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

time to Mr.. Pulliam, who proceeded a
once to consume it.
Mr.. PullIam's substitute was lost.
Mr.. McCredie's motion was then pu
and carried.
On the question '.Shall the bill pass''
the vote stood, ayes, II; nays. l, Mr.. Pull
lam voting no.
Council then took recess till 2 o'clock
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The council reconvened at 2:3O O'Clock
A message was received from the house
| transmitting house bill No. and asking
| concurrence therein
] By consent the committee on county
otfalrs reported favorably on bills Nos. 5;
and "a.
BY consent Mr.. Pulliam introduced q
| bill to establish and locate the peniteuti.
| airy. Referred to committee on public in
| stitutious
Mr.. Fegan thought that no action look
| Ing 10 the location OF public buildings
should be taken before the tenth day
preceding final adjournment.
On motion the council went into com
mittee of the whole for the consideration
of the bill fixing the fees of sheriffs.
During the consideration of the bill two
| messages from the house were received
but the reading of the messages W as de-
ferred till after the rising of the commit
| tee.
In discussing the provisions of the bill
Mr. Pltman declared himself as firmly op-
posed to the fee system. He was in favor
of paying salaries in all cases and turning
all fees into the several county treasures.
1t had been stated that under our present
law sheritfs are overworked and under
paid. There must be a mistake some
where about the matter. In late election
he knew of candidate for sheriff who
was paid 81 200 to get off the track, and he
was not Democrat either.
After the adoption of several amend
ments, on motion of Mr.. Ross the commit
tee rose and reported, recommending that
the bill, as amended, be passed.
A message from the house transmitted
council bill No 46, it having passed the
same. Another message returned council
bill No. %, passed by the house notwith-
standing the objections of the governor.
Mr.. Fegan then moved to proceed to
elect the council subordinate officers pro-
vlded for in the last named bill.
The motion prevailed.
On motion recess was taken for fifteen
minutes.
On reconvening Mr.. PriDgey nominated
the following named persons to fill the
offices named and moved their election
For assistant chief clerk, J. G.. Hotius;
for assistant enrolling clerk. J. r kuy-
Kendall; for assistant ergeant-at-arms,
Harry Eaton; for janitor. G. L Currin.
Mr. Wrightsman moved to amend by
substituting the following ticket for the
offices as above named: Matt Williams,
ID. NJ. Shepler, z. e. Lemister and Dan
kerwin
The question was then put on the adop-
tion of the amendment, and it was rejected
ayes, 6; nays, Z.
The original motion was then carried by
vote Of Z ayes to 6 nays.
The oath OF Office was then administered
to the several officers just chosen.
Three pages were then appointed by the
president
Mr. Ross moved that the rules be sus-
pended and that council bill No. SO be con-
sdeled engrossed, read third time and
placed upon its passage.
Mr. PiJman moved, as a substitute, that
the council proceed to consider the bill by
sections
Mir Clevinger moved to amend by post
poning the consideration of the bill for
eight days.
The amendment was adopted, where
upon the council adjourned,