The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1899-03-01

Proceedings in the House after the Leader
Press Hour Yesterday.

Proceedings in the House after the Leader s
Press Hour YESTERDAY
The house resolved itself into COM
mittee of the whole with Thomas in
the chair.
House bin 20, the school land bill
which was under considerai ion yester-
day was taken up and amended. Doyle
offered his bill which was introduced
in the Fourth assembly. as a substi-
tute declaring that it created a nom
partisan board and was strictly nom
partisan measure. Merten opposed
the su ubstitute, claiming that IL it was
reported for passage favorably ii look
ed as though there would be no school
land legislation this session. The
original bill is a compromise on the
rights of school land lessees. 1t gives
a correct pro rata distribution of the
monies derived from Sections 33 and
l3. The committee had meeting after
meeting and received all the informa
tion that could possibly be Brought to
bear on the school land lease matter
and the report of the committee on the
original bill should be carefully con
sidered. He said the substitute should
be voted down.
Doyl lie said the substitute is more
| complete than the original bill. Mer-
ten and Doyle got warm under the
collar and the substitute was voted
down. Two hours and a half were
spent in debate over amendments and
the hottest debate Of the session was
INDUCED in. Members even became
SO warm as TO get personal. The b II
was recommended for passage as
| amended.
committee on municipal corporations.
The committee arose and reported
Message from the council. Counc ]
bill 1877 passed the council: house con
current resolution has passed the
council; house bills 2s, n and 90, the
council has refused To pa S; council
bills Al. So and ss have been signed by
the president; council bill ia has been
signed by the president
House bill 20 was ordered engrossed.
Adjourned to 1880 p IN,
EVENING SESSION.
The house resolved itself into com
mittee Of the whole, Thomas in the
chair.
House bill ISL, by Merten, as fol-
lews;
Section /. That from and after the
passage ana approval of this act no
tax shall be assessed, levied or col
lected in any unorganized country,
district or reservation which shall be
or which may hereafter be attached to
any county for judicial purposes, ex-
cept taxes for the territorial and court
funds.
Was referred back that it do pass.
Thomas opposed the bill He said IL
would be great hardship at present
TO his people IL this bill became a law
Recommended for passage.
House DILL l59, an act rendering in
ell gible territorial officers from being
members of any of the boards having
in charge the government OF the terri
terial educational insti utions. Rec
commended for passage.
House bill i66, an act Incorporating
the Oklahoma Chau .auqua Association
of kingtisher county. Recommended
for passage.
House bill 1868, an act to create the
county of Mckinley out OF Woods
county, providing for the organization
thereof, filling vacancies in the Offices
cres ed, and providing for the aistri-
button Of property and indebted ness
of Woods county, and relating TO the
taxes and records thereof.
A motion 10 refrr to committee on
judiciary was lost, and the bill WIS
recommended for passage.
The committee rose and reported
progress.
House bi l66 was ordered engrossed.
Message from the council:
House till 100 has been indefinitely |
House bill l50 was ordered en-
crossed,
WOODS COUNTY DIVIDED.
House bill lGs was considered en-
3 rossed and read the third time AID
placed upon its passage. Passed by
the following vote;
Ayes-Ballard Combs, Duffy. Had
ley, Hartshorn Jones, Koch, MeElrath,
Merten, Smith, Stevens, Thomas. Van
Kirk, Walls, Williamson Wood-l7.
Noes-HAy, Sherer.
House bill ISL, an act relating TO
revenues, was read the third time and
placed on its passage under suspen-
sion Of the rules. Passed ayes IS,
noes 3.
NEW BILLS
by Smith, l94, an act 10 establish a
school OF mines.
The committee on banks aud bank
pg reported house bill 1872 that il do
PASS.
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