The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-07
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!. | THE .SQLQNs !,
!. /. 4. 4 ! LAST WEEK
RES U ME- OF PROCEED
INGS IN HOUSE AND
SENATE
THREE Bills HAVE
GONE TO GOVERNOR
Practically All the InlpoTtar
Measures are Yei to Be
Considered

During the seventeen days between
he conyening Of the sracial session q
he legislDure January 20. and Febru-
aly }, inclusive, three bills nave got-
zen TO the governor, the AK extension
.r.ll which was signed last week ana
two bills by Jones OF Oklahoma Cliy
app.opr.ating approximately $4,000
FOR the expenses Of the special ses-
session, rhe house has introduced 50
li.i'ls and the senate G2, making total
Of 147 O. these, 46 were introduced
last week Govelno Haskell has SUD
mitted nine messages, opening up S3
subjects; -four of these messages, IN
4 cMding seventeen subjects, went IL
/ ast week.
/ Though the senate caucus on con-
vening. v9ted to limit the session TO
twenty-one days, and senator Morris
\ has recently introduced Il resolution 10
4 adjourn February ~, practically all
the Important bills to be acted 'on
aie vet ahead and the session is like
ly 10 continue until the middle OF
March. Tfeee is possibility thal
the governor viii sh0rten this time,
but unless he doesh, it is generally be-
ieved this is a fair estimate OF the
lCngth OF the session yet ahead
The past week was chaIacterized
oy daily efforts of the Republicans OF
he house to start something against
ne Democrats, but their resolutions
Of inquiry have either fallen flat OF
Eicked back SO hard that the Repub
lican state organization IS uncertain
whether 10 continue these tactics o
I. hot. n
Practically all the Important bill
9re believed 10 be in now The goY
sinors railroad tax bill and corpora
ion License bills, the election law
! various prohibitory law bills and res
! buttons, tle county excise board an
I ax limitation bill, were all introduce
asst week Governor Haskell has no
Z ,ct opened way for any amendment
0 the backing lawAand the fees an
Salaries committee, Of the house an
senate, is stal working in commiue
over bill regulating fees and sa
! aries OF county and state officers, bu
D Heyond these two exceptions nothin
i cise OF extraordinary importance is b
j iieyed likely 10 come forward.
y Some Trouble Ahead
d The coming week Is likely to b
y very eyentful of legislative matter
some of the hardest fighting due wi
u probably come about during it. Tn
! senate has passed the New Jerusi
y iem' bill ana sent it TO the house.
j rr0hibUCry law matters are no
likely TO occasion much trouble, Q
ne governor has opened the way onl
&C. minor amendments. \ hard figi
s due over the code commission
which is split itself into TWO faction
10th very bitter, has drawn hosu
cF lines IN The joint committee Of hou'
n md senate between some of the mel
nofs, and hreatens TO start h'
~ CHI as slOn as The matter is su
o mtted directly to the legislature,
es committee report Many weary al
an not a few exciting hours are eXpect'
ol when the fees aud salaries bill cont
pr oul of committee, for acceptance
le- rejection by the legislature, Eve
eN member has his upmion, fixed
pN tny instances, and It is mighty ha
lI- to even Low find two of them WI
agtee on all points as to what S.
n' aries, etc, their county officers shou
se have. While bur little is heard OF
10 Ike Democrats irving TO gel togeth
~ II caucus, a considerable sentiment
said TO be developing against sou
~ features OF the governors revenue Ia
progr IN. especially the railroad Il
i9W
.n Miuer troubles are not necessary
~ forecast. there viii be plenty OF the
iae hear ags before the lemslatu
investigating committee next wee
- of Govern.r Haskell and Others 4
,,o cused by the Republicans, will ne
'ye teresting themselves. and the Repr
la