The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-01
DAVIS UNCOvENS Joker"
IN OIL AND GAS LAW
introduces Bill in Senate to
Repeal Statute Authorizing
Pumping Stations

The late afternoon business of the
house Yesterday was taken up prlh-
cpally with The Anthony aud Hughes
lill, creating the Oklahoma state nome
for dependent children, and providing
an indcnture system; the Introduction
OF bills. and various routine matters.
BY his own motion, the name OF
Rep.csen ativc Anthony OF stephens
county, was stricken Off the mileage
list. Mr.. Anthony explained that ne
had been working at Guthrie as the
governors private secretary. and qua
not feel that he should draw mileage.
Two Republicans decided TO stand
aloof from the other members OF the
house on final vote; representative
Simmons being the only vote recore-
cd against the Harrison convict-made
label bill; and Representative Bonaf
being the only mo vote against the
Boyle bill rcquiring coal weighed be-
fore being screened or loaded on rali-
rDad cars.
Representative Japp gave notice
that he would Tuesday move to re-
consider the resolution making lSso
statutes. and those subsequent years
references. Sta
There was "a little squabble over the
Lemergencsy on the Durant bill appro-
I D iating s1,l40 for deficiency district
1 Judges appropriation Seventy-seven
voted for the bill. none against. Rep
resentative Ross changed his vote 10
mo" on the emergency, however, lhe
sneaker did likewise. Representatives
Bridges, Utterback and Ward seemed
inclined 10 40 the same thing, and tne
first thing Representative Duranl
knew. his bill had only 72 votes for
the emergency, when 7S ere neces
sary. Representatives Bryan. Butts
and Acton came out of committees
however, and voted yea. and The roll
call became so tangled that the emer
gency was called over again, and the
bill was triumphant BY a vote OF 81
TO 5.
There was Q lengthy discussion
over the workman bill relative 10 Guy
schoo, boards. the bill having been sc
amended by Representative Harrison
that nothing remained except pro
I. vision allowing commission governed
cities to fix the number and election
Of school boards.
The negro Legislator, Hamlin. Of 10
gan county. was referred to, for the
first time. during the debate, Repre-
sentative Workman had moved to sus
{ pend the rules to allow consideration
o. an amendment, which he admlt,e'
was his original bill. During The dis
cussion that followed, Representative
+, workman said that all the Republicans
voted against the substitute excep
, 'ahe gentleman from Logan" VINO
! said Mr.. Workman, voted so, as nc un
s dorstood. because OF local condllloh'
:. affecting his own race.
4 Wortmans motion to suspend M
rules lost. but on final vote the bl'
q was defeated by the tie vote OF
s to AZ. II has possibility oil iesh'
@ roction. however.
q The house received the senate cor
e current resolution, authorizing Tn
r auditor 10 pay the members OF III
t. legislature and employees. That stat
y official following his policy OF ia'
year In requiring such a resolutlo
before he would issue war; ants. fl'
. resolution was adopted, siler I'll
rules were suspended: but the ado
tiou was reconsidered, and the resol'
lion sent to the legislative expcnS
committee, on discovery OF an crr'
OF $1,000 in items.
There was considerable discisslo
over the state Home bill. Rcpnese
tativc Howell Smith Of Custer led
fight ta strike ont the provisions .
lowing contracting Of children oul Q
ndcnlure. hui lost. Six sections ol u
bill had been adopted at time of a
iournment. :.
seteIal bills we're int oduccd Iu
bercre the close of the afternoon sc
son Two by Ross providing for Y
distribution of public funds and ma
ing IT felony, punishable by FRO
one o ten years in the pen. 20 dive
nvblic funds: by Simmons, re'ati'
10 leasing O. minors lands for oil an
cas purposes. by Cope. amepiil
The statutes relative to wills.
Eivan offered q Joint. esolutton +
farring to the people a constitutions
\ amendment TO the effect thai priva
generations may own real estate 4
reclamation purposes. 70 own san
for seven years after she reclamatit
or jr igation Droieet Is completed.
Yesterday Afternoon Senate
The point of order raised by sc
,Aor Thomas In the senate Saturdi
Afternoon relative to the Russell res
luton referring 10 the people u
New Jerusalem" proposition, que
tioning the legality of referring Ia
TO the people which had not been G
acted. but which the chair refused
sustain. was endorsed in the 3ena
Yesterday afternoon By Senator Rl
sell when he allowed the resoluti
TO hold its place on the calendar a
introduced ,she Mex .Ierusa'em'
proper. ,,.., !
Senator FRANKLIN introduced q