The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-27

matter again. he hopeQ tnaG lne tHIr'
mistake would not be made.
Mr., Beatty said that if he had been OF
the committees and the majority of tn
committee had agreed TO IL, he would no
have offered it. He thought that the leg
| islature had already made itself ridlcuIou
| by sending memorials to congress. Con
| gress would wonder where those remark
able statesmen come from. He expected
that the gentleman from Beaver county
would come in with Dill tomorro" 10 re
peal the Mckinley law.
| Mr.. Ormsbe,e-Perhaps it would enabl'
the gentleman 80 get OFF EngiIsh's speech
Nj. .Cunningham-The main object o
the resolution is 70 get time TO 90 tnt
work. We should go promptly TO work
and if we are granted the time, wen ane
good: if it does not come, no harm VII
! have been done.
! The vote on the JOINT reSoluDlon resulted
Messrs. Beatty, Farris, Farnsworth,
Greer. McDaniels, Pfaff, Scott aud Stanley
voted nay.
The bill to prevent hasty legislation was
referred to the judiciary commlttee.
Mr.. Johnston introduced a resolution
asking that the secretary be req uested to
have ], 900 copies of the governors message
printed. Carried.
Mr.. Ormsbee introduced a petition in
regard 10 the location of the penetentiary
in Beaver City. The advantages of Beaver
county were duly set forth.
Mr.. Farnsworth-I move that Beaver
county has the consent Of this house TO
locate the penitentiary.
Mr.. Peery-As Russia has its Siberia,
do not see why Beaver would not I'LL the
bill for Oklahoma.
Adjourned till 2 o'clock p. m.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The delinouent tax bill was considered
in committee of the whole.
Mr. Allen moved TO amend, but Mr..
Pfaff did not favor the amendment.
Mr. Stone WAS not in favor OF tempor-
airy law.
Mr. Cunningham thought that the dis
cussion had developed the fact that it was
not wise to rush into hasty legislation,
and moved an adjournment.
Mr. Johnston recommended that the
committee rise and that the bill pass
Lost.
Mr.. Farris moved that May be stricken
out and March" inserted, aud also that
1893" be stricken out. Lost.
Mr.. Cunningham offered an amendment
so that the section should show what is
intended. Carried.
Mr.. Farris-Then the bill staHds as it
did before any amendments.
The bill was then passed.
The bill to protect land laid out as town
sites against nuisances was returned from
the council.
The speaker signed council bill No. 30,
an act to legalize an election held &c vote
bonds amounting to s., 600 at Edmond for
a normal school.
Mr. Johnston introduced bill fixing
the manner OF locating and relocating
county seats.
Mr.. Johnston introduced a bill to repeal
the act for the protection OF stock.
Mr. Dfaf intpoInpai 1lati
the Liquor traffic and the disposal of the
revenue derived therefrom,
NJ. Pfaff introduced bull providing for
the issuance of bonds for the university,
normal school and agricultural college.
Mr.. Stone introduced general law for
cities of the first class.
Mr.. Merrick object to the suspension of
the rules on every occasion.
Mr.. Cunningham introduced memorial
and petition of the school board of the
city of Guthrie.
Mr.. Johnston offered the following house
concurrent resolution:
Whereas, The congress of the United
States, in its enactment ratifying the
treaty with the Cheyenne and Arapahoe
Indians and providing for certain allOt-
ments of land to the several members of
such tribes. has provided that ali lands so
allotted shall not be taxable and shall not
be conveyed by the several alloters for the
space Of twenty-five years; and,
Whereas, There is much contention at
the present time concerning the status of
such Indians as to citizenship and their
rights as electors in the territory of Okla
homa: and,
Whereas. There is among said Indians
great difference as to intellectual qualifi-
cations, as to the transaction of business
and as 70 the exercise of the rights of citi-
zenship; and
Whereas, The withdrawing from sale
and taxation OF large bodies of land by
reason of such allotments will be and does
work great hardship to certain counties in
Oklahoma; now, therefore, be it
"ReSoVed by the house of representa-
tlyes, the council cOncurring therein First,
That the congress of the United States be
and Is hereby requested, by suitable enact
ment, TO modify the present law touching
The lands opened Cor settlement above
ferred to, so as to allow in proper cases a
sale and taxation of the same
Second-For the purpose of determining
what IS proper case, hat jurisdiction he
conferred upon the several district courts
of the territory when application for the
exercise of such jurisdiction is made 10y
the person TO be benefited thereby. to
hear aud determine the qualifications and
ability OF the applicant to exercise the
right OF citizenship, including the right of
elective franchise; and when the court
shall have determined the question so sub
mItted IN the affirmative IN any case 1t
shall render judgement III the applicants
favor, and when such conclusion shall be
reached by the court, ii shall in Its finding
decree TO the applicant the right TO convey
his or her allotment of land, and from and
after the rendition of such decreee such
land shall become taxable and subject to
all the revenue laws of the territory.
''Third-That upon the passage of the
resolution and the concurrence therein by
the council, it shall be the duty
OF the secretary of the Territory to
forward Il copy thereof, duly certified, one
copy each, 10 the president Of the United
States and secretary OF the interior, and
one copy each TO the chairman of the com
mlttee on Indian affairs of the senate and
house of representatives of the United
States: also copy each to the Hon. d. NJ.
Harvey and the Hon. ID. I. Flynn, with a
request that the subject matter herein
be mbodled IN a proper bill, and present.
ed TO congress for its consideration
Mr.. Peery Introduced a resolution con-
graduating the legislature of Kansas upon
the election Of John Martin 10 the senate
Mr.. Cunnlngham-I move thai the resC-
luton be made concurrent resolution.
Mr.. Greer-I am sorry 10 see the resolu.
ton go over. Brother Martin needs il. In
q few days, when Ady is elected IL will be
too late
Adj journed
COUNCIL.