The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-01-15
RUTHLESS
Il ARGUMENT Ill
IN HOUSE
PROPOSED AMEND MENT
TO CONSTITUTIONS UN-
DER DISC UsSION
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Oklahoma City Okla, Jan ID
The house session Friday did litue|
finally. A long and iruitless argu'
ment over Millburu's proposed amend
ment to the constitution providing Tor
five months Of school annually end
ed with the measure going back TO-
committee. Brown Of Canadian re'
ylyed the old practice Of the minority
OF introducing investigating reso.
lutlons with resolution whcreaslng
that the state board OF agriculture
was causing widespread dissatisiac'
tion among the farmers by its meth
DDS and asking a committee ot ilVe
to investigate. The resolution went
over under the rules.
The bll by Anthony and Webb q
the house and Thompson OF the sen
ate. proposing TO abolish the state
dispensary and state enforcement de-
partments, to destroy all coniiscated
liquors and fixtures to give the gov
ernor the power to suspend county
Officers falling TO enforce the pro
hibitory law, and providing five years
Imprisonment for the 'habitual yio-
lator' was recommended out favor
ably by the committee ON prohibition
enforcement.
A state board OF education bill, said
to have been written In part by Pres
idgmt Evans OF the state university,
was introduced. Peeby OF Oklahoma
county, Is the author of new Dill
asking only $2;500,000 from the state
public building fund for paying halt
of the construction Of school houses
in graded school districts Of not less
| than twenty-five square miles.
A feature of the day was the hand
some apology Of Speaker nurant 10
atne veteran Stump Gil. ). P) Ash
by from Pushmataha for some SHARP
rulings yesterday. Mr.. Durant ex
planned his great respect for Mr. Ash
by and his desire to run the house
by the rules Of order, and asked that
there be no hard feelings. The house
heartily anplauded
The bill by Searcy remodeling tht
statutes governing the drawing 90
county court iuries was passed BY
/ the vote OF IS to ! l.
Harris bin relative to use OF prlo
judicial testimony at subsequent pre-
coedifgs was killed by committee
the bill hy Teehee and Landrum 20
the senate), giving Commissioners o
Charities and Corrections Kate Ban
/ aard authority to appear as mex
fgad In minor cases, ln;endei t
Ipnlarge the scope Of work in aidin
udlan minors to retain or regain thei
rights, was favorably reported, an
again took it's place on the calendal
Narshall's bill appropriating $500
rs search for artesian water was n
cammitted for more amending
Jones introduced a resolution gl'
ing the sergeantat arms power
make requisition for material an
4 books used by the code commisslo
Y In storage at Guthrie. Milburn an
RI McDuffle were the authors Of a co
!, current resolution authorizing cor
i initlee TO make a regular form
/, blank for appropriation bills.
t. Other Bills.
Other house bills introduced al
as follows. BY Maxey, relative to T
s.dent agents for corporations. Stet
and Jayne, relative to employment
J. teachers in separate schools, glyil
the coWty superintendent full POI
er TO engage them Champion Cra
ford, Edwards and Mihar (of Musk
] geel proyidlng that proof of inju
a by a locomotive, etc, shall be prin
J facic evidence of want of reaSonab
J. skill or care; ReXroat, Barrett, Pee
y and BALDWIN, providing that sheril
= and constables Shall be deputy gar
a. wardens; Broome and New, clos
- seasons for deer aud turkey fer thr
years. kueeIand, requiring firepro
construction in state institution
Breedlove. creating the office OF p
bate commissioners; Vogel, relati
to The registration and release Of CHI
tie mortgages; Broome, amending t
county division law