The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-02-17
FIFTH ASSEM- BLY,.



lRoutne proceedings after Leaders pres
hour YESTERDAY
Bills l42, 143 and ia Favorable re
ports were also made on house bill
l3s, and council "a regulating fhe test
ing Of wheat.
Following are bills introduced
House bill 1855, relating 20 interes'
by Hadley.
House bill 1856, relating to parl
boards. by Sherer.
House bill l57, relating to procedur,
before probate and justice courts.
House bill 1853, prohibing probat'
judges from practicing in their owl
courts, by Jones
House bill ls9, prohibiting territor
ial officers from acting or boards o
education, by Jones.
House bill l60, to prohibit usury, bl
Combs.
House bill ldl, relating to county
buildings, by Reid.
A resolution and memorial TO con.
gress was offered by Mr.. Combs ask
ing that PEI mission be granted tC
patent lands occupied by Sacred Heart
mission.
House bill lil authorizing railroad
companies to lease or sell franchises
was read third time and passed under
suspension o. the rules.
n. b. No l62. An act amendatory OF
chapter a.. statutes OF Oklahoma. 1893.
by Sherer. Committee on regulation of
tho liquor tranic
~ y. No. 1853; An act for the protec-
tion of females by Jones. committee on
judiciary
II. b. No. 15i An act to create a ter
ritoral land office and commissioner
therefor, and providing for board Of
territorial land commissioners and to
prescribe the duties Of such officers and
to provide for the leasing and manage
ment OF all lands owned and controlled
by the territory of oklahoma and for
other purposes, by wilkins. committee
un public lands.
GENERAL ORDER.
Jones called mp II. B. No 1S1; An act
allowing railroad companies in tho ter
ritory of Oklahoma to sell their proper
ties. and on a suspension Of the rules,
the bill was considered engrossed, read
third time and passed by a vote Of
twenty three ayes to one no.
II. p. No. 12s. by Merten; An act pro-
viding that any person who has commit
ted an offense is absent from the terri
tory, or so conceals himself that pro-
cess cannot be served upon him. or con-
ceal the fact OF the crime the time Of
absence or concealment is not TO be in
cluded in computing the period Of limi-
tation. was ordered enRrossed.
II. r. No. 29; An act concerning the
transportation Of freight over the lines
of railroads in the territory OF Oklahoma
was recommitted TO the committee On
railroads.
The house on motion OF Stevens. went
into committee Of the whole, with o.,n
stead in the chair, TO consider bills on
the calendar.
H. b. No. 5s An act to amend section
3 ana section 4, of article 2, chapter 20.
statutes Of 1898, changing the time of list
ing property, and providing that the as
sesor shall at no tlmeOo- shrdlu rdlulu
SCISSOR shall In no case commence ases-
sing before the FIRST Monday of March of
each year, and further that taxable
property, real and personal, shall be list
ed and assessed each year in the name
of the owner thereof on tn first day Of
March Of each year, as soon as practi-
cable on or after the first Monday IN
March. was considered by sections and
recommended for passage.
H. II. No. So, by Wood; An act 10 pro-
vide for the registration Of deaths in
Oklahoma territory ana requiring certi-
hcates Of death, was next read and nm.
favorably reported on
H. 3. No. III. by Merten: An act 10
provide for the time and manner OF tho
meeting OF boards Of county commission
ers' the compensation OF county commits
sioners. yhelr duties also. was next on
the calendanr and was read.
Combs moved that the bin BE- iracanl.
tely postponed
Merten moved as q substitlto. that Tho
bill h. considered secttp by section lie
explained that the bin hli meri.. IN tsat
II made provisions for doing me county
business on Business basis
lladley favored tho bill ana said that
the county commissioners were raid toe
small salaries 70 insure good work. lie
said these officers performed the most
important work Of coun les ana received
tn least pay.
Stevens favorei Tho In ana pllnlca
out its merits
Doylo opposed tho measure and
said Il changed every law on the statute
book on this subjest. and had no ade-
quate repeating section He stated that
the proposed monthly meetings Of tho
board we're entirely uncaned for, and
told Of the Inconvenience II would cause
IN the western part OF the county where
county commissioners are required 10
travel as far as 70 miles to attend such
meetings. He said the Jaw now govern
ing was far superior 20 the measures
proposed, and a better guard to the
rights Of the people.
Walls opposed the bin, ana said there
was no demand from a change in the
present law, ana he was opposed TO the
bill, as It raised tho salaries Of county
commissioners
The b.ll was recommended for lndefl-
mite postponment
II. b. No. il2. by Merten; An act TO
provide for a territorial geologist, ana to
ESTABLISH a department Of geology and
natural history in the territory OF Ok
lahoma, was read
The bill was explained by its author.
and tho advantages Of collecting and
storing geological specimens. were point
ed out.
Duffy asked il the bin was an orriei.
nal measure OF IL IL was introduced as
a substitute for Earheart's bug bill that
was introduced a few days ago.