The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
WANTS BILL
REFERRED
To VOTERS
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SENATE REJECTS RUS
SELLS AMENDMENT TO
TAX ASSESSOR MEASURE
FEE AND SALARY BILL
THIS AFTERNOON
Confederate Home Appropriation
Bill Also Due For Con-
sldaTatIOn

Business picked up about an hun.
dred per cent in the senate this fore
noon when Senator Russell offered to
amend the county lax assessors bill
by adding section Il, providing that
the bin In It's entirety be referred TO
the people
Senator Blair Immediately got pos
session OF the floor and plunged the
Nrst knife into the amendment Offer
ed by Russell, saying for the body to
consider 1t seriously would so down
into the history of the state as tho
Joke OF the age.
Senator Ilatchett followed. WELD.
ing twoedged sword. He said:
III the law IL needed, let's pass Il:
II It's not needed, let's kill 1t. We
are not here. and were not sent here
10 initiate bills, but are here to car
ny out the wishes of the people whose
servants we are. and rather than
dodge the issue In any such manner
I'd rather defer the bill and let some
other legislature handle IT,"
An Avalanche Of Disapproval.
The Russell amendment was treat
ed 10 on avalanche of disapproyal.
( Senators Sofrels, Eggerman, Davis
/ and others taking part In the debate.
I Senator Eggerman referred to the or
penslveness OF the township assessor
plan, saying IL cost tho taxpayers In
potiawatomie county $4,000 last year
20 have their property assessed. add
/ ing that he thought the work could
I have been done just as efficiently and
effectively for $4,000
/ As on yesterday, amendments
I sp ung up from almost every nook
1 aud corner Of the senate. and variety
was the distinctive features in them.
Senator Echols amendment to pay
county assessors 35 cents instead OF
4 70 cents for the first thousand names
listed 25 cents for The second instead
OF 20 cents and 90 cents for each ad-
ditional name over 1000, was APP
proved
Senator Williams offered an amend
mcnt providing for city assessors In
cities OF the first class and those OPP
Grated under the commission form OF
government. but after some oratory
mcnt lost The farmers In the sen.
ate thought there were capable farm
crs who could assess taxes the same
as there are in cities Senator Sol
can't branded the bill as a most in
famous piece OF legislation;" Senator
Denton thought that II city man
coull not assess country property
CORRECTLY. and vice verse, that Il would
imply that a special assessor would
have ia be provided for all the differ
put lines of commerce and agficul-
lure, a, system that Is impractical.
Senator Denton made some good
points, and closed by expressing the
wish that the bin will pass. Several
+ motions were lodged for the recon-
e sideraii0n of amendments when tho
I bin comes up for third reading.
q Reoort Is Favorable.
k When the committee OF the whole
, reported the tax assessors bill was
r reported favorably. II was then de-
cided 10 continue on the work under
: the head Of general orders, but a mo-
/. lon finally prevailed that immedi.
ately on conyening this afternoon
Senate Bill No 4. The fee and salary
bill. be taken nm. and the printed
/. comics we're distributed.
Goulding wanted 20 amend the tax
n assessors bill so that the assessor
a would only assess real estate every
five years after the 1911 assessment.
This. and substitute amendment by
Blair. 10 strike out five and insert two
!, years. was lost
= Someone else offered an amend
ment that whore farming and grazing
!, lands are siaked off and plated for
y townsies that they shall be consid-
:, ered city property and assessed on
such basis a.4.
The Confederate homie bill Is slat-
T. cd for consideration at o'clock THIS
d, afternoon. also.
n House Session Brief
o. The forenoon session 1f the house
! Was brief W. ~
4 PETITIONS were ssresehteal bY MI
j; san from NcImosh cohhyv.l ssiing
9 usury law legislation. and by covey.
l. asking that Gage In Ellis county. be
made county court town.
The prohibitory enforcement com-
rlittee split over what should be
done with Tooley's bill prohibiting
a nncration Of theatres and nlckelo-
q dions on Sunday. and the report OF
o the minority re-referring II to the
muuciral corporation committee was
y ednnted.
b The Glover resolution asking local
oat.on los ess.ss II lAS tlTst cf':ssssS
n IVES killed in committee. and the NIL