The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1890-09-24
GIVEN TO PAYNE.



s7ecessary. We can locate this institution
without expense.
Mr. Neal moved this committee now
rise and take a recess until 2 o'clock. Ad-
Journed. =,
At the house afternoon session the roll
showed as absent Adair and Barker The
house went into committee of the whole.
Section ! of the substitute as TO the man
ner of locating the agricultural college
was up.
Mr. Daniels moved to insert with the
consent of the houses of the legislature"
Mr.. Waggoner-I am not "A Republican,
but / believe the committee appointed by
the governor straight.
Mr.. Daniels-I fear the governor may
make mistake and his decision should be
ratified by both houses.
Mr.. Clark-That is the way the bill
reads
Mr.. Matthews-The gentleman draws on
his imagination when he supposed the
committee appointed by the house would
permit personal interest TO interfere.
Mr.. Terrill - The fight between
two giants affects every question. | was
approached by one gentleman from the
CITY on the Canadian who offered bond
of 81 900 TO warrant my appointment as
commissioner if / would lend myself TO
his scheme.
Mr. Daniels want to protect the peo-
honest. and think he is, why does he OBJ
iectg u is a rare thing when a legislative
body appoints a commission with fun
power to carry out its work. The queS-
lion is whether three commissioners can
be found who are beyond influence. There
is chance Of corruption and all kinds of
schemes afiOat. | am tOlerably honest but
might yield to pressure.
Mr. Terrill-ls it not a fact that the
work of any committee is ratified?
MIR Daniels-Why 90 all object to the
substitute?
Mr.. Clark don't.
Mr.. Daniels-This conference report
can't be amended: want il settled and
will vote for Payne county.
Mr.. Campbell-The gentleman from
Payne makes no startling proposition. ]
have realized that from the first. Has not
such proposition been laid before the
fourteeny
Mr. Terrill-The combination known as
the immortal fourteen was formed of ALI
ance men aud Democrats to carry out our
interests. We promised Oklahoma City
our vote for capital That was all.
Mr. Clark-Mr Daniels misinterprets
my amendment
Mr. Jones-Does the gentleman Cana
dian want ratification of the house upon
the action OF the commission?
Mr.. Daniels-No one except the
robust gentlemen from Oklahoma doubts
the integrity Of the governor or commits
sioners.
The House then wrangled for an hour
over technicalities.
Section l, as amended. was adopted. Sec |
tion >. slightly amended was adopted. \
Section 3 was also adopted, and the bill as |
"a whole was adopted.
House bill No. 81. providing for Govern |
meut Agricultural college; also House bill |
No. 81 were laid over until the school bill is |
acted upon.
The committee of the whole rose and re
ported 10 the House as a special order to /
morrOw.
Mr. Campbell called up the report of the |
committee on the bill providing for rental |
of store houses for supplies The bill was /
put upon passage and carried II was re
ierred 10 the enRrossing clerk for immedi- /
ate engrossment.
Mr. Daniels called up the report of the |
conference committee on substitute for the |
bill providing extra officers. Carried.
Adjourned.
THE CITY OF TOHEE
A large number of people are arriving F.
here en- route Tor the new city of Tohee, on |
the Iowa line. A number of Guthrie peo-
9le have gore there and today to the sur
prise of all the Guthrie News names
Tohee as its choice for the permanent |
capital Of the territory. The town is |
scarcely. a week old but numbers now AT .
least two hundred souls.
Mr. Mcmillan, of The EAGLE. made the |
legislature a call today.
Secretary Martin was among the legis-
lators.
Judge Douglass, from Oklahoma City,
looked in.