The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-18
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GUTHRIE, o. T.. Feb. III
The cnnncil met at 10 O'clock.

GUTHRIE, o. T.. Feb 17.-[Special.1-
| The council met at 10 o'clock.
According to an arrangement made yes
| terday, Dr. Neal, director of the agricul-
| tural experiment station at Saltwater,
was present and took up most of the time
| of the morning session in an address, in
| which he detailed the aims and process OF
agricultural experiment stations in gen
| eral and the one which he directs In par
| ticular. He gave an account OF the place
| and manner of the origin OF such stations
and traced their growth and work down
| to the present time. They are modern
| institution, the outgrowth OF the educa-
tion and intellectual advancement of the
age, as well as of the spirit of fierce COM
petition in which all nations are now in
volved The doctor showed the extensive
and important work in which his station
is now engaged and the imperative neces-
sity, on the part of the territory, OF max
ing an appropriation, not only Tor mann
tanning the footing already obtained, but
also to enable those having the matter in
charge to bring the work and position Of
the station abreast with those OF other
states and territories
Mr. Clevlnger put several questions to
the director, the answers to which showed
that, under the present arrangements, the
general government and Gn SO far as 1t
contributes) the territory, are maintaining
a high school for the town of Saltwater,
free of expense to that borough. These
advantages would, of course, inure to any
other town in or near which the college
might be located, and is one that was
fairly obtained by the place named. Both
Norman and Edmond have gathered like
prizes. And all have put up" for them.
The only business done this morning
was the introduction by Mr.. Pitman Of
bill No. 106, an act TO determine the rights
of claimants on public lands during the
pendency of contests. It was read the first
time and ordered printed. Such an act is
now and has long been demanded A well
considered law of this kind would tend to
allay, or prevent entirely, many bitter
feuds and in some cases even bloodshed.
Recess till 2 o'clock this afternoon.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
House bill, No. 81, "An act to authorize
county, city, town, village and school dis
trict treasurers to register warrants was
taken up, and the council went into COM
mttee of the whole for its consideration.
Considerable difficulty was encountered in
so framing the directions for registration
as to give doubtful or discredited war
rants no legal standing beyond that which
they may already have. How to include
one class of them and to exclude another,
or. rather, how TO so arrange as TO neither
add to nor detract from the validity of
any, was the problem with which the
council wrestled for some time. 1t was
finally, in the councils judgment, solved.
This point having been reached. the COM
mittee rose and recommended that the
bill pass, subject, however, to further
amendment and debate by the council.
The judiciary committee reported. rec
ommending that council bill No. 90 be SUBJ
situted for No. % and passed. [The pro-
visions of this bill will be stated when it
comes up for consideration The same
committee reported further, recommend
ing that council bill No. 40. prohibiting
the taking of brides by public officers, do
not pass On motion of Mr.. Pitman, the
report of the committee was adopted and
the bill rejected.
The council then adjourned till 10
o'clock tomorrow morning.