The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-05
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MEASURE
WITHDRAWN
Oklahoma Legislators See a
Mistake in a New Bill.
HASTEN TO CORRECT IT
Lawyers Stirred Up Over
Woods Personal Service Bill
Mr.. MILLER'S FEE BILL
Runs a Gauntlet in the Senate
Without a Hitch.
HASTEN TO CORRECT IT
Mr.. MILLER'S FEE BILL

Guthrie, 0. r, Feb. 4-The house
passed a bin Friday providing that all
cases where public legal notices is re-
quired by law the person or officer desir-
ing such publication shall be required TO
pay forty cents per square Of ten lines
IF nonpariel type for first insertion; each
subsequent insertion, for each square Of
ten lines thirty cents. This measure cut
the existing legal rate right in the middle
and left ia doubt the ability Of publishers
TO collect more thas this sum for any le-
gal notice. whether a public or private
contract was involved. This fact dawn
Cd on the lawmakers this afternono, and
a motion to reconsider was promptly car
ried with only three dissenting votes. The
hfI was recommitted to the committee on
judiciary.
a communication was received from
the Fathers at the Sacred Heart Mission
and college thanking the house for the
resolutions Of coincidence in regard to the
recent fire that destroyed that college
A bin defining the crime Of petty lar
ceny was ordered printed and placed on
genera lorders
House Bill No. IS, by Mr. Wood, an
act to repeal chapter y, session laws Of
Oklahoma, 1895, entitled a nact to provide
for collections for personal service, IS a
measure aimed at the provision allowing
attorneys fees in cases where suit is
brought by laborers for personal service
IS case the plainti TWINS. This brought
the legal fraternity to their feet with
yowl of protest Eloquent pleas were
made to compel the employers pony up
the fees in this class Of cases, and that
he should have no exemptions from the
debt or fee. The bill was killed
House BIZ No. 1o3 relating to partner
ships, by Mr. Olliphant was also put
eternaHy to sleep.
House Bill No 20, by Mr. Seeley. sew
enteenth district, nact to prevent and
punish the improper use of money at cleo
tos was referred TO the committee on
criminal Jurisprudence
House BIZ No. 49. by Mr.. Jones, an
ac ito prevent the erection of fences
and other structures intended to damage.
iniura or annoy adjoining property own
ers. and for the abatement Of nuisances.
was solar plexused and failed to revive
after the house got through landing on
it.
House Bill No. so. by Mr.. Allen an act
for the protection OF Inn keepers, was
also laid away with other legislative
mummies.
House Bill NO 1O1, by Mr.. Comp, an
act for the protection Of committees OF
the A. 81 T. A. association, met with
similar fate.
House BIZ No. III. by Mr.. sniggs, an
act to amend section g. Of laws Of 1897,
entitled marriage contracts. and provides
that all licenses shall issue in the courts,
in the county where the woman resides
d.ed permaturely.
House Bill No. 122 By MT Matthews Of
Payne. an act to restrict and regulate
The rate Of interest is the territory Of
Oklahoma; 10 provide penalties for the
violation thereof; to repeal all laws in
connection herewith and for other pur-
poses and fixing legal rate at y per cent
per anuum and declaring all contracts
based on q larger rate TO be void as to
principal asd interest was also unfavor-
ably reported
House 1871 no. a. by Mr.. Phelps. an
act amendatory to section "a. chapter Is,
Of the session laws Of Oklahoma 1897.
entitled fees and salaries. shared the
same fate
House Bin No. 124. by Mr. seeley, by
request an act extending tn duties Of
coroner fixing The COMPENSATION therefor
and for other purposes. was repudiatsd
by rs foster father asa was killed
House Bib So. H. by ar Willard, an
act establishing board of agriculture