The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-31
.RUsSELE' 8
Pr I BILL
ENDORSED
NEW JERUSALEM" MEAS
URE RECOMMENDED
FOR PASSAGE
REIMBURSE GOVERNORS
CONTINGENT FUND
kIi@
Senate Passes Bill AppTo-
priating Five Thousand
Dollars

In the house of representatives this
afternoon Representative Lockwood,
| Rep, OF Lincoln county, introduced
a resolution asking that certain cor
respondence between the governor
and attorney general relating to the
Affairs OF the defmct Columbia Bank
and Trust company in which refer
| ence was made to the impeachment
Of certain state officers, be laid be-
fore the legislature. On motion OF
! Representative Tillotson, the resolu-
tion, by strict party vote, was re.
| fersed to the special investigating
committee.
Governor Sends Message
The governor sent his sixth spe-
cial message to the legislature this al
ternoon recommending the passage
OF railroad tax law; corporation
| license tax law, the reduction OF 10
cal taxes and creation of county ex-
else boards; assistance to the pro
posed Confederate home at Ardmore:
| giving city councils power to enforce
health laws, especially in relation TO
vaccination; law requiring foreign
corporations to submit their books for
1 inspection within the state The mes
sage also urges economy in the build
ing OF court houses.
Bills Passed BY House
The house this Afternoon finally
passed the Harrison bill requiring the
labelling of convict made goods by a
vote of rs to ], Simmons, Republican,
voting no. ~
! Boyle's bill requiring weighing OF
,oal at mines for miners before being
screened was also passed, Bonar, Re
publican. voting, no.
Durant's bill appropriating $l,14G
for payment of deficiency in salaries
OF district judges was passed by a
unanimous vote.
jain and Burnette introduced bill
amending the Billups enforcement act
specifying that county or municipal
/, officials maK.Eg conilscatiOn of con
traband liquors get the body they
serve 80 per cent of the net pronls
of sale; specifying penalties for fail
, ure 10 turn over the goods to state
, enforcement officials.
, Earle introduced a bill making it q
felony TO operate billiard, ten pin
bowling alley or other nuisance with
In five miles OF any state institution
Japp introduced a bill covering d
deficiency OF $7S5.
Coyey introduced a bill providing
for the holding of county court a
Shattuck, Ellis county.
Immediately after convening this
! morning the senate got busy and pu
{, in two hours of hard, effective work
during which The Russell resolution
oreating a New Jerusalem" was tak
en- up at Section 4. where the Satul
day afternoon session left off, and il
less than an hours discussion OF III
resolution, il was recommended b.
the committee of the whole for pas
sage.
There was some discussion OF Sec
= ton IA, Senator Goulding taking tn
A., POSITION that a million dollars wa
= too much to be appropriated for IN
= purchase OF the New Jerusalem" sit
) saying that 100000 would be enough
/, Senator Goulding stated that the stat
= would probabl a large tract c
" land, cut II up - town lots. grad
the streets, erect buildings, etc, an
- in the course Of time weeds woul
q take possession of the lots.
II The committee on appropriation
:. recommended the passage of the bi
I. authorizing an appropriation Of 81
20 goo to reimburse the governors COZ
% tingent fund, from which that amour
:, was loaned the attorney generals d.
~ partment in the prosecution of the
= cent fare case last year
&c The Strain and Yeager bill reg
lating the transportation of naturi
" gas: Cordell's court probate bill ;
= amended; SENATOR Thomas bin ma
20 ing 1t unlawful TO shoot and kill de-
- in Comanche county. were recommer
ed for PASSAGE sy5n0ffG bs8fiigI
fBecsuse anbll covering practical
n the points incorporated In Senate Is
X No. IA, has passed the house. Senat'
!" Strain. the author, this morning wit
diew his bill.
New Bills Introduced
Senator Sorrells introduced ~
". bills in the senate this morning. o.
1t Is to define LAWFUL fences In Ok
homa. Under It's provisions wor
er. fence shall be i-2 feet nigh, ba
af- wire fence shall be not less than
sn- feet high, and where the posts a
'er more than 5 feet apart there shall
&c a stay between, eight wires Is |
~. ileQu,leAeAs- C~Aels Oi a4li.4.4la u
cn break into fields or pastures Will
are inclosed BY legal fence are