The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-26
HOUSE.

GUTHRIE, o. r., Jan. 25.-Twenty-one
members answered to roll call this morn
ing.
A message was received from the coun-
Gil that that body had refused to concur in
section II of the bill relating to the en-
ployment of subordinate officers.
The speaker signed the concurrent reso-
luton asking congress to repeal that por =
tion of the acts of Feb. 13, 1891, and March
g. 1891, requiring settlets upon the lands
formerly included within the Iowa, Sac
and Fox, Pottawatomie and Cheyenne and
Arapahoe Indian reservations to pay 81. 25
and 81 80 for said lands before receiving
patents therefor.
Mr. Ormsbee asked to be excused, to at
tend joint meeting of the judiciary COM
mittee. Granted.
The bill providing for joint rules was
then taken up.
The report OF the committee on concur
rent rules was adopted.
Mr.. Allen Of Payne moved that the rules
of the house and the joint rules Of both
houses be printed. Carried.
Mr. Pfaif called up the act to provide
additional officers for the legislature. He
thought the house should recede from the
amendment, as it was an error.
Mr. Allen introduced bill to provide
for local option by counties, to prescribe
the punishment for violations thereof
and for other purposes.
Mr.. Pfaf moved to suspend the rules,
have the bill read by title, and referred to
the proper committee.
Mr.. Brennan introduced bill to repeal
sections ], 3 5 4 and of article 8 (mar-
rage coutracts). All divorce cases shall
enlY be tried In district courts
Mr.. Wallace introduced a bill to pro-
hibit any person except regularly licensed
attorneys from receiving pay for practic-
ing in the courts OF the territory.
Mr.. Brennan introduced the following:
-To the Honorable Senate OF the United States
Whereas, 1t having come to the notice
of the Legislature of Oklahoma that the
bill as it passed the house of representa-
tives of congress on Saturday, Jan. IA
1898, being bill for the opening of the
Cherokee strip to homestead settlement,
provides, among other things, that (section
81: 'No person who has heretofore made
homestead entry of any Indian lands
heretofore opened to settlement with
IN the limits Of the territory
of Oklahoma, or who has occupied or set
up claim to any of such lands shall be al
lowed o homestead or otherwise hold auv
OF the lands embraced in the agreement
ratified by this act, unless he or she. as the
case may DE. mas lost the same hV due
process of law upon contest or otherwise
Aud this body being in position to oknow,
begs leave 10 submit reasons for "A change
in this section, in that "A grave injustice
may not be done to many of our deserving
people who have filed and lost their homes.
The pioneer, though courageous. is often
poor and through poverty forced 10 aban-
don his or her home after making a noble
struggle for the preservation OF the same
Section provides not alone the loss of
homestead rights, but the right of OBJ
thinning tOwnslte property as well, as fol-
lows: Holding any Of The lands embrac-
ed IN the agreement While we do not
believe It - be the intent OF congress 10
make crime and. poverty synonymous. vet
sooner Is no more debarred than he VINO
Is pooI under the restrictions of section S.
providing his poverty has caused him to
Release his home Therefore, be it
Resolved, by the house of representa-
tves of Oklahoma, the council concur
ring, That you be asked to add to section
the following pIovtso: Provided. That ptr-
sons who have filed on lands heretofore
and who have been forced 10 release the
same through sickness or poverty shall
have their rights restored in the Cherokee
strip and other lands that may hereafter
be opened TO settlement, and that those
who by reason OF having taken lands by