The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-01-30

4 Reno, Rice, ELLSWORTH, LlncOIn. MITCHELL
| and Jewell. The Third district will in
| c,.de all counties west. 1t is not prota-
| bic that the house will defeat the meas
| ure If it gets through the senate, as the
| sentiment is stronger for the proposed
change in the lower branch of the iegisla-
| ture than in the senate.
BRADLEY-HUNTER CONTEST.
The elections committee of the house
| has asked to have the county clerk OF
| Hodgeman county subpoenaed, with or
ders to bring all the ballots cast in that
county at the late election before the
committee. A recount of the vote will
be taken in settling the Bradley-Hunter
contest case.
NEW STATE NORMAL.
The plan to locate branch OF the
State Normal school at Wichita is gain
ing in favor. Quite number Of the best
citizens of Wichita are here presenting
the merits of the scheme, and many OH
ers from all over southwest Kansas are
saying good word for the Peerless Prin
cess. The southwest is entitled TO this,
and the state needs it. The school at
Emporia is overcrowded and a great
many young men and women VINO are
preparing 70 teach. rather than go TO
Emporia and jam and scramble through
the year, stay out Of school entirely.
And since that section of the state came
out Of the scramble for official patronage
emty-handed and divided they are in bet
ter shape to get together on the Normal
scheme and will no doubt do so.
HOUSES AT LOGGERHEADS.
And now it turns out that the house
and senate are at right angles. The
house railroad committee yesterday kill
ed Senator Forney's railroad bill requir-
Sr,cr
with hog-tight fence, and for reply the
reformers in the senate incidentally sent
word TO the Teformers in the house that
the latter named are a set Of blamed
fools that didn't know anything about
reform, and didn't care anything about
ii, the direct result Of which was a big,
manly scrap in the joint session OF the
senate and house live stock committees
yesterday morning. The trouble is that
the senate thinks the house ought to
slide back and hook on to the rear and
let the upper branch engineer the whole
affair, and the house, Of course, thinks
''Visy versy." so there you are. The SEN
ate committee on live stock wants rates
not so very low and the house committee
wants them a good deal lower, which
being interpreted, means simply that
there is a difference. This condition OBJ
tains in no less than seven Of the lead
ing committees of house and senate that
meet regularly in joint conference.
NOVEMBER CITY ELECTIONS.
Judge Cubbison's bill to hold city cleo
tons in November at the same time other
elections are held will probably not ad-
vance far enough TO stand alone, though
ii is in the interest Of economy and would
save endless trouble and expense.
METROPOLITAN POLICE LAW.
The house committee on cities of first
class this morning submitted a report
faVoT1ng the repeal of the metropolitan
police law. to which minority report,
signed by Merrill of Sedgwick, Arm
strong Of Wyandotte and Ernst of Atchi-
son, protesting The majority report is
authorized by Cubbison, Try, Keefer and
Hackbush. 1t will be noticed that the
men faVoring the adjustment of this law
ere men who represent city districts al
most entirely. The majority report rec
ommends that chief of police and police
judge be elected by popular vote at regu-
lar elections.
BOSSING CONGRESS.
the forenoon session of the senate was
devoted to wrangling over what the SEN
ators and representatives in Washington
should be requested and instructed to do.
bill instructing Kansas senator's and rep
resentatlyes in congress to work and
vote for the freee ard unlimited coinage
OF silver at the ratio of Is to l. An
amendment was offered to the effect
that senators be instructed and repre-
sentatives be requested. This brought
out a discussion in which Senator Har-
ris asked if it wasn't time to quit re-
questing and go to instructing. Harris
is getting real funny and rather obstre-
porous since he got in solid on the ground
floor. Replying TO his question, Senator
Lamb. Republican, said:
We have no constitutional right to
instruct our congressman and it is not
proper courtesy to attempt such a
thing. Our congressman are elected by
the same people and the same votes we
are, and il is simply presumption TO
vote such a resolution as this
HOUSE BILLS ACTED ON.
House bill 45, by Jaquins of Cowley,
authorizing city clerks of cities of sec
ond and third class to administer oaths.
was called up for third reading yester-
day afternoon, and unanimously passed.
Also Botkins' bill, making husband and
wife competent witnesses in divorce ca
ses; also, Mr.. MorrilPs bill abolishing
jury commissioners.
The house committee on railroads re-
ported unfavorably on Barkley's bill to
compel railroads to furnish, on demand
by shippers, double-decked cars.
MORE HOUSE COMITTEES.
Speaker Street announced the follow
ing standing committees:
Hygiene and Public Health-Dr. H.F.
Marks, Smith Of Sherman, Johnson Of
Chase, Russell, Hallenbeck, and Stu
art.
Legislative Apportionment j. B.
Wood, Crosby, Gillespie, Clark, Rutledge
Carr, Gray. Goodno, Williams, McCar-
thy, Reed, Lonely, and Brown of Gree
ley.
Congressional Apportionment j ].
Marty, Weliep, Epperson, Harvey, Gray
Cassin, Simmons, Clark. Graves, Cub
bison, Fitzgerald, FoutZ, and Poison.
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED.
The following house bills were intro
duced:
House bill No. ass, by Curtis-An act
TO amend section ! OF chapter S6S of the
session laws Of 1895. entitled, An act
requiring payment OF certain premiums
10 the fire department of incorpora ted
cities by fire Insurance companies doing
business il this state, for the purpose
of creating a fund for the benefit of
members Of the fire department of such
cities, ana PROV ding for the collection
and distribution OF the same.
House bill No. AL, by Wallace-An
act for the protection Of prairie from in
cursion h. fire. and providing the levy
CT tax for such purpose. and amenda-
tory, OF section ] OF chapter 263 of ses-
sion laws of 1885.
House bill Nc. 473. by Ravenscraft-
An act l. p:~ven; the dockage of hogs
or the Inspection OF hogs for the purpose
OF dOckage in anE market OF public stock
yards IL the S,ste Of Kansas, and provid
ing penalties therefor