The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-04
COUNCIL.

GUTHRIE, o. r., Feb. 3.-[SpeciaLl i
The council was called to order at 10
o'clock After roll call, prayer and read
ing of the journal, on motion of Mr.. Pit
man all record of the proceedings relating
to resolution No. 10 introduced by Mr..
Clevinger was expunged from the journal
On suggestion Of Mr.. Fegan resolution
No. g. offered by him yesterday, was re-
ferred to the committee on public institu-
tions.
Mr. Mccartney (haviug called Mr. Fegan
to the chair stated that since giving notice
of his intention to introduce today an
amendment to the rule relating to the dis
position of bills after passage, he had been
in consultation with the governor and the
speaker of the house, and he thought that
they had all learned so much more OF GER
tain phases Of parliamentary law as to
make such an amendment as be was about
TO prepare unnecessary.
Mr.. McCredie moved TO reconsider the
vote by which concurrent resolution No.
10 was adopted yesterday Carried.
The clerk was directed TO return the
resolution to the house.
Mr. Pulliam called attention to the in
definiteness of joint rule No. ), prescribing
t0B duties OF Jllt messengers III certain
cases. The speaker of the house directed
the messengers of the council to follow
one method of procedure IN delivering
messages from the council, and in doing
so on another occasion he was rudely in
structed by the speaker pro tenn to follow
another method Mr.. Pulliam thought
that some understanding should be arrived
at by which those fellows down there"
might be compelled to treat the council
messengers with proper courtesy, and be
therefore offered the following resolution:
Resolved, by the council of the second
legislative assembly Of the territory of
Oklahoma, That applications for clerical
positions in this body shall be made after
applicants have been duly examined by II
committee appointed by the president to
make such examination"
Mr.. Clevinger moved TO lay the resolu-
Jiou on the table. He thought that if eX-
Rminations were TO be made. the council
should include within the scope Of the res
olution all aDpointees already in position.
The resolution was tabled.
Under the special order for this morn
ing, council bill No. l was then taken up
Mr.. Ptman moved to suspend the rules
and put the bill upon its passage. II was
then read the third time and passed by a
unanimous vote.
The president pro tenn. announced a
message from the governor requiring an
WAS deferred till after the special order
was disposed Of
Council bills Nos. . and were then
passed.
At this point Mr. Puiliam inquired why
so many repeating statutes were be rushed
through. Hewa in the dark on the sub
Jec;, and wanted light and chance TO
discuss.
Mr. Pitman explained that the object
was to get rid of a lot of abSurdities that
numbered the statute book
Mr.. Mccartney further explained that
the authors and champions of the laws
now in process of repeal had it in their
minds to make the statute book of the
territory "a complete law library, embrac-
Ing statements of elementary principles.
maNims and definitions, in addition to ne
actual practical statutes. All that had
been law in times past, all that should
would or might become law in times pres
ent and TO come was % be included within
lis covers
Mr.. Ross explained further that the