The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1895-03-09
IHE LEGISLATURE
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and a conference committee was "p.
pointed.
Conference report ON house bill 40
was adopted. the house reccdiug from
the amendments allowing town bips
20 issue bonds.
The appropriation committee recon-
mcuded the passage of tine auproTrIa-
tion bill as introduced, Spencer dis
souting.
Mason wanted TO dispense with ,he
,pccial order and take mp hi- pet hob.
by. the civil rights bill butstOpd alone
in The vote.
The bill granting the Purcell bridge
aud transfer company am extension of
time i'm which TO bridge the South Ca.
madam at Lexington and Purcell
passed.
Council bill %, relating TO iuspcc-
tiou of oils aud appointment of au iu-
sprctor came up ON special order
motion to kiln the bin lost
During The discus SION of the b.ll the
fact was brought out that at the price
proposed to be paid the Inspector
would give him over $1,000 per year
/ for inspecting the oil at oklahoma
/ CITY. Ncwllirk, Perry, El Reno King
/ fisher aud Guthrie, and "a motion pre-
vailed TO cut the inspection fee from
/ 25 to 10 cents barrel The term ui
Office was cut from four TO two years
and the bill passed.
County seat Elections.
/ House bill los, providing for county
seat elections in any county iu the icr-
ritory ON petition of Two thirds of The
legal voters of the county
Vicllcrs offered an amendment pro-
viding that no town shall be voted for
which is more than eight miles from
. the geographical cen,er of the county.
. Lost
Stein offered AN amendment order
ing all towns outside the eight mile
limit TO move in at once, Lost
McCoy amended by provision That
/ il a county seat is now within six
miles Of the geographical center D. be
permanently located. Voted down.
Elliott offered an amendment repeal
ing section /, and ., of the old
county seat law, which prevailed
The bill went To third reading and
passed as amended.
Afternoon.
A message was received from the
governor stating he had signed house
bills 90, l2s and 90
An act To secure the public againe
n.lIing ,iV', ~ abstrac,ors to giye bond i'm the
sum Of S. 600 was received from the
council read under suspension of the
rules and voted down.
o7n W Io5 ia IVg lnns,i,nt, for n and ,s
I7a. lso. l7e and 90, council bill TOO.
Council joint resolution l6 was re
celVed auIhorl|'nE Ine PU''''N. .''. y.
.choni ~ oW Lands to c"ntinnr I'm tbe Iea.ina
of such land, aud To lease lands west
of range lG, in such bodies as ihr>
thought best for the interest, oi lh,
sGhool inhu va case no "''' Ut.
ou,,"ts. o"uro"s" P'''h hJnni.d h'GJ, hv . ylf,.f
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The appropriation blll wa, tohon ui
ON special order, Spencer presenting
minority report against the hl.. pro
tca'ing against the bill because the a'
lowance for contingent expenses of 'u
{ pcrintcndent Of public instruction "a
I wholly inadequate for the needs OF tu
- Office and the same wa. true of Oh
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lrt, of clu-re,s. aud am insult t1 Ola
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