The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-03-12
The LEGISLATURE.
lcontInued BON 20 onel

bill 1877, as to Intoxicating liquors,
take up the attention OF the councii
The bill was read aud is now on the
calendar Tor third reading.
Brown asked the council to give its
attention 10 house bill 40, as TO school
levies. The bill was read and Marum
offered an amendment that no lev,
shall exceed 10 mills
DeBOis wanted TO amend the bill,
and retired 10 committee room for
that purpose but the council took
recess before his return. The amend
ment was afterward offered but not
considered, as the further considera-
tion OF the bill was temporarily post
poued upon motion.
II. 5. Johnston called up house bill 81,
allowing county commissioners to sup
ply to the county jails suitable means
for warming, bed, bedding aud perma
nent fixtures. The bill was read and
placed on last reading
On motion OF Fisher the further con
sideratiou was postponed.
A recess was taken until 7:30
EvENINu.
Clark moved that the rules be sus-
pended and council bill l72 taken from
the table. This is the bill which had
been tabled in the afternoon. The
motion was lost and the bill still re-
! poses quietly upon the same table.
Marum called for the further consid
| GRAFTON OF house bill 40. and an
amendment was offered 10y DeBois, eX
empting cities OF the hrst class from
the levy for the county school fund.
! Lost
Marum offered All amendment strik
/ ing out the provision In the bill which
| tdrned The marriage licenses into the
school fund and inserted in lieu
thereof county saloon licenses. Adopt
ed.
Some fifteen minutes we're then
spent in a vain endeAvo, 10 do some
thing with the bill.
The friends OF the measure had a
bare majority OF one in the couucil,
but not enough TO suspend the rules
and pass to third reading, The
parliamentary wrangle was finally
settled by motion by Marum that
the bill retain it's place on the calendar,
but that IL be laid over, which was
adopted
Librarians Salary Increased
Clark called up house bill 50. as to
the salary of the territorial librarian,
which was read. The salary of the
librarian which had been cut down
TO $3.50 per annum in the house, was
amended by Fisher to read 81, 600
Adopted unanimously The bill was
then placed on its final reading and
passed with all voting for
Council bill GO was called for by
Fisher. The bill repeals part OF the
criminal law requiring the drawing Of
forty jurors before probate courts,
Passed with all voting for.
Security in Abstracts.
Garrison, by unanimous consent,
called up council bill 6l, a bill To pro-
vide security 10 the public against err
rors in abstracts OF title to real estate.
Council bill NJ on the same subject
was also called up for consideration in
connection with council bill 81 Sew
eral committee amendments were
adopted and on suspension OF the rules
81 was advanced TO third reading and
passed the council without opposition
The president signed council bill l39
creating a public park in Rock Island
township, and council bill l60, provid-
ing for burial OF eX.soldiers and
! sailors,
Appropriation BIZ.
House bill 203, the appropriation bill,
which had Just been sent up from the
house was advanced TO second and
third reading and passed with Brown
voting against, saying he believed that
IL the Republicans ever had an oppor'
tunity they could make their own APP
propriations 10 cover their own dedc-
iency
House bill 295, as TO issuance Of bonds
for payment OF outstanding indebted
ness, was sent up from the house and
advanced 10 second reading
The question came mp as 10 whether
the bill would legalize illegal warrants
and the council adjourned until $3.50 this
, morning without taking hnal action
on the bill
Lost
A black silk umbrella, natural wood
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