The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-04

E. H. No. so. making contyibutary neg
ngence a question Of fact for the jury.
z. H. No. so, relating TO special as
sessnents TO: improvements. and that
the same be taxed up against the abut-
ting property.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Shannon-H. E No. 137, relating
to the rights Of creditors.
BY Shannon-H. b. No 15s. regulat-
ing the. admission of foreign insurance
companies
BY Lytton-H. B. No. 15s, relating TO
suit for wages and the allowance of at
torney's fees.
COMMITTEE OF THE WHOLE.
The house resolved itself into COM
mirtce of the whole for consideration of
bills, with Mr.. Barnes in the chair.
Fl. B. Nc. %. by Sullivan, providing
that the legislature divide the county in
to commissioner districts, instead of by
the commissioners, was first considered.
The bill provides that the county shall
redistIic: at least once in every six
years. Section 4. which knocks out the
necessity of printing the commissioners
proceedings, was stricken out.
Mr.. Rose and Mr.. Barnes held that
the bill was impractical, as the legisla-
tGre did not possess the knowledge TO
redistrict the counties. 1t did not know
what the people of each county wanted.
Mr.. Rose said that if the intention of the
legislature was TO take the matter out OF
the political trickery of the different
parties. the bill did not accomplish the
object, as no one could know the politi-
cal complexion Of future legislatures and
each one could redistrict the counties
every two years TO suit itself. The bill
was recommitted for revision into some
Sort OF measure that would be practi-
cable.
AFTERNOON SESSION.
The following bills were introduced:
BY Mr.. Wil,is-No. 160. an antitrust
measure Of the most extreme charac-
ter, it the long title is an index.
BY Mr.. Doyie-No. 1s1, extending the
duties of county attorneys.
The house went into committee Of the
whole to consider bills.
B. II. No. 129, providing for the inspec-
ton Of sheep, which was introduced by
Mr. George, and unfavorably reported
by the committee, was at his suggestion
killed.
H. B. No. lis, relating 70 teachers GER
which had been reported unfa-
was passed by on account of an
other bill, 1i9, being introduced on the
same subject.
II. 3. No. 10, relating to schools. was
postponed because another
bill covered the same matter.
H. B. No. IS, relating 10 banks and
was taken up.
Mr.. Doyle made a motion that all
banking bills be made special order for
next Monday. Mr.. Vickers wanted il
postponed until February Il, on account
If the fact that several members want
I'd to attend the cattle convention at
Woodward on that date.
H. B. No. III, by Shannon, regulating
| depository for county funds was taken
Up and considered 1t provides that
'unds shall be advertised by the county |
commissioners and given out for deposit !
IN bids. The bank receiving the money |
must give double the amount of bond for !
Money deposited subject to |
heck must draw not more than three /
,er cent interest. A motion was made |
" Mr.. Tousley to make four per cent |
n place of three. The idea was that no /
,ank willing to pay more on such fund |
would be a safe bank.
The section relating to this matter was
ntirely knocked out.