The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-19
first class, was recommended for pass

first class, was recommended for pass
age.
II places the cities on a cash basis,
and provides the different funds.
H. B. No. 145, an act defining county
tax levies and prescribing what charg-
es shall be paid from each fund.
The bill was recommended for pas
sage.
H. B. No SO, an act providing for work
ing out the poll tax. Mr.. Rose, seeing
good joke, moved that in view OF pos
sihi!ity of woman suffrage, and that all
persons may be on an equality before
the law, the word male be stricken out
in the section providing for the qualifi
atoms of those working the poll tax.
The motion came very near carrying
and created quite a laugh. The bill pro-
vides that not less than one nor more
than six days shall be required. The
| provision of liable bodied was stricken
out on the basis that a good many men
get out of working poll tax by getting
| a physicians certificate that they are
| crippled some way. Men up to fifty years
must work the roads. Eight hours shall
| constitute a days work.
| Mr.. Barnes moved that all soldiers
who are drawing a pension shall be ex-
| empt from work. Before the bill was
| finished and recommended for passage,
the provision AL able bodied was re-
stored. so that Mr.. Barnes withdrew his
| amendment.
II. 3. No. 70, relating to injuries occa-
| stoned by defective sidewalks, was in
definitely postponed.
H. T. No. Z, relating to the opening to
the Wichita reservation for settlement,
| requests the secretary of the interior,
| the reservation when opened shall be di-
vided and added 10 Canadian, Washita
and Blaine. The claim is that the res
ervation is too small to hold a separa.e
organization. The resolution was adopt
| ed
| In the afternoon the Woman Suffrage
| bill was taken up.
SENATE IN DETAIL.
Under the pretext of saving time in
the interests of their beloved constitu-
ents the council this morning dispensed
with the reading of the journal Of yes
terday's proceedings.
Under the head of petitions and me-
MORALS Mr.. Brown sent to the clerks
desk an armful of petitions from differ
ent counties praying for the enfran-
chisement of women.
| A message from the house announced
the appointment of Messrs. Rose, Willis
Olson as a committee TO confer with
similar committee from the council re-
garding the amendments to house bill
No. IL The president appointed Messrs.
Marum, Learned and Johnston as such
conference committee.
ADVANCED A STEP.
Bills were read a second time and re-
ferred as follows:
Council bill No. s, to committee on ju-
dietary.
Council bill No. 1873. to committee on
judiciary.
private corporations and corporate law.
Council bill No. 135, to committee On
judiciary.
Council bill No. 1856. to committee on
judiciary.
Council bill No 1877, to committee on
municipal corporations.
House bill No. u, to committee on ju-
dietary.
House bill No. 1N, to committee on
judiciary
House bill No. IS. to committee on ju-
dietary.
House bill No. 152, to committee on
education.
SEPARATE SCHOOLS AGAIN.
The irrepressible mixed school qUes-
ton bobbed up again this morning. The
agony ives brought on by report from
the committee on education on house bin
No. 1876. which covers the same matter
as the council sparate school bill, with
the omission of the clause which makes
II unlawful TO send white child to a
colored school. or a colIreG child to a
white school. The omission VAS provid-
ed for. however, by the committee. The
bill was finally referred 70 ire commit
tee OF the whole.
The election bill, which was on the
days calendar for third reading. on mo-
ton was recommitted to the committee
of the whole for further amendment.
A LESSON IN RAILROADING
The council furnished an apt lesson on
rapid legislation in the manner in which
council bill No. 1S9 was rushed through
TO consideration OF the committee OF the
whole. The bill was introduced by Mr..
Garrison at II a. m. and the title read
by the clerk AT 11:01 Mr. Marum
moved that an emergency be declared.
the rules be suspended and the bill be
read a second time by title. At HOP
the bill was referred To the committee OF
the whole. The bill authorizes the levy
OF tax TO purchase certain grove in
Grant county for public park purposes,
and II might suggest sn idea 70 enter
prising land Spectators OF how 70 DIS
pose OF lands if they have a sufficient
pull on a gullible legislature
STANDING COMMITTEE REPORTS.
Mr.. Fisher, OF the committee on pub
Tic lands. reported a bill 10 regulate and
control the leasing OF school land as a
substitute for all pending bills. The
rules were suspended and the bill sent
TO the committee OF the whole FOR con-
sheraton
The committee on railroads reported
favorably on council bill No. 12o. pro-
hibiting railroads from obstruc:ing pub
lie highways.
The committee on agriculture report
ID unfsvorsbly on council bin No. 81. 20
encourage the planting OF trees; on
council bill No. SIS. 70 encourage the
storage Of water in Oklahoma territory.
and council bill No. ~. 20 encourage the
location % cotton congresses and cotton
seed oil mills in this territory The -
ports OF the committee on the three
last mentioned bin were concurrei in
and the bills laid or ,he table.
The committee On judiciary reported
back TIE following bills with recon-
Hiendati0ns:
Council bill No. 81. prob biting fraud /