The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1910-02-15

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expedite business.
Senator Eggcrman. Graham, Stai .
ford and Others are hghting Tor tn .
adoption cf what is known as the .
California idea for regulating the fee
and salaries OF county officers. The .
plan Is to base fees and salaries or
population. the same as the Smith
bill does but instead of adopting a
universal plan each county Is classi-
fled separately and the representa-.
tives and senators from each district, |
are he d responsible for the fxing of
these salaries In the counties repre-
sonted in their respective districts.
Senator Stafford thinks il the most
feasible way of handling the matter
House bill No. 80 by Moore and
Ratliff. authorizing county commits.
sloners to purchase from the United
States certain buildings used for tri-
bal purposes, was finally passed this
afternoon, carrying the emergency
clause
Senator Goulding's bill. providing
for two witnesses to Instruments exc
cuted by persons who cannot write,
was indefinitely postponed. The bill
by Senator Stewart. authorizing an
appropriation for the fish and game
warden's department, was referred to
the committee on appropriations.
One item in the bill. that of $4,000
for printing hunters license, was OBJ.
jected to and the bill was recommit-
ted. The bill by Newell, providing for
the care OF the insane and feeble
minded was recommended
Senator Stewart had hard t'ne
getting his bill NO SO, reported favor.
ably This w provides that the
marriage OF the minor ward terminates
the guardianship as to personal prep.
erty and formal dismissal of the guar
dian fan insane or other person by
the judy of the county court on ap-
plication OF the ward and when 1t is
considered the guardianship Is no
longer necessary. Senator Stewart
spoke at length in behalf OF this bill
this afternoon. following which 4 me-
tion to indefinitely postponed prevail.
ed
Senate bill No. 60. providing for an
appropriation for the care OF the in.
sane at Norman, was recommended to
the committee on appropriations. I'm
der the contract the state is paying
5000 each per year for the care of the
insane at Norman. The contract
with the Norman Sanitorium company
will expire June 30 and word has
been passed around that the sanitor.
ium company has said that the state
must be ready to take over the insane
on the day the contract expires,
threatening TO turn all the inmates
loose if the state is not prepared TO
take them.
Senaor Blair introduced Joint
resolution calling attention to pressing
needs of the state training school
located in Garyin county and asking
the appropriation of $4,000 for the
same.
The following bills were introduced
in the senate today: BY Morris, cal
ing for an appropriation of 1913, .7s. ~
for the purpose of re-imbursing he
common school fund. funds of chart.
able and penal institutions. anl thu
public buildings fund.- by Mitchell,
legaizing the incorporation If Chny
enne. ROGER Mills county and al of
the board Of trustees; by Davis, Gwo)
regulating the issuance OF county
bonds for the purpose of raising funds
with which TO construct bridges and
legalizing certain elections which
nave been held FOR the purpose; the
other providing for the converting of
district courts in each county I'm tn
state; by Morris, providing fol
the organization of the commissioners
of the land office of the state in IN,
management, loaning. investing, re
investing a"d depositing the perman
ent school fund and in the manage
met, loaning, investing. re-investinc
and depositing the permanent sc,oo
iund and in the management and sal,
OF state scnool lands. creating offices
segregating employees and stenograph
zeal positions under the management
supervision and control of said com
missioners and fixing compensation
and salaries,
The senate adopted concurrcn
resolution by Williams authori2in,
= the state auditor to issue warrant,
IN sums aggregatng sl6,69G.5O fo
salaries of legislators and employe.
up to and including to-day