The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-01-16
Bitterness Of Factions Disappears
Grady County Representatives
are Busy--Importanf
Places on Committees
BILL TO ABOLISH THREE
NORMAL SCHOOLS
Strong Prohibition Measure Is Re.
ported FavOrabIy BY Committee
---SOlons are Still ina
Probing Mood
Special to the Daily Express.

Special to the Daily Express.
Oklahoma city. Jan. Is. with the
wrinkles caused BY the speakerahip
contest apparently ali ironea out, Aeg-
islative work is getting well under
way with the mill running smoothly.
"Retrenchment and reform" seem to
be the paramount considerations in
the minds Of the solona and bills look.
ing 70 that END are Increasing in num-
Der AZ the session oceeds. 1t Is be-
lieved that the movement lead by
Smith Of Pottawatomie county for
thorough investigation Of certain
departments will prevail and good will
result from It, regardless Of the find
ings Of the committees.
A bill for the government Of cities
Of the first class viii be presented III
the house in a few days after eau.
Gus Of members representing such cit.
les and will be framed to further
economy in administration. DR.. Rid
die is leading in this movement. Rid.
die states that his bin creating the
office Of district attorney is being
fayorably considered BY the commit
tee.
Committee assignments Of the
Grady county representatives are as
follows. Riddle. public service cor
porations retrenchment and reform.
pure food and drugs, practice Of med
icine, and dentistry; Brown, prohibI.
ton, practice Of medicine, education.
enrolling bills, purchase Of coal and
asphalt lands
To Abolish Three Normals.
Among the batch Of unusually in
teresting measures which were
introduced in the house Wednesday
was the first Of tie institution aboli-
tion measures Berry Of Mcintosh
was the author and his bin listed the
state normals at Ada. Durant. and
Weatherford for the executioner's AK.
Hill Of Pittsburg introduced a re-
pliea OF the famous Texas Robertson
law, under which all life Insurance
companies are required to invest at
least IS per cent OF their legal reserve
on premiums collected within this
state in securities Of Oklahoma.
Peery Of Latimer was the author of
bin to require coal companies to
construct bath houses, completely and
comfortably luipped. for the use Of
the grlmy miners as they emerge from
the coal dust and blackness Of the
depths in which they have been labor.
ing.
Curtis strikes blow al political
deposits of county funds by a bill
which would require the county treas.
ureF to equitably divide his public de-
posits among all the banks Of coun.
ty in proportion to their capital stock.
Durant introduced a bin, BIZ request,
for the proper sanitation Of barber
shops and shaves therein. as well as
"shayers.p spengIer Introduced an-
other Of the anti-usury bills, one ex-
ceptionaI feature Of which is that it
calls for the release oil any property
put mp to secure such uslrieus loan,
as we'll as other penalties.
Would Loan Sinking Funds.
Bishop introduced two exceptionally
noteworthy bills, which propose 10
loan city, town and county sinking
funds to residents Of SAID cities Of
! counties, upon real estate, In sums not
to exceed one.third of the appraisa.
ment Of such security, at Z per cent
interest, and in loans not to exceed
$1,000 from the county funds and $500
from the city or towns. The city
council or commissioners or two trhs.
tees shall control the loaning Of the
city or town funds, and shall be- tho
appraisers Of the security offered.
The county commissioners. county
attorney and county judge shan be the
loan board for the county sinking
{ fund and not less than three Of such
board shah appraise the security Of.
L ferea.