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Special t1 Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City Feb The house
Of representative Tuesday passed
finally tie county division bill put
the emergency on the county asses
sor bin and passed the Williams free
ext book bin 10 final roll call
The county division bill vent
through N a radically different shape
than that which the senate passed
The bill was by Senator Smith and as
II passed the senate merely repealed
all existing laws under which counties
are divided The house rejected the
idea OF stopping county cutting and
adopted series Of amendments,
c..eAy hy Teehee. which so change
tine present laws as 70 make county
division much more difficult Instead
of allowing 25 percentum Of the yot-
ers 81 the territory affected 70 begin
a county creation Or division move
ment, the Teehee amendment.
trimmed by Glover. requires a petit
tion OF u percentum OF the affected
voters to originate a county cutting
election
Free Text Books Bill.
The free text book bill was passed
to final roll call with very little trou-
bic An amendment appropriating
s500.00 out Of the state treasury for
he scholastic years ending In 1912
and 1913. or s250000 per year, had
been previously agreed upon as a
compromise between the advocates OF
state or district ownership of the
books and was presented by Mr.. An
thony II was supported by Speaker
Pro Tempofe J Roy Williams, the au-
thor Of ne Dill, and went through cas-
lly.
The quarter million dollars annual
III Is TO be appOrtioned TO the districts
on August - OF each year. just as
the school funds are apportioned now,
according TO the scholastic popula-
ton
Under the bill as finally passed
pencils, tablets. drinking cups and
other supplies will not be furnished
free 10 the pupils.
All at Same Time.
To reyolutionize the lending Of ap
preparation bills was the purpose Of
motion introduced in the house
Tuesday Ivy Mr. Moore OF Coal, and
amended By Mr.. Kerr, OF Mnskogee
TO instruct the rules committee e
bring in q general rule that all ap
preparation bills should be brought
out Of committee at one time, insteaC
of individually as in the past.
Bill to be Passed.
The Democratic house caucus Tues
day morning decided to pass the bill
creating the office of district attor
ney, to handle the felonies OF the dis
trct courts. The county attorney un
der the bill will continue to handle
all misdemeanOr cases, all county civ
il business and all preliminary hear
lngs.
New House Bills.
A bin putting the ban on automati
and repeating shotguns was introduC
ed In the house Of representatives b.
Mr., WatrOus. who Is seeking Dette
protection for wild game. A secon
bill by him provided a refuge 70
| pTdlIit cUlcktiS anu Olnef are gam
now fast disappearing from Oklahoma
Other house bills introduced ar
as follows.
by Moore Of coal making Tupel
a county court town. King and Clar
OF Pawnee. putting the clerk of tn
supreme court on salary Of $500
per annum Shearer, relative to pa
Ing bonds, Anthony raising the sa
AIRY OF the secretary OF state board {
agriculture to $2.2S0 per annum
Knight making Vhlhgnt count
! court town; Moore of Coal allown
towns and yillagesto fix lire limit
and regulate buildings within tn
same, Bolen, Peebly and Wright re
atiye TO compensation bonds: Wi
liams OF Comanche. relative to fiji
insurance policies; Clark OF Grant (b
requesU relative to the sale OF ce
tain farm machinery. etc, Barrett
establishing a state board OF educ
| tlon; abolshing the boards of regen
OF ,he state university. etc.