Owen Bill Arouses Muck Opposition in Oklahoma
United States Senate sees a bill introduced January 30 1911 by Mr Owen proposing to empower William Brown Levi B Gritts and Richard M Wolfe and Frank J Boudinot Cherokees enrolled for allotment to sue the United States Interior and other officials in the court of claims for rights to Cherokee lands and funds With full court jurisdiction and an appeal line to the Supreme Court the measure seeks to settle allotment disputes and protect Cherokee ownership and control of inherited lands and funds by granting broad suits and injunctive powers though supporters face opposition from the muck in Oklahoma and related factions.
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Vice President Breaks Tie to Save Ship Subsidy Bill
Washington February 8. For first time the vice president cast a tie breaking vote to save the ship subsidy bill in a three hour struggle. The measure would pay post office for overseas mail and restrict contracts with rail or exporters. Final tallies showed 39 39 and 37 37 with three hours of amendments fought. Clarence W. Watson, new West Virginia Democrat, cast a negative vote on an amendment indicating opposition to the bill. Five senators did not vote or were paired.
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Amendment to extend bill provisions on vessels fails
No reply was made to Owen. Stone for Missouri offered an amendment to extend the provisions of the bill to all American owned vessels whether constructed in the United States or elsewhere. The amendment was lost by 87 to 23.
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Rebels Expect 10 Possess Juarez This Afternoon
Rebels advance on Ciudad Juarez as the town is hemmed in and cut off from rail and wire. About a thousand rebels could take the city defended by only about three hundred, with a fall expected between three and six in the afternoon after consular notification.
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Indicted officials in Oklahoma for voting rights case
Guthrie Feb 3 Indicted on enforcing Oklahoma grandfather clause and denying negroes voting rights for congressmen Harry Neal of Hennessey J J Beal and Frank Guinn all Kingfisher county election officers arrested and arraigned bond set at 1000 each to appear Saturday Willard Smith to plead then Smith is a relative by marriage of James A Harris Wagoner Republican state chairman Harris active in prosecuting officials who blocked black voting.
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Judge Parks Passes Sentences In County Court Display
Fria s Jafly Judd Taylor and Earl Lynch received jail terms and fines in a county court session before Judge Parks. Taylor faced three convictions for viola fin at Tiguerane totaling ninety days in jail and 150 dollars in fines. Lynch received six months and 500 dollars on one charge and thirty days and 50 dollars on the second. The state v Coats brothers was continued as a nuisance case. Judge Parks admonished disruptive attorneys prompting threats to rent a separate room, and noted the jury panel may be disqualified by tomorrow evening.
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Senator Root condemns Lorimer over bribery seat
Senator Elihu Root stated on the Senate floor that William Lorimer of Illinois should not keep his seat, arguing that Lorimer’s position rests on bribery and should be terminated. The remark was delivered in Washington on February 3.
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Notice to Chicken Owners Provisions Enforce City Ordinance
The city ordinance against letting chickens roam freely from February 1 to November 1 is now in effect. Prosecutions under the ordinance will begin immediately if chickens are not kept up. A. J. Green, City Clerk.
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Oklahoma House moves to defend indicted election officers
Oklahoma City February 3. In response to federal indictments against several state precinct election officers for alleged grandfather clause enforcement, Anthony of Crawford and Clark of Atoka introduced a concurrent resolution. It requests a joint committee from both houses to investigate the reports of federal officials entering the case and a possible conspiracy to violate state law, with recommendations for prosecutions if true.
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Oklahoma Governor Cruce Submits First Budget
Oklahoma City Feb 3 Governor Cruce submitted his budget to the legislature for the 1912 and 1913 fiscal years. The totals include 5,304,708.34 for 1912 and 3,045,316.44 for 1913 with a deficiency bringing the grand total to 8,708,454.31. Last year’s income was 3,090,000.80 while outstanding general revenue warrants stood at 498,000 and 2,320,620.66. He urges retrenchment in maintenance and efficiency gains for state schools, suggesting 25 percent savings under centralized control. The senate approved 150,000 for a law building at the state university. Roddie tried to cut it to 100,000 and introduced a redistricting bill to create eight districts. The house debated a district attorney provision and adopted it with vacancies until 1912. Democrats agreed to appointment of prosecutors within 0 days of passage. A joint resolution and bills were introduced for a state owned railroad costing 15,000,000 from the northwest to the southwest corner.
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Oklahoma County Sets Under Sheriff Roles Under New Law
Oklahoma City Feb 8 The bill amending the fee and salary act approved by Governor Cruce allows county commissioners to appoint an under sheriff jailer and jail guards and one office deputy as under sheriff In counties under 10 000 there may be one under sheriff and two field deputies and in 10 000 to 30 000 one field deputy per added 5 000 population In counties over 30 000 one deputy per 10 000 people Deputies may earn 75 percent of civil and 60 percent of criminal fees The deputy must file travel and expense statements for sheriff approval Counties are not liable for more than 1200 per year The sheriff may name one field deputy from each local lodge of the anti horse thief association.
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Seasonal Variations in In Demand for Money and Capital
Washington report outlines Kemmerer study on seasonal shifts in the demand for money and capital across cities from 1890 to 1908. It notes five New York money market periods, patterns in Chicago, and how currency supplies and railroad bond prices respond to spring and fall cycles.
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