The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-11
HOUSE

GUTHRIE. o. r., Feb. 10.-[Special. 1.-The
usual routine preceded the regular order
OF business. The average legislator looks
upon the reading of the journal as bore
and pays little or no attention. This IS
where errors, some times fatal to the in
terests OF the territory, creep in. A little
change in the record will change the char
acter of the whole bill
Mr.. Brennan asked leave to change his
seat, on account of a cold, and Mr.. Greer
remarked: 81 can understand why the
gentleman is cold. The other evening,
when the worlds fair appropriation was
under discussion, Mr.. Brennan made a
fine speech, at the close of which WIN
dow pane fell out"
Mr.. Ormsbee explained his position and
vote on the resolution regarding the SUM-
mary vengeance visited by a mob on the
negro at Paris, Tex. Mr.. Ormsbee voted
in favor of the amendment.
The ways and means committee report
ed house bill No 81, an act relating to
! county clerks-and recommended that it
! pass. After discussion by Messrs. John
ston, Cunningham, Pecry and Beatty, the
! report was adopted.
! The committee on education reported
| council bill No %, an act providing for
additional instructors at Norman.
| The committee on municipal corpora
tions reported council bill No. SO, an act
relating 10 nuisance, and house bill No. 49,
an act legalizing waterworks bonds in
| Guthrie. Adopted.
The following bills were introduced:
By Mr.. Allen of Canadian: No. 81, an
act regulating to the licensing and prac-
/ ticing Of attorneys.
! By Mr.. Beatty: House bill No. So, an
/ act to repeal sections 70, so aud 81 OF arti-
! Gle 90 of chapter 20. On motion of Mr..
! Beatty the rules were suspended and
! house bill No. 19, an act authorizing the
| construction of waterworks, was read the
! first and second times by title and ordered
/ printed.
Mr.. Waggoner introduced house bill No.
| 80, an act to provide for the care of the in
! sane.
Mr.. Ormsbee introduced house con-
current resolution referring to unwar-
| ranted arrests on charges of cutting
! timber on government lands.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
Mr. Peery introduced resolution re-
! questing that the reading clerk remove
the button hole bouquet, as it was not in
accordance with the act which made the
mistletoe the territorial floral emblem.
The motion was amended by Mr.. Greer,
who moved that the words, "and Mr..
Brennan be inserted after the words
reading clerk" Carried.
time and referred: House bill No. So, en-
titled Aggravated Assault and Battery"
| Referred to committee on ways and means.
House bill No. 81. an act relating to the
weighing and baling of hay. Referred To
committee on labor, manufacturing and
| home industries.
House bill No. 50, defining the duties OF
! school boards. Referred TO committee on
county and township organization.
/ House bill No S2 an act desert Ding how
exempt personal property may be mort
| gagged. Referred TO committee on judici-
! AIRY.
:. House bill No. Sc, an act repeating all
the statutes except articles 2, 81 81, IS and
! 81 Referred to committee on Judiciary.
Council bill No. %, an act proydidg for
! the election and fixing the term OF officers
| in cities of the first class. Referred to
committee on municipal corporations.
On motion OF Mr.. MerriCk house bill
/ and regulation of public schools, was
made special order for 10 o'clock the l4th
instant.
On motion of Mr.. Peery the house went
into committee OF the whole aud con
sidsred house bill Ne. ~, relating to roads
| and highways. After several hours dis
cussion the committee, on motion of Mr..
| Cuuuin CHAM, rose and recommended thai
| house bill No. 41 be passed As amended. Il
/ was considered, eagros>ed and placed on
| third reading. Mr.. Cunningham quoted
! paragraph four OF the Eagles legislative
notes, in answer 10 Mr.. Peery's remarks
| on lawyers.
/ The council transmitted bill -, an act
| relating o revenue.
! Adjourned 10 $50 O'Clock .. n.