The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-02-24

tion No. 13, indcrsing S. W. Peel of Arkan-
sas as a candidate for commissioner OF
Indian affairs Adopted without dissent.
Mr.. Pringer called attention to the fact
| that council concurrent resolution No. 10.
having been concurred in by the house,
was returned to the council with a kite
| shaped tail piece attached thereto" that
was no part of the resolution. He said
| that the journal of the house showed that
that body had concurred in the resolution
| without amendment or addition OF any
! kind. He therefore asked that it be be en-:
rolled in conformity with the facts and
| signed by the president.
In order to get at the true inwardness
of the affair, the clerk was Instructed to
obtain from the clerk of the house certi-
fed copy of all that portion of the Journal
| relating to the action of the house IN re-
gard to the resolution.
Mr.. Pitman then, speaking to ques-
tion of privileges, stated that he had been
enormously reported in the Wichita
EAGLE as having introduced conucll bill
No. 100. In point of fact Mr. PuIllam had
introduced the bill, and whatever credit
might attach TO its Introduction belonged
to him, and to him alone.
Council bill No. &C, an act TO require
security for costs in civil and criminal
cases, was then read a third time and
passed.
On motion of Mr. Cannon the council
then went into committee of the whole for
the consideration of house bill No. 5S, with
instructions to reject all amendments here
tofore adopted. The COMMITTEES having
done this, Mr.. Ross recommended the
passage of the bill. 1t was then passed.
This is the supreme court report publica-
tion and library fund bill.
The house substitute for council bill No.
IA was then taken up and passed.
On motion of Mr.. Ross the council then
went into committee of the whole for the
consideration of council bill No. n2. an act
amending chapter "A of the statutes reat-
ing 10 counties and county officers. The
bill, not being entirely satisfactory to
many, was amended in several of its pro-
visions After spending an hour or more
in its consideration the committee rose
and asked leave to sit again at 7:30 O'Clock
this evening.
The committee on municipal corpora
tions reported, recommending that cOun-
Gil bill No. 80, relating to townsites on the
public domain do pass, and that COUNCIL
bills No. 81 Organization and regulation
of banks), No. 81 (reading rooms and Ii
braries in townships of not less than ], 600
inhabitants), and house bill No. 81 (the
separate school bilD do not pass.
The report as to bill No. 81 was adopted
and the bill was rejected.
The same committee recommended the
passage of house bill No. So 1t was made
the special order for tomorrow at 10
o'clock. This bill authorizes cities and
towns TO construct waterworks and issue
bonds in payment therefor.
House bill Nc. 76, relating to the incor-
poration of villages situated in two or
more counties WAS recommended for pass
age.
Mr.. Pitman (by requesO introduced bill
No. 112, an act TO reduce the annual school
land lease of Jacob kofer
Mr.. Pringey introduced bill No. 113,
amending section $3.50 of the statutes-re
lating to the employment and compensa-
tion of counsel by poor persons in crimi-
nal cases.
The council then took a recess till 7:3O
O'Clock p. III.