The Muskogee cimeter. [volume] (Muskogee, Indian Territory, Okla.) 1901-19??, 1909-01-29

eager Dill LOT PROVISIONING tuS uiihu
by vote CT twenty-one to twenty
two.
The Cordell bili providing the pro
cedure for probating wills, was pass
ed finally by vote of thirty-five to
fve.
The Landrum resolution for bust
Of Sequoyah in statuary hall at Wash
lngton was passed without opposi
ton.
A bill by Senator Williams, appro
priating $4,000 for pay OF Legislative
employees, S12,500 for each house, has
been rushed through for final passage
The Tillotson oil and gas leasing
BILL applying to minors and incom
petents' lands passed the house
and was signed by Speaker Wilson
The emergency clause, however
was defeated fifty-nine to thirty-five
the republicans voting solidly agains
Ii.
A bill introduced today by Senate
Hatchett provides that in taking ex
ceptions to the charges or instruction
of the court to the jury, the defend
ant in criminal cases shall specif.
the particular part of the charge t
which exception Is made. and wheI
requested by the court shall also Sc
out the ground of such exceptions.
The depositing of all public funds
by the state treasurer, public lant
commissioners, district, township o
! municipal treasurer, in banks guaran
teed under the state guaranty fund Il
required IN a bill introduced today b.
Senator H. Il. Echols. The failur'
of an official to comply with the Law
| is made a misdemeanor, punishable
by fine of 5000 to $1,000.
Senator Goulding's resolution re
Questing the governor to parole cor
victs who had served two-thirds q
their sentences or had less than on
year to serve, and boys under i
| years sentenced for less than fiv
| years, was taken up. on his motion
to reconsider, lodged on Saturda
when the bill could ont get enOug
votes to put 1t through, and passe
| the senate by a vote OF twenty-eigh
to eleven.
| Senator Echols has presented bi
which is intended to provide for tn
payment of expenses incurred by dis
trict judges while attending court Il
their district In counties In whic
| such Judges do not reside. The pay
ments are to be made in the sam
manner as provided in payment c
district judges, upon statement OF tn
Judge.
Under the provisions the judge
will be paid the actual expense incu
red in attending district court in hi
district In counties other than that
which he resides. The bill carrie
an emergency clause.
Mayor Scales and City Attorne
Taylor of Oklahoma City, member
of the legislative committee appoin
ed by the Oklahoma League OF Nj
inequalities, delegated to draft m
nicipal bill to be presented to I'll
legislature, have begun preparatio
of the measure which will be desigl
ed to take the city government OF
of the hands of alleged politician
and professional ward heelers. AS
now is all cities, except those OF tn
first class, may select their cand
dates by a vote Of the people. A
cording to the present law there
no law for registration in cities
the first class, while there Is for a
others.
The new Roddie banking bill WI
under consideration for short tin
during which the senate showed
disposition to cut several large hole
: I'm the measure. Roddie finally q
through a motion to rise from cor
mittee of the whole, in which the bi
was being considered, to save 1t fro
further mutilation. During that tim
however, three amendments to Il
! second section had peen put throug
cutting the minimum capital of banl
I'm towns OF less than 1900 peop
from $4,000 to $4,000. In cities
5000 to $4,000, from $4,000 to $2
900; In cities of over $4,000, fro
siG0. 600 TO 100000. Senator ROdd