The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1910-02-09
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JILL VI

Before adjourning Yesterday after
noon ;he senate voted down the con
current resolution offered several
DAYS ago By Senator Norris, that
ihe legislature adjourn sine die on
TIE 10Th inst. The vote was y
against the resolution and , for It
The entire afternoon was practical
III consumed iii the discussion OF the
bin BY Franklin. Smith, Cordell and
f,ggerman creating county lax asses
gors 10 take the place Of township
assessors. The fight on this bill has
So farsbeen a hot one senators
Staffo.d, cunningham. Williams and
d hers are firmly set against lis pas
sage. while Senators Cordell Roddie.
Eggerman, franklin and others are
aggressively leading the fight for ils
adoption.
Senator Cunningham insisted that
the sronnty assessor proved q .isma,'
failure in his county undes territorial
government
Senator Cordell made a lengthy
argument in favor OF the bill. He
SAYS the strongest argument he has
ever heard against the county asses
sor IS that he gets too many-s1
many that when the tax gathefei
goes out he can NOT find some thai
have been assessed. In answer Il
the arguments set out by Senate
stanford. Senator Cordell says tha
fne county clerk Of Oklahoma eoun
" told the committee who had thii
bill under consideration that ihf
principal work in his office is the cor
recting pf errors made by the town
ship assessors.
This bin Is being amended and Z
amended. and the chances are tha
when 1t comes UP for final passage
will not have many OF the earmark
it had when II was first introduced.
Bills Introduced in Senate.
Six bills were introduced in N
senate yesterday afternoon. as fo
lows.
BY Russell authorizing the appoin
ment Of sneciai attorneys. sheriff
and deputies 10 assist grand iu OF
and providing compensation for sue
officers, special attorneys to receiy
$40 per day; sheriffs, So depurie
So. district and superior court judge
and the governor may appoint sue
officers on grand Jury requests. The!
special officers viii be vested with Il
same authority as those elected
the position.
BY Echols, relocating the disiri
agricultural for the Fifth judicial d
trict at Elk City on condition th
the citizens OF Elk City give the sa
160 acres OF land and AFFORD tenn
rary quarters for the school IN
the state can erect suitable building
BY Wynne. requiring county sup'
intendents of public instruction 10
vide the counties in which they pr
side into convenient school district
BY Wynne, changing date OF ANN
school meetings from the first ru
day in June 10 the last Tuesday
July in order that the corrected 70
OF assessed values may be availal
al the time when the levy is made
school purposes
BY Blair, legalizing bond issues
municipal corporations includi
school districts. This will make \
i'd and legal all bonds issued or yoi
in this state since it's admission il
the union where the amounts do
exceed the limir prescribed by
constitution voted al elections c
Quoted in strict compliance With
law.
BY Billups regulating speed
which automobiles and motorcyc
may be operated on public hlghwi
and streets Eight miles per hour
The speed limit within any town.
iage or city and all machines 81
Use muffler. II shall be deem
"a misdemeanof 70 violate the pr,
sions OF this bill The punishment
a fine of no, less than s25 nor d
than 5000 OF bs imprisonment Of
less than 30 nor more than 90 a
or by both fine and Imprisonment