The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1915-01-16
SHORT
SESSION
UNLIKELY
SENATE PUTS ASIDE REsO-
LUTON TO CLOSE FEB. g.
LEGISLATIVE ROUTINE
Special to Daily Leader.

Special to Daily Leader.
Oklahoma City. Okla, Jan l6.-
The legislature will continue in ses
sion 80 days. fuckers bill to ad
,ourn Feb. 6. was indefinitel, post
poned.
Campbell Russell got on d hig
horse today, SAYING he had been mis-
represented by certain papers. ri
privileges Of the floor were denie
tho correspondent Of the Muskoge
limes-Democrat
Defective State Titles.
Senator Thomas called attention /
the defect in the title in the land
OF the Granite reformatory ana in ii,
site Of the state penitentiary at Nc
Alester and asked that it be referre,
10 a committee as an appropriation
will probably have to- be made t,
clear the titles.
New Bills.
Among the new bills introduced
were:
BY Waters: Authorizing the gov.
eTnor to pay damages to families d
Iersons killed in attempting TO ar.
rest roebers.
by Eilmonston, Cordell and Bow
ran: To divorce ownership of cot
ton gins and oil mills
BY Bickel. Restoring custody d
school district funds to district
treasurers.
BY Thomas: Repeating law pro-
hibiting planting Of johnson grass
BY ONeill: Abolishing office OF
city attorney and chief OF police in
cities Of twelve thousand population
nr less.
Bills Signed in the House.
In the house resolution was re-
reived urging the Legislature to re-
ifain from passing any "anti-rall :
road legislation. 1t came from the
chamber of commerce at Westyilie,
ckla. Commercial organizations all
,yer the state are adopting resolu-
lions OF this kind and sending them
10 the legislature. All are referred
Ic the committee on public service
extending Taxas.
The committee on revenue and
aNation recommended that house
Pill No. 4 by Abney Of Garvin, ex-
ending the time of payment of all
axes for 1914 until May /, 1915, do
Ass. It was ordered printed and
laced oupon the calendar.
"A Joint resolution calling for an
'lection on a constitutional amend
lient to section 55, article d, germ,t-i
ing the legislature to levy mileage
ak for the support and maintenance
i the higher educational institu
ians, was introduced by Harrison OIL
hughes and laid over until the next
egislative day.
Maximum Charge For Gas.
One of the most important of to-
ay's new bills establishes a maxi
lum charge for gas. electricity,
Is ter and telephones. II would pro-
shit any corporation from charging
n individual consumer more tAa.
en- cents per kilowatt for electricity,
cents per 1000 cubic feet for
gas or % cents for natural
as and graduated scale for water
he largest item Of which is 40 cents
or the first 1900 gallons The max
mum monthly telephone rental Is
laced at $3.50 for business phones.
! 80 for residence phones and 81 foi
party line" connections.
Another new bill today would pro-
ibit pool halls from operating OUT
de the corporate limits of a city or
,wn and another authorizes court
itrks in towns that are not county
eats to issue marriage licenses.
or Free School Books.
Two bills introduced today Iro-
ide for free school books in the
rslis schools of the state. \ bull
: Childers of the house and cha@e
the senate rroyides for the leyyins
I special tax for this purpose inl
i school districts, upon vote of tue
eople. speei OF Stephens county,
ltroduced bill embodying practi-
lily the same provisions.
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