The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-04
PURCHASE OF LAND
FOR ASYLUM PURPOSES
Lively Debate Occurs Over Bill
In Senate Committee Of
the Whole

Governor Haskell sent his eighth
message to the legislature today rec
ommendmg legislation relating to IN
dian lands; for construction and con
troll Of the state penitentlary and Il
law relating to the state examiner and
inspectors office.
Representative Lincoln introduced
q resolution inqulring as TO disposi
tion OF the $ll60,000 bonds issued by
the state and Tooley, of Beaver, In
t,oduced a resolution lnqulring about
the $4,000 appropriated for cyclone
sufferers. Both resolutions were re.
ferred to the special investigating
committee.
The air was crisp beyond the in
vlgorating period In the senate this
morning when the body was called to
order and the senators sat In their
respective seats shiverlng until Sen.
alor Blair. in declining the nomination
10 attend the National Protective
Game association in session ut New
Orleans, said in accent loud and
bold:
Every d.n lobbyist hanging around
here ought to be sent to Jail" then
hot wave passed over the senate
chamber.
Senator Stewart placed Senator
Flair In nomination 10 go as dele
gate from the legislature to the Ma
tlonal Game association convention
after receiving telegram from Stare
Game Warden Askew, directed 10
Governor Haskell. saying the game
association would be pleased 10
have an Oklahoma legislator present
at The New Orleans meeting.
The Davis bill repeating Section II
OF the oil and gas law enacted lasr
year was passed this morning, car.
rying the emergency clause
The Durant house bill making ap-
preparation for the deficiencies In sal
aries Of district Judges, passed the
senate, with the emergency clause.
Senator Allen called attention 20
The absence OF the union label from
The senate letter heads, and the mat
ter was referred TO the printing com
mittee
stafford's bill relating TO weights
and measures passed, but does not
carry the emergency.
The senate then resolved into d
committee Of the whole, first taking
up the KEYS bill apWopriatlng $2s,.
200 with which TO purchase 700 acres
OF land contiguous TO i60-acre tract
1T Vinita for the insane asylum.
Senator Blair made speech, oppos.
Ing the purchase and advocating that
the state make Fort Supply more ao
cessible by building q railroad TO IT,
using state convlcts to build the road
Senator Roddie informed Senator
Blair that the state could not under
the constitution use convict labor.
Senator Blair said he was tired oil
having this thrown at him, he claim
ing that the state constitution pro
vides that convict labor can be used
for charitable and penal institutions
Senator Eggerman would have
agreed with Senator Blair II he did
not consider that the state board oil
affairs has a valuable option on the
700 acres OF land contiguous TO the
Vinita insane asylum tract, and has
a contract with the people OF vinitg
which should not be violated In anJ
sense.
Senator Morris gave blueprint
demonstration OF the 700 acres OF lant
TO be purchased. and then matters
cooled down TO about 10 degrees, ant
the committee Of the whole recon
mended that the bill pass.
Leasing of Land to Minors
Yeager's bill relating TO leasing 0
lands Of minors for oil and gas put
poses was then taken up.
Senator Potter made a talk In dc
Tense OF the bill, in which he took OF
casi0n TO. refer TO the assault of tn
Federal Government has made on 30
000 citizens in the eastern part Of th
2tate. asking his colleagues 10 con
sider the bin we'll before forming a
opinion in order that some OF th
; liniquiious legislation with which IN
i people in The eastern part OF the stat
are afflicted.
/, Senator Graham made a brief tai
IN opposition to the bill. particular
i. being opposed 10 the clause whic
(. nIakes a contract between an 1S-yeal
! oil minor and an oil or gas operate
/ binding for period OF ten years
A Senator Roddie Is bitterly oppose
! TO The Yeager BILL and said this morf
ing that long fight was ahead Of th
[ bill. finally moving that It be rettlfI
\ 60 10 the committee on OIL ana ga
I. which was done. the senate recessin
until 2 o'clock this afternoon.