The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-13
THE LEGISLATURE.

council adjourned.
TROUEEDINGs OF HOUSE,.
All members answered to roll call
except Smith, Spencer, Knipc and
Bradfeld, the two latter coming in
soon after.
The committee on ways and means
reported favorably on house bills 1873,
% aud 1863 and unfavorably on bills 1852
and l3l
House bills were read second time
and referred to committees as fol-
! lows:
No. 1sl to committee on manufac-
lures and industries.
No. ls5 on judiciary.
No. 1sG on education
No. 1s7 on ways and means
No ISIS on county and township or
ganization.
No 1s9 on criminal Jurisprudence
House bill 3s by Todd, providing
for the assessment and taxation Of
personal property in unorganized
counties or reservations was first taken
up by the committee of the whole
THIS bill is especially aimed at the cat
tlemen having large herds Of cattle on
the Indian reservations and heretofore
paying no taxes whatever on them
The bill was slightly amended, recon
mended for passage and later pas ed
third reading and went to the council
or consideration.
st John claimed that the bill was all
right and che legislature had a right to
confer such power upon the probate
courts because the supreme court Of
Utah had once SO decided
Knipe said that any preacher or JUS
tice Of the peace could marry people,
and he believed that they should be as
easily unmarried.
Council bill "a, relating to Oklaho-
ma Historical society, was read drst
time
Mr. st John introduced house bill
No. 100, to confer upon probate courts
the right TO grant divorces. Under
suspension of the rules the bill was
. read three times
Mr. Lowery protested against the
bill as being in absolute defiance OF
the supreme court and confidence
game upon the public who would al
once be mislcd into going into the pro
4 bate courts TO procure divorces only to
u have them again declared illegal, sub.
5 sequent marriages bigamods and many
j. poor innocent children illegitimate
' Such an act would only be legal wher
ratified 10y congress, and unless it was
p drawn TO secure such ratification il
was an outrage to pass it.
Postcn supported the measure Who'll
- ly on the ground that the ease with
which probate courts granted divorces
brought in hundreds Of people who
! would spend money here while wait
ing for divorces
Motion to djourn lost.
5 Walling thought If probate Judge
could marry couple he certainly
should he allowed to divorce them.
Elliott moved previous question
which prevailed and the gag was ap
Piled shutting of all further debate.
' Motion TO adjourn was declared out
Of order pending "A roll call and the bill
passed by vote Of II to :.
A motion to adjourn was lost by {
G tie vote.
II A motion to reconsider was TABLED
10y a vote of IA to 10
A Adjourned.
Afternoon.
e Bills were introduced immediately
l. as follows:
r No lol, by sutton, TO amend section
). ., chapter 81, relating to pharmacy
). No 1872, 10y Hendrix, to amend arti-
n Gle 9, chapter 90 relating to count!
z surveyors.
y No 1913 ~ n''tle, 70 amend tn,
statutes latin. to elections in cities
and villages.
No. 1874, by ST John, to amend para
graph 56il, entitled revenue.
. No. 1875. by st, John, amending para
graph 56il relating to revenue.
No 1876, by Bradheld, relating I,
the inspection Of sheep
= DeFord moved that the vote on
house dill 50 striking out the enactinl
clause be reconsidercd.
This bin relates TO establishing otlic,
,- of public weigher.
ST. John said he hoped the motion
would prevail as he was reliably in.
formed that on cotton alone the far
mers lost 10000 pounds per annum.
The motion TO reconsider carried anC
< the bill was referred to agriculture
committee.
Viekers called up house. concurrent
o resolution rs relating 10 the proposed
investment by Kansas of her Idl,
school funds in oklahoma securities
aud promising that the bonds would
70 be protected 10y adequate legislation.
In support Of this motion NIckers said
% that il was most important 70 k1ep al
e par our school warrants, and that il
Kansas loaned us the amount contem
- plated il would do H.
sutton thought IL was a most impor
tant measure and moved that the reso
e luton be referred 70 the committee on
education with leave TO report by bill
u or otherwise, which motion prevailed