The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-08
THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE.

GUTHRIE, 0. T., March 6.-[Special-
The council today passed council bill No.
&c. creating certain county Offices which
the first legislature failed to do; also,
council bill No. l31, creating the office of
probate Judge and requiring the incum-
bent to be a lawyer; also, the bill prescrib-
ing the fees of county officers. and, also,
council bill No. IS, relating to roads and
highways. This last bill reduces the ex-
pense of road-making.
In the house last evening the bill of Mr..
Farnsworth. locating the reform school at
Hepressey, was rejected.
Mr.. Brennan's bill regulating the busi-
ness of mercantile agencies was recomend-
ed for passage. It makes the companies
represented pay 800 for each local agent,
who must be known. The companies
must file bond for 81 ,000 and are made
responsible for all false reports and the in
jury any person in the territory may sus-
tain from such rcrc-ts.
House bill No. 81, protecting telephone
and telegraph companies. was recommend
ed for passage.
The bill regulating the practice of Jnedi-
cine in the territory of Oklahoma, making
1t possible for any one who desires to prac-
tice medicine in the territory, was recon-
nended for passage.
House bill No. 90 (Exemptionsl. which
exempts from forced sale all any one may
ever expect to have, was recommended for
passage.
This morning the house, in committee
ef the whole, considered the cooperative
bill. The bill practically rejected. MIR.
Peery objected to the strangling of the
bill and thought that there was something
rotten in Denmark.
Mr.. Ormsbee said that If the counties
now having the blessings of railroads.
were, like Beaver county without any,
thev appreciate them. Railroads should be
protected as well as other Industries:
Mr. McDaniels stated that the bill was
introduced by him by request. He believ-
cd that there were some features he ap-
proved.
The bill was indefinitely postponed.
The bill prescribing the duties of the
territorial board of equalization was taken
up. The bill provides for discrimination
between range and other cattle. 1t was
recommended for passage.
The substitute for house bill No. Go (gen-
eral and special elections) was next con-
sidered. This bill does away with the
Australian system. At this point woman
suffrage come up. An effort was made to
reconsider, so As to cut out the woman
suffrage provision, which was futile. There
was general confusion. a half dozen being
~pn their feet
Mr.. Cunningham considered the Aus
traliRn system too expensive for this
country.
Mr.. Beatty said that the class of people
who favored the bill was composed OF men
who had the print of the rolling pin over
their eyes and men who had the marks of
the fire shovel on their persons, placed
there by their wives, and "old maids" who
had no wives.
The committee arose and asked leave to
sit again at o'clock p. m. The speaker
signed council bill No. 30, an act to enable
foreign executors and administrators TO
3ue and be sued in the courts OF this terri
tory; council joint resolution No. S, apply
ing portion of the fund derived from the
Fale of public lands to the educational iu-
solutions of the territory; council bill No.
b3. defining the duties of county commits
sioners; house bill No So, the homestead
exemption bill; house bill No. 7G provid-
ing for legaliZsng the 6-mill tax 20 pay in-
terest on Guthrie waterworks bonds;
house bill No. rs, Incorporating the town
of Okarche; house bill No. 81,
providing for the construction or water
works in cities, towns and villages; house
bill No. S, regulating liens of judgments
rendered IN the probate court.
At the afternoon sesaion of the house
:he election bill was again taken up, but
further consideration was postponed until
10 o'clock q. NJ. tomorrow.
MIR. Allen of Payne reported on the bill
appropriating SO, ,Oo0 to each of the educa-
iional institutions.
A motion was made to table the report.
MIR. Scott explained his vote, by saying
that he favored unreasonable approprition.
ane therefore voted no.
Mr.. Johnston, while in favor OF liberal
appropriation, voted aye.
The report was adopted.
Council bill No. 95 provides that the
auditing of the accounts of the agricul-
hail h.t I'll
hands Of the regents. The report was
adopted.
The report Of
LAT this point in the game the wire
from Guthrie refused to play any longer. !