The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1909-03-15
ALL NIGHT SESSION
MARKED THE CLOSE
After Many Hours Of Continuous
Labor the Second Oklahoma
Legislature Ends.

Guthrie, Okla, Mar. 15.-The second
Oklahoma legislature completed its
labors, and adjourned 81 six O'Clock
Saturday morning, after having been
in session almost continuously for
twenty-four hours preceding. Both
the house and the senate worked hard
and rapidly during the closing hours,
clearing the calendar of every meas
ure of Importance.
Among the important measures that
have received the consideration of the
legislature was one that passed during
the closing hours. 1t is the bill that
provided for the leasing of the school
lands that will not be sold The great
est problem that the legislature had
to solve was the matter Of rental and
on this question there was a great
diversity of opinion. Some members
wanted to make it as low as three per
cent of the appraised valuation but it
was pointed out that in some counties
taxes were almost that much and that
the state might as well give the land
and get the taxes. Some others want
ed to make it six per cent but it was
pointed out to them that on much of
the land that would be impossible to
lease the land at that figure and that
in the end the state would realize
nothing. Maxey, of Shawnee, who has
made the school land question study,
led the fight for four per cent rental
and won out by a good majority The
proposition to give a ten year lease
met with little opposition. The lessee
to have the preference right to release
provided he is not in arrears on his
rentals. Provisions is made in the
bill for appeals from the decisions of
the school land commission whenever
the lessee feels aggrieyed. The law
provides for the sale OF the improve
ments by the lessee to any responsible
person and the transfer of the lease.
The Taylor, city election bill be-
came a law today under the signature
of Governor Haskell. The primary and
election is under the direction of the
county election board. The primary
will be held on April 9th and the cleo
tion on April 27th Nominations must
be filed with the county election board
at least ten days before the primary
No petition is necessary but the can
didate must make written application
to get on the primary ticket.
~ Governor Haskell signed the bill
which provides for the removal of
brush and other distractions from the
streams
House bill No 1913, an act authoriz-
ing the board of control to build a
state penitentiary at McAlester and
providing for the necessary officers
and guards and the house bill No. $50
an act to establish the state reforma-
tory at the town of Granite in Greer
county. and providing for the neces-
sary officers completed the work OF
the legislature in the line of providing
penal institutions for the state and
both bills were signed by the COVER
nor today and became law.
The name of R. W. Dick, of Ard
more was sent to the senate and was
confirmed as warden of the state peni-
tentiary, and Sam Fluinor, of Elk City,
was confirmed as warden of the re-
formatory at Granite.
The convict labor viii be used at
both places to help ips the construc-
ton of the institutions 1t is the in
tention to have the bine granite, of
which there is mountains, worked at
the reformatory and Warden Dick,
said today that he did not know what
line of work would be taken up at the
penitentiary after the building had
been completed which viii not be for
several months. At all events every
body is glad that the state will manage
her own penal institutions and will be
independent Of Kansas.
1t is the general accepted theory
that much of the penal labor will be
expended on the public highway.
codifying Committee Named.
The following members have been