The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-26
LYNCH RUBS TT IN
CONTINUED from First Page.)

| ing the efficiency Of the council enroll
| ing and engrossing force. with the ex
! cepfioa of one clerk who has not ye
clipped his psn in ink to perform tn
duties for which he was appointed" HI
therefore offered resolution that thu
Striking clerk be discharged and hi.
| name be stricken from the pay roll.
Mr.. Marum moved az an amendmen
| that the clerk be required to report eaci
| day Tor duty and work assigned him
The resolution was adopted as amended
Mr.. Garrison introduced a joint reso
luton to pay the legislative chaplains
dollar day additional to their presen
daily stipend Of $50. The resolution
MAS laid over under the rules.
SIGNED By THE GOVERNOR
The following bills have been signed
by the governor and become law tbs
oath day Of February. 1897:
House bill No. Is, providing that when
ever any county has been or may be or
ganized after the first day Of January
and before the first day Of July in any
year, property in that county shall bt
subject to taxation for that year and be
collectable as in other cases; and II any
property has heretofore been made in
any county az q time and In q manner
other than that provided by law, thai
shall not defeat the collection Of take:
in such county: Provided. however, that
any property in such county other than
transient property that has not been as
sessed for that year In any other county
shall not be subject for taxation for the
same year In such newly organized coun-
ty. 1t is made the duty of the county
commissioners In any newly organized
county bttween such dates named in this
act, to provide for the assessment OF
property therein.
This bill IS intended to cure the irreg-
u,ar assessment Of property in Greer
county.
House bill No. SO amends section Is, ar
ticle l. chapter so, Of the statutes. and
provides: in each township in this terri
tory organized under the provisions OF
this chapter. there shall be board of
directors. composed Of the township
trustee. township treasurer and township
clerk whose duty 1t shall be: First, TO
audit ali accounts of township officers
for services rendered as such officers. ex-
cept the township assessor for his serv-
ices as sum assessor; second, TO audit all
other accounts or demands legally pre-
sented to them against the township:
third, 10 levy all taxes for township,
road ana bridge purposes. and al other
duties provided by this chapter for town.
ship boards Of directors to perform" All
acts inconsistent herewith are repealed.
This bill was signed February "a.
1897, and became a law on that date by
its provisions.
HOW GOULD HATES TRUSTS.
Senator Gould nourishes a lurid antip-
athy against all trusts and against the
Standard Oil combine in particular. 1t
was he who introduced the bill TO abolish
the office of oil inspector. although it was
never explained how such adjustment
would cause the oil magnates 10 fall upon
their knees and plead for mercy from the
territorial legislature. This morning,
when the bill &c prevent the sale Of re-
jected oils was placed on its passage the
senator voted a laundering mo-" and
caused the following explanation to be
spread upon the record:
For the reason that this act viii not
give relief to The consumer from the ne
farious and unjust stamp act, and from
paying tribute of 40 per cent to a cruel
monopoly. have done all in my power
20 repeal the present law without avail,
and now commend the toiling thoucands
of this fair land to patience and forbear-
ance ana to the tender mercies of AL
mighty God. and hope and pray to see
the day when this abomination shall be
repealed. and those who enacted the ne
farious oil bill shall hnd refuge in the
midnight Of oblivion and In outer dark
ness