The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1911-03-07
WILL MAKE
DEMOCRAT
lh0IsR|eTs
Oklahoma House and Senate
Csutusss Busy With Re-
fIsiIIciIng Bill

lneeLaI D Lne Die Laader.

Bpeeial ~ the Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City, OKLA Mar G--~
Separate caucusee 0f tb. Democratic
n1al0Fgtlee Of lhe house and senate VI
the Oklahoma legislature are being
held today ID consider and u possible
agFee upon a congressional Fediaf
tficfiug bill
Both houses aFe agreed that Seb.
atof Cores suggestion of q flge-dla'
ffict redlafrlcslng bill with o Dfoyis'
ion If any additional congressman
1T large must b. passed II "a alsO
The unanimous agreement that these
five districts must be- Democratic,
Instead 81 two Republican and three
Democratic ~ this time The sent'
ment " the Democratic Legislators
on this question Of Democratic ger.
rymandef II necessary is aDtly iold
bg ex@taie Senator Campbell Russell
author of The New Jerusalem
ufcam.
"Ob. yes. that win be perfectly
fair TO the Republicans, he said
Instead Of a Blk Democratic majority
III one OF two districts ~ az present
the state Will be- redistflcted 20 that
they will have 10 overcome only a
three or four thousand majority hs
each district"
The First end Second districts are
nov Republican. The second, BY a
SLENDER but apparently safe Republic
IN majority. the Flrsl by ~ average
Republican majority of 1000. Con.
gfegsman bird McGulfc, Republican,
Ii from. the lnttnf q u. II stronghold
MUGnlrq III the senior oklahoma
congressman and before hls election
III 1907 war congressional delegate
from the territory of Oklahoma 10
Uuat hIln from hin JOB, and retire
him from control Ot the "old guard
wing Of The Republican party has
been tho aim VI TIE Democrats for
years. aud the fedlHlrlctlng bin VIII
ceftaIuly accomplish this result Nor.
gan win be retired by the same au-
tomato action.
The passage Of The congressional
fediAtlieIlng bill, The legislative and
judicial fediatrIetlng bills and the
general appropriation bin II the chief
work yet 70 be done, so the leaders
say.
.she aefmlpna l1pw on 81 4 day, win
end probably next Saturday. Many
big matters viii remain nndlep0scd OF
such as an election law Ia all prob
ability. but last week saw The com.
pletlon Of most Of the big questions
presented BY Governor Cruce. The
banAlpglbll Il signed. tiir state board
Of education bill ready for signature
The prohibition enforcement bill IN
final conference. The code bin has
passed A special election to amend
Article = section q, Of the conatiiu.
tlon ~ encourage railroad building,
las been called f0r April 2s,
The blll creating a supreme court
commission 70 help the court out with
lts work, haa been passed by both
houses No final action has been
taken on thn resolution proposing Il
constitutional amendment 70 enable
the state 10 help ont the weaker
school districts Both we're recon.
mended by the governor The anti,
gambling bill, on which he had par.
ttfHtRtt} fAiH BtitNFf iiNN HOS D'tH hii'
I'd upon by either house
Unless something ~ done on The
capitol quoAtion. no action can bc TAX.
90 toward securing q capitol build
Ing before the next meeting OF the
legislature The capitol commission
has practically 80 power ag II now
stands The house has voted 10 IN
crease its powers, while the senate
In line wiihs The governors recon-.
mendailons, hnH passed bin to nb0l.
iah the commission aud turn over ~
duties 70 the state board OF public
affairs.
Nothing has been done toward the
pabsage Of a new election law, 10
which all parties pledged themselves
during The last campaign The bill
for the sale OF the school lands, also
supported BY both Of the old parties
has pasted the senate hnt IN yet to
De acted upon ~ the house.