The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-02-28
THE IEGisIATURE.
Some of'h Ooi"ss os that Body for tb,
Fast Week tsrisHy Told.
In the House.

In the House.
The house contest committees re.
ported y. p. Atherton, republican,
withdrew from his contest against DIR.
w. ii. Scott, democrat. lie said
through bis attorney, Represc utativc
John Embry, that he had been elected
but that IL would be uuwise for him To
sssume the du, les Of the place at this
late hour, even II he could establish
his claim
The Wai's-Phelps committee recon-
mended that the contest be dismissed.
II wrs conceded that Phelps had not
been a citizen OF the territory one year
on the day OF election, lacking eight
days, but that he had established u
yenr's residence when his certificate %
election wus Issued, and that prece.
dent gave him tile TO the seat. Both
reports were accepted by the house. II
is openly talked on the floor OF both
houses that reciprocative politics ex-
erted considerable influence In the
house and council contests.
Representative Phelps Introduced In
the house . bill which provides Tor
bringing the revised statutes of 1898
up to datc and the printing OF 1900
copies which shall not be sold at less
than $3.50 each. The territory through
the secretary Is to furnish the material
and shall advertise for bids The codi-
Tying shall be done by seven persons
lea ned In the law" ut 90 day each,
the work 10 be com ,leted in 60 days.
A bill presented by Sniggs of Alva
changes the method OF paying for the
Alva normal school indie Utedness. The
bill makes levy OF one fourth mill on
the assessed valuation until the debt Of
about 100000 is paid, which would re-
quirc about seven Years time
Another bill by Sni ,gs provides that
the territorial Loard OF education shall
be composed OF the territorial superin-
tcndent, the presidents Of the normal
schools and the university and one
county superintendent, to be appointed
by the governor.
Matthews Of Greer. in his bill for cs-
iablishing q southwestern normal
school at Granite or Mang um, relieved
himself OF embarrass ment by intro
ducing q substitute authorizing the
school TO be located by committee OF
Hve, not residents of Greer county, to
10 appointed by the governor.
Some Of the more important house
bills introduced were 10 follows
by Wood, . substitute for No. 81
providing that punishment for libel or
slander shall not exceed 500 or 90 days
IN jail, or both.
by wilkins, q bill authorizing the
bosrd OF commissioners Of Kay county
TO change the course Of Spring creek.
BY 8 eley, u biil requiring that the
doors Of public buildings shall open
outwsrdiy.
by Jones, q bill providing for the
Improvement and paving and gutteripg
Of streets in cities Of the first class
by Hadley. a bill relating to the or
ganization OF towns and villages.
By Alexander, q bill extending the
time aud qualification Of redeiivery
bonds.
Miller's appor; r;ionmont bill, ss
amended, passed the council on third
reading by a vote Of eight 10 Two,
three absent and not voting.
The house passed . number OF bills
- follows:
An act TO define and punish fraud
upon hotel, inn md boarding house
keepers was unanimously passed.
An sct authorizing the town OF
wellston, Lincoln county, TO construct
own and operate ws,erwor.:s. fire ap-
paratus and for other pu poses, passed
with not dissenting votr.
An act relating TO liens on domestic
animals, and providing that persons
furnishing feed for stock shall nave
lien upon such stock for tie amount OF
the feed 70 furnished, WAS the next
bill 70 secure the unanimous sanction
Of the house.
An act to amend section IS, chapter
81, general statute, ls03, and Tor other
purposes relating to pr pioceedure In exc
cutions levied upon property also
passed.
An act TO amend sections 1 and 2,
chapter Z, session laws OF Oklahoma,
iS05, entitled an act authorizing ad-
ininistrators TO NOR gage real estate of
susec''|es, "eS saAS oeAt WI w uuoui-
nousiy pass
An act amending section ], article 2.
chapter l2, session laws OF 1898, pro.
viding for the time and manner OF
county commission ers holding sessions
was next re ad, as was also one of like
tenor that had been introduced In the
council and had passed the upper
house. The sentiment OF the house
see med TO lean toward the council
measure, rs II was FIST introduced and
had already pussed the council, but q
fenr of complicating matters by recon.
mitting . bill on its third reading final-
ly prevailed, and the house measure
was unanimously passed.
IN the Coeucil.
A communication was received from
the territorial trsasurer's Office asking
that committee be appointed TO ex.
anime the books and records Of that
once. the president named Council.
lors Duffy, Todd and Brodboll.
Councillor Todd offered q resolution
inviting the press gang obs tile GUESTS
n the council 6h their trip 10 Wood.
ward 10 sttesd ths Oklahoma Live
stock assseiation. II was unanimous.
Iy adopted.
The Following bills are some OF the
snorp important introduced.
An act smenda,ory Of the pre.snt
banking law, and prescribes the
amount OF capital stock, 10 be graded
according 10 the population of the
cities In which the banks are located.
An act to provide for the investiga-
tion Of county shairs.
An act relating 70 balldlng and loan