The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-28
FEATURES OF SCHOOL LAND BILL.
Not what the People OF the Territory
want by Any Means Lawmakers In
the Lower House Vote to Place the
school Land business Ia Other
Than Its Proper Channels
Proceedings Of the senate.
PROCEEDINGS or rnE COUNCIL


The recommendation of the com
mittec Of the whole Of the day before
were followed and the following bills
were read the third time and passed.
Council bill 143, preventing discrimi-
nation in life insurance
Council bill G7, compelling insurance
companies to pay as they contract.
House bill s. restoring damaged and
defaced records Of Payne county.
Council bill lOG, relating to civil pro-
cedure.
House bill 1ji allowing the mort
gage of real estate 10y administrators.
Council substitute for house bill re-
lating to procedure aud qualifications
of probate judges was read and red
hot discussion ensued.
The bill was finally shopped oat and
Topped off so as not to conflict with the
law as it now stands
The requirement in the bill that all
probate judges must be in good stand
ing have practiced law three years
and be at least 25 years of age brought
forth opposition galore from the Pops.
but their opposition was unavailing
and the requirement stood Baker
voted with the Pops.
Efforts were made to delay the vote
on the bill and two hours were spent
in foolishness.
A recess was then take until .
o'clock.
Afternoon.
House bin 3s, which had been made
a spccial:order for o'clock was taken
up Immediately after the noon re-
cess.
This is the bill for the taxation Of
cattle and other personal property in
unorganized counties.
Scott offered an amendment prohib-
iiing the assessment increasing the
assessed valuation, which was adopt
cd, and the bill passed without dis
senting vote
House bill IS, by Hendrix, legaliz-
ing divorces granted by probate courts,
was taken up.
Scott said he thought that in the
vast majority Of cases the benefits
would more than offset the objections
TO the bill. lie could no. however
vote for the bll on account OF its
sweeping character
pitzer voted for the bin for the
reason that outside parties were the
ones that stirred up litigation and not
the parties in interest.
In voting against the bill, Ray said
that the bill would hold out false
hopes
The vote was 10 TO 3, Ray, Scott and
Tankersly voting against
Council bill ls7 was, 10y unanimous
consent, read first and second time
and referred.
This bill legalizes school bonds of
Pond Creek
Ray was called to the chair and the
council went into committee of the
whole for consideration of bills on the
calendar.
Council bill l3s relating to survey
ing, which had been partly considered
the previous day, was finished up and
the committee recommended its pass
age as amended
Council bill lO9 was next taken up
for consideration.
Prouty stated that the bill was
drawn TO meet certain conditions at
Kingfsher and the only change in the
law as it stands was to provide that
strip of land four rods wide bc consid-
cred adjacent
Council bill l95, establishing a fiscal
agency in New York was taken up
and laid over
Council bill 20, providing for cost of
removal Of prisoners by sherirs, was
read and recommended for passage
Conncil bill lio was called up 10y
Orner.
II makes a debt due when a fraudu-
lent contract is made for the purpose
of defending the debt. The committee
favored it.
B. House bill l3s providing for per
cent tax levy and the manner Of distri-
button Of the same in school districts
was considered and Doom wanted il SO
that theresidents of the districts could
locate the school house where they de
sired, aud offered an amendment 10
that Cffect
Candy and Allen wanted the school
house within half a mile from the cen
ter Of the district, as the law now is
Doom's amendment was lost, and the
committee adopted the bill with minor
amendments.
The petition TO congress asking that
the Kickapoo country be opened as
speedily as possible was adopted 10y the
committee.
Council bill ll3 providing for the
manaer of assessing by the township
assessors was recommended for pas
sage by the committee
House bill 95 for the treatment Of
habitua, drunkards was brought out,
read and recommended for passage
without opposition.
The committee rose.
The committee on county affairs re-
norted faVora blv upon house uBstitute