The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-03
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NEW JERUSALEM BILL
GALLOPs THROUGH
4 THE SENATE
4 FRAkKlIh'S PROBATE
/ BILL CONSIDERED
Reported FaVlrab|y Out 0
Committee Of Whole After
Hard Iuss|a

The New Jerusalem bill as fatnered \
by Senator Russell is now up 10 the
house, having passed In the senate
| Wednesday afternoon, 2S senators yotT T
,ng for it and Senators Goulding, Sor-
rels, Chapman, Stewart and RoddieI
| voting against IT,.
The bill carries an appropriation OF
/ S1,000,000 with which to purchase not
more than sixteen nor less than four
compact sections Of land on which to
establish the state capitol for Okla
New Jerusalem
The proposed Mecca is not to be sit
uated further than fifty miles from
the geographical center of the state,
and must be within five miles of at
east Two steam railroads.
Section provides within a reason
able time after this act becomes q
law the governor, subject to the rati-
iication of the senate when it con
yenes shall appoint one citizen, who
an elector of this state from each
supreme court judicial district not
more han three OF whom shall belong
, L the same political party, to consti-
tue a board OF control OF the New
Jerusalem district. said board shall
nave authority TO secure options upon
+ not to exceed three proposed sites fos
sueh proposed district in accordance
with the requil ements Of this act.
/ Section 5. The members OF the
board of control shall each receive as
+ compensation for services, when en-
gagged in the performance of their du-
6 ties under this act, or as may be other
wise required by law, $500 day
r md necessary expenses.
J., Any citizen in the state is al liber-
n ty to submit a proposition for New
Jerusalem district as defined. 1t is
r known that Oklahoma City and Shaw
nee will be asprants for the capital
when the time shall have arrived at
which it may be permanently located,
OF course Guthrie, the present capital
will naturally make fight for lis re-
tention, and is very likely to hold the
G winning hand.
n Senator Roddie was the most siren
is uous. in fact the only strenuous op.
K. position to the New Jerusalem bill in
n the senate, he making a speech
against ii, saying that 1t did not ap
u peal to him as a good busioness prop
le osition to turn milliop-dollar entef
le prise over 10 men who are not cap
+ able Of drawing more than $500 q
y day, recommending that the matter
Il should be entrusted with the people
who are regularly employed by the
- state. Senator Roddie referred to
- the bill az hallucination that has
been racking the brain of the wease
from Warner for several years.
The bill passed the senate last yea
but met its Waterloo in the house. !
will have opposition in the house thii
year, but Senator Russell thinks h'
will get it through the house with {
safe majority. tfa
Senator Roddie Is sanguine the bill
will be defeated in the house, Gbut /
/, is not said he to a Leader repre-
sentative, the fight will be carried
before the people es1au
Franklin Probate Bill ,ot0i
After long and hard struggle Sen
ator Franklins probate bill was re
ported fayorably by the senate sittinl
as committee Of the whole Th'
cd until it does not look like il orig
inally appeared This bill is to per
nit the transfer of certain proba
matters pending in county courts upc
he application of the guardian, eXecu
tor. administrator or any person hay
ing 9, substantial interest in the es
tate.
The bin was stubbornly opposed b.
] Senators Cunningham and Roddie
Roddie offered a substitute bill bu
il was lost.
Senator Stewart was for the Frank
lin bill as il was amended, and il
speaking to the bill said the opposi
ton TO the bill coming from the ives
7 side of the state attorneys appeale
to him as an inuendo that the cas-
side of the state lawyers ase rascal
a charge he would plead mot guilty
TO. knowing that the lawyers on tn
? east side of the state are as SINGER
as those anywhere. Senator Stewar
= argued that the lawyers on the cas-
side of the state arc confronted wit
conditions in probate matters tha
i do not exist on the VEST side oil tn
state se H't iN9 9tN
The principal fight was over th
e clANse liihiting scton to sixty day
% nrtef notice was giyeh and this claus
W Wass i0inittod.A Vow optDHate matter
y tan be falsen up " any time, and
+, Ten years from the time case wa
transferred or otherwised isposed o
and the interested party or partie
find out that fraud was resorted I,
/, the case can be reopened and such Dc
feels rectified
Came And Fish Department
= The next fight IN The senate wa
over the Keys bill establishing pos
t.oas In the g,lle and fish depar
ment. The bill was reported favo