The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-27
COUNCIL
ASKS FOR
ACCOUNT
They Want Verified Statement
of the Officers.
RESERVE FUND MENTIONED
Senator Hickman introduced
Bill Regarding Salary.
RESERVE FUND MENTIONED

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 26.-In the council
this afternoon, Senator Hickam intro
dGced a resolution directing the terri
tcrial secretary and Commissioner of In
sCrance VIM. Grimes to furnish to the
council a verified statement of all fees
received during the year ending Decem-
ber u. 1892 Also that the secretary fur
nish the council a statement of the COM
rensation received from the United States
ircluding amount for clerk hire. etc. \
verified statement of the expense of the
Sajd office is also asked.
In addition, Senator Hickams resolu-
ton directs that the territorial oil inspec-
tor. John H. Dillon. furnish verified
statement OF all of the fees received dur
Ing the year December 81. 1902.
Senator Hickam introduced bill in the
council prescribing the salary of the see
rotary Of the territory; provision of the
same. and providing for the disposition
of the fees coming into the secretarys
office At the present time all fees are
retained by the secretary and in addition
he receives a salary from the United
th, important measures of the session,
and may have some effect on the proposed
dividing of territorial secretary and in
Surance commissioner. The provisions OF
the bill arc as follows:
Section l. In addition to the salary re-
ceived from the United States, the sec
letary of The territory shall receive for
his services as such secretary and COM
Thousand eight hundred dollars per an
mum. and no more.
Sec. ,. lie shall. on the first Mondays
of January. April. July and october of
each year, make ont and present to the
governor of the territory. detailed state
ment of all fees received during tn pre-
Ceding quarter.
Sec. 3. He shall, at the time of making
such report pay into the territorial
treasury to become a part of the general
revenue fund all moneys received by him
tr his assistants, as fees for their serv-
ICES, during the three months immedi-
ately preceding the date of filing such
report, in excess of one-fourth of the
amount allowed by the first section of
this act, as his annual salary.
Sec. (. Any secretary of the territory,
who shall fail to make his quarterly re-
port to the governor OF oklahoma, as
provided by section of this act, or who
shall wilfuly make any false entry or
statement therein, or shall fail to report
all fees collected by him, his assist
ants, or shall fail or refuse to pay into
the territorial treasury all moneys re-
ceived by him. his assistants. as fees
during each quarter in excess of one
fourth of the amount allowed to him an
nually under the provisions of this act |
shall be deemed guilty of felony and on
conviction thereof shall be punished by |
confinement in the territorial penitentiary |
for term of not less than one. nor more |
than ten years.
Sec. g. All laws and parts of laws IN |
conflict with the provisions of this act |
are hereby repealed
Sec. o. This act shall take effect from |
and after its passage and approval
IN the house, Representative Jester in |
troduced joint current resolution for the |
purpose Of investigating the Oklahoma |
Sanitarium at Norman. carrying with 1T |
an appropria ton of $500: the commission |
To consist of four members of the house |
and three meInbers OF the council. BY /
the provisions OF the resolution, the COM |
mission is to have access TO all stock. |
books. correspondence, and may take tes- |
tmony. The headquarters of the commits |
sion will be at Guthrie. The report of |
the commission is to be made not later |
than February ~ The resolution went |
over one day, and will probably be |
adopted.
Guthrie, o. r. Jan. IA law relative |
10 territorial school land is claiming the |
attention of number of members Of /
the house and council. and as a result |
several bills changing the present law /
In many respects are being prepared /
McTaggart of the house introduced a |
school land bill said to have been at the
request of school land men /; is under !
stood. however. tha: officers of the les