The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1909-03-05
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.


Guthrie, okla, Feb. 26-The senate
is wrestling with the oil pipe line
bill by Senator Strain and Represen-
tative Tillotson
Because the advocates of reducing
the gross production tax on coal
would not agree to a like reduction
in the gross production tax on oil,
both propositions were defeated in
the house today
Senator Roodie of Ada, IS upder
quarantine His little girl is serious
ly III with diptheria
Claremore was substituted for llol.
denville by the house today as lhe
location for the Eastern University
preparatory school
The house Wednesday passed house
bills appropriating one thousand dot
lars for each of the state normal
schools to be used in the purchase
Of fire escapes
It is likely that the house bin pro
viding for the appointment OF a board
to have charge of the expendng Of
funds for public buildings, public
printing etc, will be Immediately re-
viyed and pushed through II is MI
administration measure. The purpose
is to relieve the various boards com
posed of busy state officials, of the
labor involved in meeting the demand
that will be made on them IN the er-
ection of public buildings.
The senate today passed the Sor.
rels bill. appropriating $27s.0OO for
the state school of mines, located at
Wilburton.
The house has given an orphan
home to Nowata
The house will concur in the SEN
ate's amendemnt to the criminal court
of appeals bill whereby the state is
created into three districts for the
purpose Of making nominations The
three Judges. however, will be elected
from the state at large.
As the house did not amend the
bnIs reference to salaries the action
Of the senate in voting to replace the
salaries at $4,000, will not necessitate
contest on that subject
Guthrie, Okla. Feb 27-Represen.
tative Partridge, republican from Al
falfa county, has pending a resolu'
tion setting the date for final adjourn.
ment Of the legislature for March 9Th
II will likely be defeated as the i'm.
preston prevails that the legsla'
ture will be required to remain in
session until March 18th in order to
complete important work now on
hand
That the legislature can not col
clude its labors in sixty days, or b.
March 9TH, is now generally admitted
Two weeks more time may be neees
sary
A special senate committee took
the school land bill. as passed, to
Governor Haskell Thursday morning
It Is understood that the governor
will approve the measure within a
few days
Dennis Flynn, who received the
minority vote for United States Sen
ator. was mixing with solons Thurs
day
Those who defended the news
paper boys bin an act appropriate
ing funds TO pay old election accounts
were Representatives Tflotson. Of
Nowata Durant Of Durant Anthony
OF NARROW Burnett of Washta
Faulkner, Of Kiowa. led the opposi
tion with motion TO postpone IN
definitely
Appropriation bills have the right
Of way
Vlnita Is represented IN the lobby
BY large delegation OF her foremost
business men They are setting s
fast pace IN the race for the lnsan,
asylum
Oklahoma's second legislature 1,
backing up the educational mstlb
tions Of the state in almost every Ia
stance Appropriation bills 20 sus
tain the established institutions, an,
those looking toward erection of new
schools are not subjected to serious
amendment, Sentiment among III,
solons seems to be. Nothing toe
good for Oklahoma's educational sys
tenn