Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1897-03-13
OKLAHOMA'S FOURTH LEGISLATIVE
ASSEMBLY ADJoURNs.
VERY LITTLE HAS BEEN DONE.
DEMOCRATIC SENATE HELD RANK
POPULISM IN CHECK.
Governor Renfrow yetoes the Bill De-
signed to Give Democratic Of
fcehoIders n Cinch-Theft
of n Bill Causes .
Sensation.

Guthrie, o. T, March 12.-(Special) Ok
lahoma's fourth legislature adjourned to-
night at midnight. There has been less
legislation than has come from any of its
predecessors. The absence of what Repub-
licans term fool Populistic" measures has
been the leading feature of the situation
No established institutions have been in
jured, and county officials salaries have in
some counties been raised. The council
Democratic, can be credited with having
kept the institutions appropriations and
salaries of territorial and county officers
up to the point of obtaining competent
public service. At points when political
ambition led Democratic senator's to pam
der to Populist theories. Governor Rem
frow has stood like a stone wall of pro-
lection.
Both houses passed a measure taking
from the governor the power of removal
of territorial officers The governor then
reappointed all old officers and the coun-
Gil confirmed them. The feature of the
closing hour was the veto at o'clock this
evening. of this bill. Some claim It was
done with the understanding that the leg
isiature would pass it over his head. re-
lieving him of all responsibility. The Pop
ulists hate Republicans so much that, in
matters of this nature, they forget the way
Democrats have killed their almost every
party measure.
The governor to-day signed thirteen
house and six council measures. the impor-
tant ones being creative of a public weigh
er. the colored agricultural and normal
college, and public park. There are also
the deficiency appropriation BILL the act
to encourage irrigation. the incorporation
of the Sisters of Mercy, the provision for
burial of both soldiers of the Blue and SOL
diers of the Gray, and the bill providing
for the issuance of bonds in payment of
judgments against counties and other mu-
inequalities.
After being amended. knitted and shot at
by the council, the Rose banking bill Gre
ated public sensation to-day by six of its
sections being stolen. The engrossing rooms
show these sections in. They are still in on
its final passage from the house. also on its
final consideration before the council. They
are the sections providing that no bank
can have less than 5000 OF capital stock.
They were first missed when. at 10 o'clock
this morning, the council sent the bill TO
Chief Engrossing Clerk Yeoman, who I'M
mediately reported to Mr.. Rose the bills
author. He instantly took the floor to de-
clare that he would hound the thief until
the penitentiary had its dues. A committee
visited the council. where President John
son called upon the thieves to surrender,
that honest men might thrive.
The amendments, in their original forms.
are still preserved. and the two chambers
accepted them as If they were in reality the
oriSlnai Dill as passed. Some question the
legality of this. In the first legislature. the
bill creating the register of deeds office
was stolen either before the governor
signed it, or from the compilers, The gov
ernor was not able 10 say he had or had
not signed it. In the second legislature. the
compiling committee left unpublished; in
of bill providing for the employment and
remuneration of extra clerk hire. Upon
1he third legislature needed Just
such a law under which to hire clerks.
They found ii nicely pigeon-hoied in the
secretarys Office. The third legislatures
compiling committee found missing a GER
tain measure, for which certain cattlemen