, was on a basi;
entirely. different
Jones tried 10 take Durham 10 tasl
for Offering a substitute bill, saying
that Durham had been a member o.
/ the john fees andd salaries commit
Zee and OF the subcommittee thereo
which had framed the important bill
and had not cast dissenting yot'
either 10 the subcommittee repor
! or the general committee report e
the house. which he had signed.
Durham replied that Mr. Jone
was mlsinlormed. Jones said he wa
not misnformed, that he and Dun
/ ham had been present AT every CON
mittee meeting. and that while DnI
ham had offered one section eleye
times and had II voted down, yet h
had voted for The committee bill
and had signed It.
A Question of veracisy.
Il did not sign it, said Durham
"You know your name IS signed {
Il" said Jones.
Who signed it?' challenged Du
ham.
We'll, yon authorized It signe,
you know you did" said Jones.
II did NOT authorize It," retortc
Durham.
Cope arose and on a point Of ordC
stopped what was beginning TO be a
interesting conversation with MOI
interesting possibilities.
Durham's motion to have his su
stitute printed lost, however, both G
he direct vote, and on motion
reconsider. after Cope. Casteel al
others had made earnest argumen
that the gentleman. from Pottawa
omie was entitled to have his subs
ute printed. Durant, who elaine
this would be an expense and was
Of time without any results. p'
vented he substitute being printe
and Durham withdrew It TO offer {
open floor today.
Wortman's Resolution,
Features Of the afternoon sessi'
were the Workman resolution exc
Rating Federal Judge Hook for b
decision In the two cent fa'e cas-
the reading of telegram from 4
attorney general telling that 4
case would be reopened at st Lou
and sneeches by former Represent
tive vandevenier of Rarilesyi'ie al
Governor Price OF the school la
department
Resolutions.
Representative Ross introduced
reso'rsirr aek'rg shas the adiuta
general furnish the legislature vi
an itemized expense OF the Snake