The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1893-01-26
COUNCIL.
Adjourned

GUTHRIE, q. r., Jan. 25.-After roll call
and prayer by Councilman Lane, the
! journal was read and approved.
Mr. Ross introduced bill to define rape
and provide penalty therefor. Read the
| first time and referred to the judiciary
committee.
Mr.. Cannon introduced a bill to locate
/ the territorial penitentiary Referred 70
committee on public institutions.
| Mr. Shaefer introduced bill to amend
| the act to locate and establish the agri-
! cultural and mechanical college in Payne
county.
On a suspension of the rules the bill was
read the first and second times by title
and referred to the ways and means COM
mittee.
There being no objection the bill to
regulate marriage WAS ordered printed
and referred TO the judiciary committee.
The chairman of the Judiciary commit
tee reported on bills /, 2, 3 4, s. 6, Z, s, g. 10,
II, u, 13, IA, IS and 10, recommending that
by reason of noncompliance with the
provisions Of the statutes they should not
pass.
Mr.. Mccartney moved that all the bills
be recommitted to tho committee, with
instructions to amend and report again.
After considerable discussion it WAS so
ordered.
The chairman of the committee on cleo
tions reported the act to legaize an election
held at Edmond The report recon-
mended that the bill pass.
The council then took mp council bill
No. p, the same being the special order
for this morning.
Mr.. Ross moved to consider the same in
committee of the whole, but the motion
was Withdrawn, as the chairman of the
committee having it in charge was not
present.
Mr.. Carswell asked that the mem bers of
the judiciary committee be excused for
the day, in order that thev might attend
joint session of the judiciary committees
of both houses. They were excused.
Mr.. Pringey, by unanimous consent, in
troduced bill to regulate the fees, mile
age, etc, Of sherlffs, The rules were
suspended the bill read the first and
second times by title, ordered printed, aud
referred TO the committee on county af
fairs.
Mr.. Ross then renewed his motion to 20
into committee of the whole for the con
sjderation Of council resolution No. a.
Carried.
The bill relates TO the prevention of
nuiSanceS within towns or within specified
distances therefrom.
Mr. Clevlnger moved TO amend by pro-
hibitiug the location of cemeteries within
Il distance OF n mile of any town.
Mr. Mccartney was opposed to placing
any limitations of this kind, as the effect
would be to organize a system OF specus-
tion IN lands Tor burial purposes. He re
lerred TO The fact that because of specula-
tion of this sort the town of kiugf- her Is
today without public cemetery. Ia that
vicinity the dead are buried wherever a
place can be had by permission, even in
private lots within the town.
Air. Pitman favored the limit, because
while burial is prohibited within the pre-
scrIbeG distance, al land beyond il is still
open.
Mr., Wrightsman said that he was sur
prlsed to learn Of the facts stated by Mr.
Mccartney relating TO the burial of the
dead within the limits OF hingfiSher
This, ia his mind, was an uuaus vera bic
argument IN favor OF law prohibiting
such a state OF things. II the people OF
that town did not have a sufficient regard
fer well established sanitary laws he
w0nld compel them TO cultivate one
Mr. MCCsrtuey then explained why such
state Of affairs exists, IL being heretofore
lmpossl bIe TO avoid il. Personally he aid
not favor the location OF cemeteries within
the corporate limits OF sDy town; but he
dld think that the people OF every COM
muBity should be allowed TO regulate such
things as they may See it.
Al this point message was received
from the house, stating that the house
had receded from the amendments to
Couaci, bill No - not conCurred in by the
council, and that the bill had received the
signature OF the speaker.
Recurring to bill No. n. the question
was on the amendment to tx the limit 70
one mile, BIZ vote tbis limit WAS adopted
Tue committee then rose and recon-
mended the passage o5 the b.u as smeu4-
ed Adopted
Ar PUmAn moved TO reconsider the
vote by whicu certain bills were recon-
mtted 10 the Judiciary committee. Car
ried.
The vote then recurred on the motion to
recomniil the report.
Mr.. Mccartney asked the reason for the
action asked
Mr. Pltman explained, and, by common
consent, acylou was deferred until tCLnor-