The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-20
DEMOCRAT
SENATORS
CAUCUSED
VOTE TO LIMIT SPECIAL
SESSION TO TWENTY
ONE DAYS
- saaIs
GIVE WARM GREETING
TO GOVERNOR HASKELL
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Chief Executive Outlines Some
Subjects to Be Taken Up
This Session
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Al 4 caucus Of the Democratic sen.
alors last night IL was voted uaanL
mously That the present special Ges-
sion be limited 10 twentyo one days.
This limit. however. can be extended
or shortened at any subsequent eau
Gus The senators also disposed OF
some routine matters, and were adj
q cssed by Governor Haskell. Tha
chief executive was met with hearty
greeting as he came IN. aud his talk
outlining some OF tho subjects TO come
up this session, was frequently APP
plaudcd. 1T Que time SO loudly that
the corridors Of the hotel below thund
cred with the noise.
The house members did not caucus.
Caucus Chairmau Bert I'illotson had
called u caucus, but found the senat-
ors had proceeded him, and gave way
to them The house had no particular
matters TO caucus over. any wav. and
as the senators were ahead OF them
III tho assembly room at tht lone
hotel, Il was decided to wait until
probably tonight, when the govern
or's message could be discussed.
All Present. But One Senator
The senate caucus was attended BY
all the Democratic senator's, except
Senators Wlnn and Mitchell. who did
not arrive In the city until this MORN
ing.
Members OF the legislature have
been arriving the last two days, and
are choking the Hobbies OF the hotels.
All the senators are present. There
is some question about several Of the
house members who have moved from
their district, aud It Is yet uncertain
whother John r. McCalla, representa-
tive from Love county, will attend the
present session at all, as he has NOV
ed to Grady county permanently. ana
there Is some doubt whether he can
still legally serve as Love county'g
representative He Is not III town yec.
The senate has one vacancy, that
OF Senator Johnson of the 14th dis
trict, who died last session, being
overcome one morning in bed By
poisonous gas fumes.
Representatives white of Ch0ctaw
and Parsons OF Woods will probably
not be here during the session, both
being very ~: the first in Missouri
sanitsrium and the latter In a sani-
tarium In Kansas. at last accounts.
Representatlye Savage OF Greer (now
If Harmon) since the county division.
IL also III Of typhoid fever. and Will
not be present. Several other mem
bers are said to have moved. two
out of the state but these rumors
could not be verified. Fourteen house
members were absent on final roll call
this morning.
Democrats In Harmony
While harmony Is an over-worked
word Il accurately represents the con-
census OF feeling among the Demo-
crats There is less soreness observ-
able than during either OF the two
preceding legislatures. Most OF them
8 agree with Governor Haskell as TO
+ the necessity OF the special session
and do not differ from him on the
matters 10 be handled, while those
I vino opposed calling q special session,
once here. are cheerfully stating their
intentions OF turning In and helping
{ do the things to be done. Some OF
/ The Republicans are mildly hostile
. but many Of them are thoroughly III
+ accord with the majority OF Demo
Gratis on The various subjects pro-
posed They win doubtless try 20
J make as much campaign material a.
, possible out OF the session, but by
, reason Of the limitation OF subjects
!, and the necessity of the Legislation
! proposed, they viii be unable to fino
any biz issues on which they can
, radically differ from the Democrats
= The possibility OF the oil and pips
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