The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-11

GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. 10-[SpeciaL !
After the usual preliminary business the
council went into committee Of the whole
for the consideration Of council bill No.
y, relating to revenues and amendatOry OF
section of,article l of chapter 70. The third
subdivision of this section IS as follows:
Lands or lots which ere pledged rs
security for debts by mortgage or other
wise shall be assessed at their actual cash
value. as follows: The amount OF such
5ncumbrance to the owner thereof; the
residue OF such cash value to the owner OF
the fee; the tax upon the 1ncum brance
may be paid by the owner OF the Zee, ana
for the amount so paid he shall be entitled
TO a credit upon such debt or rincumbrance,
together with the interest thereon at the
same rate as the incumbrance bears from
the date of such payment; and no contract
or covenant by which the owner OF the Zee
of anv real estate agrees to pay taxes upon
the incumbraBce thereon shall be OF any
force or effect, and every such contract and
covenant shall be null and void. Should
the owner Of the fee fail to pay his portion
of the tax before delinquent, the holder of
the ipcumbrance may pay the same, and
the amount thereof shall be added to the
incumbrance and be a part thereof and
bear the same rate of interest"
This is the bone or contention in this
hill. The question in short is, Shall the
money foaner bear his share OF the burdens
of Government? or, Shall all these be
thrown upon the holders of property other
than money protected by mortgage?
After an hours discussion on the part
of Nfessrs. Fegan, Mccartney ana Clev-
niger. the committee rose and asked leave
TO sit again.
A message from the house transmitted
house bill No. IS, relating to animals
having passed the same. Referred TO com
mittee on agriculture.
The message also transmitted house
concurrent resolutions Nos. 9, 10 ana IL,
and asked concurrence.
Resolution No. calls for a joint COM
mittee of five to investigate the eleemos-
ynary institutions of the territory. MIR.
Fegan suggested that as the territory had
no eleemosynary institutions IL would DE-
well not to concur
Mr., Wrightsman wanted the opinion OF
the attorney general on the question.
On motion of Mr.. Ross the resolution
was laid on the table till next Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock.
Resolution No 10 calls for the appoint
aent of a committee of five to investigate
the books and accounts of the territorial
auditor. Referred to committee on ways
and means, with a request TO report not
later than Monday morning.
Resolution No. II requests the secretary
OF the territory to inform both houses
what foreign corporations and insurance
companies have complied with the law
also to state the residence Of their genera
agents. Referred to committee on munici.
pal corporations, with Instructions to re
port by Tuesday morning.
The watchman was excused till Monday
morning.
Mr. Fegan introduced bill No. 90, an acj
relating to attorneys at-l3w.
Mr.. Lane asked that a certain number o.
copies OF the bill relating to separate free
schools be printed, with the name OF tn,
person introducing it correctly stated. 81
ordered.
Mr.. Wrightsman gave notice that b,
would tomorrow introduce resolution
calling upon the secretary of the territory
TO make n statement TO the legislator,
showing the work Of his office.
Recess till 2 O'Clock p. m.