The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-03-01
CODE COMMITTEES
REPORTS DISCUSSED
Consumed Yesterday Afternoon
Session Without Arriving at
Definite Conclusion

For several days past the clans
lave been gathering, fignratively
speaking, for the purpose of seeing
ine code committees majority and mi
nority reports disposed Of by the hon
orable senate body. There has been
an undercurrent manifest all of the
time which led many to believe thar
when the ball was opened the High
land Fling would be considered Il
modest number on the program.
Yesterday afternoon, pursuant 70
one of many previous announcements,
the senate got 10 the code commit
tees reports, and staid with them un
til SIS without finding out where
ahe senate or the codes are at,
when adjournment was taken until
$3.50 this morning, the Democrats OF
the senate, going into caucus imme'
daately after adjournment yesterday
afternoon.
Nothing Doing IN Fireworks
1t has been whispered about in leg
islature halls and hotel lobbies for a
week that the star attraction in the
senate would come with consideration
Of the code committees report, and
there were number OF visitors n
the galleries who wanted TO witness
the show. If there was to be one, but
these went away seemingly disap-
pointed, for the senate was more int
perturable on yesterday afternoon
than on many other occasions, and
all went well. ,t-kJ& Al
Senator Billups, who has been aD
sent at his honbe at Cordell for sew
eral days, was in his S eat yesterday
afternoon There has been feeling
all the time that Senator Billups was
going to start something when the
discussion of the code committee
majority and minority reports was
put on, but those who were sanguinc
in this respect were disappointed
when 1t developed in the course oi
some remarks he was making thai
Senator Billups was seeking informa
ton about the code commissions re
suits just the same as other senator
were.
BilIups Is Non-Plussed
Senator Billups stated yesterday af
ternoon II don't know where | am a
IN the matter, but am for all laws be
ing compiled and annotated for thu
convenience of the people" He say
the legislature should proceed careful
ly and look we'll into the work.
Senator Potter, representing tn
code committee minority report, talk
ed at some length on the question al
ter Senator Thomas, representing tn
committee majority report, move'
that the majority report calling 10
The adoption of the code commission
minority report be accepted Senate
Potter did not urge either the adof
tion of the code committees majorit
or minority report, saying nothin
can be accomplished in that way. Fl
urges that the legislature be slow bu
sure in adopting a code of laws, at
monisning that the body have a loo
at the code before going TOO far
ErownIee Becomes Dramatic
Senator Brownlee also spoke g
length, prefacing his general remark
with a statement that since he is r'
lated to one of the members OF th
codifying commission he had mad
up his mind TO not say anything on
way or the other, but after ascertain
ing that some members Of The senat
wanted enlightening on the code con
nlssion he felt like II was nothin
more than right for him, KNOWN
considerable OF the code commission
u speak on the subject In conclui
ing his remarks Senator Brownie
stated that it would be unfair to il
nore the majority report of the cod
commission, unfair said he drama
ticaliy, 'to the people to whom 20
owe the first consideration.
Senator Eggerman, Democrat doe
rot favor the printing OF the laws {
Oklahoma until they have been cod
lied and annotated as tiiey should b.
end recommends that instead OF pa
ing out the $4,000 that it will requiI
10 print the laws as compiled by Da
and Harris. the minority Of the cod
commission, il would be best to spen
the amount having the code commi
zion finish the work IL set out TO d.
Code Commissions Findings
There was considerable talk in th
early discussions yesterday atte
noon relative 10 having the code cor
missions findings, work, data, etc
brought into the senate chamber
shBt the senators might take loo
al II, but this thought lo9t mcmcntu
as tho half hours rolled b. and Ion
before adjournment was taken Il hs
perished entirely
Several bills we're introduced. /
Allen prescribing regulations Ior
sning stock and bonds OF railroa
companies: by Billnps, locating
cnrdell an agricultural school
Taylor. relating 10 elections.
Senator Thomas Introduced a reso
stn4 naNf4, r. far fha .nrafn frahnf of