The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-25
SENATE SPENDS MORNING
DISCUSSING MEASURES
'RsdW1ns's PslltentlaTy Land
Purchase Bill and Russe||s
School Fund Resolution

The house this afternoon passed
tho Wallace bill extending the pay.
mcDt Of taxes for the year 1909 to
April |, 1910. The emergency clause
was attached The bill now goes TO
the senate for action
The senate took up this morning
the Redwinc bill approDriallug $l6.5OO
fol The penltepliary site and discuss
ed II without action The Russell
joint resolution for distribution oi
school leyles against public service
corporation property was also dis
cussed
Governors Fourth Measssge
Governor Haskell transmitted his
fourth message, which was more
amendatory TO proceeding messages
than Introducing new matter lie rec
ommends Legislation relatlye 10 en-
ployees' bonds, stating that some elil-
ployers, especially railroads. name
the bonding company, and require all
employees. to. SECURE their bond from
i, which allows In some Instances.
says the governor what practically
amounts 10 blacklisting since the
bonding company cnn refuse 10 issue
d bond TO an employees, upon direction
IRON the employer. and the latter is
lhus REFLECTED upon in a way iniurl-
olIs To himself The go' esnor also
recommends The law relative to law
clerks OF the supreme court be made
more plain, SO that there can be no
question OF drawing salaries; that the
law regulating boards Of education be
so changed as to allow those to be
elected by cities having commission
fOtm at government; that the supreme
court not be continued under the law
requiring written opinions in all cases,
which Is an unnecessary expense;
that the Granite reformatory be con-
s'dered along with the penitentiary
for anything necessary; that the law
relative to tax assessors be SO made
that the present uncertainty will be
Obviated, and that what constitutes
an offense be made more plain.
Legal Advisory Committee Reports
Senator Thomas submitted report
OF the legal advisory committee, find
ing all bills introduced yesterday
serlnane to the special session.
Senator Goulding introduced spe-
cial committee resolution providing
that the senate pay the expenses OF
the funeral OF the late DR.. Johnson,
senator of Fort Cobb, who died last
March. The resolution carried. rne
expenses we're s24l for the undertake
Ell. and $500 telegiams.
New Bills Introduced
Senate bills introduced were by
Goulding of Enid. amending the paw
ing, law SO that year must elapse
between protest aud further action;
by Stafford. fixing weights and meas
uses of mill products: by Stafford.
providing that cities which have writ
ten commission form of government
charters, or are writing sie same.
may include the school board in t;ic
charter, fixing 1t as they desire,
which repeals the old law requiring
two members from each ward.
BY suggestion Of Senator Stafford,
The various committees to which are
assigned the governors messages,
are TO prepare bills wherever bills
are not introduced covering all points
Bills FavorahIy Reported
The committee on appropriations
reported do pass the Redwiue bill ap
proprlating sl6.JC0 to purchase a site
az McAlcstcr for the pen. the com
mfttee on revenue aud taxation. thai
the Russell resolution proposing an
amendment to the constitution, rela
tive TO distribution of school tax dc
rived from public service corpora
iiones 90 pass.
Senator Stafford called attention e
tle1htt. thai Il was only six days IN
til.faxcs Would become dellnquen,
and urged Reconsideration of The 'ta1
D0stbQbontent ducstioh. Tile fst'hHti
laid Urls over However. and went IN
to coinmjttee OF the whole to copsId
er .Redwines bin approprating SIG,
300 70. the pcniteniiary siIe.
Land For penitentisry
Senator Redwinc explained the bill
Senator Davis said he was In sympa
thy with it. but wanted It corrected
so that 1t would read to pay iudg
neni" ITO mauy errors have nulll
fled 100 much OF our legislation Il
the past. he said Senator Echoi
moved appointment OF special com
mittee to visit and lnspeti the pro
\ posed size. Seuasol St4tiuld ~anle,