The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-01-21
OPINION CT LEGAL
ADVISORY COMMITTEE.
May Affect Two Bills Intro
ducsd Thursday; Senate Re-
duces Clerical Force


Tho senate convened promptly at
10 o'clock this morning, and when the
roll was called II was found that
quorum was present The chaplain
Invoked blessings, after which tho
body settled down TO business. Tho
session was very snort. lasting only
ono hour. when adjournment was TAX
en untll TO O'Clock Saturday morning.
The report of the legal advisory
committee was heard This commit
tee rulcs that measures not recon- !
mended by the governor In the mes.
sage are out Of order. This ruling
has q direct bearing on two bills In
troduccd Thursday The fees and
salaries bill by Senator Smith over
steps the lines marked out by the
governor IN that It PROPOSES to fix
the salary OF the clerk OF the supreme
court OF the state. The me ssage rec.
ommends that only the fees and sal
aries or county and township officers
shall be readjusted. Whether this
VIII lnvalldate the entire bill, or win
the senate strike out the clause rel.
atiye TO fixing the salary or the SUI
preme court clerk, remains to be
seen. The bill ntr,dvced by Senator
Russell authorizing district judges to
appoint special counsel 10 assist
grand iuries Is also In the "out OF or
der class
New Bills introduced
Senate Bill No. 3 was introduced
by Senator Redwlne, aud Is TO create
an act authorizing the appropriation
OF Sl6,500 TO be used for the payment
Of land condemned for penitentiary
purposes which Is under contract to
be purchased from the Choctaw and
Chlckasaw nations. 4
Senate Bill No 4, by Senator Rus
sell, Is to provide for levying OF taxes
for county. city or towns. township
and school district purposes, repeal
Ing all laws in conflict,
Senator Russell introduced Bill No.
). authorizing the appropriation Of
$4,000 for the support and mainte-
nance Of the Oklahoma state school
for the blind located at Fort Gibson.
The bin provides for the school for
TIE years 1901, and Is duplicate
Of the bill passed Ak the last session
Of the legislature which bin was in
valid because the enacting clause was
omitted. Out of the total amount to
be appropriated by Senator Russell's
bill $4,000 Is designated as a contin-
gent fund.
Senator Morris introduced Bill No.
g. which Il an act providing for the
sale OF all tracts OF public land own
ed by the state and embraced In sec
tlons IL. lg and SO. adjoining the
corporate limits OF any city. town or
village In the state, subject to GER
tain exceptions. conditions. rules and
regulations. The 1908 appraisement
Is the prescribed basis of sale.
Senate Cuts Expenses.
I The senate cut off the following
employees, carrying with II saving
10 the state Of about $75 q day: Wm..
! Chlldress assistant 5ergeant-at-arms
and doc keeper: John Conway, door.
keeper. J IT, pardue. janltor. Frank
| Tillman. assistant janitor: Kenney
Iats Perch, calendar clerk; r. L..
Moore, postmaster aud auditor: A.
! II. Merchsor assistant journal
clerk; Mrs Lillian Roberts, assist
ant enrolling and engrossing Clerk:
Glen ClofflIn, ed Underwood and
Frank Wolf, pages; Tom House, night
wutchman.
Senator Stafford made a motion
that the senate appoint Joint COM
mittee to confer with the house as
tn the apporlionment of the legisla-
tion required In the governors mes
sage. After some discussion Senator
Stafford withdrew the motion and will
offer concurrent resolution In lieu
Of the motion Saturday morning.
According to a motion which pre-
vailed In the senate this morning
senators win be limited to IS In
postage stamps during the special
session. Senator Blllups thought ~
worth of stamps would be sufficient,
but bis associates did not concur In
his opinion.