The weekly chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Craig County, Okla.) 1905-1913, 1911-01-27
CRUCE TO APPOINT
COUNTY ASSESSORS
personal Differences Threatened in
wrsnole in House over Bill to
eliminate County Division.

oklahoma City, Jan. Ex-Governor
Sc-5ce will have seventy-six county as
SCISSORS to appoint if the senate backs
laR +ba house in its action on the county
ss~.syancing to the third reading n
Itbe lower branch Tuesday. The office
lof tbe assessor is created and the town
tshfn board of equalization abolished
and provision made for the appoint
} nent of the first incumbent and the
election for four years, beginning in
4919 After a long wrangle, a motion
IL renort the Smith bill for passage, re-
haaling the county division law, was
SieffAted by one vote. During the de-
hate the southwestern members arous-
Id sentiment on both sides of the ques-
zion that threatened to cause personal
differences. Floor Leader Anthony
,Ynd ]. Harvey Maxey of Shawnee en-
kaged in sharp tilt in the committee
bf the whole. Chas. Jones of Ryan
was in the chair. He declared mo-
zion to definitely postpone the bill
lad carried by one vote, but on being
questioned tried to have the vote taken
again. The vote had stood 46 to As
ard the winner refused to rise and be
counted a second time, and Jones de-
= ared that the motion had lost, and an
Effort was Immediately made to have
The bill reported for final passage in the
senate. The rules of the body we're
haally adopted after brief debate.
- The senate finally passed the bill
~ Meminger and Stewart fixing slid
dlg scale, and establishing the min
imum capital stock for savings and
frust companies in cites of different
populations.
The sheriff fees bill, which was ad-
kanced to the third reading, was to
4 c~xhe deputy sheriffs rs per cent
( the fees in civil and sixty per cent
J criminal cases for serving or en-
leavorng to serve processes. A mo-
tion made to allow each A. H. T. A.
lodge one deputy was defeated
Senator Vandeventer of Bartlesville
Introduced the administration primary
election bill in the upper house of the
legislature Tuesday, embodying therein
IIae recommendation of the state elec-
lion board.
The bill extends the time for filing
applications for a place on the pri-
lnary ballot from 40 to so days before
the primaries. 1t provides that the
election board shall publish a book
.soptaining from one to four pages of
hata concerning the expenses Of run
Y1ng three or more counties, the cost
I u be pro-rated among these running
4F office.
2 Seth K. Gordon's idea of a system
.bf rotation by which a different can
(Idate will head the ticket in the re-
kpective districts is included. The
Lenalties for failure to report expend.
ltures are increased and failure to com
ttly with the law makes the candidate
Ineligible to hold the Office he seeks.
Senator ]. B. Thompson of Pauls
falley introduced a bill designed to
4aake it less easy for the governor tc
krant pardons and paroles without re
ftriction and requiring him to make
Setailed reports of all such actions tc
bach legislature.
= representative Gillespie and Others
S~.ared bill creating a state training
A@:hool fer delinquent colored youths
between and 16 years of age and ap
propriating $4,000 for it's equipment
I Barrett, Lindsey and Peebly of the
house introduced bill appropriatinf
t171, 200 for the board of agriculture
FOR two years. The presidents salary
4 $500, that of the secretary $2,2SO
Moore of Ottawa county offered a bill
10 regulate pearl mining and protec
sne oyster beds of Oklahoma