The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1910-02-28
Five Weeks Have Passed Since Legislator
We're Called Together at Guthrie TwO Most
Important Measures Passed We're Salary
and Fee Bill and Act Granting an Ex-
tension of Time for Tax Payment
10 Date Twenty-four Bills Haze
Passed Both Houses.

, Guthrie, Okla, Feb. 2S.-Althougl
: Governor c. N. Haskell stated in hi
proclamation calling the special ses
sion of the legislature together tha
| he believed that the work of the ses
lsion could be finished within three
weeks, the special session has JUS
closed its fifth week with prospects
lof continuation for ten days or two
weeks longer.
| Up to the present time twenty-foul
bills and twelve resolutions have pass
led both houses and have been approv
led by the governor. Out of this mum,
Der only two really important pieces
of emergency legislation have been
passed, the bill extending the time
for paying this years taxes and the
| bill to facilitate the issuance and sale
of public warrants.
Among the important bills that
have passed the senate and are pend
| ing before the house are:
The fees and salaries bill, making
reductions in the salaries of certain
county officers in the larger counties,
the bill repeating the plan of town
ship assessment and going back to
the territorial plan of county asses
sors, the New Jerusalem bill for the
location of the state capital on an
ideal site, the Taylor election law af-
fecting elections held under the ini-
tiative and referendum, bill appro-
priating 100000 for buildings at the
state penitentiary, creating the cler-
icle positions in the school land de-
partments and the conduct of those
departments and the sale of the
school lands, and making appropria-
tion to reimburse the school fund for
moneys Illegally spent out of that
fund by the school land department.
Among the important house meas
ures passed by that body and now
pending in the senate are:
Making taxes fall due in two pay
ments, relieving railroads of ad val |
orem taxes on main line tracks. but |
requiring them to pay on a gross re-
reipts basis, fixing corporation tax
Upon all corporations other than
hose subject to gross revenue taxes
If 80 cents annually upon each $1,000
If capital stock, amending the gross
'evenue laws repeating the state dis
'ensary law, the Bryan general cleo
ion law, creating the Office of state
'ond commissioner, and authorizing
he investment of sinking funds in
'ublic building warrants.
The bills passed by both houses and
by the governor to date are:
H. B. 2. extending the time for pay
1ent of 1909 taxes to April l, 1910;
|. B. 20, making appropriations for
alary, per diem and mileage of men,
ers of the legislature and salaries
I employees and other expenses; SEN
te bill 81, creating the position of I
Lenographers to the supreme court;
. B. 16, creating a system of stand
rd weights and measures; H. B. 81,
roviding that coal must be screened
the mine before weighing; H. B.
), making deficiency appropriation
II the salaries of special district
ldges appointed by the governor; H.
q, requiring the labelling of all :
'nvict made goods sold within the
ate; H. B. Al, appropriating 1000
r the maintenance of a confederate
'ldiers' hone at Ardmore and es- N
the institution; H. B. so.
lthorizing county commissioners to Y
lrchase buildings of the tribal gov
nments fer court house purposes.
'plying especially to Murray county Z
here the commissioners wish to buy e
e old Chickasaw capital building for a
court house; S. B. %, to prevent the y
actice of blacklisting employees by Il
quiring them to secure surety bonds II
a certain company closely allied n
tn the corporation; S. B. 7, author k
ng the labor commissioner to es- Is
Dlish a branch free employment ag- q
cy at Enid and making an appro- 4
iation; S. B. q, to prevent the as n
,nment of claims against citizens a
this state to agencies outside the Y,