The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-16
MINORITY STARTS
POLITICAL DEBATE
Republicans Trying 70 MAKE
Medicine" Over Fee and
Salary Bill


convened early this morning, aud
went right 10 work relieving tue cal
endar OF items Of greatest impole
ance.
llohse Bill No III, BY Cope per
tanning To- elections, was passed on
bird reading.
The next bill to be taken up was
House Bill No 81, by Moore Of John
stou, Glover and Milsap, regulating
the rate of interest Senator Russell
offered ~ amend The bill by striking
out section and inserting in it's
stead clause providing that any
person who charges interest in excess
Of liz per cent per month, or Is
per cent per annum when the sum
loaned Is in excess of Sl.00 shall be
fined not less than SIS nor more than
800. The amendment was adopted.
Senator Eggerman lodged motion
to reconsider The vote by which the
amendment carried, claiming that to
make ii an onense punishable by fine
would greatly hinder poor men who
wanted 10 borrow small amounts ne
gGtiating such loans Senator Davis
supported the Eggerman motion to
reconsider the vote, intlmating that
he author Of the amendment had
been guilty of charging an usurlous
rate Of interest. Senator Russell re-
Piled that he had never been guilty
OF charging more than 10 per cent
per annuln and would give $l00 TO
any one who would prove otherwise.
Senator Russell said he had been
charged as much as ) per cent per
month
Senator Stafford spoke against the
Russell amendment, saying that the
people in Colorado borrow money at
cheaper rate Of interest than in any
other state because that state has no
law regulating the rate OF interest
senaor Rotdie defended the Russell
amendment on the ground that i
would check curbstone brokers and
lgaricious bankers from imposing
usurious raics Of interest. Senator
So.dani characterized the Russell
amendment as moi being worth the
paper ii was written on and suggest
ed that II be voted down The
Russell mo ion was reconsidered The
roll was then called on the adoption
1f the amendment and it was adopt
sd BY Il yeas and 70 nays. The vote
then rccurred on the final passage ol
he bill as amended The vote stand
Ing "a for and 16 against The lega
rates OF interest as provided by tho
bin are 6 and 10 per cent per annum
and 10 charge more constitutes q mis-
dameanor while violation Of The bill
as amended by Senator Russell con
sthuies felony,
Schoo. Land Leases.
Consideration Of House Eli No
l65, by Casteel, providing Tor ih'
manner aud procedure IN leasing an'
nanaaing thc public lauds. was re
sumed this morning where it wa
lbandoued yesterday. Reading th'
hill by sections being completed.
motion by Senator Morris preyailel
10 defer roll call on final passage IN
il this afternoon.
The house notified tbe senate tha
| lifAiJtHNtitllfH
consideration Cf senate bills could b
completed, agreeing 10 post the scl
ate from Zine to time as progress
made
ON tho discovery that new typ
wiring machine was ON last nigl
removed from The sienographer
room without authority, the pyoperl
Of the senate, reward OF S2J wa
authorized for iis recovery and a
rest of The person taking it,
Senators Beeier and browHee raj
ed the question that Senate Bill NJ
haa been passed without beir
either printed or read The que
ton was precipita ed because Of q
legged omissions in the house journ
Of certain explanations made
members Of the minority relative
their position In the consideration
! The substitute 70 senate bill No. /.
Senator Sorrels wanted TO know
/. Senator Brownlee If he could cite
5 single instance wherein senate bill
: after being amended By the hous
+ are read
e Senator Thomas objected TO Il
9 senate considering the miaoriiy's co
Z tenii0H President Pro TEN Graha
: sustaining the objection The Sc
: ate then voted q not consider 4
mino ily's objection 20 the chairs r
n Ing. emitting rs explanation from 4
e journal
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1 trip 70 hIs home Town, McAlest