The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1901-04-11
TBE LE0isLATURE.
some OF the DoinE- of that body for a
Past Week ttrie0y Told

general orders In perfccting bills for
final passage.
The bill locating southwestern
normal school. to cost s55, 900, In Greer
county, was favorably reported.
In the house ON the Goth. the qunran.
tine bill, which had been made n
special order for ten o'clock, was taken
up aud the day was devoted to dis.
cussion of its sections. The bill puts
all OF Oklahoma except pottnwatomie
and two townships OF Cleveland
county north OF the quarantine, also
shutting ont the eastern portion of the
otoc ind Ponca Indian reservations
The bill was recommended for passage
Hills were introduced regulatin ING
guarantee companies; to provide for
the creation of the county OF Mckinley
out Ui the south half uf Woods county.
with Cleo ss county seat; to amend the
general election law OF the territory,
also authorizing Alva, Woods county,
TO issue bonds for public improve
mcnts.
y message from tho governor an.
nouncci that he had signed house bills
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to control and own property inside and
outside The territory.
Tnc house passed n bill repeating the
present coal oil inspection law and
doing away with the Office OF Inspector.
The report OF the governor to the
secretary OF the interior, which Is con-
sidcrcd by experts as the best piece of
advertising ever given the territory, Is
To be circulated where IL will do good.
The legislature has ordered 5000 extra
copies from the government printer at
Washington.
| Councillor Miller has succeeded in
getting bills passed making liberal mp.
preparations for the colleges and nor.
ma schools. saltwater college gets
t46,GOO aud IaDgston colorcd college
81. ,Ovo for buildings alone.
Winklcr's bill creating II territorial
board Of health and prescribing rcgu-
lations for the practice of medicine
and surgery In the territory was the
only bill To pass either house on the 81.
The committee on education sc.
ported fnvorably On council bill No.
i5s, providing for the recording of
births and deaths, aud house bill No.
81, providing for separate schools.
The committee on private corpora
,ions aud corporate law reported coun-
ell bill No. 1870, an act to fix the salary
and prescribe certain duties OF super.
in,cnd"nt OF insurance with recon.
mcndntion that IL do pass. Also coun.
ell bill No. Al, prohibiting forced con.
tributions from employees of corpora
tions was recommended that IL do pass.
| The committee on quarantine and
animal industry recommended that coun-
ell b,ll No. los, relating to veterinary
medicine and surgery do not pass,
Council bill No. l3s, an act relating To
the live stock sanitary boa.d and quar-.
antinc lines was recommended that IL
do pass.
Committee on municipal corporations
recommended that the substitute for
council bill No. ii3, relating to the
Historical society do pass.
The committee on private corpora
tions ana corporate laws rccomme ndcd
favorably council bill No. l43, relating
to building and loan associations ami
council bill No. ia5, relating to kid
tapping.
House bill No. ~, relating to plant.
ing trees, was recommended that u do
not pass by the committee on ~ ricul.
ture and highways.
| House procsedisgs.
Oliphants quarantine bill which
came up on the 20th, In the committee
Of the whole house under the head OF
spec al orders, excited u lively debate,
which at lines wns marked with lively
exchanges Of personalities The chief
opposition to the bill arose over the
provisions creating livestock com
mission OF three persons TO be named
by the governor aud II secretary who
shall be paid salary Of $1,000 per
annum. The members Of the commits.
mission are To receive not more than
500 u year In addition To mileage and
actual necessary expenses.
The committee on public compensa-
tion reported unfnvorably on four bills
two Of which related to.sheriffs, anoth-
er regulating the compensat ion Of
county commissioners aud the fourth
an act repeating all laws creating
officers ex.of,icio.
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