The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-12

Speaking to a bill regulating the
pumping OF gas in Oklahoma, Repre-
sentative Bert Tillotson, residing in
the heart Of the gas and oil field,
Offering an explanation for his state
rsents. said
Il want 10 say--and be frank with
this house-that as fag as | am in-
oividually concerned. speaking from
personal standpoint, | don't care
whether you pass this bin or whether
You don't. My town is right. in the
center Of the gas district and we can
get it--yes Sir. right in the center
of one Of the biggest gas fields oil
the world, and we can get gas wheth-
er this bill gives 1t 10 other people
OF not "a. How far are you from
the Kansas line?) A. Twenty-Five
miles from the Kansas line.
Il want TO say further, and 1t real
ly doesn't bear on whether this bill
slould pass or not, but deem that
Il is only JUST to myself and just TO
tie members Of this house that
axe this statement.
III you will take this senate bill
No. 20 and read 1.-THE second and
l:sth word-I call your attention TO
The word person and persons
that any person o. persons, firm.
company. corporation, etc, engaged
III diilling for, piping, transporting or
selling natural gas ! want TO say
that last session in the session Of
his legislature when | put an amend
rent into a gas bill Identical with
This and, used the word person
vas jumped on by certain members
OF the senate and the attorney gen
eral and II was said that was try
ing 10 do something in this house
that was not right and deceive the
members Of this house. If that word
yas wrong last winter Il is wrong
now ri | was wrong last winter in
rutting that word person into that
till are the parties wrong now thar
put that word into this bill? | hold
in my hand that law that was passed
last winter; out Of Difference to some
members OF tsis house and bec7use
did not want to TO anything thar
vas wrong, | brought that bill back
from the governor and asked that the
v ord person be stricken from the
hill and nov we come along with an
olhes bill ana we find the word per
son I'm IT, In section IT, house bill
No. 23S that we passed last winter,
had The word person inserted IN
that section IN connection with cor
poration' as il is ineerted in this bin
In connection with corporation that
any person. persons, firm, company,
or corporation, etc'-and ! Will say
this-I will make no further COM
.,ent on this, but gentlemen, If IL was
wrong last winter, il Is wrong now
/. it was right last winter. II is rlgh'
now. and this gentlemen here teils
YOU that The Supreme court OF IN
diana has upheld this word for word
and that 1t was right. ! want 10 say
10 YOU gentlemen, right from the
floor of this house, as | ssid last
winter. that iaere is too much talk
bv the members of this house and
others about this mans motive ana
that mans motive and every time
he has an honest. Individual opinion
Of his own some man is too quick
TO jump and say that he belongs 10
the Standard Oil company o. the
Kansas Natural, (applause). wah'
10 say to you, gentlemen, that am
tired of 1t, and want TO accord 10
every member Of this house, as wei
as every other person who claims to
be honest the same right that claim
for myself, and If he differs with me
gentlemen, | shall not call him DIS
ionest man or ella IN he is connected
with any corporation antagonisiic tt
the neople of this state.