The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-02-13
NEW JUDICIAL APPoRTloNMENT
BILL WILL BE INTRODUCED
THIS WEEK.
Senate Takes Up
Educational Bill
Creates State Board of Education to
Have Supervision Of schooIs--Pro-
hibiticn Coming UP Again Tomor-
row--Forecast Of the Week.
speeIaI hy UnIted Press.

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Oklahoma City, Feb. ls. The senate
committee has agreed upon the provis-
ions Of the new judicial redistrlcting
bill and IL will be introduced some
time this week
The bin provides for 23 districts as
at present with 2S judges, two mora
than under the existing law.
Oklahoma and Canadian counties
are to constitute the Thirteenth dis
trict with three judges and the Fif-
teenth district is TO be composed Of
csddo, Grady, Stephens, Jefferson and
Comanaae counties with two judges.
The senate today took UP another
one Of GOV. Cruces fayorite pieces Of
legislation in the shape Of the Wynne-
Coffev-Nilliams educational bill, ere
ating a state board Of education and
providing for complete revolution in the
present sxstem of control over the edu-
cational institutions Of the state
The l,ll' creates state board con.
sisting Of the state superintendent and
four members to be appointed by the
governor. Members Of the board are
to receive Sc a day while On active
duty for not more than 90 days i
year.
The board is to have general super
vision Of The schools prepare courses
Of study. visit the schools and make
reports 10 the legislature
The house Of representatives de-
voted most of It's Saturday session %
passing to final soil cail the Jones (of
Jefrelson bill prohibiting the sale Of
revolvers, "automatics, derringers,
daggers, dirks, brass knucks, etc, in
Oklahoma, and providing that only po-
lice officers, such as shariifs deputies,
town marshals, policemen, etc., can
carry weapons for defense.
The bin even prohibits deputy game
wardens from carrying any OF the
above mentioned weapons, and requires
all such officers carrying such weapons
to register themselves and their gun
with the various county clerks.
The bin was amended tn several par
ticulars before ii reached the end, but
the debate was not exciting. and the
successful amendments not numerous,
since the friends Of The bin feared it
might be overloaded with changes.
The bill Is compromise measure
between Jones original bin making 1t
a felony to carry concealed weapons
and the Breedlove bill on the same SUBJ
iect, except that the Breedlove bill
went as far as to prohibit certain wea-
pons, especially derringers, entirely.
no these two measures the house ad-
ded the idea Of absolutely prohibiting
the sale in the state Of this class OF
dangerous weapons, and sent the whole
matter back to committee with instruc-
tions. to draft a new bill.
This compromise bill came up for
consideration Saturday. It IN amend
ed provides tnat the first and second
convictions under che law shall be
punished by fines ranging from $50 70
5000. And for the Third and eyory sub
sequent conviction, khe punishment
shall Dc imprisonment in the peniten-
tary. rot to exceed Two years.
Educational Bill.
The first big matter 10 come before
The senate during the coming weeks
session will be the Bill by Williams
Wynne and CoHey. creating a state
board Of education, in accordance with
me repeated Recommendations made
hy Governor Cruce in his messages TO
sae legislature. This bin has been
Iqade a special order for this afternoon
and Will probably be nut through in
hurry, as the sentiment in the sen,
ate seems to be practically unanimous
ia favor Of the general idea of the bin,
: shhouga some amendments may be
made to the form Ia which the biz is
presented.
Several bills along this line were
presented ia the lower house carly ia
the session but have never been re.
larted out from committee ~ tha tho
senate viii probably pass the bin afst,
although its bin was introduced later