The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1909-03-14


day as an amendment to the bill by
Ratliff and Jain. which covers all OF
the rearrangements OF judicial dis.
tricts, which have been made by
the present Legislature. Two new
districts were created without OBJ
lection. Okmulgee and Creek counties
were taken from the Ninth district to-
form the Twenty-sccond. Washington
from the Second and Usage from the
Twenty-first were formed into the
Twenty-fourth and Payne was trans.
forred from the Twenty-first to the
Eleventh. putting it in with King.
fisher and Logan. Additional judges
are provided for in the Third and
Seventh districts, making in all four
new district judges TO be appointed
by the governor to serve until the
next general election.
In the same connection the senate
passed the house bill by Parsons, fix
ing the terms Of court in all Of the
counties of the state, amendmending
It TO correspond TO the new arrange
ment Of districts.
The bill authorizing the sale of a
small tract of land at FL Reno which
Is wanted by the commercial club of
that city for trackage use, was passed
after being transformed into a gener-
al bill, but surrounded with such re-
strictions that 1t could not apply 10
any other locality.
The Rottcnbcrry bill amending the
law in regard to the punishment for
conioint robbery was also passed.
Under the present law, the only pen
atty Is life Imprisonment, and Yin
many cases il has been found difficult
to secure convictions because of the
severity of the punishment Under
the new bill the penalty may range
from ten years 20 life. \ senate bill
introduced by Cordell, which was
drafted by X. L. Williams of the
supreme court was substituted for the
house bill by MaXey and Whayne in
regard to the selection of special
judges for county and district courts
which was held to be unconstitutional
by the senate legal advisory commit.
tee.
Other bills passed were:
BY Bryan and Tilntson-For the
restoration of court and other public
records.
BY Ross-Amending the paving law.
BY Durant-Appropriating $4,000 for
legislative printing and employees
BY Cope and Calhoun-F'or protec
tion of nursery stock.
BY Tillotson-For county court at
Lenapah in Nowata county.
BY Calhoun--For county court at
Coweta in Wagner county.
BY Coyne-Legalzing school dis
p trict elections
BY Acton-For removal OF obtruc
: tions from streams.
l The s2.OOOOOO appropriation bills
= advanced to third reading yesterday
were also passed.
i The senate added 800 600 today foI
the new preparatory school at Clare
+ more SG5,O 900 for building and s35,
u 0JO fer maintenance.
. Governor Haskell today approved
= several bills. including bills locating
o and making appropriations for the
5 state pcnitentiary at McAlester ant
the state reformatory at Granite.
9 The bill creating the codifyng CON
e mission, bills giving the Muskogee dis
. trict an additional district Judge an,
II making Coweta, in Wagner county
a court town.
The senate today confirmed a bi
u bunch of appointments made by Coy
q ernor Haskell. including the member
g OF the codes commission and officer
"a and boards OF control of some OF tn
&c new state institutions created by tn
" legislature.
The appointments follow:
r Codes commission-Jean p. Day {
-e Poteau John NJ. Hayes of Hobart,
III II. Harris of Oklahoma City, DEM
ie Gratis: John II. Thomas of Muskoge
or and W. r. Brownlee of Kingfishe
u republicans,
IL state Game and Fish commission,
as i. $. Askew of Chickasha.
w Board of Control of the Boys
III dustrial School at Pauls aVlley-Mili
. Lasater OF Pauls Valley, Ira Mitche
81 OF Wynnewood, ]. l.. Brown of Ok
te homa City J. Z. Gibson of PURGE
III ] r. Highley of Oklahoma City.
In' Warden of the State Reformato
at Granite-Sam NJ, Flouney OF E
?" City.
nd Warden OF the State Pcnitentiary