The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-21
CLERICAL PAY ROLL
MATERIALLY REDUCED
Will Affect Saving Of SIS a
Oay-.McCal|a Sends Letter
Of Resignation

Governor Haskell, In a special mes
sage to the legislature this afternoon
recommends that higher rate OF
fees be charged against insurance
companies doing business In this
state; that the fec for oil inspection
be raised; that section 3S in Greer
county be sold and that a law be en-
acted empowering the supreme court
10 pass directly Gu present laws
upon the, construction of which there
is a conflict Of opinion among state
officials.
Representative Lovelace or Latti-
mer county, introduced a bill TO cut
out the $l.25 license required of res
ident hunters under the present game
law.
The forenoon session of the house
concerned itself chiefly with the ap
pontment of employees, introduction
OF bills and discussion of commit
tee to sift The bills introduced SO that
the house would not be put 70 any ex
pense of time with measures not
within the. province outlined by The
governors message.
Whayne began the session with q
motion that when the house adjourn
this afternoon, iL stand adjourned un
I'll Monday, which carried.
MccalIa's Resignation
The speaker read letter from Rep
resentative McCalla Of Love. former
ly, but now of Chickasha, In which
the brilliant legislator refuses longer
to serve. Il do not WISH he says
ITO set the precedent of representing
one district while living in another
feel that have no moral right to
do SO, and while | regret to sever
connections with body with which
labored so long, feel that 1t is my
duty to do so" The letter was re
ferred to committee, which has moi
yet been appointed. Jahn opposed
passing any resolution on the matter;
said that McCalla should resign eth
eT 10 the governor or to the speaker
Ross OF Lawton, said that McCalla
had offered his resignation to the gov
ernor, and that the latter had refus
ed to accept it. Durant urged passage
of resolution, but the matter wen'
over to the committee first. and
resolution will doubtless be passed
later accepting the designation.
Grahsm's chiocco School Memoria
Senator Graham's resolution me
morializing congress relative to th'
Chilocco school for the state insane
came over to the house, and precipit
ated a warm discussion from Repre-
sentative Faulkner of Kiowa. is thi
another state institution he demand
ed, and then in a satirical talk op
posed the measure. Il commend Birt
Mcclure" he said. HE is killing thu
people with kindness. We came her.
to bury Caesar (that is. Mcclure
not to praise him. We are here t.
white wash our own graves, not t
turn Republicans. We are crowde
enough already, so that the feet 0
the party are sticking out throug
the windows" He moved to indef
nitely postpone the resolution. Fl
was laughed down, and motion 0
C. G. Jones to pass the resolution cal
lied. Ewel OF Bryan said. Let
have the asyluma. we need EN-.
Speakers Suggestion Starts Discus
sion.
There was lengthy discussion OF
tasioned by Speaker Wilson's SUI
gestion that only bills be introduce
that we're germane to the specis
session. Maxey said such bills shoul
not be allowed introduced. Ros
wanted to know how one could tie
whether. the bills we're germane III
less we're introduced and passed %
The speaker suggested that any on
doubtful whether his bill were propt
should see the governor. Jones SUI
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