The Oklahoma Leader. (Guthrie, Okla.), Vol. 12, No. 2, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 9, 1905 Page: 1 of 8
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DALLAS NEWS
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VOLUME 12
GUTHRIE OKLAHOMA, THURSDAY. FEBRUARY 9. 1905.
Legislative
Proceedings
After a Sitting Lasting Almost
Nine Hours
Session Was Characterized by Many Surprises of Which the Pro-
hibition Feature for Oklahoma is the Most Disagreeable
Guthrie Remains the Temporary Capital Until
1910—Arizona Left Out in the Cold.
NUMBER 2
I oa comi eneatlon (if public officer.
; Mr. Gandjr explained that he did nor
I know thin was ihe iutentl. n of the
| I:ill and with Irew his motion, allowing
i the committee .o kill the bill,
I NihlacW's Morality Bill Reported.
The coniiiiiltee on < iuoatioa report-
ed the fc'.lowiug hills favorably this
I morning
Senate hill No. 13, hy Nihltck, for
J teaching morality and humanity ii
public schools, house bill No 149, by
Ross, fixing (he status of the board of
repents for normal acho ts; N'o. 10 t
by Levy, amending arlicie 7, chapte•
'i7, of Wi'son's statutes of 19011; No.
£03 by Ross, authorizing school dis-
tricts to telocale school houses.
This same committee reported un-
favorably on Senator Cralle's bill. No.
114, providing for hiring teachers, at 1
Ross' bi'l \o. 170, amending section
176, article C, cl apter 'i7, Wi'son's
statutes cf 1903.
Tree Culture Encouraged
| Both of Taylor's tree culture bills
Non. 150 and 1.11, were reported lav. 1 •
ably this morning by the committee 0:1
1 agriculture; the first creates the office
of city park commissioner to Induce
tree planting and the care of trees, an :
the second is for the better utilization
(from Tuesday s Daily.)
Following their third reading a 1 the
following bills were passed bj the
house and will now go to the senato
for action:
No. 47, by Bone, providing for the
consolidation cf rural school districts
hy the voluntary disorganization and
consolidation of adjacent districts, and
providing for the transportation of
scholars to school; vote, ?2 ayes; 1
absent.
N'o. 7'!. by I.ydick, regulating cor.
tracts with school bok, school supply
and all manner of school furnishing
con.panics: vote. 22 ayes; 1 nay, Dan
icls; 3 absent.
No. 17, by Levy, regulating the sale
of cocaine; all other drugs are cut out
of the bill as passe1 by the house;
vote, 23 ayes 3 absent.
Levy's Gill For County Clerks.
Mr Levy of Logan, this morning In-i
troduced a bill, increasing the sal-1 ...
, ,r. ,,,, of Oklahoma s precipitation by indue
arles of county clerks. The bill bases .
the salaries as follows: In counties
of 5.U00 population or less the clerk
(By Associated Press.)
Washington, D. C., Feb. 8.—Prompt-
ly at noon yesterday the senate actimj
as a committee of the whole began the
the amendment and a number of sen
or airalnst it.
consideration of the amendments to ators spoke ft
amend- Among the senators sreakir.g lor the
amendment. were Messrs. N-.w ands
it 11mbal.lv vrtiil furnish the first tern. cerning tho conditions in that territory sion of the court is to be held at Tulsa
t f t'n"? da' .which is absolutely startling. I can he had friends he wanted to uccommo
"si/paui explained the provMons 'if not now enter into particulars, but I date at Chickasha, and ho offered an
do want to call attention to the condi- amendment providing for this. Both
tion, and I say that in my judgment it amendments were agreed to. A num-
would bo a fatal mistake to admit ber of other amendments offered by
either or both territories, and I believe Democratic senators were laid en tho
the country at 110 distant time would, tat It'.
rue the stef. ;f taken. Neither terrl- Mr. Berry suae est el an amendment,
tory should be admitted until this which was agreed to, providing that
abomination is wiped out." 1 nothing in the act admitting Oklahoma
Mr. Dubois, who is aiso a member of shall bo construed as prohibiting the
Heyburn, Bailey, K'.kins, Morgan, an 1
among those opposed Messrs. Hopkins
and Spooner. Mr. Spooner loci:1 red
that it was idle to eompare New Mex-
ico with 1 lie original slat's. "They
did not come into the Union; they the committee on privileges and eleo- establishment of separate white and
made the 1'nion New Mexico is not lions, spoke for the admission of New colored schools.
fir to come into the Union Iter ml* Mexico, sayins that the revelations Guthrie remains the capital until
oral resou-ces are a bagatelle, her as-! concerning polygamy made in tho 191" when the question of permanent
Snioct case have been so startling that location shall be submitted to vote of
under such provisions as
well as in the territories
Mr. MeCt 111ns a'so spoke of ihe rev-
elations before the committee, and ex-
pressed the opinion that iu view of
them "far more effective restrictions
than are now in fT-ce against polygamy
j are necessary " He opposed separate
lf;.1 statehood foi New Mexico
M
REDUCTION IN RENTALS.
Allowad
prise was depicted on many
when it wa; permitted to go to a vo
without, a suggestion from ar.y sen-, there could n-.- er be a
latlon without rain, "f have observ- restrict noly^.taj
'hat nm l and civiiiza , which is," he said, "so inimical to our
future."
The vote on the amendment for the
by Territorial
Board.
the statehood bill. The first
inent passed was the one prohibiting
the sale of intoxicating liquors in any
pait of 'he state of Oklahoma for a
period of twenty-one years.
Then came tile firs: surprise in con-
nection with the proceeding This!
was the adoption of the amendment
suggested by Mr Foraker, providing
for the submission of the eonstitetio*.
of the proposed rate of Arizona to the
voters of the present te-ritory of An- ' admission." 1 i "he national government will take con.} the people
zona and of the territory of New Mex- • • - '" troi of the question of polytamy iu the the legislature may prescribe.
ico fcepa-ately. ! Mr. Elkins. replying, said lie had •
Mr. Beveridge had suggested that lived In New Mexico for mat > years
the committee amendments should be and 'knew tho people to be In every
passe 1 upon in order to perfect the way worthy of statehood. He said the
bill, when Mr. Foraker secured recog- Democratic party was keeping i ->
nition to formally propose his amend ' pledges by supporting statehood for
ment. This had for weeks been con- New Mexico, while Repub icans were
•sidered a crucial amendment, and sur-( violating a pledge three times made.
faces Mr. Dolliver opposed the amend
ment, expressing the opinion that j Mr. Plan (Conn.) said there was no
■eencral civili- doubt about the power "f cengiess to
, io.L,n wi-iirf • bntn niieorv. restrict nolypp.roy "ar institntnn
titor. The surnrise >vas not^'l when, mtlon \M.ik
the supporters of the committee bill ed," he sai<l
tailed to demand a division on the vote I 'ion go together.
Mr. Beveridire, in charge of the bill.] Mr. Foraker spoke for separate state-
•sat in his customary seat on the front hood for N«?w Mexico, as (lid Mr. Tell -1 seimaie ac.misJjn o e: i ex.co uda
row on the Republican side but made er. Both .'. fended the Spanish speak- then taken, and it was carrie 1.
110 sign. The result created a ripple o- ing people of New Mexico, saying that It was o ..en lor. .1 ou .i
excitement throughout the senate they compared favorably with rural
chamber, and when It, subsided Mr. people in other sections. I
Beveridge on behalf of the committee.| Mr. Stewart and Mr. Clark (Mor.- Follow in
Indicated the purpose of accepting sev. tana), supported the amendment. j
oral amendments suggested by Mr. narrows announced his onposi-.
Long. j tion to the admission of Nc-w Mexico.
One of .hose prescribed the propo-- and based his antagonism on the reve'-
tion of the nubile lands to be devoted ations concerning Momionisrr which
do the benefit tf the higher institutions have been made in the case of Senator
of learning in the proposed state of Smoot before thw committee on privi-
Oklahoma. Mr. Long's amendment legos and elections of which he is
then was formally accepted. j chairman.
The amendment suggested by Mr mission of New Mexico," he said.
Long increasing the donation to Ok'a- cause to take !t. out of the jurisdiction
hotna agricultural and mechanical co! of the L'nited States and lift it into
lege from 110.000 to 250,000 acres, was statehood would be to remove the proh-
agreed to. ability ol bringing to justice those who
Mr. Bailey spoke in opposition to the are violating law." I
The bill as it stands, he said recog-
nizes the existence of the crime of
polygamy in Ne.v Mexico, by prohibit-
ing its practice, admitting that when it
becomes a sovereign state it may re-
move the rest int.'oil and nullify it.
"Til's." he said, "brings us face to face
with a condition that should alarm the
country."
"Does net the senator's objection ap-
ply with juot as much force to the ad-
mission of a slate composed of the two
territories of Arizona and New Mexico
Mr Bird then proposed an amend- as to th« admission of New Mexico to the advocates 0
ment providing for the admission of slc.ne?" atdted Mr. Bailey. Mr. Bur- its announcement
Mew Mexico as a state in accordance ro-s aemitled that it did. adding "I many conferences anions then; on the
with its present boundaries, the effect will vote against the admission of floor of the sena e.
hein- to eliminate Arizona as a part of New Mexico alone or against its a 1- An amendment was offered, by Mr.
The amendment mission coupled with Arizona. This Dolliver for term
shall receive Sf.P0 per annum: in coun-
ties of 5,100 to 10,000 a salary of $700;
ing farmers to plant trees.
Helena May Vote Bendi.
The committee on county and town-
ship organization ienorted favorab'y
in counties of 10.000 to 15,000 a salary! on Woods' bill allowing Dicl s town-
of $1,000; in counties of 15.000 to 18. s^P in Woods county to vote bonds for
000 a salary of $',300; I11 counties of the county high school a' Helena; ah 1
18,0,)0 to 24.OOP a salary of $1,000; lr. Becker's bill allowing setiool distri t
counties of 24,-Mil to 30,000 a salary of 9'1 in Grant county, to relocate thei'
$1,900; in counties of 30,000 to 30,0.10 school budding a'so Craig's bill
a salary of $2,200; In counties of 30, | amending section 9. chapter 34, sessiot.
,.00 to 42 000 a salary of $2,500; in laws of 11)03; also Hogg's bill provi.l
counties of 42.000 and mor a salary ing time and manner of tax collecting,
of $2,son. In addition the e'erk shall T his committee reported unfavorably
receive from the county commission-( >n Ross' bill for Ihe better regulation
than $300 per annum for and care of county and municli al
No other funds, and Maxwell's
and
bill
amending
Land Leasing
union of Oklahon a and Incuaa te-ri-
tory. He said that if Texas had suf-
ficient population in the beginning it
would, in all probability, have been di-
vided into five states.
Mr. Carman u.reieu amendment
•e'imitiating the provision in the bill
-requiring the adoption cf a constitu-
tion by the state ol' Oklahoma, many
of the provisions of which shall lie
Irrevocable without the consent of the
"United States. The amendment was
arrreed to on a viva voce vote
At the meeting of the territorial
school land board a report, of the set
tetary of the board relative to rentals
and conditions prevailing in Caddo,
Kiowa, and Comanche countios was
considered and adopted by the board
Under this report a reduction o:
from five to fifteen per cent will b
made in the rentals of practically all
of the lands in Kiowa county, and a
general reduction of from five to tee. j
rural the vote would be close, and the prog- p per cent will be made on five or six j
ress was followed with deep interest, townships in Comanche countv south I
!s the vote in detail |;f the Wichita mountains and adia |
Yeas—Alger, Bacon, Bailey. Bard, cent lo the big pasture. Outside of I
Bate.Berry, Blackburn, Carmaek.Carl; tips each ii dividual complaint is to be I
(Mont.), Cay, Oockrell. Culberson,'taken up on its merits and passed!
Daniel, Dubois. Elkins,Foraker.Foster upon according lo the evidence and j
(La.i, Gal'.inger, Gibson, Gorman, testimony submitted by th ? leasee, j
Hansbrough, Hevburn, Kearns, Lati- This work wi'.i be rushed as rap'-dlv as
mer, McCrea-y, McCiimber, McEnery, possible, and as fast as such case-;
McLaurin. M.a'lory, Martin, Money, f,rfi ptusod upon I ssees will be not!
i c ,, Morgan, N'ewiands Overman, Patter- ()f tbe bnal action of ihe board and i
chairman. can nc \o o ^ Penrose. Perkins, Simmons, Stew- \,e .rj\Pn opportunity to renew their
art. Stone, Taliaferro, Teller. Total.
42.
Nays—A Pes, A'llson Anker.y, Pal',
Be-eridge, Burrows, Clapp, Clark
IWyo.), Clarke (Ark). Cullom Depew,
Dryden, Fairbanks, Foster (Wash.),
Frye, Fu'.ton. Gamble, Hale, Hopkins,
Kearns, Kittridge. Lodge. I.ong, McCo-
ers not mor'
making out the tax rolls
salary whatever shall be allowed the! section 3, artie'e 4. session laws of
clerks, and out of the salaries named . 1899.
all deputies must be paid. | Quarantine Committee.
Chunk Undsr Gandy | The quarantine committee repor.ed
This morning Mr. Gandy, author o^ that senate bill No. 23, by Francis, he
the bill to allow the peop'e of Beaver, substituted for house bill No 33P. bv
county to take an official census for, Robinson, regulating the slaughter of
the year 1901. aslted that the report of cattle for fale to the public. The
the committee on county and township committee also recommended that the
affairs be not accepted, in that the Francis bill be made a special order
committee reported his census bill do with ail ether bills on tins suoject at
not pass. Immediately Mr. Ross in- 2 o'clock, Thursday afternoon.
formed the house that the plan to take J Loijan's Liquor Bill,
ihe census was simply a ruse by tho | Mr. Logan cf Kiowa, got his bill re>,t
county oficers to get an increase in ulating the liquor traflic favorably re-
j salary. There are many more people ported out cf the committee on thf
in Beaver county than the last census regulation of liquor traffic; the same
shows; if this increase rould lie off I- committee killed Ballingers bill along
| cial'y shown, then the county officers ^ the same line.
would rret their salaries based on the Undertakers Su:cessful.
increased population. Mr. Hogg desig | NoiTsinge-'s bill, regulating embalm-
nated it a '-alary grab and asked that ing, was reported favorably this inorn-
ihe hill be referred to the committee
(Continued on page 8.)
leases at the appraised rent final y
i'xed by the board.
In the matte: of the damege to th ■
southeast quarter of section 3(5 town-
ship IS range 2f> west iti Day countv,
the same having been corr.plete'y ruin-
ed by being covered with several feei
of sand by the recent floods of the
mas, Millard, Nelson Piatt (Conn.), Canadian rive" the lessee. J. H. Hutcli-
Platt (N. V.). Proctor Quarles, Scott, jnson, was granted permission to re
Smoot, Spooner Warren, Wetmore. l nquish his lease to the territory, and
Total, 40. | was relieved frem the payment of his
Pettus and Crane and Messrs. Till- tenlal notes The sccrilary of Ihe
man and. Hawley were paired on this bearl was instructed to fully invest! :
vote, and M-.ssrs. Aldrich. Button, gate all other damage done by tho j
Knox and Mitchell were absent and uu- liver la the big September floods and
paired. | to adjust the matter with the 'essees
The result evidently was a surprise
the house lull, and
was fallowed by
the proposed state.
in the lnmrueire of the amendment condition with reference to polygamy addition to tho
!n thC laIW 8l0f'h am" mich worse in Arizona than in New homo provided bv the bill Mr Bailey Ing of proper relief ,n all *uch casta
granting proper "eliel. in each case.
The secreti-ry was instructed to ii'-j
vestigiite all cases wherein it v/a? a! j
leged or complained that the rental!
of school land was greater than four
per cent of the reasonable, cash value
= of court at Tuisa. in of the raw land, and to "lake recom-
other cities in Okla-I tnendation to the board for the. grant j
Cream
Baking Powder
Used in Millions of Homes.
■ 40 Years the Standard. A
i Pure Cream of Tartar Povv-
j der. Superior to every other
i known. Makes finest cake
r and pastry, light, flaky bis-
I cuit, delicious griddle cakcs
■ —palatable and wholesome.
fcm-erly suggested by Mr. Patterson, is
-ind was offered as a substitute for the- Mexica, and the ocr.dlt'ons in both are opposed
provision in the bi'l admitiing iu such as to restr.iln me from voting for
Arizona and Nev; Mexico as one state, either. Today polygamy exist
The reading of the amendment con- Mexico; it has been declared to be the lo asu concress lo locate the court in >t while his wife was away, with
snmed much time and wa* llowed breeding ground of that practice. I accordance with the demands of their gasoline explosion and t>. house
vdth interest as it was realised that an, in possession of information con- sta e. He said, however, that if a ses- ashes as a lestdt.
the amendment on the ground'
that the senators and representatives Another story with a moral is that
in New of the new state should be permitted r,f the Weatherford man left to "bach
Price Bakins
Powder Co.,
Chicaoo.
Note,—Avoid baking powders made from
ik like
They look" like pure powders,
cake.
alum. .— , .
and may raise the cake, but alum
is a poison and no one can cat loot
1 •.i- iriSiirif ti Mi'ulth.
nixed with it without injury to health.
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