The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1901-03-04
: The Oklahoma legislature :



The senate passed a bin iust forty
minutes aftex IL was introduced. dur
ing which time it went 20 q committee
end was reported IL makes the pres
ideut - the agricultural college a
member 0f the board Of regents and
changes the terms Of other regents 50
that they Viii ell expire at once.
Ilss senate killed the bill 70 estab-
LASH q county high school in every c0un-
iy with more than $1,000 people.
The senate voted for the purchase Of
2. 000 copies Of Dassier's compilation Of
the statutes a. 20 each.
The house has adopted senator Hur-
rell's liquor law. IL j. very stringent.
and hits owners Of buildings as well as
the joints gives authority 70 ali classes
Of cities
The senate passed the bill 10 create a
commission 70 revise the assessment
and taxation laws
The senate has onsted Senator Hop
kin. and seated tf.e contestant. Sena-
tor Buschow.
Both houses have passed the bin TO
secure a $4,000 governors residence ia
Topeka.
The bill reimbursing the santa Re
for bringing home the Twentieth Kan
sas regiment has passed both houses.
The house passed the bill 10 build
the new insane asylum az Parsons.
The public building bill came mp and
Councillor Clarke spoke nearly seven
hours against It, closing al $50 al
night. Five minutes later the bill was
recommended for passage aud ordered
engrossed.
The council passed the bin for gra-
dation Of capital stock ia territorial
banks according 70 the population Of
towns
The council killed the house bin 70
prohibit the sale of wines to minors.
The house in just ten minutes after
the bill requiring probate judges to
give bonds was introduced, passed the
bill
Petitions for the passage of a dispen-
sary law come Ia every day.
Dewey county petitions 70 be taken
out from under the present herd law.
The legislature accepted an invita-
ti0n TO visit Edmond and inspect the
normal school.
IEe 5ill for high license and the dis
pensary bin arc aeld up awaiting the
decision Of the Anti-Saloon league as
10 what they want IL IS developing
that the league will ask for Injunction
laws 70 control the liquor traffic.
The school text book bin met death
ia the council
The council passed the bill providing
for street paving in cities Of the first
ciass
Bills granting favors 10 railroads
came up for action in the council. but
were passed over on the ground Of
present eXpediency. The house bill
requiring foreign corporations to APP
point resident agents, and allowing
suits 10 be brought against corpora
tions in the county in which the cause
OF action accrued was passed BY the
council.
A hot debate between Mr. Miller and
Mr. Clarke was cut Of by a motion 10
adjourn The debate was over the
school book measure.
The house spent most Of the day
upon measures which did not come TO
vote; they wore the bills regulating
the inspection of oil and the one con- /
cerning the location Of county seats.
The bill providing for caring for
drunkards at puplic expense - killed.
also the bin prohibiting the giving Of
railroad passes
The council passed an appropriation |
of about $40 900 for buildings at the .
territorial university
The house spent the day in commit /
tee OF the whole on ihe dispehsary bin /
and the oil inspection bill
The council passed house bills. per-
the town of Wellston 10 Issue
waterworSs bonds providing for SER
vice upon resident agents Of foreign
corporations. and compelling them to
appoint agents: TO give the Langston
colored college S32 900 for new build
ings; relating 20 issuing licenses 10
liquor dealers.
The dispensary law was killed by
vote Of rs TO O.