The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-27
PUBLIC LANDS COMMITTED
MAKES FAVORABLE REPORT.
SCHOOL LAND BILL IN THE HOUSE.
NJ Is Debated ut Length and Some Strange
Things are Developed Some Members
Desire to Take the school Land liusl-
ness out OF the Governors Hands
senate spends the Day in
Songs and Dances.
PROCEEDINGS or rnE COUNCIL.


to the memory of Douglass whose fu-
neral took place today, was adopted
without opposition, several expressing
their willingness to work extra hours
If necessary to make mp for lost time.
The following bills were introduced
Council bin 10 by Prouty pertaining
To Intoxicating liquors
Council bill 17o by Baker providing
for the organization Of a territorial
bank Ways and means
Number IL by Baker relating 20 in
sane. Ways and means.
Number as by Baker asking for free
homes Ways and means.
Number l7Q by Tankersley relating
to public schools. Committee On edu-
cation.
Number ls0 10y Fegan preventing
corrupt use of money at elections.
Committee on elections
Number Isl by Fegan relating to
liquors. Municipal corps.
Number ls2 by Fegan relating TO
county officers County affairs
The judiciary committee reported
fovorably upon council bill iG7 relating
TO civil procedure.
Boles' resolution cutting down de
bate to four minutes was read and
amended TO read two speeches of five
minutes each, the party having charge
of the bill being allowed five minutes
extra. Adopted.
The committee on county affairs
submitted favorable report on house
bill $50 restraining animals from run
ming al large and council bill lG9 con
cerning county, road and bridge tax.
The rules were suspended on motion
of Prouty and house bill iS0 was placed
on its passage.
Upon vote the bill was passed Will
Ray and Baker against il.
House bill ;, restoring damaged rec
ords of Payne county was called NJ
and the council refused to recede from
its amendment in which the house haC
refused to concur and conferenc,
committee was appointed consisting o
Tankersley Fegau and Allen.
House bill IS, taxing cattle in unor
ganized counties was placed upon it,
final passage.
The noon hour having arrived re
cess was had until o'clock
Afternoon
Upon being called to order ina tn
afternoon two communications wer
read from the secretary of the terri
tory informing the council that NOR
statutes were. needed for supplyin.
county officers aud to exchange will
other states.
The secretary Also answered in
quiries in regard 10 Mount OF appro
priation for printing OF statutes an
other matters pertaining thereto
Boles introduced council joint rcsC
luton TO the effect that the laws O
1893 were not indeNed or in "a goo
state of preservation and authorizing
+. Ii. Perry To put them in shape I
preserve them The resolution wa
read and referred to the judiciary con
mittee.
Consideration Of council bin wa
then resumed.
While waiting for absent senator
Ray said he thought it was time t
have a report on the agricultural co
lege from the committees of bot
houses.
Prouty in reply said that the repoi
would in all probability he made I,
day or tomorrow.
Pitzer moved that house bill IS I
made a special order for today at
o'clock in order that Senator SEQ
who had been called away might q
present. Carried.
The committee on municipal corpo
ations reported favorably on the bull,
ing and loan association bill and coul
ell bill l3l, legalizing the election
the municipal officers of Crescent Cit
The rules were suspended and i.
was put upon its passage, read an
roll call showed all for IT,
Council went into committee Of n
whole with Baker in the chair
Council bill l63, preventing unjul
discrimination by agents Of life insu
ance companies between Insurance
the same class of equal expectations
life was discussed and recommend
for passage with Boles opposing
Council OH &C., compelling fire il
surance companies 10 pay the amour
of loss contained, anything TO the COZ
trary in the policy notwithstandin
was taken up
The bill was recommended for pa
sage by the committee without amen,
ments.
Council bin 63, regulating the sale
cotton was next recorded.
After a thorough discussion the bi
was recommended for passage.
Council bill lt6, requiring plaintiff
put up bond before order Ct attac
Ineut shall issue in justice court, e.
cept where the defendant is a no
resident, was read and recommend,
for passage without opposition.
House bill l5i was next reached
allows administrators 10 renew o
mortgages, and the bill was favorab
recommended by the committee.
Council bill l3s. which allows Ii