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FIRST LEGISLATURE MEETS
BRIEF REVIEW OF THE WORK OF
OKLAHOMA'S LAW MAKERS
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 7
GUTHRIE: Relief (or homestead-
Jim Crow Law Passes the Hou«e and ers on the Kiowa, Comanche and
MONDAY, DECEMBER 9.
presented in
Both Houses Fully Organized and
Start at Work With Determination
to Do Something—Some of the
Measures Introduced and Passed
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 4
The first business of Speaker Mur-
ray was the refusal to appoint as
pases boys who smoke cigarettes.
"They can smoke pipes if they want
to, but I'll be hanged if they can
smoke cigarettes."
Representative Rainey of Atoka in-
troduced a joint resolution commend-
ing the members of the constitutional
convention for their loyalty In re-
maining at Guthrie after the appro-
priation for their pay had been ex-
hausted and for their great Interest
manifested In the interest of the
state. He asked that sufficient funds
be appropriated by the legislature to
repay them for their service ren-
dered after the sixty days had ex-
pired.
The motion was seconded by Repre-
sentatives Riddle and Armstrong but
It was ruled out of order by Speaker
Murray, who said that no appoprla-
tlon could be made except by congress
and that he had in his possession a
schedule of the expenses which he
would submit to congress. Manus of
Cherokee Introduced a resolu'lon ask-
ing congress to appropriate sufficient
funds to handle the back Indebtedness
due the delegates to the constitu-
tional convention. This was referred
to a committee.
Durst of Harper county Introduced
a resolution asking the governor to.
appoint a committee of three to visit
the various towns In the state offer-
ing sites for public institutions and
report within sixty days. This was
referred to the committee on public
institutions.
C. G. Jones of Oklahoma City in
troduced a resolution extending
thanks to Senator Reveridge and Con
gressman Hamilton for their work in
securing statehood.
Frazier of Noble county Introduced
a Joint memorial to congress to allow
the Indians of the unsettled sections
of the state to sell their surplus lands,
GUTHRIE: The house passed Its
Goes to Senate' Apache Indian reserve through the second measure today, that introduced
,h„ extension of payment for two years by Mr. Vandeventer providing for the
GUTHRIE: The house Vj® on annual installments lifting pur- j lending and investing of the per-
Jim crow bil providing for i I i chasft obligations and making effec manent school funds ,>f the state,
apartments In caches and waitig ^ (hat ]lort|on of th„ general home- I speaker Murrays state printer bill,
room and was sent to the senate aUa(J ]ttW tbat permits a homesteader | whlle being considered by t^e comrait-
connrmation. .... t to relinquish his claim were asked on | tee of the whole, evoked an animated
Governor Haskell s first speclli C0|J(treB8 by tj,e legislature in a joint ,]iscus,si0n and was made a special
message, submitting a report of."J®I memorial which, having received ap- : order for tomorrow.
proval of the house, was adopted by Acting on the suggeitlon of Mr. Van-
the senate. Jeventer made several days ago, Mr.
A state holiday to be known as f ba8 introduced a bill prevent-
"Oklahoma Hay." Is named and fixed j inter-marrlages between the white
for November 16, the day the presi- , ,ind biack races
dent signed the statehood proclama
tier, in a bill Introduced In the sen-
ate.
The joint legislative committee ap-
pointed to determine the hour of the
day and the manner for electing
United States senators, has prepared
u report that will be submitted In
SSkTVS-S Kl<- • mm "?">
asylum trustees, was
both houses.
Senator Roddle Introduced his bank-
ing bill, which accords with the wishes
nt the governor as expressed in his
general message, before the senate.
The full quota of senate and house
appointments was completed.
Speaker Murray's state printer
measure was read a second time and
placed In the hands of a special com
mlttee.
Mr. Vandeventer's measures, provid-
ing for the transmission of the $5,000,-
000 fund form the United States treas-
urer to the state trasurer and that
relating to the investment of school
funds were under consideration in the
house.
Senate committee chairmen were
agreed upon by the senate caucus.
A concurrent resolution expressing
gratitude to John Sharp Williams for
his efforts toward securing statehood
was adopted by both houses.
The senate held only a short session
Preparations are complete for the
election of United States senators, in-
formally tomorrow aid formally Wed
nesday Senators Owen and Gore will
be here.
Two Special Messages
he submitted in I Governor Haskell presented two
special messages t° fhe house, one of
STATE CAPITAL LETTER
BY OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT
1 ne hXLn* "" i Adjutant- General Canton with refer
™!™'w w , introduced seeking to ence to state militia codltlons, and one
promote cleanliness in political cam- accompanied by Chief Justice W I-
patens by a "sworn statement" meas- Hams' report containing an estimate
ure relating to candidates for ofrice. of the expense of the supreme court
Thj Inheritance Tax Law for one year.
In the Inheritance tax measure the Murray Defends Himself.
most unique bill yet brought up and The sensational features of the day
•which, it is declared, will provide the j were Speaker Murray's taking the
state with a law better In this re- ! floor himself In behalf of the Vande-
spect than that upon the statutes of i venter bill and his own state printer
adjourning so that the democratic any other state in the union. The i blll He scored the writer of a letter
members could go Into a caucus for measure is an act providing for a | 1)Urportlng to quote from a private let-
the consideration of appointments, tax on estates, gifts, legacies, Inner- j ter written by Murray relating to the
committees and the like. | itances and transfers, to provide ror , seieCtJ0n of a union man for state
One of the important bills which | the collection of same and to direct j printer requiring certain other quali-
came up for consideration during the disposition of the proceeds^ _ | ticattons.
regular session was a bill by Senator
Roddle providing for a state banking
board. The bill further establishes a
depositor's guaranty fund to insure v,n„aP rP
depositors against loss when the bank current resolution from the
becomes insolvent, preparing for the celvlng the report of Ihe c mmittee
qualifications of officers and directors, | on banks and ''anki°g' nnilnnp im-
fixlng the salary of the bank commls a recess until Tuesday. Only one im
sloner and his assistants. More fre- portant matter of 1business. the °p-
quent examination of state banks is t.on^f *. jeport «
Senators Hatchett and Soldani were
placed on the mines and mining corn-
Senate Adjourns Until Tuesday j The bouse passed bill No. 8 which
After making some additions to irn provides for loaning the $5,000,000
portant committees, receiving a few scbooj (untj given the state by the en-
bills on first reading, adopting a^con- ab,lng
act, and designating the securi-
ties therefor. This bill brought out
also required.
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 6
mlttee and
Senators Memlnger and
GUTHRIE: The jlm crow bill passed Wynne on the coal lands committee
the senate this afternoon by a vote The Roddle banking bill was re-
of 36 ayes, 3 nays, 4 absentees and an { ported from the committee and made
excused. The bill will become effect- Rp,,c|al order of business for Tues-
lve In sixty days after being signed morning.
by the governor. I Attention was called to 'he fac
Senator Frank Malthews of Greer that the commissioner of labor should
county, went after the senate this, be added to the printing commlss.on
morning for being extravagant. He I as provided in the Stafford bill.
made complaint against the appoint- Bills Introduced
ment of eight stenographers instead Bills were introduced as follows.
of six and also took another shot be j By Stafford, providing for the crea-
cause of the appointments of so many: tion of cities of the first class. i
pages. He said that there were so, Oklahoma laws are made toi ex ten a
exempting 160 acres tot homesteads, j manv they could not keep out of eachjover Indian Territory side, inane™
Ret (tentative Jones repo.fd ..die- Xrs way "I have attended a may be granted to cities having 2,500 tended charge. Mr. Branson woula
age due members of the constltu number 0f republican legislatures population. Mayors may appoint of- llmlt the loans to not more than $50,
ticnai convention and It wes referred j where the democrats always howled j ficers necessary under the statut .. , 000 to any bank or trust company and
to a special committee for action. for retrenchment and as soon as they! Tax collectors and assessors continue t more than $100,000 in any county.
House bill No. 6. creating the office !got a legislature of their own they | in office, the recorder becomes city , Tie commissioners cf the land office
of state printer was introduced. The [are more lavish in extravagance than ; clerk. the marshal, the chief ofare required to report to this leglsia-
tenure of office is four years at $3,- j the republicans ever dreamed." After j and all officers hold until P . j ture before its final adjournment the
500 per annum, one assistant at $1,- the introduction of the following bills election in 1909, except that . " ,p condition and management of the
290 per annum and one ste mgraphf r | the senate adjourned until 10 o'clock of 1908 one councilman shall be elect j sChuol funds, anJ thereafter to each
at $1,000. The appointment Is by the j Monday morning: I ed from each ward. . legislature.
.•nor and the prin'er is to do| No 13 by Roddle, relating to the; By Williams, creating ^ „,„mh rs i G°es After the Printer.
more discussion from the members
than any, measure yet before the house.
The constitution provides that the
fund be loaned on farm mortgages and
school and other bonds. According to
this the western part of the state
would alone be eligible to borrow the
money, as the eastern part can offer
none of the securities yet, and it was
an equal distribution of the money
that the legislature ,\ants. Numerous
amendments were ottered, but each
iu turn was voted down.
Under the terms of the bill the com-
missioners of the land office, secretary
of state, state auditor, superintendent
of public instruction and the president
of the board of agriculture, are not
authorized to receive any interest on
the money deposited in the banks. This
sentiment, however, was crushed by a
telling blow of defense from Mr. Van-
deventer and a withdrawal bf the unin
INikicDIATE ACTION ON
SCHOOL APPROPRIATION
In a few days the state legislature
will have enacted the necessary laws
by which the permanent school fund
of five million dollars may be brought
from the treasury of the United States
to the treasury of Oklahoma. United
ritutes Senator Robert L. Owen ha->
notified Governor Haskell that the
federal government Is prepared to pr>y
the money, but would prefer that it
be taken In Installments. It is the
purpose of Governor Haskell to place
the money as loans with state and
national banks that give approved se-
curity, and thereby relieve the finan-
cial stringency that is blockading bus-
iness in the state
The safe investment of this money
Is, of course, paramount to everything
else. The only securities that may bt
given for loans from this fund are
enumerated in the constitution as fol
lows: First mortgage upon good and
Improved farm lands within the state
(and in no case ^hall more than 50
per centum of the reasonable valua-
tion of the lands without improve-
ments be loaned on any tract), Okla-
homa state bonds, county bonds of the
counties of Oklahoma, school district
bonds of the school districts of Okla-
homa, United States bonds; prefer-
ence to be given to the securities In
the order named.
This would present an immediate
embarrassment to banks in Indian Ter-
ritory that might wish to get portions
of this fund. It Is known to be a fact
that the titles to farm lands in Indian
Territory that may be purchased at
this time are clouded by reason of the
peculiar methods of land buyers in
dealing with the Indian allottees con-
trary to the rules and regulations of
the interior department. For that rea-
son, Indian Territory banks would find
it difficult to get any considerable
amount of gilt-edge farm land mort-
gages in Indian Territory to offer as
security. Indian Territory has no
county or school district bonds and
probably will not have any in time to
offer them as security for loans from
this school fund. This would be some-
what unfair to Indian Territory banks,
as the Oklahoma banks would have
the best of the situation.
E. L. Cralle of Norman, former
member of the Oklahoma territorial
council from this district, has sug-
gested a plan that seems to have
merit. Said he: "I would suggest
that the state legislature make it pos
LOCATING
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS
If plans do not miscarry, this legist
lature will locate all the public insti
tutions that the state may need for
years to come. A combination of In-
terests is at work perfecting an organ-
ization whereby such bills as may be
Introduced In the legislature shall not
be without the most effective manage-
ment and promotion. There is reason
for believing that the stronger organ-
ization will be in the senate, the small-
er bodv, where decisive results are
more quickly reached, and where the
larger body, the house, would finally
have to come for recognition.
In this organization for the location
of public buildings Indian Territory
will be ably represented. A number
of Oklahomans will join with Indian
Territory in playing future politics
and in seeking certain advantages.
The statement is being made now that
Oklahoma, already having a large
number of public buildings, should
not insist on any considerable recog-
nition in the distribution that is to be
made by this legislature. Indian Ter-
ritory will ask for at least two nor-
mal schools, and an asylum for in-
sane persons, the state penitentiary*
and probably a juvenile reformatory
and several other minor institutions
Unless what seems to be well laid
plans miscarry, no attempt may b
made seriously to change the loca-
tion of the temporary capital from
Guthrie. There may be much noise
in the legislature and a great deal
written in newspapers, but underneath
this demonstration is said to be tn&
fact that if Guthrie knows what she
is doing she will join hands with In-
dian Territory, and in return for such
assistance as she may be able to give
Indian Territory, the latter will stand
by Guthrie. Already there Is talk
among members of the republican
minority that Senator Harper S. Cun-
ningham is entirely too friendly with
some of the democratic Interests from
Indian Territory. Senator Cunning-
ham represents the Guthrie district,
and is desirous above all things that
Guthrie should be the permanent cap-
ital of the state.
all printing for the legislature. gov- j|m crow law.
ernor and all state officers'. The bill
is declared an emergency and will be
placed on second reading.
Representative Vanderventer called
up the sccond reading of bill No. 1,
which Is the "Jim crow" law and sev-
eral amendments were offered. A fea-
ture of the bill Is the fact that a pen-
alty is provided if separate compart-
ments in' coach s are not provided
and none for separate waiting rooms.
Sneaker Murray said that the matter
should be left to the railway com-
mission whose power was more
sweeping than the legislature
These contest cases will
pharmacy consisting of five members
selected bv the sovornor from a list
When the discussion of the state
No. 15, by Brooks, providing for the j selected by tne gov pharma- | printer bill came up in the committee
punishment of wife and child beaters.. of • n snbrnmed D defining the ! of the whole Speaker Murray took the
eeutical association and defining
maue
letter
state
In this letter was a quota-
with"the state board. ! tion purporting to be trom Mr Murray
Stewart providing for the pro- j defining the qualiticitions of the man
DV 1 ' ; .1/1 cao jApnrp thp nosi-
article 2, of the statutes of "ev|d'PnCe of their license j printer
business
tion 2, ' "
1905.
No. 18, by Franklin, lessening the ...
working hours of railroad employes. . .. " 0f trade. | he would like to see secure the posi
No. 19, by Franklin, protecting wild j conn establishing November Id tion. He paid his respects to the
birds, game and fish. I as "Oklahoma Bay." and providing I Typographical Union, characterizing It
No. 20, by Rainey, providing regnla- - = proper celebration in commemo- I as the best labor organization of the
tions for the selection of caucuses ration 0f the admission of the state J country because of its membership be-
h -henrrl and places for holding of primary j , _ unlon This would not affect I jng a reading and enlightened one, but
-■ - 1 he was not willing that a journeyman
REPUBLICANS DOWN
ROUGH RIDERS
The republican minority caucus to
choose candidates for the United
States senate proved to be an unhappy
day for the Rough Rider movement
in the new state. Ex-Governor Frank
borrow from this fund by giving bond teen of the twenty n
ivr srsif= s£r,{i,
months this guaranty bond be d s- "^l"«r Ok 1 ;ih<5'ma Cltv. James Har-
plcced by state county °,'School dls- j Jo'is late-hour candidate,
fr^r^uht^rwitrfhJrex: wL
twelve months much of th®h J,' Douglas, editor of the Muskogee
Phoenix, after Harris and Frantz had
warrant indebtedness
Territory municipality™*l^re- I ;r",'ed"to'e«ec"t a winning combination.
Thursday. Jerry Dixon vs. G.
Workman: R. I. O'Nell vs. J.
Evans; D. T. Murphy vs. W. II
Adams, i
Vanderventer introduced house
No 7 authorizing the receipt of $500, .... ,onr.
000 of the school land monev by the the statutes of 190o.
state treasurer after the 12th of De-
cember.
House bill No. S, by Representative
Vanderventer gives the commissioner
into the union.
p elections. tbP making or execution of agree-
C No 21, by Williams, providing for lneatB 0r instruments in writing or printer with a eight years' experience
\ the holding of primary election for j interfere with judicial proceedings. qualification snould be demanded as
, state officers. . | By Cordell, defining the qualifica-1 the cjrcular letter demanded.
hill No. 22. by Stewart, regulating the tion's 0f district clerks. ; Wants No One In a Rut.
elimination of conflicting clauses in
No. 23, by Taylor, an act providing
for state, county and township prim-
arv election boards.
No. 24, by Smith, regulating di-
tty Roddje. providing charters and i He preferred rather a business man
licenses of corporations. | who had not unconsciously fallen into
By Cordell, requiring candidates to |a gr0ove of dependence on salary and
file reports of campaign expenses. | was thereby disqualified for the re-
Senator Stafford Introduced a reso- t aponsibilities of the position. He pre-
liition requiring the secretary of state , ferre(j the employment of union labor,
to apply to the secretary of state of j ij0Weveri jn the execution of the act-
of the land office, gov ernoi of tin ^ gm|th, to prohibit gam- every other state of the union tor a ual work. He was against the election
state, secretary of the state, the audi-
tor and superintendent of public in-
struction and the president of the
board
hllng.
complete set of its statutes and to the i ^ a S(ate printer tor the
attorney general of the United btates i .. nponie are not conmet
No 26. bv Redwine, regarding the attornev general
°o? W?cuUuVlhe"«th^ty*to inspection of coal mines. {or the revised United States statutes
reason thai
the people are not competent to judge
to the qualifications for such a
lapct tiuu IUI iuv i v . . —- — . ilS IU LUC quamn/aiiuua "« "
mannee and deposit the permanent I No. 27, by Little, an act requiring and Indian laws, all books to bo pro- j ition, but rather that, appointment
manage and deposit in i . )d(,nce ot one year in state before vlded free of cost and placed in the be mafle by ,-ie governor who
school fund in anv bank giving good j residence
and sufficient security. , granting of divorce.
• The first bill introduced by the ml- No. 28, by Caudill an act providin
nority was n bill presented by Repre- for the use of the school land fund.
Bentatlve .1 P. Kvans entitled "An act No. 29, by Stafford, creatln
to legalize the collection of taxes of
1907 In Alfalfa, Majors and Woods
counties."
The official reporters appointed are
G. D. Clements and Mrs. Bransom
The committee clerks are May Hum-
phrey, A. C. Hall, Miss Raskerd and
Earl Lockwood. These clerks will
also act In the capacity of stenogra
state library.
the of
fice of state printer.
No. 30. by Eggerman. compelling
railroads to maintain ditches along
right of way for drainage purposes.
TO LIMIT CAMPAIGN FUNDS
Oklahoma Bill Also Aimed at Subsi-
dized Newspapers
GUTHRIE: The primary election
should inquire into the fitness of ap-
plicants.
Speaker Murray resented a recently
published statement to the effect that
lie and Governor Haskell have alreauy
selected a man for the position of state
printer. "Between man and God I de-
'*3-v primary elections
the ; -
bIH by Representative A. S. Riddle of, clare to you that 1 .to not know who
No. 31, by Hotthatt, an act revoking Qra(jj: county provides for mandatory the state printer will be, ' he said dra-
the license ot corporations where they
remove the cause of action from
state to the federal court.
same date. All parties to the small
est subdivision must hold their pri-
maries on the same day.
A feature of the bill is that each
No. 32
fourth
every
be held the | matically.
Tuesday in July, 1908, and
two years thereafter on the
by Hotthatt, requiring first
biso .« «**. --k mortgage on all lands to the value not
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son W. C. Murray, brother of Hill for the ^1^™1™XmpOUUCa' pa amount he may expend to secure the
Murray, was appointed bill clerk on
motion of Representative Antho.,y.
While it has not yet been publicly
announced, still It is spoken of in the
inner circles as a matter already set-
tled, that the state militia will be
used as guards in working the state
prisoners on the public roads. Gov-
ernor Haskell voiced his sentiments
relative to the uses to which the state
convicts should be put, in the repair-
ing and reconstruction of the roads
of the new state, and while this prop-
osition does not come to him authori-
tatively still it is
■official sanction.
nomination and must make affidavit
to the amount he has actually ex-
pended in the campaign
The expenditures of candidates in
nrimarv are limited as follows: Coun- i
—" district offi-
ty or cltv officer:
cers
$500:
Pete Hanraty, chief mine inspector,
has drawn up a bill providing for the
lives, health, safety and welfare of
by the primary system
No. 35. by Smith, an act regulating
bucket shops.
No. 36. by Cunningham, an act re-
pealing various statutes.
No. 37, by Davis, relating to a fran-
chise tax on corporations. c"prs" ooO: state oficers, representa-
No. 38, by Davis, an act to levy and f|veR 0r senator. $3,000. The bill
collect tax on various classes of busi- makes it a crime for anv editor to
ness. receive money for any editorial favor
No. 39, by Caudill, an act defining ing a candidate punishable by a fine
the duties of judges of the county 0f from $500 to S1.Q00-
oonft- ' n B Dvche was named as assist-
„„ lu No. 40, by Roddle, an act amending nn't' pnKr0ssing clerk. Messrs. Rlssell
known to have his article 56, chapter 35, of statute ol and FerreI as watehmen and N. F
i 1905. j Brown as a clerk.
i No. 4i, by Roddle, an act requiring — —
the equipment of steam engines with J!M CROW CARS IN SIXTY DAYS
electric headlights.
j Captain Winfield Scott of the Okla-
| homan national guard is in Guthrie
pushing a bill to be introduced in the
legislature making an appropriation
for a state armory. He will endeavor
to secure the location of the armory
at Euid. The citizens of Enid, if the
bill passes, are planning to build a
convention hall in conjunction with the
armory, the building to cost $100,000,
the lower part to be used for the na-
tional guard and the upper floors for
convention hall.
tired by bond issues, unoer u.« " ^ ] e number of repub-
I have named the bonds immediate!) , , ( representing all
would sell at 100 cents on the doilai |licans in t <' ht the overthrow ot
and might command a Fnn{,[ and incidentally his strongest.
the Indian territory chag Hunter, not because they
had any personal dislike for Frantz
and Hunter, but because the latter
were controlling patronage, etc., not
by being republicans, but through
having been Rough Riders. To this
opposition to Frantz and Hunter was
added something that was far more
disastrous to any hopes that Frantz
may have had. It was known that
Frantz and Governor Haskell were
personal enemies. Thomas H. Doyle
of Perry and J. L. Love, member ot
ea?er would be
banks to get them for security pur-
poses. This would mean an immediate
cash basis for all the Indian lerritory
municipalities. I believe it would be
a good thing for the entire state.'
McCOMB INDICATES
HIS INSURANCE METHODS
Insurance affairs in the state are to
be given a thorough orverhauling by
T J. McComb, state insurance commis-
sioner. Mr. McComb has already in
dlcated his policy by closing a num- ...
her of mutual companies, and lately j the corporation commission w®nt
bfffean an attack' upon a certain kind Senator Harper S. Cunningham,
of life insurance companies. "I know night before the republican caucus and
what kind of business a majority of induced Cunningham to believe that
Insurance companies in he United they were the personal representa
states are transacting," said Mr. Mc- fives of Governor Haskell, who would
Comb, "and I am determined that none cripple any republican in the
shall fail and defraud Oklahoma j ture that gave aid to Frantz. °ther
policy-holders if care In my depart- republican members of the legislature
poncy noiu ol, werr. lpd to Relieve the sapie thing,
with the final result that Frantz's sup-
ment Can prevent it. Once for all,
I vish to say that if insurance com-
panies wish to know what I "hatl re-
quire of them, let them read the Okla-
homa statutes governing the insur-
ance business. If they cannot or do
not comply, they can save
selves great embarassment by with
drawing from the state
tainly enforce the laws.
port melted away like mist. Frantz re-
leased Cunningham from his pledge of
support when the latter told Frantz
of his predicament.
Governor Haskell denied positively
that he had given any person authority
I shall cer-1 to make such representations for
him, but regardless of what may have
i happened in this particular the result®
j were not displeasing to Governor Has-
kell.
While trying to rescue a number of
horses from a burning livery stable at
Woodward, Joseph Heath, was struck
on the head by a live wire which had
been severed by the flames, and elec-
trocuted, dying instaatly.
Business men of Claremore are in
Guthrie in an effort to have a normal
institution located at that place.
JIM CROW LAW
EFFECTIVE SOON
Refore the next issue of this news- :REPoRT ON THE
paper is printed Oklahoma probably | insane ASYLUM MATTERS
will have a "jim crow law" in full i Tbe ]ast territorial legislature or-
operatien. The basis of this law will dered tbe jnmates of the asylum for
probablv be the bill introduced by insane persons at Norman moved to
Senator "Clint" Graham of Marietta, th„ Fort Suppiy asylum as soon as the
to whom the honor of framing the; mllitary buildings at the latter place
"jim crow" law has been generally j were made babitable. The state board
conceded by his democratic associ- of asy]um trustees has reported to
ates, because of his active support of i Gover"nor Haskell that the buildings
this idea in the constitutional conven- ftre )n rea(jiness, and there seems to
tion The corporation commission L nothjng further in the way of im-
contemplated making an order for sep- j mediate removal. The board asks for
arate coaches and separate depot wait- ;m appropriation of more than $200,000
ing rooms, in anticipation of action by k, the caro an(1 maintenance of the
the legislature, but desisted when it J (nsane patients, and says that by an
was found that the legislature coul l 1 ''t1 Pxpenditure of $25,000 the present ca-
the law into effect earlier than could j pacjty 0f the asylum at Fort Supply
the commission. The law would be j )ig increased from 600 to 900. The
effective immediately upon its passage boar{) recommends the establishment
and approval. The republican minority another asylum to he known as
in the legislature has taken the Pos-"jasylum No. 2 at some place in Indian
tion that it will demand that white |Territoryi An effort may be made to
and negro passengers on railroads and „pt t)w USe of tbe old Choctaw capital
at depots be separated in fact as well blIjiding at Tuskahoma, or the -"aul-
as in theory, and that equal advant- tarium at Norman may be leased tem-
ages be given to each class. They porarlly for the accommodation of In-
would oppose even the democratic (|jan Territorv insane persons, of
concession of allowing negro nurses whom about ir.0 are now in St. Louis
to accompany their employes in white; ^ thg eXpense of the federal govern-
ment. Between 200 and 300 insane
are at large in Indian Terrl-
persons employed In mines. The bill b|n ftx|ng liability of railroads, street
Is voluminous and will be presented | car ]jnes an(i jnterurbans
It makes it necessary that i c jon
No. 42, by Caudill, fellow servant Qkiahoma House Agrees to Accept the
Graham Senate Bill
GUTHRIE: As a result of an
ers or lessees of mines in the way
of fortifications to prevent disasters.
the Skeen
Jim Crow bill
will give way
Crow measure
^ severely criticised the
ery precaution ba made by the own gt j capital for an article to the agreement
effect that he had made a statement passed by the house
in favor of mixed schools. He said j to the Graham Jltr
„r . urvn that he did not say that were he gov-] passed by the senate, but
WASHINGTON: W. J. Bryan hp wouW veto guch a bill and which will be sent to the governor
wanted to set himself right. He said for his signature will be known as
that the Capital was very careless in tbe oraham-Skeen bill. Lawyers
its reports. carefully went over both measures
Rainey Introduced a bill prohibiting ,m(I f0Un(j the Graham bill more per-
the use of llauor on trains. i UcL
wants "In God We Trust" re
th' coins of the United States. While
at the capital he conferred with Con-
gressman Ollle James of Kentuckv
about it, and as a result James will
Introduce a bill making it the law
Mayor Refuses to Call Election
LAWTON: The Chamber of Com-
merce will ask the city council to is-
sue a call for an election for the pur-
pose of electing freeholders to install
the commission form of government,
Mayor R. A. Jones having refused- to
issue his proclamation upon request
of 25 per cent of the tax payers of the
city. The matter is optional, how- j fi
ever, with the council, and should It | 1
fail to issue the call, it is the inten-
tion of the Chamber of Commerce to
institute mandamus proceedings
against the mayor, compelling hiai to
act.
compartments.
persons
. . , I tory or
speaker of the house, are beginning, at the expenge of the different coun-
quietly to talk of him as a desirable j tles The patients taken to Fort Sup-
r-mdidate for the democratic guber-iply would have to be carried overland
natorial nomination at the close of about 10 or 12 miles The town of
Governor Haskell term. Inasmuch as Woodward has offered to bear the ex-
tliP governor of Oklahoma may not pense of this transportation. r®/1"
immediately hold a second term, Mur- road fare from Norman would be
-iv's candidacy would in no way Int-r- about $5 for each patient. The board
■"re with anv of Governor Haskell's 0f trustees estimates that by next year
^nown present plans. The house has the state will have close to 1,000 In-
shown Murray the Ilst'.ngulshed com- j sane patients.
tesv of adopting a concurrent resolu-; — —
tion to place his life-size portrait on a lad In New Orleans writes a beau-
the walls of both he house and the j t|ful banij wtth the pen held between
senate chamber. b|g teeth.
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