The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-27

GUTHEIr, o. r, Jan &c --TSpeciall-
Twenty-Five members answered roll cal
in the house this morning.
Mr. Ormsbee reported that the judiciary
committees of the council and the house
were unable to complete their work yes
terday. He asked to be excused.
Mr.. Ormsbee introduced the following
bill:
IAN act to amend section four a.
of article two (2) of chapter seventy-five
6I5). entitled Revenue being paragraph
G,l34 of the statutes of Oklahoma:
BE il enacted by the legislative assem-
bly, of the territory of Oklahoma.
"All taxable property, real and personal,
owned or being for any time stored and
kept or allowed TO remain within this ter
r.tory. shall be listed and assessed once in
each year in the name of the owner there
of, as soon as practicable, on or after the
1i~st Monday in February, including all
property owned on the first day of Janu-
airy of that year; and in case of animals,
stocks Of goods, wares or merchandise, and
the personal property OF banks aud bank
ing institutions, including money, loans,
discounts and credits, the statement shall
include the average amount of the same
for the preceding year ending on Jan
nary first, and in order to make the
assessment such assessor shall demand
from each person, firm or corporation by
personal application to such person, a
member of such firm, the president, secTe-
tary. treasurer, cashier, managing agent
of such company, association or corpora
sion within his county, or TO the person
found in charge OF any property known to
be or have been during the preceding year,
At any time within his county, claimed to
be owned by Il nonresident, "A statement
under oath or affirmation. OF all the real
estate within the county, and personal
property owned by, claimed, or in the use,
possession or control of such person, firm,
corporation, association, company or per-
son in charge, whether had by the party
sworn for himself, or as agent for another.
and shall set out in such sworn statement
an itemzed account Of all classes of prop
erty by this act defined as subject to AS
sessment 10y him so owned, held or con-
t'olled.
eft any person, firm, officer or agent
shall neglect or refuse, on demand of the
assessor, to give under oath or affirma-
tlou, the statement required by this Sec
tion, the assessor shall ascertain an esti-
mate from the best Information he can OBJ
tain, the number, amount aud cash value
OF all the several species of property re-
Quired, and shall list the same accordingly,
aud the value 50 fixed by the assessor
shall not bo reduced by the county board
of equalization, nor shall any portion of
the tax assessed under the provisions of
this act be remtted by the board of county
commissioners.
Whereas, An emergency Is hereby de
Clared To exist and does exist for the i'm
mediate passage of this act, the same shall
take effect and be in force from and after
it, passage and approval"
Mr.. OrmSbee moved to suspend the rules
and place the bill on passage.
Mr.. Wlmberly-Ihe gentleman is out of
order, as the bill has not been read the sec
ond time,
Mr. Peery-l was not paying attention,
and dc. not know what was 10 the bill.
Mr. Ormsbee explained the bill As the
law now stands the value of animals is
,aken on Jan. !. The custom is to remove
the animals, so as TO escape taxation. The
bill Is to prevent this. A large number of
stock owners IN neighboriug states make
tins dumping ground TO enable them to
escape paying taxes In the states in which
tney live. The county commissioners arc
prohibited from reducing the assessments
made 10y assessors, but jhe heavy cattle
men have IN thelT employ number of men
who are affidavit makers.
Mr.. Peery thought that too much trouble
has arisen rom hasty legislation. He did
not consider this Ill emergency bill.
Mr.. Greer moved that the bill be referred
TO the'commlttee on ways and means.
Mr.. OImsbee-I have before me the gov
errors report 10 the secretary of the in
terror, ia which he speaks Of this matter.
and says that the trouble seems TO be that
no one seems able TO prepare suitable
bill He thought that the delay which
would be UCydslOned by letting the bill
take its course would render IL non-eTfec-
tive this year This bill viii be satistac-
tory 20 the cattlemen living IN Oklahoma.
but viii raise "A row ia the camps of the
nOn-resldents, whose ways Gu the Ian
guage Uf Mr. Ormsbeel are dark and Pc
cuhar. lie hoped that no one would
object TO The word animal In the bill
Mr. Johnston asked il the gentleman
was satisfied in regard 10 the constitution
Hlitv OF Ga" bill.
Mr.. Ne T Ok thought that the discussion
Was Irrelevant
Mr. Cunningham made the point Of
ORDER that motion TO suspend the rules
was not amendable
Mr.. Beatty asked if a bill after the sec
ond reading Is subject to amendment.
The thSlT--No.
Mr. Ormsbrc's motion was lost.
Mt scott introduced an act TO amend
sections and OF article 10 of chapter 15.
relating TO revenue and delinquent taxes.
Mr Scett introduced an act 20 amend
nrtIcle Of chapter 10 of the statutes of
Oklahoma, entitled County Bonds"
House blll No. 24 WAS referred n tba
Judiciary committee.
The council joint resolution PRAYING for
AL extension OF the term OF the legislative
assembly thirty days, with the AUTHORITY
10 employ such help as may be desired was
taken up.
Mr., Allen moved its adoption.
Mr.. Beatty thought the house had better
await the return of the bill that was pss.p8
some DAYS since
Mr.. Greer thought that Mr.. Beattv's re-
marks were pertinent, but that there was
a broader ground. The last legislature
tried the same thing. but il amounted 10
the same thing. 1t we consume the time.
IN properly dlscharEiug our duties, there
VIII be time enough He thought i,
would be an outrage upon the territory Ia
appropriate $1,000 for what may amount
10 nothing. He feared too much IegIs. \.
tiCn, not too little
Mr.. Johuson thought that il did NOT fol-
low-that the time would be extended. The
main thing was 10 do the work we'll He
thought the people Of the territory would
lie benefited. here was nothing in the
talk OF economy OF the peoples money.
To spend $4,000 Of the peoples money 10
enactlng good laws would d proper.
MI. Scott believed IN consistency Two
emergency bills bad been introduced that
concerned the people al large Now a III.
OF the same kind, that concerns the peopIe
10 tins house, i considered.
hr. OrmsOee remarked that two wrongs