The Langston City herald. [volume] (Langston City, O.T. [Okla.]) 1891-1902, 1897-02-06
Oklahoma 1.egtslature.


between the nges Of 81 ard Is years shall perform
two days labor on the roads each year or pay "
taxes In lieu thereof and that u road tax sbali
be assessed against every 100 acres OF land
No. - provides that county commissioners
shall let all contracts Of $50 OF owes 10 the low
est bidder.
No. 10 allows cities and towns TO assrss tax
OF not greater than VI on ever si00 valuation of
taxable property.
No q provides that all male voters shall per
form not less than two days nor more tbrn six
days labor on the roads each year, the number OF
days 10 DO decided each year BY the township
board
No. ~ provides that the right OF suffrage shsll
be limited TO all male citizens over the age Of II
year. who eau read aud write.
IIorsE bills ISrRoDrcep
JaS 2i--By Fersouson-Au act relating TO
debts Of towns and villages.
By Ellis An nc, providing for the payment
ana adjustment Of debts contracted by school
district. winch have been changed and the terri
tory belonging 10 the same organized into new
districts and for other purposes
By Rose An act nmcndatory to section I, arti.
clio Of chapter ~, session laws OF 1873, being an
act TO amend section 10 OF article !, chapter a.
statutes OF oklahoma, entitled roads and high.
ways, and also providing for placing poll tas on
tax rolls and for the collection thereof
by Gault--An act relating to injuries oeca.
stoned by defective sidewalks.
by Gau,t-An act relating 10 school boards In
cities Of the frat class.
BY Graves--An act to exempt to the head Of
each family from taxation $500 worth Of property.
By Doyle-An act TO amend sections ~ and Is.
article and to repeal part of section rs. arti-
Gle OF chapter "a, OF the statutes Of Oklahoma.
JAN. 2a.-The following bills were introduced.
ny DuHoit- Council bill No as, relating 10
sinking funds.
by Lesrnsd Council bill No. 20. amending
section saS, article h. chapter &c. Oklahoma stat
utes 1898. entitled "Procsdure-CiviL"
by MRrum- Council bill No. <o.-an act TO
protect domestic animals aud for the creation OF
u live stock sanitary commission.
Council bill No. rs was repurtcd back with the
recommen stion thai IL do psss and that IL bo
placed on the calendar. The bill provides that
all penalties now duo delinquent taxes for the
year 1896 are remittcd and shall not attach until
tho second Monday In March 1897.
Mr. Garrison, from the committee on rules. ask.
ed for further time to complete revision OF the
rules, which was granted.
JAN. % There was practically nothing done
in either the house or the senate to-day. The
senate 10 waiting for committees 10 report and
after the Introduction of ons bill this morning
that body took an adjournment. The bill was in
troduced by Colonel johnson Of Oklahoma City
and relates to notaries public.
IS TnE sHSArI.
D.
III O'Clock In the afternoon. its adjournment
having continued from Saturday until that time.
All the senators were present. but Lynch, taking
| sick again. WAS excused during tho session.
There was only one bill passed and that will be-
come law a. soon as the governor slgns II. II
Is the bill appropriating 5000 for the pay of the
| employees Of the first legislature.
| The Alva Normal bill was read the second time
| and referred 10 the committee on education.
Council bill No. 25 was read In the senate the
third time and passed. 1t provides for the rolief
OF Taxpayers and the extension Of the penalties
| for the taxes Of 1896.
| Senator Marum In an elobucnt speech formally
invited the council TO participate In the cattle
| convention at Woodward on the o. 10th and 18th.
After very littis additional business the council
| adjourned till morning.
| JAN. 26.-Council called to order at 10 O'Clock
| this morning. Prayer was said by Rev. Jones
and yesterdays journal read and approved.
Tho following bills were read by title and re-
ferred to committees.
! CBNo l6--To committe on municipal cor.
poration.
CBNo. I7-To committee or corporations and
corporate laws.
| CD No. $50 committee on municipal cor
porations.
CB's 20, 10 and 5i-To committee on judiciary.
| Favorable reports were made on No SO ana
| they we're ordered placed on the calendar
| An unfavorabe report was made on u No II
| by Garrison, which prcscribcs the manner o
paymen, Of all obligations Of debt to be paid ir
money in the territory. as in violation OF tho or
ganic act.
| House. ~ DETAIL.
| JAN 2s.-The following bill were introduced:
| by Fcrguson--No. l3l. an act relating 10 town.
and villages
BY Lytton-No. ls2, an act amending election
laws.
by Doyic-No. is3, an act incorporating th'
Sisters OF Mercy retreat In the territory OF Okla
CB No. % was announced by the messenger a
having been passed by the council IL relates Il
the sitting OF oo1nty commissioners
| The woman suffrage bill was called and passed
over until the question could be considered In re
lation to other bills on the sans subject and The
! committee could hear somo ladies that desired
TO be heard OH the subject.
II BNo. a. by May, relating to register o
deeds was considered. II provides for the mum
ercai register Of mortgages
Mr.. Rose thought Il was waste OF time pape
aud money to place this law on the statut
books. Tho bill was recommended TO tho Judi
cinry committee When the committee arose l
/ adjourned until 10 o clock tomorrow morning.
A Lincoln county man fell sixty fee
into well and crushed his skull
Ben Cravens, the outlaw who wa
captured in Kay county, and tried II
Chautauqua county, on the charge o
house breaking and highway robbery
has been sentenced to twenty years IL
the pen and has been taken to Lansing
An Okla. paper says the reason wo
men are always SO interested in brid
is because the married ones are won
dcring whether she knows as much a
they do, and the unmarried ones ar
wondering whether they know n
much as she does.
Ned Bowlcgs. n Seminole, recent.
put tie on railroad track to Sc
what would happen when the trail
came along A section hand discover
. ed il and had Mister Bowlegs arrested
lie was perfectly innocent in what h
. did and will be released
A man at Davis, Indian Territory
} has a scheme. lie is going to take
: trip around the world. lie propose
, that people who wish to receive letter
from him telling all about what he see
) send him one, two, three or fonr do
: lars, Just as they are able, He wi
e then write them letters. lie says
= will take the trip whether any ON
puts up any money or not.
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