The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-22
OKLAHOMA
LEGISLATURE
Is WORKING
Many Bills Were introduced
in Council.
HOUSE WAS KEPT BUSY
Invitation Extended to Stock
men for Annual Meeting.

Guthrie, o. T., Jan. 21.-The council and
the house today made some progress to-
ward making law. The council heard tho
captions of "a bills read which were in
troduced in fsteen minutes The house
heard the report Of the committee on
education. which reported a substitute on
the flag bills Tomorrow the house will
take this substitute up and will pass it or
sUch one.
The Is stature decided today. on invita-
ton of the Oklahoma Livestock associa-
ticn to visit Oklahoma City on the even
ing Of the 10th. at which tine Col y.
Il Dean. agent of the bureau Of animal
iLd;,strr. viii deliver ar address on quar-
aLtine matters.
Tho :o!lowing motion, made by Braid
wood. n memory OF Artie Daniels, was
sCoptco by the house unanimously:
Il wish % announce to the house the
ooa.h -uf the speaker Of the first house,
aad / think that a fitting tribute should
he rc2de to his memory. ] move that
committee be appointed To draft reso!u-
items in his memory, and that his pic
tlrc he secured and placed ON the wall Of
the Legislative assembly.
Representative Mathews. Democrat. in
trnduced a bill this morning, the first TWO
sections of which tell the whole story.
These sections follow:
Section I-There shah he nominated by
the governor. ard by and with the con-
sent of the council shall be appointed,
territorial auditor, who snail hold his
office for the term of two years and untii
his successor is appointed and qualified
according to law
Sec. 2-The territorial auditor shall be
ex-officio superintendent of insurance.
and shall perform such duties rs Srch
Superintendent as are or may hereafter
BE- prescribed hE law
This is meant TO deprive the secretary
OF the territory from receiving insurance
foes, it is alleged. 1t has often been
charged recently th;ft his salary amount
ed 70 $25,0e9.
4 most important measure to all Okla
homans is "A bill introduced b. Edgar
Jones, today. in the house. There is much
between the lines. 1t follows:
Be il Enacted by the Legislative Assem-
bly, of the Territory Of Oklahoma:
Section THAT any person who shall
present for allowance II any auditor,
council. township. town or village board.
board Of education or board of school d.
rectors. any false. fraudulent. extortion-
ate. unjust. unlawful unauthorized or
duplicate bill or account shall he deem
ed guilty Of a felony and on conviction
thereof shall be punished by fine in
oouble the amount of the bill or account
s. presented. and by confinement in the
county jail. or not less than three months
O. by confinement in the territorial peni-
tentiary of not less than one year, at the
discretion of the court trying the cause.
Sec THAT any auditor. member of
any board Of county commissioners mem
bor of any city council, member Of any
township town or village board, member
o. any board of education of any city or
beard Of school directors of amy schol
district who shall allow or vote to allow
aLy false, fraudulent. eNtortiOnate, un-
Just. unlawful. unauthorized or duplicate
bili or account shall be deemed guilty OF
q misdcmeanor. and shall be punished by
fine Of not less than double the amount
Of the bill or account 50 allowed 81 voted
for and by confinement in the county jail
for not less than thirty days.
See 2-That it is heTby made the duty
OF the territorial auditor to present 10
the attorney general for his approval or
rejection all bills and accounts presented
foT allowance before warrants are issued
therefor. arc ii is hereby made the duty
al each county attorney to be present
with the board of county commissioners
al each session Of the board. and care
fully examine and scrutinize every bin
and account presented for allowance. and
advise the board as to lis legality. and ii
is hereby made the duty Of every city
attorney 10 he present with the city coun-
G.. at each session hereof and carefully
examine and scrunnize every bin and ac-
count presented for allowance and advise
such council as to its legality
See THAT il is made the. duty or
each district judge TO give this act in