The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-05

districts
Mr.. Ormsbee said that the clerk might
as well read the Greek alphabet-the ma
jority of the house not being up in the
technical Technology of the DILL would
understand just as much OF the one as of
the other
The motion to suspend the rule having
been lost, Mr.. Peery moved that the bill
be read by the letter OF the several articles.
Carried.
1t was then placed upon its passage and
lost.
Mr.. Greer moved to reconsider the vote,
but was declared out of order, he having
voted on the losing side. He quite lost
his equilibrium on this ruling, and de
| claimed violently against ii. The speaker
promptly raped him down, and then pro-
| ceeded to state that he was in the chair for
business and, having ruled. mere declama-
ton would avail nothing, and that the
rights of the chair would be maintained.
Mr.. Peery then moved to reconsider.
Carried.
Mr. Stone explained his vote. On a
consideration CT the bill in committee Of
the whole he had supported it, He
thought IL contained many good features,
but since then he had been Informed that
some who We're advocating il had per-
sonal interest in it. He therefore voted no.
This brought Mr.. Ormsbee quickly TO
his feet. He said that he was the author
seemed 10 be directed to him. He wished
To state that anyone who said that there
was job in the bill was a liar from the
ground up.
the deep stiffness that for a min ute fell
upon the assembly was broken by Mr..
Allen Of Okarche, who said, that lie had long
noticed determin nation to force the bill
through, but for his part be was equally
determined ito cough up" whatever did
not suit his taste.
Mr.. Cunningham made an appeal for
the passage of the bill. and pending n vote
the house adjourned till O'Clock p. N.
| AFTERNOON SESSION.
| In the afternoon the vote by which the
| house adopted the adverse report OF the
committee of the whole or council bill "a
(fOr encouraging the planting OF fruit
| trees) was reconsidered. and on motion OF
Mr. Cunningham the report was SO
amended as To recommend the passage OF
the bill.
This opened again the same line of dis
cussiou as was had yesterday, when the
bill was up in committee of the whole.
A change had come over the spirit of he
dream of some of the members, and today
! they changed the tenor of their votes.
Perhaps the rural districts had been heard
| from.
| Mr.. Ormsbee's insurance bill then came
| up and, by circuitous route of piriIa-
mentary tactics, was put back TO point
| in the course OF its consideration where 1t
| could be amended
Mr. Greer offered an amendment, to the
effect that the secretary of the territory
| should be also commissioners of insurance,
| and supported il in rather long address.
! When he had finished Mr.. Ormsbee
stated that the gentlemau's speech showed
as full an understanding of the subject rs
| could be expected from person who had
| never studied il.
After several other amendments had
! been proposed, nearly all of which were
finally rejected, Mr.. Ormsbee said that
| the proceedings had more fully than ever
! before convinced him that the action of
| the house in dispensing with the reading
| of the entire bill had been wise. The
/ reading of the Greek testament would have
| been equally edifying. He seemed to be
! exceedingly sensitive IN regard TO the bill
and looked upon it AS sacrllege for the IN
| hallowed hands OF the ordinary legislator
| to touch it. When il was at last amended
| in a vital point he had lost all further care
! for il and went so far as 70 move TO strike
| out the enacting clause. Twill be passed,
and will supply an urgent need-thaJ of
wise and equitable insurance law. Tie
| house then went into committee or the
whole for the consideration of house bill
| No. 2, compelling railroads constructed
within five miles of a county seat to pass
| through the town and to establish and
maintain depot therein.
MIR. Johnston vigorously opposed the
bill, as being both unjust and unconstitu-
tlonal
Mr.. Brennan replied that the gentle
mans knowledge of constitutional law
was extremely limited, and therefore his
opinion was of no value to the house.
An attempt was made TO strike out the
word five" and insert three instead.
After a long contest on this point Mr..
Faris, the author of the BILL said that in
fra ha n I'd in ind he hah
house had of amending every bill. Every
member seemed to be possessed of a de-
sire To change IN some way every section of
every bill. As mark of his discriminat-
lug and sagacious intellect he had made
use of the word five" while he preferred
three" and he WAS not disappointed in
his expectation that it would be amended
20 suit him. The majority OF the house
having got the bill well on the way to
passage, hiibusterlng was resorted TO By
the opposition, IN order to defeat it,
Amendment after amendment was voted
down, and finally Mr.. Ormsbee
attempted to use up the time OF the house
by long talk. The members bore with
this patiently for about an hour, but it at
length grew first monotonous and then
irritating. All known methods were re-
sorted to shut off the flow of eloquence,
but in vain. The chair invariably ruled
that Mr.. Ormsbee had the rightIul posses
sion OF the floor.
Finally Mr.. Brennan's patience was
exhausted. and he proceeded to read what
he said WIS a resolution. The chairman
continued TO rap him down, but the faster
and more violently the gavel fell the high /
er Mr.. Brennan raised his voice Before
he finished he had come up 30 the side OF
the chairman, when the latter pushed him |
off the dais and called upon the sergeant |
alarms to restore order. That officer came
forward and attempted to seat the unruly !
MEM Der, when a sCuffle ensued aud both I
rolled over on the floor
Then a perfect bedlam reigned. The !
members Moderated at the top or their |
voices. The most violent among them |
were Perry and Greer, who seemed TO have |
lost ali self control. and We're making |
Rome howl The lobby and floor OF the |
mouse were fast filling up with spectators, /
attracted from the street by the upToaT.
Order WAS at length restored for few /
minutes, during which time the meliihu /
Gus tones OF Mr.. Orms bees voice was /
again heard. But the bouse was IN no 4
mood TO listen TO much Of II. and sudden !
Is the murmur Of discomfort again filed /
the air just As chaos was about to regain /
Sway the speaker came forward and dis /
sol we'd the committee.
The house then took up the bill with /
vizor and passed IT, whersuPon al /
Adjournment was had till 80 O'Clock 1
p. IL.
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