The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-01-18

minority report oppohlug'
The same committee also submitted
majority report favoring and a mi
nority opposing house bin No. 80, by
Sutton.
House bills No. 3, 10y ST. John, re
quiring railroad companies TO pay for
stock killed, and No. %, 10y St John,
amending section 2, chapter 20, were
reported favoraoly 10y the committee
on judiciary.
An un favorable report on house bills
No. 33, by Posten, relating 80 con
tracts; No. 81, by Sutton, and No. II.
by Barnes, regulating jurisdiction and
procedure before justices was made by
;he committee on judiciary and these
bills were placed on the calendar
The committee on agriculture recon-
mended the passage 10y the house Of
house joint resolution No. 2s, relating
TO quarantine line.
Introduction of Bills.
House bill No. s., creating terri
torial land Office and commissioner
thereof, by Mccoy
No. SO, defining jurisdiction of jus
tices in civil cases, by Boyer.
No. 81, repeating statute relating to
Imprisonment for debt, 10y Hendrix.
No. 5s, repeating statue in relation
to arrest aud bail, by Hendrix.
No. SO, providing uniform text books
in public schools, 10y Wade.
No. 60, relating to abstract compa-
nies, by Lowry.
No. 81, repeating sections entitled
procedure before justices Of the
peace by Lowry
No. d2, relating to liens, by Lowry.
No. 90, relating to exemptions, by
Lowry
Mo Ga concerning costs in criminal
cases, by request, by Barnes.
No. G5, defining duties Of road over
seer, by Hogon.
No. &C, relating TO chattel mort
cages, by Boyer
No. 81, repeating certain sections Of
the statute, by Boyer
No 6S limiting sessions Of grand
iuries, 10y Stem.
No. GO amending statutss in rela-
tiun to- d,lirqu'ut taxes, by Mason.
Mason intro luced house resolution
y, "A rlatng to securing more
commodiou, rooms fpr the house, and
asking that committee be appointed
to investigate tie chances of securing
more sui abe r,oms, which resolu-
tion was adopted on roll cali by
vote of rs to l0
a resolution to the effect that desks
be re arranged as they were the first
day of the session, was offered by
Smith, which was laid on the table.
Joint memorial resolution No 20,
by Chas. Brown, memorializing cor
gress to adopt free coinage of silver,
was presented, roll call demanded,
and the resolution defeeati by a
vote OF Is to = Judging by remarks
by members Of the house in explain.
ing their vote, the free silver senti-
ment predominated, but enough me-
MORALS to congress had been pres
ted and that further matters of that
kind had better be postponed until
the latter end of the session when il
could be taken up if the house had
time, aui that at the present time
bills should be discussed, not memo
rials.
The following bills were read the
second time and referred to commit
tees:
House bill No. so, defining trusts,
by Waning, to committee on judi
ciary.
No, 81, on delinquent taxes, by Ma
son. TO committee on ways and
means.
No. So preventing sale Of liquors
near university, by Waits, to commit
tee on education
Number So, requiring registration
OF promissory notes, 10y DeFord, 20
committee on judiciary.
Number 90, relating TO county OH.
GERS, by Todd 70 committee on judi
ciary
The house resolved itself into com
mittee OF the whole for consideration
OF house bill number IL, providing for
the eNtention Of time for the payment
Of taxes by the county commissioners
by Mccoy.
Elliott moved that the bin be re-
ferred TO the comuittee on ways and
means Carried
Afternoon.
The rales were suspended and house
bill number 81, relating 10 delinquent
taxes by Mason, was referred 10 COM
nittee on ways and means.
House bill number 90, amending
statute In relation 20 courts, was in
troduced 10y Spencer by consent Of the
house, and laid over under the rules.
The house went into committee OF
the whole.
House bin number ?, relating 10 OBJ
struction Of roads ani highways by