The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-28
FRANKLIN QUOTES DIS
TlNGUlSAED NAMESAXE
GIOUnIse Voted NO." Claiming
Bill is Not a "AeVlSiOn
Downward

The senate journal shows the fol-
lowing seasons Of senators for their
votes on final passage OF the Smith
lee and salary bill
Senator Mcmminger---Th Bill does
not meet my approval IN It's entirety.
With the hope the house will correct
he bin and make Il more satlsrac.
;ory vote aye
Senator Franklin do not think
that senate bill No. /, Is what the
people have hoped for IN many on
the small counties 1t viii, fear, work
~ additional burden instead Of a re-
lief. Iii the large counties the eN-
Tense Of county government Will be
curtailcd, In the entire state there
would be saving While the bill
may give some relief, ! can not be-
leNe we are iustiiied In not giving
tie s. It Is unfortunate for the tax
payers that many Of the comfy Of
ticers have been permitted TO lobby
before the legislature. 1 vote AYE"
realizing that If we can not get q
whole loaf for the people, II Is better
to take what we can get and trust 10
some future legislature TO give tho
l,eople all the relief they have been
demanding Mindful of the state OF
BENJAMIN Franklin, who when speak
ing OF the disagreement with refer
.enco to the Federal constitution, said,
The longer I live the more ] see that
am wrong and others are right !
aeoede 10 the majority, realizing that
most legislation Is a compromise and
that there must be a surrender Of
some Of our individual opinions
vote aye pursuant 20 the Demo.
cratic principle. "acaulescence IN the
,ill of thn majority" hopiu gihai the
bill will scrve some good
Senator Colvlle (Rep1~I vote
no. on senate bill No /, for the
reason that while II Is satisfactory
20 FAR as my district Is concerned. II
viii work a great hardship on the
sreatcr part OF the state. especially
upon the smaller and poorer coun'
ties.
Senator Blair While It may be
hat many of the counties In the state
win be relieved OF unnecessary bur
dens IN the way Of reducing the sal
aries OF some of the county officers
and the efficiency OF the public sery
ce may not be impaired By the pass
age Of the bill, I am sure the ma
iorlly Of the people OF my district
win not be relieved, or, If So not
enough 10 conHterbalance the evil
effects of some of It's provisions
Furthermore, ! am opposed to the
feature Of the bill basing salaries
upon population. and especially e
salary OF The register of deeds, which
eould SO easily have been based npor
he amount " work done IN the or
lice In my judgment II Is scrlous
( mistake to make the county clerf
clerk Of tho county cOuit for thf
reason, as believe. the best lntercs
Of the several counties Of the STATE
i will be much better conserved b,
4 leaving the clerical work Of the sai'
court under the exclusive control nu'
( direction OF the county Judge, there
fore vote nay"
Senator Brownlec (RhpD--l vote
no. for the following reasons: /. Tha
Article 1, regulating the fees of th
clerk OF the Supreme court was elm
mated. leaving the fees OF that oI
flee subject to the decision ,of th'
clerk. 3 That the bill was take
from The senate and considered witt
out any Republican having any oppol
tunity 70 participate In framing th
same 3. That the bill Is not ''r'
vision downward" but will result |
the unwarranted increase In the sa
aries OF many officers and resultan