The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-18
TAX ASSESSOR BILL
PASSED AS AMENDED
Staft0rd's Measure, Defining
Daily Newspaper, Looked
Upon With Suspicion

The special committee which was
appointed yesterday morning to con
lzr with he house on the usury bill,
on which wereiwo opponents Of the
measure, failed to reach an agree.
ment wi h the house committee ana
the mater was threshed on. at last
nights session, resulting in new
committee, composed Of Senators
Memnlinger, Sodani and Russell,
were appointed.
a, the afternoon session of the
sena e yesterday, Senator Cloonah
wanted copy OF the governors
lWenty-fourlh message laid on the
desk of each senator. He didn
gel It.
Senate Bill No. rs, organizing the
school land department, was passed
finally yeste day afternoon.
arhe house refused to recede from
its amendments to the Stafford BIZ
defining d daily newspaper, and Il
committee composed OF Senator'S
Blair, Stafford and Thomas, was ap'
pointed TO confer further with the
house Committee. The impression
that there fs Niger in the wood
pile" in this bill has gained some mo
mentum. The impression has taken
hold of some cf he sena,ors and rep
iesentalives that it will affect Ger
tain bond issues, hence the hesitancy
in passing he bill.
Fees and Salaries.
Fees and salaries bill by Smith ol
the senate and Durham OF the house
was signed yes erday afternoon by
The president pro tempore, and he
pen was given to Senator Smith, viii
the request that he present it 10 nc
sheriffs' association which 1t was
said on the floor OF the senate had
worked SO hard to have the bill
passed"
The tax assessor bill doing away
with township assessors was passed
finally as amended by the house.
/ House Bill No. l6S, by Rogers
making It either death or life IN II
! the peniientiary for rape in iirst de
gree, and the discretion OF the ira
jury, was placed on third reading ant
/ final passage under suspension o.
rules. The senate not being able Il
agrse on The bill Il was referred t'
d special committee composed OF Sen
ators. Davis. Billups and Cunning
4 ham, and when the committee &c
ported and recommended the follow
ing amendment the bill was passed
Rape commit ed upon q female uiI
der the age OF len years. or ncapa
T BILE through lunacy or any other un
s1undne IS OF mind of giving lega
consent or accomplished by mean
OF force overcoming her resistance i
4 rape in The frs degree.
4 The emergency was added TO Hous
/. Bin No. ll5. by Anthony, pr0yidln'
for the Investment Of sinking FUNDS.
House Biz No. l3i, by Jones. al
Tho. izing county commissioner q
sell real estate belonging TO counties
drafted TO permit the county commits
ss0ners OF Oklahoma county TO sci
lG0 acres Of land near Packingtown
near Oklahoma City, was placed o
lnird reading and final passage. TIL
bill applies only 10 counties hayln
population OF $4,000 or over, whic
AT present Is applicable to Oklahom
county only. The bill passed IN
emergency clause was added.
Adjournment. Resol ion.
: Concurrent resolution No. %, b
7 Graham, setting daie for adjourn
, ment sine die Friday, u o'clocl
high noon, was unanimously adopte'
/. The pen with which the resolutio
was signed was presented 10 Senate
Franklin
House Bill No. 1866. BY Caslee
providing for the manner and proce
| ure In leasing and managing publ
school lands, passed 26 to 10, carr
: ing the emergency.
{ concurrent Resolution No. 30,
] Thomas, authorizing payment OF !
cidental expenses incurred durir
! session in sum of sl0S, was adopted
) One item was for laundry. and
: brought out the ques ion Who
been having their dirty linen was
\ ed at the expense OF The state. > Th
! item was TOR towels furnished Il
e sena and house.
e Mgr Sca.ion.
e The senate las night passed Co
!. clIrent Resolution No. 81 by Taylt
i containing what is known as D
81" t"gandlather clause" by vote of
z : q g Following Is the fun text
n he resolution
0 mo person shall be registered
d an elector OF this slae or be allow
4 Ito vote at any election held he
q unless he be able 70 read and wrl
l. any section Of The constitution Of I
e United states or OF the state of c
d lahoma ana who Is able 10 correc
b cens rue or explain any sfch s.
I. tion: but no person who was on j
q nary L. 1866. or 81 any time pr
% hereto entitled 10 vote under a
/ form OF organized government or "
= al thai TIME resided in some fo'ei
e nation, and no llneal descendant