The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-16
Chief CLERK ". H. EbEY
TENDERS RESIGNATION
Albert Shields, Calendar Clerk,
is Designated to FIJI
the Vacancy

The first Of The four revenue mtas'
ues to be passed by the special s@a
sion of the legislature, the governor $
county excise board and tax limha
tlon bill was finally passed by lhe
house today by vote Of 5S 10 35 The
ill has been pending on final pass
age for several days because Of tue
ihsence Of enough Democrats to give
the bill less than the requisite So
votes to put it through. The bill WAS
INT on final roll call several days
ago, but only 50 Democrats Wee pres
end, and il did not receive the lequiy
Ill vote. The members have BEEN
coming back from home lately, and
enough Democrats were present TO-
Gay to pass the bill. The Republic
ans voted solidly against II.
Failed To Reconsider Bill
The effort Of Bryan Of Pottawa-
tonic. to reconsider the VOTE by which
the Casteei-Maxey school land sale
bill passed yesterday was futile,
aaxey successfully defended the bill
from reconsideration and tabled Bfy'
ans motion by ~ to 80. Bryan con
tended that the bin was not In proc
G, form and objected particularly to
that provision Of the bill that one
purchaser could purchase only 80 lots
25 by 140, OF any tract sold adjacent
tc cities or towns.
A letter from the Northwestern lf-
rigation congress was read by ths
sneaker, inviting a legislative com
mittee TO attend the second annual
meeting OF the congress, at Guymon
March / and 2, and a motion by Cope
to appoint such a committe prevailed
Labor Committee Disc,alms RESPONSE
b,lity
REPRESENTATIVE Harrison, author OF
the convict made label bill, which has
been approved by the governor, pre-
sented a statement from the leg'sla-
i've labor con. ..nittee, disclaiming any
responsibility for press sto'ies OF q
Joker in the convict made lapel
bill.
w. n. Ebey of Ada, chief clerk OF
the house OF representatives, present
cd his resignation, on account OF press
of private business matters, and AZ
bert Shields Of Enid was promoted
from calendar clerk to the chiei clefh
ship. The wscant calendar clerksh'l
viii be filled later.
Representative MaXey was excused
10 go home. on account OF the dealf
oi his wife's sister.
Anxious About Compton
Considerable apprehension exist,
IN the house oyer the condition 9
REPRESENTATIVE Compton. RepuDllcal
member from Kay county, who IS pc
lng operated on today at the Meth
odist he soisal here for cancer OF th'
stomach. A house committee. Vogle
Lockwood and Ewell, Is looking al
ter h m, and al the physicians In th'
lower house, Edgington. Johnson an'
putts. are attending the operalloh
Compton is 80 years old
The argument over the excise boafs
hin was very limited Vogle, RepuD
lican. wanted to change the maximum
limit for township leyies from three
Ia five mills. but his motion wa
p,omptIy tabled by a unanimous Dem
ocratic vote. Lincoln OF Okmulsee, ~
So Republican, presented Q petliiol
from Hamilton township, Okmulge'
county. protesting against The town
shlp limit of three mills, saving ma
/, would not be more than enough Y
vay the township hoard and road ove
seer. Lincoln spoke for h'gpe
limit. without any result whatever,
The emergency on the bill did no
carry