The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-25

kidney trouble.
ing for publication the statutes and legis-
lative journals, $1,000. Two years ago
tn. appropriation was $4,000.
The publication of laws Of fourth leg
islativs assembly and Of the statutes
400; for publication Of legislative
| journals, bills, etc, $500. Two years
ago the appropriation for this purpose
was made general.
For board of health, $500; two years
ago, 5000.
For expenses board Of regents OF agri-
| culture and mechanical college, $1,000;
same as two years ago.
Fer election proclamations to be pub
| Iished by the governor. $1,000; for cleo
ton supplies 81, 400; for election supply
deficiency $3.50: election board clerk hire
deficiency $121. %. Two years ago the
appropriation was $500 for publishing
election proclamations and $1,000 for
| election supplies.
| For serving governors acquisitions for
| 1891 and 1893. $1,000. Two years ago the
| appropriation was $4,000.
| For listing decided lands 1000. Two
years ago 81 200 was appropriated.
For salaries of employees of the fourth
legislative assembly $4,000; for deficiency
clerk hire for third legislative assembly.
$50.
For expenses Of supreme court $3.50
per year.
For publishing supreme court reports
So, OG0.
For salary of quarantine inspector $500
| and 5000 travelling expenses.
Total estimated appropriations for 1897
and 1s9s-s1so. e66.75.
SCHOOL TEXT BOOK BILL.
A bill of considerable Importance TO
the people of Oklahoma is now under
consideration by the house. 1t is the bill
providing for the purchase Of text books
for the Use OF public schools. The first
| two sections make the general provis-
| ions as follows:
The county school superintendent Of
the territory, and one other member from
| eacn county, la be chosen by the school
| teachers of the different counties, shall
| constitute board of commissioners for
| the purpose of making a selection or pro-
curing ccmpilat ton for use in the COM
| mon schools in the territory Of Oklaho-
ma of a series Of text books in the fol-
| lowing branches Of study, namely: SPELL
| ing. reading, arithmetic, geography, En-
| glish grammar, physiology, history of
| the United States and graded series of
writing books The matter contained in
the readers shall consist of lessons COM
| mencng with the simplest expression Of
| the language, and by regular graduation
| advancing 10 and including the highest
| style Of composition, both in poetry and
| prose. Provided, that none OF said text
| books shall contain anything of parti-
| san or Sectarian character; and provided
| further, that the foregoing books shall
| be az least equal in size and quality as to
matter material. style of binding, me-
| chanical execution, to the following text
| books now in general use, namely: The
| sqeiIer, TO McGuffey's spelling book; the
| reader, TO Appleton's reader; the arith-
| me;ic to Rays arithmetic series; the geo.
| graphy to Barnes Biographies; the gram
mar, to Harvey's grammar; the physiol-
| ogy TO Steele's physiology; the history of
| the United States. to Ridpath's history of
| the United States, and the writing books
equal to the Eclectic copy books.
THE said board of commissioners shall
| Immediately upon the taking effect of
| this act, advertise for twenty-one conse-
| cutive days in two daily papers in this
territory having the largest circulation,
and one newspaper Of general circulat ton
in the cities of New York. Philadelphia,
| Cincinnati, Chicago and St. Louis, that
| a. the time and place to be fixed by said
| notice and not later than six months af-
| ter the first publication thereof, said
/ board will receive said proposals on the
! following:
From the publishers OF school text
| books, for furnishing books to the
school trustees of the territory for use in
the common schools of this territory, as
provided in this act, for a term of five
years, stating specifically in such bids
the price at which each book will be fur
| nished. and accompany such bids with
| specimen copies of each and all books
proposed Il be furnished in said bid.
From authors of school text books.
who have manuscripts Of books not pub
| lished.
From persons who are willing TO I'M
| Gertake the compilation of a book or
| books, or series of books, the price at
which they are willing 10 undertake such
compilation. OF any or all such books,
| provided. that any and all bids by pub
| fishers, herein provided for, must be
| accompanied by bond in the penal sum
| of fifty thousand dollars, and provided
| further, that no bid shall be considered
unless the same be accompanied by the
affidavit of the bidder that ne IS no wise.
| directly or indirectly, connected with
| any other publisher or firm who Is now
| bidding for books submitted 20 such
| board, nor has any pecuniary interest in
| any other publisher or firm bidding al
| the same and that he is not party 10
| any compact, syndicate or other scheme
| whereby the benefits of competition are
| denied TO the people of this territory.
| Provided always, that such board
| shall not in any case contract with any
author. publisher or publishers. for the
| furnishing OF any book. manuscript
| copyright or books, which shall De sold
| TO patrons for use in the public school.
| in this territory. at a price above or in
| excess OF the following. which prices
shall include all cost and charges for
| transportation and delivery TO the sew
| ersl county school superintendents in
| this territory. namely: For a spelling
| book, 10 cents; fer a first reader, 10
| cents. for a second reader. Is cents: for
| third reader. - cents: for a fourth
. reader 50 cents. for a fifth reader. a
| cents: for an arithmetic. intermediate, 81
cents; for an arithmetic complete. IS
| cents; for & geography, elementary. 50
| cents; for geography, complete, "a
| cents; Tor an English grammar, elenen-
| tary. o cents: for an English grsmmar
complete. 40 cents; for a physiology. IS
| cents: for a history Of the United taies.