well, McBride, Noffsinger, Prouty, Robinson, Ross, Taylor Walker, Woods, Mr. Speaker; absent: Jester, 1. The resolution was adopted. The following bills were read the second time and referred to committee: cers. House Bill No. 127, Committee on Compensation of Public Offi House Bill No. 128, Committee on Banks and Banking. House Bill No. 130, Committee on Ways and Means. House Bill No. 131, Committee on Municipal Corporations. Upon motion by Mr. Ross the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering bills on the calendar. The Speaker called Mr. Daniels to the Chair. The Committee of the Whole arose and reported that House Bill No. 41 be made a special order for Wednesday, February 1, at 2 o'clock P. M.; that on House Bill No. 54 report progress be reported and leave asked to sit again; on House Bill No. 60 progress reported and leave asked to sit again. The report of the committee was adopted. Upon motion by Mr. Becker the House adjourned. AFTERNOON SESSION. The House reconvened with the Speaker in the Chair. Upon motion the House resolved itself into a committee of the whole for the purpose of considering House Bill No. 58, Special Order; the Speaker invited Mr. Daniels to take the Chair. The following message was received from the Council: Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit through you, to the House, Council Bill No. 1 and Council Bill No. 7, whcih have passed the Council. J. P. JAYNE, The Committee of the Whole arose and reported that House Bill No. 58 be made a Special Order for Thursday, February 2, at 2 o'clock, P. M.; that House Bill No. 60 do pass as amended. The report was adopted. Upon motion by Mr. Ross, House Bill No. 60 was ordered engrossed and placed upon its third reading and final passage. The following Council Bills were read the first time and passed to their second reading: Council Bill No. 1. Council Bill No. 7. The following bills on their third reading were read and placed upon their final passage. The roll call on the final passage of Substitute House Bill No. 7 resulted: Ayes: Ballinger, Becker, Bone, Bryan, Craig, Daniels, Ferris, Gandy, Hogg, Ingmire, Levy, Logan; Lydick, Maxwell, McBride, Noffsinger, Prouty, Robinson, Ross, Taylor, Walker, Woods, Mr. Speaker, 23; absent: Fuller, Gayman, Jester, 3. The Speaker declared the Substitute Bill passed and the entitling and enacting clause agreed to. The roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 15 resulted: Ayes: Ballinger, Becker, Bone, Bryan, Craig, Daniels, Ferris, Fuller, Gandy, Gayman, Hogg, Ingmire, Levy, Logan, Lydick, Maxwell, McBride, Noffsinger, Prouty, Robinson, Ross, Taylor, Walker, Woods, Mr. Speaker, 25; absent 1. lows: The Committee on Enrolled and Engrossed Bills reported as fol Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Enrolled and Engrossed Bills report that we have carefully compared House Bills No. 30 and No. 14 and find the same correctly engrossed. B. B. BONE, Chairman. The roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 30 resulted: Ayes: Ballinger, Becker, Bryan, Craig, Ferris, Fuller, Gayman, Hogg, ingmire, Levy, Logan, Lydick, Maxwell, Noffsinger, Prouty, Robinson, Ross, Taylor, Walker, Wood, Mr. Speaker, 21; nays: Bone, Daniels, Gandy, McBride, 4; absent: Jester, 1. The Speaker declared the bill passed and the entitling and enacting clauses agreed to. Mr. Gandy explained his vote, stating that if House Bill No. 30 is passed, it will create an extra expense, and taxes are heavy enough, therefore he voted "No." Mr. Maxwell explains his vote, saying that he voted "aye" with the understanding that any one who has prairie dogs and cares to do so may keep them. Mr. McBride explains his vote, saying that in his country it would make a great expense to undertake to exterminate prairie dogs, as there is a lot of Indian land on which are found prairie dogs, therefore he voted "No." The roll call on the final passage of House Bill No. 14 resulted: Ayes: Ballinger, Becker, Bone, Bryan, Craig, Daniels, Ferris, Gayman, Hogg, Ingmire, Logan, Lydick, Maxwell, McBride, Noffsinger, Prouty, Ross, Robinson, Taylor, Walker, Wood, Mr. Speaker, 22; nays: Gandy, Levy, 2; absent, Jester, Fuller, 2. The following message was received from the Council: Mr. Speaker: I have the honor to transmit through you to the House, Council Bill No. 12, which has passed the Council. J. P. JAYNE, Chief Clerk. The Speaker declared House Bill No. 14 passed and the entitling and enacting clauses agreed to. Council Bill No. 12 was read for the first time. Upon motion by Mr. Becker the House adjourned until 10 o'clock A. M., January 27, 1905. JESSE B. NORTON, Speaker. EIGHTEENTH DAY Guthrie, Oklahoma Territory, MORNING SESSION. Friday, January 27, 1905. The House convened pursuant to adjournment, with the Speaker in the chair. Prayer was offered by the Chaplain. The roll call showed all members present except Mr. Jester, excused. The Journal for the preceding day was read, corrected and approved. The following Committees reported: Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Ways and Means reported and recommended that House Bill No. 92 do pass; House Bill No. 25 do not pass. The report was adopted. DYKE BALLINGER, Chairman. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Education report and recommend that House Bill No. 107 do not pass; that House Substitute Bill No. 27 do pass. A. J. ROSS, The report was adopted. Chairman. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Compensation of Public Officers report and recommend that House Bill No. 127 do pass; House Bill No. 119 do not pass. H. J1 '05-10 A. McBRIDE. Chairman. The report was adopted. Mr. Speaker: The Committee on Penitentiary and Reformatory report and recommend that House Bill No. 98 do pass. The report was adopted. Mr. Speaker: B. B. BONE, Chairman. The Committee on Municipal Corporations report and recommend that Substitute for House Bill No. 16 do pass; House Bill No. 18 do pass; House Bill No. 78 do not pass. The report was adopted. C. E. WOOD, Chairman. Mr. Becker moved that in as much as the printer had left House Bill No. 61 off of the calendar, it be placed upon the Calendar under the General Order of business. The motion carried. The following bills were introduced and read the first time: House Bill No. 145, by Mr. Woods. Mr. Noffsinger moved, that in as much as there are so many bills to be considered, in order to give the Committees time to work, the House adjourn until 2 o'clock P. M., Saturday, January 28. Mr. Walker moved to amend by adjourning until Monday at 10 o'clock. |
