The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-03-04
THE OK .HoMA LEGISLATURE.

| GUTHRIE, u. l., Msrch. 5--lopeciai. i
The house last night went into com
mittee Of the whole for the consideration
of sundry bills.
House bill No 81, relative 70 the baline
ana weighing of hay. was recommended
for passage.
House bill No. ia, relative to the bust
ness OF insurance, was then considered,
The printed bill covers ninty-three pages
When the clerk had read eight sections il
seemed so internimable that the committee
rose and ported progress.
Mr.. Cunningham moved to suspend the
rule requiring the reading of an entire bill
before considering it so far as regards
house bill No. ia Lost.
On motion of Mr. Peery, house bill No.
IS was then considered in committee OF the
whole This relates TO licensing the
| liquor traffic. The committee got but a
| little way in its work, although an hour
and half was consumed. Filioustering 2
prevailed and during the discussion many
| pleasing parliamentary amenities were in-
! dulged in. References were made 10 red
| headed Allen and TO the high color OF
/ Rathbun's nose.
| The first business of the morning was
the adoption of council joint resolution
! No. accepting the provision of an act OF
| congress applying the proceeds OF certain
! lands to the use OF educational institu-
| tions.
! Various committees. reported favorably--
on house bill No 155 appeals TO supreme
! courO and No. 40 relating TO cities, towns
and vllages) ana council bills No. II reg
ulation OF collection of freight bills) and
No. 106 (relating to county and township
officers.)
Mr. Allen of the Sixth district introduc-
ed bill locating the insane asylum.
Mr.. Brennan (by requesO introduced
bill locating territorial normal school Tor
colored persons at Dover, hlngdsher
A substitute for house joint resolution
No WAS adopted This resolution re-
quests the secretary of the interior TO pre-
scribe additional rules for the relief of
school land lessees.
On motion of Mr.. Cuuningham'the house
rule providing for the reading of entire
bill before consideration in committee of
the whole was suspended as related to
house bill No. ia The council then went
into committee of the whole fors the
consideration of that bill.
Mr.. Merrck moved TO strike out the first
section, as consisting almost entirely OF
maXimS.
Mr. Ormsbee said that the section con-
tanned no common law maxims, and that
Mr.. Merrick's remarks showed that it was
Il very long time since he had read any
thing pertaining to common law.
This aroused the leonine qualities of
the latter, and, shaking his name, he pro-
ceeded TO devour his adversary with such
success as was quite satisfactory to him
self. Mr.. Ormsbee having been ami
hilated, did not rejoin.
After considering about one-fourth of
the bill the chairman OF the committee
was instructed to report recommending
that the bill pass.
House bill No. 75 Ghe liquor bilD was
then again taken up and, as before, pro-
voked much discussion. One principal
difficulty encountered was in recouciing
the conflicting views of members from
cities and those from the rural districts.
Amendments by the score were offered
many in good faith, and as many more
with view of killing the bill. Its fate is
now uncertain,
Adjourned till o'clock.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Under a suspension of the rules this
afternoon house bill No. 81, defining the
duties of the county clerk, was passed.
following bills:
Council bill No. %, enab abling foreign exc
cutOrs and administrators to sue and be
sued.
House bill No. IS, repeating many Sec
tiors Of the code of civil procedure.
Council bill No. So, defining the duties
of county commissioners.
House bill No. 81, relating to the baling
and weighing of hay.
The house went into committee of the
whole for the consideration of bills on the
calendar.
House bill No. Is was again brought up |
and Mr. Ogmsbee offered a subtitute
which he thought would suit all parties |
1t was read, aud alter few moments !
consideration received its quietus. The |
committee seemed to be in a critical mood, |
wanting law differing from the one now |
on the statute book, but not knowing
just what would suit. Upon reading the |
first section of the bill every member |
seemed TO have an amendment ready to /
suit the exIgencieS of his own particular |
Amendments to amend |
ments and substitutes were offered, dis |
cussed and voted upon for two hours.
The bill was finally reported back to the
house with the recomm mendation that it do !
pass as amended. 1.-THE provisions of the |
bill will be gwen when IL shall have Reach
ed a more advanced stage in the process
toward final passage.
Council bill No. 81, an act to encourage
the planting of fruit trees was then taken
up. Tnis bill provides for the reduction
of assessments for taxation &c the
amount of $50 for every acre OF fruit trees
planted.
!
that they We're farmers, having a large
acreage of fruit trees, and yet were oppos-
Ell to the bill. They planted the trees for
profit, just as they had done other farm
work, and could Zee no reason why a
bounty should be placed upon an industry
carried on for private gain. II proper for
this one, why not equally SO for all
others
Mr.. Clardy said that there were farmers
in his county who had orchards of more
than hundred acres. They were the
owners in fee of their farms and were
To give them this bounty would
be pretty near equivalent TO exempting
theIh>irom taxation.
The bill did not stand the racket OF
much discussion. The cnmmittee very
quickly arrived at the conclusion that IL
ought not TO pass, and II so recommended.
" hen the committee rose the house ad- !
iourned till tomorrow at 10 o'clock.
COUNCIL.
GUTHRIE, o. T., March 3-[Special !
The principal event in the couuciI totay
was discussion of the bill TO give each Of |
he state educational institutions the sum
If $4,000. a strong effort was made to
'educe the amount to $1,000; but the
in committee of the whole, finally !
recommended the passage of the bill as re- |
ported TO the house
The CHOCTAW DEEDS.