The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-19
Council


lows:
No 81, an act to amend an act for
the support and regulation Of public
schools
No So, an act creating the Office Of
territorial auditor.
No 80, an act to repeal section Of
chapter 3, an act to exempt property
from forced sale.
Senator Boles introduced council
bill No 90 by request, an act to regu-
late the issuance of municipal bonds
On motion of Senator Baker, Nellie
Crawford of El Reno was elected a
subordinate enrolling clerk
An invitation was read from the
mayor and city council OF FL Reno, in
y;,ing the Legislature to attend the
Interstate irrigation convention at FL
Reno on January 2j and on motion OF
senator Fegan the same was accepted.
Senator Scott offered a resolution
declaring that the subordinate officers
and clerks receive pay only from the
date OF their appointment and asked
unanimous consent to place it upon its
passage. Senator Urner objected and
under the rules the matter went over
until today.
Recessed until .. m.
Afternoon.
The judiciary commistee reported
adversely on house bill No and
council bills Nos 20, 30 81 and IS all
bills relative to the restoration of lost
records.
a long discussion took place as to
whether this report should be taken
up by the committee Of the whole for
action or the report of the judiciary
committee be final
Senator Scott offered n resolution
constituting the road and highway
and agricultural committees of the as
sembly a special committee to investi-
gate the affairs of the oklahoma Agri-
cultural ana Mechanical college The
committee to sit in Guthrie and IL nee
essary to send a sub-co mmittee of
three to Saltwater. The committee
shall investigate the financial man
agement, the appointment aud dismis-
sal of teachers and employees and the
general management of the entire in
stitution, shall have power to sum
mons Witnesses issue processes, call
for books and papers and go into the
management Of affairs as far back as
they deem necessary the investigation
TO have a special reference - the state
ments made by President Alvord in
his recent report. The sum of $500
was appropriated to pay the expenses
and the committee instructed t1 re-
port not later than Feb. 10.
Resolution tabled until today.
Senator Scott moved that com nit
tee of three be appointed to wait upon
Governor Renfrow and secure from
him full information as to the provis-
ions made by him for the care of the
insane Of the territory. The motion
prevailed and Messrs. Scott, Ray and
Doom were appointed on the com nit
tee
House bills Nos 3, and % were re-
ceived from the hsuse engrossed as
passed by that body and all placed
upon their first reading.
Adjourned.
House,
The morning opened with discus.
sion Of house bill No. 9, by Nesbitt,
relating TO county officers, as a com
mittee of the whole, and the same
was read by sections, and the bill was
finally reported back to the house
with the recommendation that il pass
as amended.
Amendments by Barnes that the
governor appoint to vacancies in Office
of county attorney instead Of commis-
sioners, and, by Hendrix, that the
probate judge appoint were both
voted down.
This bill, which will pass the house
as soon as engrossed, provides, in
effect, that any one who was an attor-
ney duly admitted to practice whether
elected in the past or shall be in the
future, shall be eligible to the office of
county attorney, and no suspension or
revocation Of his license after his
election shall prevent him from quail
flying and entering upon the duties Of
his office But county attorneys may
be removed for the same causes and in
the same manner as other county
officers, but not otherwise.
II also provides that county and
township officers may be removed for
either habitual or willful neglect Of
duty. gross partiality in Office, oppres-
sion or corruption in Office, extortion
or overcharge in fees, willful malad-
ministration, habitual drunkenness or
failure 70 produce an account for ali
public funds in his hands at any set
tlenent or inspection authorized by
law.
II provides further that the governor
of the territory shall ill all vacancies
In territorial offices, in county offices,
in newly organized counties where no
election has been held and shall also
appoint to fll vacancies in boards Of
county commissioners in all counties
The county commissioners appoint
70 fll vacancies in Offices, but all ap-
pointments must be made from the