The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-03-05

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tional security for state funds. The
majority report recommended that
this section be stricken from the bill
and tho report was adopted. Wort.
man OF Claremore made hard fight
to have It retained. declaring that the
state should show enough faith In
the guarantee fund 90 consider IL suf-
flcient protection for state funds.
Tillotson, Jones, Mnxey and others
opposed this idea, contending that Il
IL useless this idea, additional bur.
dens on the guarantee fund and that
the fund was created for the small
depositor and not for the protection
Of the state.
Manned and mutilated the Keys FISH
and game law passed the house II.
nally Wednesday by vote OF "a
10 ~. II Is practically certain that
the senate will not concur In the
house amendments. The house Fri.
day passed finally the following bills:
BY Anthony. amending the gross
production tax law; by Lovelace, ap.
propriating Sl33,00O for maintenance
Of the state school of mines; by
Workman establishing university
preparatory school at Claremore. and
bills providing for the terms of the
court at the following towns: Temple,
Comanche county; Crowder, Pitts.
burg county. Lenapan, Nowata coun
ty: Eldorado. Jackson county: We.
lcetka. Okfuskee county and Chant.
Haskell county. Both houses adopted
concurrent resolutions authorizing the
state auditor to pay mileage, per diem
snd expenses OF the legislature and
authorizing the payment Of $6,20O.02
to the Leader Printing company for
printing.
The house judiciary committee. I'm
answer to IA message OF inquiry from
Governor Haskell. reported that the
statc school land department is not
authorized to pay its running ex.
penses out of the funds received from
rentals of school lands and il not
authorized to employ attorneys.
The senate advanced To third read.
ing the Ross bill making Il felony
To give away or sell liquor to mi.
nors. habitual drunkards or persons
OF unsound mind. with Imprisonment
OF from one to five years. The oh.
iect OF the bill Is to make the en-.
forcement of the prohibitory law
more easily In cities The senate
also advanced To third reading the
bill creating the office OF state su.
preme reporter to edit and compile
the state supreme court reports.
The senate passed finally the uni.
form negotiable instrument law now
In force In thirty-six states.
Governor Haskell today approved
the Russell! bill repeating the county
high school law and the Brownlee
bill legalizing a $4,000 bond issue at
The establishment OF home for
ex-Confederate soldiers and appropri.
ating 10000 for buildings and main.
tenance was introduced In the house
Friday by Gilmer and Maxey.
The hluse refused to concur In the
senate OnendTfehts To the Boyle bill
repeating provisions OF law for the
taking OF explosives into mines and
appointed McCalla. Boyle and Jones
as conference committee.
The house agreed TO the senate
amendments to the house bill making
an appropriation for the regents OF
the various state educational insti
tutions and passed finally the Smith
bill defining the duties Of the state
examiner and Inspector and advanced
To third reading a bill by Ross max.
ing Temple county court town.
IL Is considered doubtful whether
there will be any action on the con-
test OF A. NJ FELTON,, republican,
against Anderson, democrat, before
adjournment of the house. Action on
the contest was again postponed to-
day until March |. FELTON, claimed
a majority OF nearly 800 in McCur.
tain county. but that enough returns
were thrown out to seat FELTON,.
The house passed the bill by Sen
ator Billups defining procedure for
the mortgage or sale of the home
stead of an insane husband or wife:
the bill locating the Eastern Uniyer-
sity Preparatory school at Claremore,
by vote OF Sc to Is.
Senator Frank NJ Colville OF Mus
tang has just issued a small booklet
OF poems for presentation To his fel'
low legislators and other friends. The
booklet includes In addition to The
Oklahoma Girl" which gives its name
to the volume. The Girl With Boy.
ish Ways" The Mistletoe." The
Call OF the West" The Idols OF Yes
terday," The Fightm' Man OH the
Firm Line" My Oklahoma Corn"
and When the Stuckin' Peg is
Busy"
The senate passed finally the joint
resolution by Japp authorizing the
state treasurer To turn over to Co
manche county the money received
from the government for the rem
tails OF the Wichita forest reserve, and
the four bridge bills, one by Taylor,
authorizing county commissioners tn
issue bonds to build. repair or ac-
Qulre bridges, on vote of threesfths
of the people OF the county; one by
Meminger providing the procedure
for the purchase by county commits
sioners for the Joint construction OF
bridges by adjoining counties, and one
by Newell authorizing county commits.
sioners to replace or repair bridges
destroyed by floods,
The house adopted resolution Civ
ing the seat from McCurtain county
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