The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1895-02-22

sixth are with Elk and Chautauaua to
form the new Thirteenth
Cowley and Sumner will form the
Nineteenth.
Finney, Hamilton and Kearney Of the
Twenty-seventh will be attached to the
Thirty-second.
Ford and Gray. with Barber of the
Twenty-fourth, will be added TO the
Thirty-firsr.
Pratt and Kingnnan Of the Twenty
eighth. with Harper, will form the
Tweoty-fourth.
Lincoln and Ellsworth Of the Four
teenth will be added to the Thirteenth
Russell of the Fourteenth viii so to
the Twenty-third.
The Sixteenth and Thirty-third dis
tricts will be consolidated
PLUMB'S PORTRAIT.
Mr.. Lambert OF Lyon county. chair
man Of the committee TO learn the price
Of the big portrait Of Senator p. II.
Plumb. reported yesterday that the
artist. Prof. ". A. Grifhth. would sell
IL for $500 Mr.. Lambert's motion TO
instruct the ways and means commit
tee 10 include an item OF $500 In tho
miscellaneous appropriation bin for the
purchase OF this picture for the state
historical society was adopted
The portrait Is fine one of Senator
Plumb and is now hanging IN the house
OF representatives where IL is much ad =
mired for its likeness 10 the original
The railroad committee returned an
unfavorable report last evening on the
Grcenlee bill for the reason that the
subject matter was contained In other
hills. Messrs Campbell Of Stafford
county. Trueblood. Schuyler and Bar
nett made a minority report protesting
against the action of the committee and
claiming that the subject matter OF the
Greenlee bill was not contained in any
other bills.
Jumpers e-cent-a-mile and anti-pass
hill has passed the senate and is now In
the hands OF the railroad committee OF
the house. There is no likelihood, how
ever. that the bill will be reported favor
ably by the house committee.
The following prominent citizens Of
southern Kansas are in the city today:
Mayor Horner. John w. Nyce, :. T.
Iuttle and John A. Blair OF Caldwell;
Willis Haight of Conway Springs. Ed
Hayes of Wellington. Tom Best and j.
w. Dohson of Medicine Lodge, a. l.
Sronsler Of Hutchinson. Captain Hors-
ington OF Newton. and c. NJ Jones j.
II. Mccall. Will Ssheil. John W. Powell.
James Allison and other prominent
citizens of Wichita
LEGISLATIVE NOTES.
Or. Hoagland OF Wichita. who is in
terested in military affairs. is in the city
today.
Ex-Mayor Woolsey OF Ringman is
in the city attending the Masonic grand
lodge.
A bill changing the boundaries of
school district 10. Sumner county. has
passed.
Sheriff Royse OF Sedgwick county
was in the senate today visiting Sena-
tor O'Bryan.
A bill by Mr.. Cannon Of Kingman
legalizing the seal of the commissioners
of Kingman county has been introduc-
ed.
a. c. Jobes OF Attica had an interview
today with Governor Morrill, with ref
erence 10 his candidacy for state bank
examiner.
County Commissioner N E Harmon
Is in the lobby OF both houses today
working for legislation In the interest
OF Sedgwick county.
Miss Maud Brown, daughter of the
secretary OF the senate. who had been
visiting the capital for a week. return
ed TO kingman yesterday.
J. W. Dobson OF Medicine Lodge call
ed in the interest OF J. @. c. Morse Of
Wellington. who IL a candidate for
warden Of the penirentiary-
A bill was introduced this morning
authorizing the township board of
Kechi township. Sedgwick county, 10
purchase a site and build "A town hall
The conference committee on the ap-
pellate court bill agreed last night on
the complexion of the judges, viz.
Three Republicans. two PopuliSts and
one Democrat