The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-25
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BRYAN ELECTION BILL
P cIPITAT E S A
WARM DEBATE
DISCUSSION LASTED
UNTIL NEARLY DARK
Governors Railroad Tax Bill
Passes By Almost Unani-
NOUS Vote

The late afternoon session OF the
house yes ,erday was smooth and un-
eyentful until $50. and consisted
principally in discussion and passage
OF TWO Of Governor Haskeil's impor-
tant revenue measures, The railroad
tax bin and the corporation license
Tax bin. AT $50, however, the Bry-
an election law came up, and on Til
lotson's mo ion to suspend the rules
and pass the bill. fierce argument
began between Democrats and Re
publicans. which lasted uniil nearly
Z o'clock
Clark, Republican, took the lead in
attacking the bill Standing with
fifty proposed amendments in his
hand, he charged the Democ ats with
trying TO pu, the bill through under
gag rule in order to keep it's unfair
features from being shown up His
long TRADE was directed chiefly
against The provisions. allowing the
COVE nor 10 appoint the state cleo
ion board, giving a preference" TO
candidates listed him by the state
chairman OF The dominant political
party He also criticised the provi-
sions providing that the senate
should conf m the appointments of the
election board, and said tina. the pur-
pose OF the entire section was 10 keep
the election machinery in the gove
nor's hands so that he could appoint
whom he pleased. lie also denoune-
ed the registration sec,on and said
thof 1. would 1fcfrnuohfao ,,oro won
than could any grandfather clause .
Representative Jones, Republican,
also Joined in tAe'' criticism Of the
bill. -
Tillotson Defends.
Representative Tillotson defended
he bill in an impassioned speech. He
said thai the DemQCeais were toying
10 give the state an absolutely fair
election measure. He scored Clark
along personal lines, referring to the
ine when Clark vas a Kansas Dem-
oclat, and hen coming back 10 the
purpose OF the Democ. ic party.
said: Il confess We want to keep the
negroes from dominating the state
Pointing 10 the seat occupied by the
negro legislator. rom Logan county.
he said: We want 10 keep you from
electing another negro to the legisla-
lure" "
A Republican representative jump
ed 10 his feet and pointed 10 two ne
gro men, one OF them house JAM
o., seated in the gallery and shout
ed: What do you Democratic ne.
groes think OF that?"
One OF the negroes shouted back:
And glib fifty dollahs. sun, il All
could make er speech on dat sub
iect
An interruption in another part of
the hall directed attention from this
somewhat unusual colloqny.
Speaker Wilson, objecting 10 re-
mark made by Cla k relative TO the
old Taylor election law in the way
II '~@s printed with the emer-
gency which had lost, arose to
.... or personal privilege and
proyed from reading last years jour
nal that he had signed the bill with
out the emergency. Debate ceased
without any action on the bill.
The governors railroad tax bill
passed by an almost unanimous
vo.e. This bill was adopted in the
Democratic caucus without an amend
ment and was passed in the house
without an amendment II exempts
railroads ON ad yalorem taxation
and proposed TO lax them on basis
of gross receipts.
The corporation license tax bin
passed with two votes 10 spare. the
total standing 81 and "a, Ross, Dunn
and Wallace were the Democrats vot-
ing against IT, The bill provides an
annual lax OF 50 cents on the thou
sand dollars on all corporations.
There will be some biz money made
IN the Mountain. Valley and Plains