The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1897-02-26
The LEGISLATURE.


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House bill 90, relating TO special as
s ssments was next considered The
bill is to the effect that where muni-
cipal improvements are made 10y
special assessments the corporation
may issue tax warrant against each
separate abutting lot which shall )
valid lien to be collected ike OF ,.r
taxes. Ten days shall be given
personal service to the owner or agent
of the lot and il at the end Of that
time the required improvement be not
made or money paid, then the corpora
tion may issue a tax warrant which
shall be lien against the property.
The provision In the bill that the act
apply to all assessments heretofore
made in accordance with existing
statutes and shall validate those war
rants as fully as If made under the bill
was objected TO by n. s Johnston,
who wanted it stricken out and offered
an amendment TO that effect With
drawn
President Johnson wanted to amend
so that it would only apply to assesc.
ments made since April /, 1895, which
was adopted. The bill was then favor
ably recommended for passage.
House bill l53 relating 20 tax levies
in cities Of the frst class, was read but
on motion of clark the further consid-
Grafton was deferred until today.
House bill las, defining county tax
levies and declaring the payments to
which the different funds may be ap-
piled was taken up next, read by sec
tions, and numerous objections raised
TO every section down to the sixth.
President Johnson finally moved that
the bin be killed DeBois stated that
the purpose Of the bill was to prevent
the constant shifting of officers the
fund which had money, to the detri-
ment Of warrant holders Of the funds,
and offered as substitute to Presi-
dent Johnson's motion that the fur
| ther consideration Of the bill be post
poned and il retain it's place upon the
calendar The substitute was adopted
Council bill lsl was ordered printed
so that it might be considered with
house bin 1853. on the same subject,
today
Council bill "a by Johnston, fixing
| fees for witnesses was next ia order
The bill provides that witnesses before
a court Of record he paid 81 per day,
before justices so cents, and in addi-
tion thereto mileage OF cents per
mile. The judiciary committee amend
ment that the bill apply TO all wit
nesses attending court after Feb 1,
1897, was lost After minor amend
ments an amendment limiting fees in
civil cases before probate judges 10 30
cents was adopted. After a lengthy
amendment by Brown had been read
embracing some Of the provisions con
tanned in the law which this bill re-
pealed the further consideration Of
the bill was pc stponed, the bill re-
tanning it's place on the calendar under
special orders
The committee OF the whole then
arose
by consent President johnson in
| trodueed council bin l7O, rotating TO
elections The rules were suspended
the bill was read a second and third
time and placed upon It's final passage
aud passed the council with all voting
for.
The bill provides especially for the
fusion Of parties by compelling repre-.
sentation on the Official b.liot
President johnson also introduced
council bill III. providing that cities
OF the first class may build laterals 20
sewers and TO levy special assessments
10 pay for the same The rules were
also suspended ou this bill, II was read
a second aud third time and passed,
Gould and Randolph voting against
Mr. Lynch's council bill l3i for the
vacation Of townsites whore the lands
are held by homestead entrymen aud
the same had been plated by persons
other than such homestead entrYmau, ,
was, upon motion of Marum, copsld
cred engrossed and advanced 20 third
reading. The bill was read and passed
with no votes recorded against.
Council bill l49, by President john
son, was placed on It's final passage iu
/ pursuance OF the recommendation OF
/ u
and passed the council without oppo
sition. The bill is concerning elections
In cities OF the tirst class.
President Johnson signed council bin
"a and house bill -.
The ouncil then adjourned until 10
o'clock this morning
Notes.
Prot $. Il. Hopkins is over from El
Reno.
Sam Murphy joined the Normal
lobby yesterday
@ G. Jones stays right by the house
Representative Sullivan's two daugh-
ters we're visitors Yesterday
Our people are growing more and
more in the habit Of looking 10 tie