The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-09
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GUTHRIE, o. T., Feb. S-[SpeciaLl-
At roll call this morning no quorum was
present and Mr.. Clevinger demanded call
of the house The president instructed
the sergeant-at-arms to bring in the absent
members. One of the factotum negro
employees. thinking the command ad-
dressed to him, spoke up promptly, "Does
yer know, Mister President, whar any of
dem sleeps?" The president indicated his
entire ignorance as to the members lodg-
ing places, and the sable messenger
mournfully proceeded on his hunt. In a
few minutes quorum was present and
the journal was read and approved,
Mr. WriChtsman offered a resolution for
the appointment Of committee of three
Cor the investigation of the mysterious
disappearance Of council bill No. 81. The
resolution was adopted unanimously.
Council bills Nos. 50 and G6 were read a
second time
The following bills were then introduced:
BY Mr.. Wrlghtsman: Council bill No
SO, declaring gaming illegal This is an
exact copy of biz No. 81, passed yesterday
and stolen since passing the council The
bill was made special order for tomorrow
morning on seCoDd reading.
BY Mr. Lane: Council bill No. 81. pro-
Viding for separate free schools. Referred
10 committee on education.
by. Mr.. Pulliam: Council bill No. So,
an act relating 10 roads, highways and
bridges Referred to the committee on
highways, with instructions to report
early.
Mr. Ross, from the committee on county
affairs, reported, recommending the pas
Sage Of council bill No. 81. being an act to
provide for the hiring out of cOuyIcts
Ordered printed.
Mr.. Clevinger. from the committee on
federal relations. reported on house bill
No. ! that the council had already passed
r similar bill, wheTeupon conference
consisting Of Messrs. CleYinger, PiUman
and Fegan on the part of the council, was
appointed.
MIR. Fegan, from the committee on mu-
niclpai corporations, reported, recommend
ing that council bill No IS do pass. 1t
was read the second time and made a
special order for tomorrow at > o'clock.
Mr. Clevlnger, from the committee on
federal relations reported, recommending
the passage af house bill No. 40. IL was
made the special order for , o'clock tomor-
row. This is the bill to establish a floral
emblem
Mr.. Wrightsman called up the resolu-
tion for amending the rules introduced by
him yesterday. The resolution provides
that unless standing committees shall
report on bills within five days OF the time
th"y come into their hands the members
int oduc!ng them may recall them from
Inc possession of the several committees,
and they shall then be considered as hav-
ing been reported upon favorably. Lost.
The committee on municipal corpora
tons reported, recommending that couu-
eli bill No. SO do pass. 1t WAS made n
special order for tomorrow at II o'clock.
This Is the bill providing against nuis.
snces in towns.
The council then went into committee of
she whole 10 consider council bill No. 26.
relating to elections in cities OF the first
class. After short consideration thereof.
the committee rose aud recommended that
,he bill do pass as amended.
Mr.. Pltman moved that the rules bs sus-
sended, the bill be considered eugrossed
md placed upon its passage.
Mr.. Cannon moved, as "A substitute. n