The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1899-02-02
The LEGISLATURE.
What Has Been Done During the
Past Week.
MEMBERS DOING MUCH HARD WORK
In the way Of IstrodoeisE BilIs soms Of
which wli soeh Become Law
Death of Hon =. W scott
Coanty A.ev.ors Meet.
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By Winkler-Amending section ts,
ehspter IS, session laws 1897, relating
10 fees and salaries
BY Havens-Proyiding for the care
and custody of moneys derived from
the leasing of school land sections l3
and 81
By Misunderstanding the school
law and providing for the maintenance
OF public school in each school district.
10 the house the following bills were
introduced:
Joues-Providing for the appoint
ment OF surveyor general, and
amending session laws relating to
highways.
BY Hsdley-Providing for assess
ment of bonds.
Jones of Oklahoma City handed up a
resolution which was passed, to the ef-
feet that after roll call of .nemberE the
chief clerk shall call the roll of clerks
OF the house and when any clerk shall
be absent twice in succession his name
shall be dropped and mis- place filed by
appointment.
SEVENTH DAY.
The first lively debate of the session
10 the house took place when the ques-
tion OF letting down the bars on the
qualifications required of the probate
judge. Under the present law to De
elig BILE TO the office of probate juuge
one must have been a pracLicing at
torney for three years.
The house in committee of the whole
reported unfavorably.
In the senate Candy introduced a
new bill relating to trial by jury, un-
der town and city ordinances.
BY Gandy--Defining the duties OF as
SCISSOR.
1t was moved that the bill be read a
second time bY title. This was opposed
by Senator Clarke on a point OF law,
aud discussed by Senators Biddison,
Hutto, Havens, Garrison and others.
| Finally the motion of Senator Garrison
preva led by vote OF 10 to three and
the bill was read second time and re-
ferred to the committee ou county af-
fairs.
BY Brett-Vacating townsites under
certain conditions
BY Bellamy-Relating to screens In
saloons and amending the law.
| Senator Biddison as chairman of the
committee TO whom was referred the
governors message, made his report.
The subjects treated OF in the gov
ernor's message were referred to the
di fferent committees.
In the house MIR. Wall presented q
petition from the citizens of Cleveland
county asking that the quarantine be
raised.
The committee reported favorably
on Mr.. Wallis bill authorizing the
employment of q territorial veterinary
surgeon and creating u sanitary com
mission.
Bills were introduced as follows:
An act requiring city clerks in cities
OF the first class 70 keep journal and
record and record the proceedings OF
the council.
An act changing the time OF listing
property.
An act providing clerk for probate
court.
THE EIGHTH DAY.
Just before noon aud while the coun.
Gil was in the midst of a heated debate
President McCredie arose aud an.
nounced the death of Hon. j. w. Scot,
the venerable representative from the
seventh district.
Council bills: Amending the law re-
latiug to county affairs.
Relating TO insurance of school
houses.
Determining who shall tie legally
qualified to testify AS witnesses.
Relating to the admission OF evidence
Authorizing the board of Okiahomu
Historical society 10 move it's Office and
collecti lions.
House proceedings: Judiciary com
mittee reported favorably on bill re-
pealing the law whichsprovides for oil
inspector.
A petition from Cleveland county
on changing the quarantine line, and
another from Pottawatomie county on
the same subject, were referred to the
quarantine ommittee.
BY Hays--empowering county com
missioners to designrte county deposi
tories
PROCEEDINGS NINTH DAY.
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luton calling for the appointment of a
JOINT committee to investigate the
rumors and charges made against the
administration by the opposition. The
resolution was unanimously adopted
The resolution follows:
BE il K solved by the council of the
Fifth legislative assembly, the house
concurring therein;
That there be appointed by the pres
ident OF the council, and on behal
thereof, three members, who toge the
with like number of mem bers from
the house of rep esentatives, TO be Sc
lected AS such house shall decide, shal
constitute u joint committe, who shat
select their own chairman, aud who's
duties il shall be To investigate gener
ally the departmental ard fiscal affair
OF this territory, and particularly int
the following matters:
First--The entering into contract
on behalf OF the territory in excess o
the appropriations made for the pun
pose claimed to be effectuated by tn
contract, aud particularly into the lie;
ting of the contract for the erection o
the building for the Northwesterl
Normal school at Alva aud into the ca
ecution of said coatract
Second-1he conduct and manage
ment OF che school land departmen
! and the employment OF the attorne
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