The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-09

Ku.pc mov,l 5blt 800. no1sc CONCUR
la the appropriation hll. and back she
went SO that Creer'- hundred thousand
dollar steal cou'd DE covered up 60 lit.
tie better
Council bill 800, amending the cleo.
tion law was next taken up aud
rushed through 10y the Republican
boosters. IL fixes up the election law
so it can be manipulated by Grimes,
Walker. Greer. Overstreet Ardery ct
al as easily as they manipulated the
legislature and enable them TO engi-
neer election steals equaled only by
Greer's printing .eals
Brown Of Clifton got in an amend
ment giving Judges and clerks - a
day, the original bill allowing them
no pay.
Diaholicai Republican scheme
The council rent in their apportion-
ment of the territory as substitute
for the house bill
This bill attempts to give the Re
publicans about % members Of the
house and t. Of the council in the next
council and the districts outlined on
the map look like shoestrings, rail
fences, race tracks, forks in the road.
jog tracks, tad-poles, snakes and tur-
key buzzards "a gerrymander Of the
raukest sort.
The vote on this bill was If to 9, the
Populists, Democrats and Republicans
llogan) voting aga inst the bill.
Republican ChIld.
Council bill lOl, providing for adop-
tion of children passed
Council bill l7G, authorizing the gov
ernor to contract for the care of the
insane and deaf and dumb of the ter
ritory for a term Of three yers passed.
Council bills lo5 and 12s passed
/ Bakers bill relative 70 abolishment
of capital punishment was executed
Council bills 907 aud lis passed.
The conference committee reported
appropriation bill with amendments Is
making compromise between the
two bills
The bill passed 10y vote OF - TO Q.
The hill was not read but was about
the same as put through the house be-
fore save that the attorney general
and superintendent Of public instruc-
tion's salaries were raised to 81, 500 anC
the librarians cut to 1000.
Council bill H. providing for con
structive service on non-residents 10y
publication in local papers was killed.
Nesbitt presented regular com
mencement day valedi.tory essay reso.
luton Of thanks TO the speaker
Nesbitt offered resolution ap
pointing St. John, Little, Nesbitt ant
Mason committee to revise and -odi
fly the laws serving go days at 81 per
day.
Lowery moved to strike out tn,
name Of Nesbitt and insert Barnes.
Lowerys motion prevailed by vot
of l3 'ol2
Waliing moved to cut the pay to 81
day.
Lowery moved TO limit the session @
the committee TO 40 days. it. Joh
got hot under his pants band and sal
10 IL was slap at him and declined T.
S serve on the committee. The decina
f ton had a string % il however anC
was promptly pulled in again, tn,
p time was fixed at 90 days and peac
and harmony prevailed.
I Speaker Barnes made a farewell az
dress, thanking the members for the
a, kindness and courtesy throughout Tn
session
y This WAS followed by valedictor
speeches 10y most Of the member,
some even speaking in poetry, and a
a embraced, kissed, made mp and mil
b. gled together their tears.
d Resolutions Of thanks to J. =. Hi
l,le, chief enrolling clerk, aud his a
S sistants, Chief Clerk King and his IA,
It sistants, Sergeant-at-Arms Jenness, tn
a other officers and ihe pages, wen
z adopted.
'- Tne speaker signed house bills 27l
i III, 20o. l9l, 1t5 l39 $50, PSI, 95s. 26
q ST, ia, ll2, 90, and council bills 10
ll7 1l5, eo7, 1876, l7G, ., $50, lol. lC
5 and J.
At e:a5 the house adjourned sir
e die.
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