The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-02-20

Scott opposed the bill for the reason
that he did not believe that the action
Of this legislative assembly would be
valid.
Ray gave notice that he would offer
an amendment, giving those who
were divorced a chance to come and
make a defense.
Council bill > amending statute in
relation 20 fees of county officers was
next reached and call Of the house
asked. The scigeant-at-a brought
in Tankersly which completed the full
quota This bill is taken from the
Kansas fee bill
Scott read letter from the county
attorney Of Lincoln county urging a
fair compensation for that office, and
said that he rather favored leaving the
law as it stood
The bill was amended so that the
salaries Of the county attorney remain
about as they are at present and rec
ommended for passage The fees pro-
vided under the bill to go for deputy
hire.
Council bill number q was, on motion
of Pitzer, re-referred to the judiciary
committee.
House joint resolution number 6 pro-
viding for taxation of Indian lands was
read and adopted by the committee.
House Joint memorial number 4, me
morializing congress to pass legisla-
ton opening the Kickapoo lands to
settlement was read.
This was opposed by Scott who said
that congress had one everything that
it could do ar. lu,.. any further action
had to be made by the president Or
secretory Of the interior.
The resolution was laid over until
today in order to prepare a substitute.
The first FIVE sections Of council bill
1lG, relating to salaries of officers, was
stricken out, and the balance Of the
bill considered.
The intent of the bill was to put the
salaried county officers on a cash basis
The bill was laid over for the pres
ent.
Council concurrent resolution num-
Der opposing the issuing of United
States bonds and favoring both gold
and silver was read.
An amendment was offered by Scott
asking that The revenue laws be so
amended that the government will not
be forced TO face n deficit each month
was adopted
Then Scott moved that both the res
olution and amendment be indefinitely
postponed.
Pitzer opposed this in a free silver
speech.
Scott was opposed to flooding con-
gress with resolutions of this charac'
ter, and had offered his amendment for
the purpose of getting his populist
| friends on record.
Motion to postpone was lost.
Prouty thought it was practical
clap-trap and would make the assem-
bly, ridiculous.
Baker came in and wanted to know "
what they were voting on and the res
olution was re-read for his informa-
tior. He then said he would greatly
prefer war to the people paying inter
est on =. 5. bonds.
The resolution was adopted and the
committee rose.
Fagan moved that the rules he sus'
pended and house bill ~ compelling
railroads to build TO county seal
towns be read first and second time
ana reported to proper committee
Carried, and referred to railroad cor
POI ations.
Scott called up council bill "a relat
ing to appropriations for the Oklaho
ma historical society and the hous'
amendments were concurred in Will
Doom and Tankersley against
An amendment by Doom that the
council do not concur in the hous'
amendments was lost
Council bill was ordered engrosseC
and made a special order for today a
? o'clock.
Council adjourned until 10 o'clocl
today