The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1908-05-22
MANY Bills Sent
10 ENDORSEMENT
House DeyOtes Strenuous
Night Session 10 Clear
ing Calendar

Many bills were considered at The
house session last night.
The first bill up was that by Briggs,
creating the office OF county assessor.
There was a general discussion Of the
bill but it was defeated.
5ranson eHl to Engrossment.
A bill by Brans3n provides for addi-
tional district judges where necessary.
The object of the bin is 20 give an OPP
iportunity 10 clear up The dockets Of
district courts. particularly in the east
orn portion of the state No appoint
ments are 10 be made under the act
until January /, 1917 The bill carries
an appropriation OF 81 800 aud bears an
emergency clause It was ordered to
engrossment.
Dunham's bill relating to the office
of county attorney, defining his du-
ltes and fixing fees in certain cases,
was indefinitely postponed.
TO Lease Minors Lands.
A bill ordered 10 engrossment was
that by the committee on oil and gas.
Iit prescribes the method of leasing the
lands of minors and incompetents for
oil gas and mining purposes, and bears
an emergency clause The guardians
OF minors owning such lands must ap-
ply 20 the county court for an order TO
lease The application must bear the
name and age OF the ward description
OF the land, the minors interest and
the term OF the proposed lease, and the
intention to sell said lease must be
advertised four weeks. Lease for a
minor may extend to the time OF his
becoming of age, and for an incompe.
tent not more than fifteen years.
Other detailed regulations are imposed
in the bili
No 731, by Bvoome, provides for
payment OF def ndants witnesses in
criminal cases. h rnnll~v only TO fel
on cases. Where defendant is unable
TO pay Witnesses to be used in his be.
half, the district judge may allow such
witnesses Sl.50 a day and mileage at
the rate OF five cents, the funds 10 be
paid out of the county treasury. The
bin is of an emergency character aud
was ordered TO engrossment
NorVeil's Bridge Bill.
a bil ordered 10 engrOssmont is that
by Norvell, amending the Oklahoma
road and bridge laws. II authorizes
the county to buy toll or other bridges
in tho county. where ouch structures
are private property The county may
issue warrants or other evidences of in
debtedness N payment
The object OF the bill is to get rid
Of the toll system which now obtains
in many portions of old Indian Terri
, tory.
A bill that provoked considerable
debate was No. i59, by Stettmund. II
was intended to grant to Chandler a
lsectiOn OF school land under an act Of
congress passed March 4, 1907, Stett-
mund aud Murdoch plead earnestly for
the bill. while McCalla stated that this
action by congress was taken after the
lenabling act had turned the school
lands over 10 the state. hence was
void On roll call the bin was post
poned indefinitely,
Farley City Bill,
Another of the bills ordered 10 en-
grossment was an act by Farley amend
ing the statutes in regard 10 extending
lefty limits
A bill by Carson and Dunnam ere
ates an attorneys lien upon all causes
lof action and counteractiOn providing
: Tor the notice thereof and the remedy
for enforcing the same. II is bill IN
/, which the lawyers We're largely inter
, ested They said that IN some cases
they would undertake a case against {
, railroad company for personal dam
ages, and the company would Dulldoz'
J the client into quitting the suit or int
3 compromise, and the lawyer would re
+ oeiye no pay for what he had done
1 This they wanted stopped and spoke q
q conyincingly Ia its favor that the biz
~ was ordered 20 engrOssment Simila
laws obtain Ia Texas. Missouri am
ether states
Count superintendents Salaries
No. AIS by Hobby, amending the stat
utes relative to compensation of count
lsuperintendent OF public instruction
was ordered 40 third reading u give
them $500 a day for actual service
lcoUuties OF a school population OF les
than 900. not 20 exceed l25 days i
the year. IN counties 0f over 100
school population and less ihan I, ,20'
5000 a year. 200 70 500. f70N year
lover 800 school population 500, an
$40 for each additional 100 OF schOC
population, No county Superintendent
ss TO receive more than $1,000 Tn
population IN cities OF first and seem
class Is 70 be Included In The calcul'
tion and IN counties Of over IA teaol
ers The salary is 20 be s 500 This wa
also ordered 90 eugrOssment
New state Prlntery Bill.
A bin establishing state printer
Nas passed on roll call This bill va
written By Cope. OF Eel Reno II
a duplicate OF his bill recently yetoe
by the governor. except that Il make
no provision Tor locating the plant.
Bills 20 knsrossment.
Other Bills ordered % engrosslnsF