The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1915-02-22
SOLONS FACE
A BUSY WEEK

Oklahoma City, Feb. 22.-N';th the
end Of the sixty days session drawing
near, the legislators resumed work TO-
day with a busy week ahead of them
Among the most important matters to
come up this week will be the general
appropriation bills which are now
ready for Introduction.
The senate Saturday passed the Con
federate pension bill just as it came
from the house. The house restored
the hours Of labor bill for women to
what 1t was sought by its senate all
thors TO make it.
With the demonstration Of strength
that was made in the senate over adj
ministration measures leading to
amendments to the constitution is seen
assurance that the legislature will
carry out the platform demands and be
ready to adjourn soon after March !.
II also developed that no special cleo
ton is on the administration program
for constitutional amendments ana
therefore is slight possibility of an ex-
taordinary session of the legislature
next fall as had been expected.
The senate made a direct test of the
administration strength in its vote IN
adoption Of the Austin joint resolution
to abolish the conuty courts and other,
wise reform nisi prius courts by con
stitutional amendment The result
was eminently satisfactory to the ad
ninistration. The vote was 27 to II
Only eleven Democrats voted against
the administration measure that has
had opposed to it the strongest official
organization that has come here to op-
rose any administration measure.
The resolution was adopted after
report Of the committee Of the whole
had been divided. segregating this
proposition from another that had
favorable report The other was the
Joint resolution by Senator Sutherlin
providing for merger of the supreme
court and the court of criminal ap.
peals and the increase of the body to
nine members
The resolution providing for an
amendment TO the constitution as to
tria! courts is as follows:
"The district courts shall have orig
inal jurisdiction in all civil and Grim
inai cases, except where exclusive jur-
isdiction is hereafter by legislative Ell.
actment conferred on some other
court. and such other jurisdiction as
may be provided in this constitution.
or by law; provided, nothing herein is
intended to prohibit the legislature
from comforting original jurisdiction
upon the supreme court. The district
courts. until otherwise provided by the
legislature, shall have the original jur-
isdiction Of the probate court. It shall
probate wills, appoint guardians Of
minors. idiots, lunatics, persons non
compos mentis and common drunk,
ards; grant letters testamentary and
Of administration. settle accounts Of
executors. administrators and guar
dians; transact all business appertain-
ing 10 the estates Of deceased persons. |
idiots, lunatics, persons non
compos mentis, and common drunk
ards, including the sale, settlement,
partition and distribution of the es
tates thereof, and exercise Of general |
Of the county courts, wnicn
are hereby abolished, is hereby vested |
in tine district courts. except as may
be hereafter provided by law.
"The clerk of the district court III
each county shall be appointed by the
i;ldpp pr i,tdpac of said cottrt ond dra ",