The Vinita daily chieftain. [volume] (Vinita, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1902-1913, 1913-01-29
HOUSE PASSES
FIVE BILLS MONDAY
Nest important Enlarges the Powers
Of Attorney General,

Oklahoma City, Jan. 29.-The house
passed five bills on final roll call
Monday. The first, by Mitchell, en-.
larging the powers of the attorney
general, making him sole counsel for
state departments, with the right to
enter any action where the interests
of the state are concerned. Durant
of Durant was among those who op.
posed the bill; it would do more harm
thany any other measure pending in
the legislature, he said, and would
seriously cripple the corporation com
mission and other departments. ],
Roy Williams, on the contrary, said
that the legislature would justify its
session and expense if it passed that
bill and nothing else.
The other bills went through with
no great debate or serious amend.
ment, and were as follows:
BY Wright of the house and Jones OF
the senate Abolishing the Office of
deputy constable. 1t is said that this
bill wipes out Is such deputy con-
stables in Oklahoma City alone, and
some thousand such commissions in
the entire state.
BY Woodward: To make appropria-
tions from the consolidated school
funds to the individual consolidated
school districts.
By Dearing: To abolish the branch
of the county court at Thomas
By Lenox and Russell: To author
ize the local superintendent to en-
gage and pay the separate or colored
school teachers.
Peery of Latimer's bill to work coun-
ty, city and town convicts upon the
public roads was passed to 1nal roll
call
Debate over Irish home rule bill
came up over resolution by Pete
Coyne to extend congratulations to the
Irish upon the recent action of the
British parliament. DR.. Bond of Nc
Alester and Mr. Coyne were the chief
debaters, and the respective merits
and demerits of the question were
brought up just as they were in Glad
stones time, and argued to the en-
tire satisfaction of the house at large,
since it was the general impression
that which ever of the two gentle
men won, Oklahoma could not lose.
y resolution by Judge Bonds of Rog-
ers, reciting that aS of the SO members
of the house were orators and had
taken up 21 days of the session with
their oratory, and that this day hence
the house should work more and talk
less passed overwhelmingly and
amidst applause. The sergeant-at-
arms is still looking for the one men,
ber who is not an orator.
A concurrent resolution by Whit
man, inviting Ex-Governor c. N. Has
kell to address the legislature in joint
session, went over upon objection of
Morris of Stephens, and a motion by
J. Roy Williams that United States
Senator Gore be invited to address the
Legislature also struck an objection
in Representative II. H. Smith, who
said that a time should be set for
such speeches when they would not
check the work of the house in busy
session. After a little discussion,
Tuesday night at o'clock was se-
lected as the hour to invite the blind
senator" to address the Legislature.
A ladies day" in the house may be
expected soon, as the resolution by
King, Ruby and Parkhurst. instruct
ing the governor to place two women
on each of the boards OF control Of
the state penal, educational and elee-
mosynary institutions. was reported
out of committee Monday without rec
ommendation, and now has place on
the calendar.