The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1913-03-12
DOrmitOry Measure FavOrabIy Re-
ported BY House Committee
and indications are that
it will Go Through
BOTH HOUSES ARE
WORKING HARD
Many Measures CO1sing Out Of Hop
pei as Regular Session Nears
CIOse--May Delay Ad-
jOurnment


Special to the Daily Express
Oklahoma ciy, March i2.-At B
o'clock this afternoon the hOuse is in
the midst Of fight on the congress
sional redistrictlng bill. with indica-
tons that It win take two hours longer
to thresh il out Il is expected that
the college dormitofy bin win be cali
cd up later In the day aud friends of
( the measure are confident that it win
pass. 4 feel certain that the bill, will
90 through with safe majority" said
SDr Al S. Riddle There is a possi-
hlity that Il may not be reached to-
day.
The measure was fayorably reported
Sy the house committee yesterday
afternoon. and it is said that the legis-
latiye leaders win support It on the
floor of the house if necessary. II is
believed that It win also receive the
executives approval
After deciding IN committee Of the
whole against substituting the Carr.
coyne ''eienn boxing ban for senator
Thompsons measuye to absolutely pro
hibit amy kind Of boxing or prlzefight-
ing. the house OF representatives turn.
ed around Tuesday and killed Senator
Thompsons bill on final roll cali, and
as a consequence, the laws relative TO-
pugilistic exhibitions are left, precise
" where they we're when the legisla-
ture convened.
Tho house devoted good portion Of
Tuesday to A consideration OF the pug
illstic question. and to that Of carry
ing concealed weapons. The Matthews
substitute to the Pruett substitute to
the Thompson senate bin prohibiting
the carrying Of concealed weapons Was
finally accepted By the house. and is
now awaiting final roll call The Mat
thWs substitute makes the first Of
iense a misdemeanor subsequent con.
yietions for carrying dangerous weap-
ons a felony punishable by as much
as two years in the penitentiary II
also would require a register kept Of
all dangerous weapons sold in the
state and that every man carrying
such a seam@ would bo required te
take out a special license; prohibits
the exhibition of dangerous weapons
Ia shoR cases, and provides other
wholesome restrictions.
The house also passed finally the
bill By Senators Russell. Mcclinilc and
Barrett. TO recall 28,oe0, the unspeni
remainder Of the original $4,000 ap-
propriated by the third legislature "a
drill test deep water wells in the Pan
handle country also Senator Mem
minger's bin making the diversion Of
public funds a felony; also the senate
bill by Senator McAlister and Repre-
aentatiyes Hunter. Ashby and Taylor
creating a new judicial district ont ol
pushmaiaha, MeCurtain and Choctav
counties.
Senate biila q imal roll eall IN th'
house Tuesday were rs follows y.
Barrett Thompaon and Edmondson, (
authorize counties to make appropria
tions to assist IN tick eradication work
by Fields, amending section 400, art
Gle z, chapter s, session laws Of 1903
by Nussel and Mcintosh. providing
penalty for officials using public fund
TO fight questions Initiated by the pee
pie or submitted under the initiatv
and referendum; by Thompson. author
izing an exchange between the Okl,
homa law library and the libraries I
other states or reports. statutes, code
and other publications, and that sue
books received by the Oklahoma stat
library shall be turned over to tn
state law sehol at Norman.
All senate bills to be considered b
the senate during the resalar sessiol
with the exception Of one, we're elea
ed from the e,.lendar at the Tuesaa
night session which lasted until aftl
II o'clock and from now until adiour
ment house bills win have exclusll
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