The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-09
RESOLUTION PRAISES
YOUNG'S BRILLIANT WORK
Bills By Ti||otson, Ross and
Cunningham (Senate) Passed
This Morning

The house OF representatives Of the
Oklahoma legislature today killed the
Ashby bill prohibiting compulsory
vaccination. The measure was In
definitely postponed by a vote Of 81
to As, following debate OF SOME
warmth
Representative Johnson of Hughes
county, physician, began the at
tack On the bin by moving to indef-
nitcly postpone. During the course
OF his argument he severely censued
an characterization lobbyist Of okla
homa City, without calling his name,
fer circulating anif-yaccmation liter
ature among the members which
contained statements unTue. Re-
lerring to the oklahoma City cpl
demic, after 600 cases and 20
deaths had ensued, he credited the
escape from terrible epidemic
solely Hy modern treatment Of small
pox, which included vaccination as
a chief preventative eliminate
vaccination he said. "and yon en-
courage smallpox.
Representative Ed l., Dunn Of Ok
lahoma City said that the country
would suffer from scourge Of
smallpox II vaccination was not
practioed.
McDuffie Calls 1t Superstition.
McDuffe referred TO vaccination "
superstition, and Tucker backI
the anti-yaccinationlsts with a spe1h
censuring "quacks' going around /he
country with second hand inAle-
ments cutting into people.
Durant Of Bryan moved the preyi-
ous question, and rising vote
showed the bill to have good ma
jority against it,. Williams Of Push
mataha, however, demanded the roll
call Durant protested, saying ii
would be a waste Of time. Williams
getoried that Durant wanted to dodge
going on record
purant arose heatedly: 81 am no
coward" he shouted to Williams,
across The chamber, "and you know
It. never lodged a roll call, and
you know hat, too. e"
ne Oil tdli hllltu NHt Dlll ~ W ip'
The anti-vaccination lobbyist. who
was in the gallery during the debate,
left hurriedly when the roll call show
ed his bill to be dead
Youngs Bank Statement.
After reading the report OF Bank
Commissioner A. NJ Young, show
ing the liquidation OF the .defunci
Columbia Bank and Trust company
Of Oklahoma City, a three million
dollar failure, al an expense of only
$3,GJ1, Representative Cope intro
duced a resolution of approval fol
he brilliant work done by the bank
commissioner On motion Of Repro
sentative Maris. Republican, the res
olution was referred to the legislative
investigating committee.
The house passed a number of bills
as follows: BY Tillotson, relative tC
paying the expenses Of the oil anC
gas department in the chief mine in
specfor's Office; by Ross. prohibiting
appeals from justices Of the peace in
cases involving less than 500; by
Cunningham of the senate. providlnl
for trials by jury in certain supreme
court cases.
The house also passed n resolution
by Bryan, memorializing congress tc
improve the Illinois canal and othel
Atlantic waterways. to encourage in
land navigation and TO obviate th'
dangers of shipping around Cape
Hatteras.
The house and senate have finall!
agreed on the county excise boarl
and lax limitation bill the fourth 0
the governors revenue measures
and accepted the conference repor
this morning.