The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1911-01-21

| SENATE PLACES BILL ON THE
CALENDAR WITHOUT REFER.
RING 1T TO Al COMMITTEE.
NOMINATIONS GO
OVER TILL MONDAY
No Quorum IN the Senate House
Pushes Work IN Many BlIIs--Durans
Normal Gets Appropriation Of s2or
600.
Special BY United Press.

Special BY United Press.
Oklahoma City Jan. 2l.-Gov cruce
today sent to the senate the list Of an
pointments announced last night, but
no quorum being present action on
their confirmation went over till Mon
day.
Although the attendance in the sem
ate was small 4 majority Of the mem
bers thought It necessary 10 expedite
the consideration Of the bill authoriz-
ling county commissioners to extend
the tax paying time till Feb. IS and ac-
cordingly the bill was placed on the
calendar without the usual reference
to committee. The senate adjourned
till Monday afternoon.
Smokers Win Victory.
The smokers Of the senate won a
victory Friday afternoon during the
consideration OF the senate rules BY
the committee Of the whole when they
secured the revocation -of the anti
smoking rule, insofar as it refers to
the members OF that body. With the
senators allowed to smoke, as much as
they please, there is little probability
that the rule will be enforced against
employees and spectators, SO that It -
virtually ! dead letter. The rule has
been on She looks OF the senate ever
ii,stPce statehood, but has neYer been
g eSforced, except during brief periods.
The House Session.
The bill BY Lewis, Uf 8eckhana, and
Ashby Of Pushmataha, exempting ola
ex- Confederate and ex-Union soldiers
and their widows from paying state,
county or municipal licenses to hawk,
peddIe, etc, was passed in the house
Friday, as amended Thursday, BY
vote Of 93 to /, "A absent. The emer-
gency had the same vote.
Tax Extension Bill Passed.
The tax extension bill, by vogle.
Charles and Miller. Of Nowata, passed
unanimously also, the vote standing,
on the bill and emergency, 95 to 0, 1s
absent. The bill was amended on final
roll call to allow the county commis-
sioners, In their discretion. to extend
the time forty-hve days instead Of
thirty days, as amended. The other
provision Of the bill provides that In
no case shall taxes be delinquent un-
til the tax rolls have been in the coun-
Ety t.easurer's office thirty days.
The house also passed the bill BY
Senator Goulding making October 12
q special holiday, in honor Of Chrlsto-
pher Columbus; the bill BY Senator
Goulaing allowing Garfield county to
levy 1a-mill tax for premiums for
the county fair, provided that admis-
sion shall be free; the bill BY Senator
Stewart providing a method Of deter
lminixg disputed title.
/ The bill, BY Harris allowing evi-
dence taken at prior judicial hearings
to be used ii the trial of the case was
killed.
Tie bill by Representative Champ
ton aid Miller, Of Muskogee, making
It misdemeanor to give or to accept
a "tip. and also misdeneanor for
hotel proprietor, etc., to allow their
| employees to receive 'tips" was favor
ably reported ont Of the house com
mittpe on criminal jurisprudence and
set for special consideration next
Thrrsday. The Wright bill, relative
to labor and material liens, was far
vorably reported
The usual feature Of the work of the
house was the passage by unani-
nous vote Of the Durant, Semple and
\ Cran Ford bill appropriating $4,000 for
eqripping the Durant normal and ina.
proving the grounds after several
members Of the house had denounced
IN the strongest terms the precedeuk
the bill was setting.
RECEIVE TAX TILE FEB