The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-20
GONE ON 4 VISIT.
EIGHT SENATORS ABSENT AND
NO QUORUM YESTERDAY.
The HOUSE DOES SOME BUSINESS.
they Also Adjourn at Noon-The Tax EN
emptior BIN Reported on Adversely.
Several BINS Introduced and
Others sReferred-IIondriNW Wants
Liquor TsN-For Graded
schools la the Country.
Council.

Called TO order by President pro TEN
Scott and opened with prayer by Chap
lain Boggess Roll call developed the
fact that there was not quorum pres
nL {Mressrs. Allan, Coulson, Tanker
slev Spencer and Scott alone answer
ing 90 their names. An inquiry de-
veloped the fact that the other SEN
ators had left on the morning train
for a trip TO Topeka to try and settle
the senatorial light, and the council
adjourned until p. IN. Monday.
House.
Roll call found Mason and Mccoy
absent.
The committee on engrossed and en-
rolled bills reported that they had eX-
amined house bill No. 10 and found it
correct, and also that concurrent
1oint resolution No. G was ready for
signature.
The committee on ways ana means
reported adversely on house bills No.
81, No 90 and No 6. In reporting ad-
versely on No 6, Sutton, chairman Of
that committee, stated that from the
bottom of his heart he favored the eX-
emptiou of SlOO worth OF personal
property from taxation, but that in
the new and border counties it would
seriously cripple school facilities, and
further that such an act, owing TO the
4 per cent limit, would drive capital
on, OF the country, and that If passed
taxation would run from 3 to 10 per
cent
Lowry also called the attention
OF the house to the fact that If the bill
was passed it would conflit with the
organic act. The report of the com
mittee was heard and the bill placed
on the calendar.
Introduction OF Bills
BY request Hendrix presented No
so, relating to traffic in intoxicating
liquors.
No 81, 10y Hogan, regulates thu
lease of school lands.
No 50, by Waits, provides for pub
lie weigher and the duties thereof
No. S. 10y Waits, provides for dis
trict court comforting majority oi
minors in certain cases.
No. s4. by Spencer, relates to tn
establishment of graded school dis
tricts.
The following bills were read tn
second time and referred TO con
mittecs,
House bill No. 70, dividing Wood
county, by st. John, to committee o
organization
No, "A, repeating and aInendiu
parts of article 6, by Hogan, to con
mittee on ways and means
No. 75, amending section ., by Wal
ing, to committee on county organic
tion.
No. &C. amending parts Of article
by Wade, to committee on judiciary.
No II, relating TO railroad co
porations, by Mason, to committee O
railroad aud private corporations.
No 20, legalizing acts of Jorda
Town company, by Sutton, to con
mittee on judiciary.
The rules were suspended and ii
house went into consideration of bill
upon their passage. House bills 10 an
6, both engrossed bills, were read b
sections and adopted
Nesbitt introduced hurmoro,
resolution in connection with member
of the council being absent at Topeka
which was promptly laid on the tabl
Rules were suspended and hou;
bill No. 81, relating to graded scho,
districts, by Spencer was read the Sc
ond time and referred to the con
mittee on ways and means.
Adjourned until Monday, Januar
81, at 2:3O p. IN.