The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-10
rRocnnpINas or rmE COUNCIL.

PROCEEDINGS or THE COUNCIL.
The council held only one session
yesterday adjourning at noon until
300 tomorrow. The session was a
busy one, however and good deal
was accomplished in the way OF dis
posing Of some measures that have
consumed a good deal Of time and at
tention
After the usual opening exercises,
Doom sent TO the clerks desk council
resolution No. @, which was a request
for the elections committee to report a
bill feauporHonng the territory into
representative and council districts.
As soon as the resolution was read,
Doom said that if no one objected, he
would like to have the resolution con-
sidercd at once, as he thought it a
matter Of importance
Pitzer siad if no one else objected,
he would himself, for he felt en-
tirely satisfied with the districts as
they now are, 50 far as results were
concerned, and he did not want TO see
any hasty changes made.
Prouty thought that since the pres
ent districts were made by Populists
and Democrats Mr.. Doom ought to be
satisfied with them
Ray, chairman Of the committee on
elections, suggested that # his com
mittee did report such bill, it might
be merely an approval of the districts
as they now stand.
Owing to objections, the resolution
went over till Monday.
Mr. Ray then called up house bill
number Al, the hide inspection bill
which was special order for 10 o clock
aud the dobate was resumed.
Mr.. Boles thought IL too bad to enact
a law that would punish a man foi
killing cow that he had had for ter
wears, merely because the man neglect
cd TO keep her hide for ten days.
Mr.. Pitzer said that any man VIII,
would kin a COW that he had owned
for ten years ought to be punished.
Mr.. Baker said that he thought tina
such farmers as had spoken upon TIM
bill the day before might be temple,
to deal in stolen cattle and that the.
ought TO be required TO have owned
such stock for more than thirty day
before slaughtering them
Allan; If man keeps a COW 70
thirty days before slaughtering her
that will give plenty of time for al
examination of her hide, without hi
keeping it for inspection after she !
killed
Mr. Doom favored the amendmeu
eXempting o man from the necessity O
exhibiting the hide OF the auguterc,
70 animal if he had owned it thirty day
prior to killing it,
Mr.. Orner said there werD two kim
of farmers: One that ia med farms
and cue that farmed farmers. II
thought the senators who called then
selves farmers belonged 20 the latte
class.
Mr.. Tankersly thought that a ma
should be required to prove that II
owned the animal for sixty days b,
fore killing it,
Mr. Doom thought that among ca
tie thieves it would be very easy t
prove this or anything else.
Mr. Candy said that he had observe
that there was a class Of people VIII
called themselves farmers who ha
settled near the big ranches in tn
western part of the territory and wh
made a business OF stealing cattle II
thought this bill would catch then
and that it wouldn't hurt any hone,
farmer.
The amendment was lost but III
bill passed.
President Pitzer signed the follow
ing bills:
House bill No 3, providing for N
payment of Indebtedness contract,
by the origina, school townships.
House bill %, an act TO preveI
district clerks from requiring securit
for the clerks costs In civil cases, W.
passed.
The council went into a comuitt,
Of the whole for the consideration
council bin No, "a, relating to q
historical society at Norman, an
house bin No. 4, an act relating to "a
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