The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-02
rRocEEDrNGs or rnE couNcIL.

PRoCEEDINGs oF THE COUNCIL.
Council bills 19l, relating to prose
cution by iuiormotion and lo2, by Ba-
lter creating office Of insurance com
missioner and prescribing his duties
were introduced
The usual large numberof bills were
read the second time and referred to
committees
The agricultural committees Of both
houses presented voluminous report
concerning the conditions and affairs
Of the agricultural college
After the report was read Prouty
said ii was apparent that this matter
had been handled without gloves and
moved that the report be spread on
the journal, carried ......
Doom presented a concurrent reso-
luton providing for the printing OF
] 900 copies Of the report carried.
Payne County Records.
The conference committees Of both
houses recommended that the house
accept the council amendment on house
bill :, restoring damaged records of
Payne county, the amendment con-
sisting of the substitute of county
clerl, instead of county commission.
crs as the bill originally stood
Council bill 30, allowing county
commissioners to sit extra time was
called up on third reading and killed
On motion of Ray the council went
into committee of the whole for con-
sideration OF bills on the calendar
with Doom in the chair.
House bill 1873, relating to time and
manner that personal property may be
taxed was read and recommended for
passage a. amended
Council bill 1876 relating to street
improvements in cities OF the first
class, the object of the bill being 70
make abutting property to pay cost OF
improvement. Scott offered several
amendments, mostly changing the
force OF the bill, after which the bill
was recommended for passage by the
committee.
Road Levy Bii.
Baker asked that council bill l69 be
taken up, which was done. 1t pro-
vides for tie making of levy of Ave
mills road and bridge tax and the man
ner Of eXpending the same, and was
flvorably recommended with the
amendment OF three mills instead OF
five
Baker introduced council bill 1913 re-
Iating To county officers and county
printing which was read second time
and referred to committee on print
ing
Afternoon.
Candy called up council hin l5e
providing for the registration OF school
district bonds, aud the same was read
tni passed
The ways and means committee re-
ported favorably on council bill l7s by
Baker appropriating $500 for the pur.
pose Of obtaining certain public lands
for the territory aud for the purpose of
memoralizing congress for tho free
homestead law
House bill lo3 relating to procedure,
criminal, and pa, supplying omitted
tax book bonds and completing i'm.
perfect ones were passed.
Baker called up council bill Is
which had just been favorably re
ported upon by the ways and means
committee, the rules were suspendet
AM il was placed on its final passage
Irrigation Bin Passes.
Ray called mp council bill l7l re-
lating to irrigation OF waters. whicl
is similar 10 the Kansas irrigation
law. Passed.
GA motion Of Prouty the rules wer,
suspended and council bill 3C, relatinl
10 improvements Of st eets and alley
in cities OF tirst-class was taken up an,
passed with Tankersley and Ray vot
ing against.
Ray was called TO the chair and th
council went into committe OF IN
whole Tor the further consideration O
council bin IS, relating to drawing an
cmpanelling Of grand iuries. Referre
TO judiciary committee.
The committee took up council bill
lo3, relating 70 fire protection in citie
of the tirst-class, passed and the CON
mittee rose,
The rules were suspended and cour
ell bill lO3, which the committee ha
just recommended for passage wa
placed on ,hird reading
A vote was had aud the bin passe
unanimously.
The council Immediately resolve
Itself into committee OF the whole fc
consideration Of bills which had bee
fayorably reported on by the iudic ar
committee in the forenoon.
Council bin ls3, providing for tn
the manner Of changing names, etc
was read and adopted.
Council bill l2l, changing the lie
law so as TO include contractors ~,
next on the list and was disposed of
about minute by favorable repor
House bill s3', for the appointing
commissions To secure uniformity
laws was recommended for passage
House bill l,3, eonferring rights
majority in certain cases was favor
bly, reported without comment
House bill l25. prohibiting public O