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THE OKLAHOMA LEGISLATURE
Jk Brief Roviouf of tho Work Being Do no by Our Laivmakoro.
Monday, March I
The proposed electrio lint bctwuen
Oklahoma City and Guthrie vu today
advanced one step when the connoil
recommended for passage the bill of Mr.
Campbell allowing street railroads to
aoqnire franchises, and buy other roads,
and do other things regarding right of
way. As is known the Metropolitan
Street Railway company and Mr. John
Shartel intend to bnild the road, and
this bill was prepared to make the way
possible, as well as easy for the new
road.
The oonncil today passed through the
oommittce of the whole a very impor-
tant educational measure. It creates a
board of regents for the territorial uni-
versity, the agricultural and mechanical
college, the territorial normal schools,
and the preparatory university at Tonk-
awa. One board of five regents are to
htyire charge of these schools. The gov •
em or is a member, as is also the
territorial superintendent of pubi c in-
struction. Three others are to be ap-
pointed by the governor, only one of
whom can be of the same party as the
governor. Under the present law there
is a board of regents for eaoh of these
schools, and there can be no harmony
as to appropriations. The present bill
seeks to do away with all this strife.
The house today after a hard light
passed through the committee of
the whole a bill by Mr. Maxwell to oon
struct a bridge across the South Cana-
dian river, in Canadian county. The
amount appropriated Is $10,000, and of
this the company pays |6,000 and the
city of El Reno $4,000. It is thought
that the bill will pass the housfa.
Senator Campbell today changed
front on the trust queetion, and moved
a reconsideration of the rote by which
the trust bill of Senator Winkler wss
last week killed. As Senator Campbell
voted against the bill, his change gave
the bill a majority, and so the motion
prevailed. The measure was aent back
to the committee of the whole, and will
later come up for consideration.
Tiatday, March 3
Governor Ferguson returned to the
legislature without his signature the
bill abolishing the position of oil in-
spector and repealing the oil inspection
laws. The governor etates that the
present law has its defects, bnt should
be amended rather than repealed. The
governor has signed the jury bill pre-
scribing the collection of $12 each day a
jury shall be engaged in trying civil
cases in the district court.
The council passed a bill allowing the
oity of Walter to build a system of
waterworks. The quarantine bill was
made a special order for Wednesday.
The house bill allowing Stillwater to
use $3,644 of the waterworks fund on
the electric light plant was paased. The
bill requiring all railroads to fence their
right of way was passed.
In Hie house a petition was read from
Tecumseh favoring the Cummins' liquor
law. A petition from Sayre was read
aakinft for a bridge aoroes the Red river.
Geary also presented a bridge petition.
Another petition was read from the
Lawton Trades and Labor Assembly
protesting against the division cf
Comanche oounty.
The committee on compensation of
publio officers reported adversely on
house bills Nos. 190, 224, 366 and 257.
The first relates to salaries of probate
judges; che second defines the powers
and duties of oonnty assessors; the
third deals with salaries of township
officers, and the fourth regulates the
fees of the territorial secretary.
The house in oommittee of the who!e
passed the bill requiring foreign building
and loan associations to secure lioense
from the territory before doing business
within its borders.
WtdaMdtjr, March 4.
The connoil today accepted an invita-
tion to attend, in a body, the Good
Reads convention to be held in Si
feouis the week of April 27.
A petition from several teachers of
Oklahoma City, approving the. Cum-
min's text book bill was read and refer-
red to the oommittee of the whole
Council bill 167 was unanimously
passed by the oouacil. Senators Math-
ews and Updergraff absent. This if *
measure which allows electric railroads
to build through the oountry, and to
furnish power to oities on their roads.
The oonncil also unanimously passed
an act authorizing the town of -Coyle,
Logan oounty, to construot, own, oontrol
and operate waterworks, and fire apa-
ratus.
The council also passed house bill 111,
an aot to legalise an election held at
Geary, February 2, 1 03, by which
$62,000 in waterworks bonds were
voted.
The council likewise passed the house
bill to authorize the oanoellation of the
bonds voted by Granite for the south-
western normal college, and in the
house the amendment to Nesbett's liquor
bill, made by the oonncil and concurred
in by the house Tuesday, were recon-
sidered and defeated. The amendment
gave a land lessee the right to sign a
saloon petition.
At 10 o'clock the house adjourned un-
til 1 p. m., in respect to the late H. H.
Hagan.  
Thursday, March I
A bill was introduced in the connoil
making it necessary where two railroads
are merged for the railroads to appoint
an agent upon whom service can be had.
A memorial was adopted xequesting an
additional federal inspector for western
Oklahoma. The election committee
had placed upon the calendar the bill
requiring electors in cities of the first
class to register. The oonncil reoou
sidered and passed the townshipatseseoi
bill and it ia now ready for the gov-
ernor's signature. A bill authorizing
oities, towns and railroads to condemn
lands and construct dams for water-
works purposes wes passed as was also
the bills to allow cities and towns to
buy and own or sell real estate to the
value of $6,000, and to make it a misde-
meanor to obtain the weight of wheat
other than by the half bushel measure.
The provisions of the bill do not apply
to oar load lots. The bill repealing the
oil inepection law was passed over the
governor's veto.
Maasingale introduced a resolution
that whereas, the secretary had failed
to reply to the former resolution of the
council asking for the price of printing
the calendar and bills, therefore be it
resolved, that no further calendar or
bills be printed until the reply be filed.
The resolution was passed by a vote of
8 to 3.
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Friday
The bill to fix the salary of the terri
torial secretary at $1,200 with an allow
anoe of $1,800 for hire of clerks, ie now
ready for the governor, it having passed
both houses. Among the billa paseed
by the oonncil were: An aot legalising
the iuoorporatiou of New Cordell;
act for inspector of meats in oities oi
the first olass; granting the city of Per-
ry permission to purchase real estate
for waterworks purposes; as aot to ap
propriate $4,148.86 to pay teachers who
taught in 1895 in Greer oounty, while
the title to that oounty was in dispute
both Texas and Oklahoma claiming the
land.
The houss passed the following
bills: Giving W. T. Lilly the
right to plant trees on public
property in the city of Perry; legalising
the waterworks bonds of Kremlin, Gar
field oounty; authorizing the incorpora-
tion of New Oordell and Temple,
granting the right to build waterworks
to the latter; legalising the remitting of
excess sswer tax in Guthrie. ▲
gation of Cheyenne and Arapahoe In
dians were in protesting against th#
bill requiring Indian children of school
age to attend schools prepared by
government or else suffer imprison.
Dealers in alt Kinds of
Building Material.
Office and Yards half block north Boncbrake's
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FARM LOANS.
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HARRISON LIVERY
AND
FEED STABLE.
First clam rigs and prompt
attention given our eastern
en.
J. H. BILLS,
HEADQUARTERS FOR STtflE AND FANCY
GROCERIES.
Fresh line Fruits, Candies, Nuts etc.
Call and get my prices-
J. H. DALTON & CO.
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hats,
Caps,
Boots
AND
Shoes.
Is now in the
market with all
kinds of
DRY GOODS^
GROCERIES.
Ladies
Dress
GOotfs,
Trimmings
etc.
Mike Grant,
White Front Sample Run
go to East Commercial you will find
Fine Wines. Liquors and
Cigars.
King Bourbon Whiskies al wavson hand
6.6. NASH.
Stone Contractor and
Builder.
ALL WOBK GUARANTEED.
• A. Craine k Co.,
KXOLUBIV1
Architects and
Superintendents.
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C.A.NMMS.
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miiding, Hobart. OKU.
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