The Guthrie Daily Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 9, No. 66, Ed. 1, Wednesday, February 17, 1897 Page: 1 of 4
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HOUSE PUTS UP THE BEER TAX
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I THE HOUSE
Yesterday was a lively ouo In the
bouse and it continued until late last
night.
A number of new bills wore Intro-
duced and Bevcral passed.
The bill to tax beer wholesalers SSOO
per every county In which they did
business passed after a red hot discus-
sion. It had been defeated once but
came up on reconsideration.
Ferguson's separate school bill and
Rose's banking bill pansed both ex-
cellent measures.
Wilson's bill to allow a years redemp-
tion of real catato sold on oxecutlon
and May's measure to provont corrup-
tion intimidation and coercion at elec-
tions were recommended for passugo
and much ether business done.
In Uetall.
Tho chaplain prayed as
eloquently as usual and
tho Journal was read by
Clerk lllakeney and ap-
proved. Speaker Tousley announced that the
business pending at tho adjournment
was roll call on house bill 133 to char-
ter St. Mary's acadamy and the roll
was ordered completed.
Auottitr ituiiug
Willis moved to adjourn but was
ruled out of oidc as an adjournment
could not be takoo while a roll call was
in progress.
Messrs Tousley Christian and Iliir-
net voted for the bill and Willis
against it. Mr. Horry who had voted
against it on Monday changed his
vote which carried tho bill by 14 votes
lllll Hlmied.
The speaker signed house bill 67 ro-
tating to irrigation reservoirs and
ponds.
House bill 50 relating to wid tli of
public highways.
Council bill 40 relating to animal in
duetry was ordered reprinted and made
a special order for today at 8 p. m.
Tho committee on education recom-
mended tho passage of houso bill S07
dcliuol lniitl Ulacutaloii
Mr. Doylo moved that house bill 148
relating to school lands bo made a
special order for February 17 at 7:30
p. m. Ho said it was ono of tho most
important bills yet placed before tho
assembly and he thought that action
should bo bad upon it. Mr. Alien
said that tho special joint committee
were working hard every night on a
bill to consolidate the various school
land bills and protect the interests
of all.
Mr. Horry favored pushing buslno6
along this line as well as othors
Thcro had been too mush delay al-
ready. Mr Willis said the committee were
working hard on tho bills and should
be given amplo time.
Mr. Qault said the matter was a very
important ono and the committee
should have ample time to fully con-
sider it and embody the beat points of
all bills in the substitute.
Mr. May said the committee should
have time to draft a proper bill as
they were m consultation with parties
representing all interests and could
therefore judge bettor as to what was
wanted.
Mr. Doylo changed time to February
18 at 7:30 p. m. and May amended to
make it all school land bills InsUad of
house bill 148
A Kick from llnruei
Karnes stated that several of his
bills had been reported against with-
out bis knowing that the bills were to
ba considered and quoted the rule to
show that tho committees should have
notified him to appear before them
He therefore moved that tho bills be
referred back to the committee.
Mr. Ferguson stated that one of the
bills had come from his committee uud
be had reporWd while Mr. Harnes was
absent.
llllla Introduced.
House bill 20 by Diyle relatiog to
running at large of domeet'c animals.
House bill 221 by Cherry ereauug
board of healtii aud repealing oliapter
8 ot laws of 1803
House bill 222 by Berry relating to
school districts.
Uouse bill 223 by George to exempt
property from forced sale.
House bill 221 by Ueorge providing
for publlcaMon of reports of supreme
court; sale of same and creating a . ter.
rltorlal library fund.
Council bill 7 relating to joint
itwriBg committee was read and re
eleallons.
requiring
In banks
on dally deposit plan
Council bill 67. An act amending
tne revenue act
Council bill 107. An act to prohibit
the use of free passes by public offi-
ce rs.
Item! Hecomt Time.
Ilillc Were rend a second Hi e and
re'errod to committees m tallows-
County and Townlilji Organization
House bill 317.
ICducatlon House bill SIS.
Criminal Jurisprudence House bill
tin; council bill 73.
Judiciary Council bills It and 43.
House bill 79 Hose's banking till
waa placed upon third reading ami
passed as agreed upon Saturday by a
vote of 25 to l.
AITICIINOON.
bill 885 was Introduced by
Home
Uault. It provides for the contracting
for light and water by eltlee.
Mr. Cherry presented a petition from
eltlMiiB of Custer county declaring
that they were oppressed aud down-
trodden and asked that tlioy be given
relief by the passage of laws reducing
fees and salaries.
Messrs. Christian Chorry and Shan-
non wero appointed to serve on be-
half of the house on the lCansas-Okla-homa-Toxas
railway commission
The committee on roads and high-
ways reported against house bill 114.
The committee on asylums and pub-
lic ohurittes recommended the passage
of house bill 108
Tho house receded from Its amend-
ment to the bill regulating the meet-
ings of county commissioners uud tho
bill went through limiting the Beeslons
to twenty eight days In a year and re-
quiring all bills to be filed flvo days
before the board meet.
Mouse bill 187 taxing wholesale beor
sollers 5500 por annum In each county
was called up on reconsideration.
Mr. Qault said the taxing of those
men so enormously would drive them
out of the territory. They wore tho
most liberal mon In tho territory had
plants here paid taxes aud should not
bo taxed so heavily.
Mr. .May said these houses took out
81.400000 per annum most of their
buildings wore 1 oca tod on tho railway
right-of-way and not taxed. Tho
preeent license tax on tbom was only
S3S per annum which everybody ad-
mitted was too low.
Mr. Christian thought this tax would
rulse the price of beer to the consumer.
He felt that 88 was too low but the
$50i) tax proposed was entirely too
Olson favored protecting homo
industries and raising rereaue from
such ou-slde luxuries as beer.
Mr. Graves said he didn't drink such
stuff as beer himself but he didn't be-
lieve in taxing the industry so heavily
as to cut off the supplies of others.
The bill was cluss legislation and he
would vote against it.
Mr. Ferguson said that thero was no
hope of building up home Industries
in the brewery or dist'l'ery lino In a
territory where the legislature was
favorable to woman suirrage as tho
women would knock out all such In-
dustries and bring prohibition. Mr.
Ferguson thought you might as well
tax dry goods or clothing stores as to
tax the beer sol I or $600.
Mr. Vlckers said he was oppohed to
class legislation and saw no reason
why the millionaire brewer of Mil-
waukee or Ht Louis should not pay
9600 tax when the poor saloon keeper
selling in a shanty to keep his family
alive woe taxed $700. He favored tax
log the rich with the poor und not
allowing the rich and powerful to go
free and tax the poor and the weak.
Lytton wanted light and brought
out the fact that retailers are taxed
from SS00 to 8750 a year and whole-
salers bnt $3C
Hbannou said this was uniest and
unfair. The dealers shoulu all be
treated alike and the bill should pass.
Tousley said the bill would raise the
revenue (rout 11000 to nearly 960000
for the benefit of the school fund.
Wilson said the tax would fall on
the loeal wholesale dealers and not ou
the brewers. The local dealers were
making very little money now aud this
tax would drive them out of the busi
ness.
Doyle said the bill would concen-
trate the wbolnsale beer business at
several points 1 hese men now paid
large taxes to every city in the terri-
tory. He was opposed to the bill and had
prepared one himself whloh eovered
the grouud. This bill would defeat
lis own end by decreasing the tax re
eeiptc rtthtr tnau inert as ng them.
The bill passed by the following
vote:
Ayes Bills Kerry Cherry Ilogan
May. Uouriquand Olson shannon. St.
Olair Sollirao Vu-kere Woodmiiosee
Willis Tousley.
Nays Christisa Doyle. Ferguson
Oault George Graves Hose Stovall
WIUob All i.tton
House biu ia relating to sounty
bands was defeated.
House bill 139 relating to separate
schools was called up uext and passed
py a vow or IS to I. This I Ferguson's
rasasnre and will put an end to raca
ferret! to the oomrailtoe on
Sow Olltlilflll llliii.
Council bill 46 An act
treasurers to deposit funds
troubles ond complications In tho
ftehool district of the territory.
House bill 143 amending the game
law so that a person must hare writ-
ten consent from the owner or ocow-
pant of land before hunting thereon
or on the highway adjacent. The bill
passed by a vote of 17 to 7.
Home bill 188 by Uault amending
the statute In relation to a change ot
venue in civil cases came next and
was lost by a vote of 13 to 11
In Uuuimlttee
House bill 51 relating to redemp-
tion was killed.
House bill 150 by Alien requiring h
uiojorlty of the taxpayers of a ward
or pieclnot to sign a petition for the
grnntlng of a saloon license before It
could be considered and ralilng the
county tax from 800 'o $300 was first
considered
Mr. Christian moved to moke the
license 800 saying that If It was tho
disposition to license tho amount
should be muds reasonable or prohibi-
tion be adopted at once nnd bo done
with it. Motion lost.
After some discussion it was moved
that this bill with others on the sub
ject be considered together Feb. 19 at
8 p m. Lost nnJ the bill was com-
mitted to the committee on regulation
of tho liquor trallle
A Iti-itmiiiitliiii Uw
House bill 12 by Wilson providing
for redemption of real estate sold on
execution was oalled up noxtand dis-
cussed at length and amended In
varioly. It was finally recommended
for passage.
House bill 164 to provide for the de-
struction of thistles nnd Johnson grass
was killed
House bill 114 to prevant corrup-
tion ooar.cion and intimidation at elec-
tions was also recommond&d for pas-
sage. This bill prevents corporations
or other omployers from coercing or
inlluenclng their employes to vote by
threats of dismissal etc under pcu-
alty of heavy line.
House bill 141 to legalize tho elee
tlon of probate judge of Kay county
came next. Mr. NeiT who was elected
probate Judge had been admitted to
the bar more than three yonrs before
tho dato of going Into olllos but lacked
a fow days of being admitted throe
years before the dato of the oloctlon
and on this technicality tho Republi-
can oounty commissioners were at-
tempting to steal the olllco from him
and had usurped thoir authority and
appointed another man probate judge.
Tho bill was agreed to unanimously.
Morn WCWUlllIT?- -
House bill 388 by Viokers for tho
rolief of destitute soldiers and sailors
and their widows aud ehlldren.
House bill 987 by Hose to provide
rovenue for the support of the terri-
torial library.
House resolution by Uerry re-
solving that the cominittoe on appro-
priations should prepare a bill spevift-
aally designating the salaries to be
paid professors teacher presidents
clorks aud other ter-ltorlal employes
so that the people might know the
amounts paid such employes und that
such salaries ba In keeping with tho
prices of labor and product of the soil.
KVBNINO.
House bill 13 by Wl.son prohibit-
ing spouiul findings by juries was re-
commended for passage
House bill 120 by Hogan providing
for the protection ot labels and trade-
marks of buslnoss men manufacturers
labor unions or assoelatlons by provid-
ing a severe poualty for their Imita-
tion or counterfeiting It was ugroed
to with no dissent.
House bill 14S providing a penally
of fine and imprisonment for any per-
son who shall wear the ensign of any
religious or eivle society to obtain aid
or assistance unless the wearer be a
member of said society earae next.
This was a little bill of one page and
two sections but it preelpltated a dls-
euseion twenty three yards long.
During this discussion Woodmaasee
took occasion to stir up the house gen
erally on the waste of time and moved
then to quit fooling with little useless
bills and get down to onsiuess.
On motion of Graves the bill was
laid gently in the earth and Johnson
grass planted on the mound.
House bill 151 a speelel aet by 8t
Clair to allow the school board of du-
irlet 83 to relocate the school house by
vote of the taxpayers of the district
was agreed to
House bill 81 providing that war
rants shall not be Usued by eommis
sloners until ten days aft-r bills have
been allowed so as to give part es a
ebance to appeal was reooui wended
for pasta e
1 1 onto bill 1341 by Ferguson to pros-
tleally abolleh township organisation
earns next. It euts the number of
townships In any eoeuty to no mora
tban five and they to be b -dies poli'le
end rorporetd for road purposes only
This bill died a violent death and the
coroner Is now boMlng ao Inquest.
House bill 187 bv the eominltt' e on
education to amend the schoo' laws
relative to expenses for loeal st-bool
swpplles liualllutr purchases to 815 an-
'ess by vote ot the people of the dls-
trlet. The language of the bill was rather
unique talking about "appendages
for school pu-pne M It wae a bar
rowing tale long drawn out and was
Anally rontinued lor future perusal bv
a reeonimendattin that it pass Just
before its adoption lisrnee taeked on
an Amendment that raskee it an im-
portant uipaiun This was to pro-
hibit contracting with members of the
board for supplies of any kind the
same to apply to city boards as well as
The committee rose and the house
adjourned.
8BNATB VIOOROUSLY DEBATES
SENATOR QARniSON'S BILL.
A UNIFORMITY OP MARRIAGES.
House QUI 77. AUer MmoIi Amnd-
Iok. le Finally Reported Favor-
ably Senate Uaee Dakota
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Four new bills were Introduced In
the council yesterday. Ulght bills
were considered in committee of the
whole three of which were killed
two favorably recommended for pass-
age two wore made tpecial orders at
a ;fitthre time and ono re-referred to
the agricultural committee for correc-
tion. The council met forty-live minutes
too early foi Hev. Jonee who supposed
the body would bo oalled to order at
tho usual hour 10 o'clock.
After the usual preliminaries of
reading opd approval of the Journal
the council got down to business In
short order and before a lato aljourn-
ment in the evening succeeded In
making the entire farce connected
with the body very tired.
Two bills were placed ou third read-
ing and pawed.
On Hecoilll Iteiiillng-
Tho following bills were
road a second timo aud
referred to standing
committees: No. 116 ex-
empting part of tenant's
crop from lion for rent to committee on
agrloulturoj No. 180 prohibiting rail-
roads from obstructing strools oto
to
committee on railroads; No. 131.
oroatlng boord of health Nu. 183
authorising miroty companies to do
business. No. 184 permitting nduclarlos
to tax as expenses sums paid by thorn
to surety companies No. 125 provid-
ing for the safe keeping of moneys lu
tho hands of fiduciaries to judiciary
committee ond No. 188. amending law
as to voting for sohool superintendent
to committee on education.
New mils
Were Introduced as follow:
Oounoll bill 18 by llrowu. An aet
relating to cities towns nnd villages.
Couuoil bill 137 by Lynch. An aet
locating au agricultural college In
Ky county.
Council bill 181 by Dellols. An aet
requiring treasurer to make a call for
outstanding warraute every thirty
days.
Ou motion of Marum the rules wero
suspended aud council bill 138 was read
a second timo and referred to com-
mittee on judiciary.
On Tlilrd ltwidlnc.
Council bill 87 by Loarned was
placed on Its final passage. This bill
the tux bill extending time of pay
ment of taxes to the second Monday
In March and nrnklng them payable
at ono payment ou that date.
The bill passed with 1'rosldent
Joiinsou voting agalust II. S. John
stoii and Randolph not voting and the
balance for. Mr. Garrison at first
voted against the bill but before the
vote was announced changed hie vote.
In Uommltt of tlm Wliolu.
On motion of Ilrown the oouui-11
weot into eommittje of the whole for
consideration of council bill M
This is Mr- Hsnner's election bill
and amends the preeent law by knock-
ing out the device ot the different
parties and materially changing the
present election law.
The provision la the bill that the
names of the eandldates be printed
under the title of such; party was
stricken out on motion of Dellols.
After minor amendments in the
second section President Johnson
moved that a special committee of
three be appointed to go over the bill
thoroughly aud harmonise it so that
it might be considered without loss of
time by the committee ot the whole
on Wednesday morning Adopud
and Mr Kisber the chairman ap-
pointed IVeniden. Johncon Mr. lias
ner and Mr. DeHolsun that committee.
Mr Deiioik In order that some mem-
ber of the I'opuliat parly be represent-
ed on the committee asked to be ex-
cised aud Mr. Learned was substi-
tuted Mr. Garrison's council bill 88 amend-
ing the present Uw so that the town-
ship boards have the power to throw
oif two days of the four required for
road work if 160 forest or shade trees
be planted and cultivated on the home
stead along the east and wast public
higbw&j. was read
Mr. Gould said he had promised bis
people and hie Ood that he would use
his efforts to get the four days re
quired for all road work out down to
two days and offered an amendment
to that affect and striking out that
part relating to trees In the bill.
Mi. Ballots wanted better roadi and
POWDER
Absolutely Puro
Celebrated for lu rret leavening strength
anil health! ulne Assures the food against
alum and all forms of adulteration common
to the cheap brand kotai. iiakinu rownrn
tv RKW YOHK.
opposed Mr Gould's amendment
Mtlll Works the Hnaita
Mr. Garrison was 57 years old but be
still worked the roads and his sons.
not yet 80 did the oarao.
Mr Gould said he was sineore in .iia
otforts on behult of the tax payers and
wanted to reply to his friend of Coxey
proclivities Mr. Garrison who wantod
good roads when somebody cleo made
them. He also called attontion to tho
fact that tlioso men who were required
to do this four days' work would vote.
Hannor opposed the amendment of
Gould and Marum favored it
Mr Clark wanted tho prisoners in
tho county jails taken out and mado
to work tho roads
Mr. Gould withdraw that part of his
amendment which rolatud to planting
ot treoe
Unit Toiler to Mnke llml HontU.
Mr. Fisher said that it sounded to
him a bad policy to mako bad roads
after just passing tho anti-pass bill
Mr. Gould thou amended so that tho
poll tux in olllos of tho first and socond
class bo S3 In order to lot tho country
"do as It darned please" as to poll tar.
In malting this amendment ho assorted
that there wore no cities of tho socond
class In the torritory but was numer-
ously corrected. Ho thou mado his
motion to road that In cities of over
2000 Inhabitants the poll tax should
bo two days work and his amendment
was adopted and tho committee rose
Tho homo notified tho council that
it had passed tho anti-trust bill and it
was road a first time In tho council.
On motion of llrowu tho rules wore
suspended and tho bill advanced to
a socond reading and referred to tho
committee on judiciary.
The judiciary committee reported
favorably on oounoll bill tfl relating
to a special vendor's Hun.
A recess was taken until 2 o'clock.
AITIC1INUUN.
President Johnson introducod coun-
cil bill 116 compelling express com-
panies to procure license to do business
In tho territory.
In Uontiiilttea of the WhnU.
The counoll then rosolvad Itself into
committee of tho whole for considera-
tion of genoral and special ordors and
council bill 45 locating a normal
school at Alva which had bcon mado a
special order tor 2 o'clock was taken
up.
Tho bill was read and no amend
munts offered oxcept as to form ot re-
pealing laws which would conflict with
tho bill so as not to Intcrforo with tho
prosont normal school
Thero Doomed to be some difficulty In
getting tho amondmeut juat as tho
mumbors wanted.
President Johnson Anally moved to
postpone the further consideration ot
the bill until next Friday.
This was opposed by Marum and Gar-
rieon and favored by Delioie lirown
aud Gould.
The bill was finally made a special
order for Friday the 84th and council
bill 8 as to poll tax was again taken
up.
Mr. Learned offered an amendment
that all persons over 45 years of age
(Instead of 60) be exempt from poll tax.
Adopted.
Mr. Learned then moved that the
bill be referred to the committee on
agriculture for eorreetlon and amend-
ment. Carried.
DutlM of Ueuntr Treasurer'
The committee than took up council
bill 68 relating to duties of county
treasurers which had been unfavorably
reeomwenJed by the committee on
counties and county affairs. Tho bill
provides for pay me tit of warrants per
issuance instead of registration abol-
Wheat school district treasurers and
wakes it the duty of tbe eouuty treas-
urer ou the tenth day of each month to
make a call for all county township
and school district warrants when he
has tbe money on hand to pay ou tho
first of each month.
Mr Uuuld moved that the report ot
the committee be adupied aud the bUl
killed. Carried.
Mr. UarrisoB's council bill 3i provid-
ing that fines be paid into the county
school fund was read and hilled by in-
definite postponed mem.
House bUl 05. which provides for tho
cross-examination of the opposite party
to u olvil suit was read and President
JohRMjn moved that tho bill bo Indefi
nitely postponed because it would play
hodgopodgo with all rules of evidence
laid down by Ulackstone. Adopted.
(Continued on I'aa Four )
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