The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-21

Have Passed a Third Reading.
Guthrie. o. T.. Feb 3o-(Special.)-The
senate worked half a day today and the
house worked little longe--ueither one
Of them did anything worth recording
The senate effected compromise be-
tween its politics and its patriotism by
adjaurning until $50 Monday afternoon.
anG then if by accident or otherwise il
a quorum is not present il will adjourn
until Tuesday morning. This is the way
il mas adopted OF getting over the subject
OF thee hsracter Of Washing,on's birth
| day as TO whether II is a legal holiday
/ or not
| In the house they had a great scrop ov-
er the same subject and eight Pops ac-
| tually voted 70 have a full session OF
! that body on the birthday of the ia Their
Of his country. The Democrats led by
| Doyle made hard fight in favor of pay
J ing due honor to Washington's birthday
| and. of course. the Republicans were all
! il for il. There is but very little OF the
sentiment of patriotism in Populists and
| they talked about the folly Of such
things as national holidays as if they
| were all Mohammadans. They would be
/ as anxious to adjourn out OF honor 10 the
.
4 at Chicago as they would out OF honor
| 10 the birthday of Lincoln or Washing
1 ton In fact, they refused altogether 10
| adjourn out of honor 10 the birthday OF
| the great emancipation last week. The
Pops of Oklahoma are a hard crowd
| Up 10 date seven bills passed by the
present legislature have gone TO the gov
ernor for his approval Two of them
| have bene vetoed and five of them have
10 In I1ii &c
| one abolishing the Office OF coal oil in
spector, which is now filed by the gov
errors brother-in-law. In justice TO the
governor, however, il must be said that
mis- action in vetoing the bill was not
prompted by any friendship for his rel
alive He had the higher motive OF in
terest 10 the territory in mind. II is
said that by reason Of uninspected oil the
rate of insurance would go so high that
the expense 20 the people would be ten
times higher than the expense of main
tanning the office of territorial oil in
spector. His action is approved by the
business element and there is no fear
that the legislature will override his veto.
II is a fact that II the question of pass
ing the bill over his veto came up in the
senate it would not even get a majority
much less a two-thirds majority. All
the Democrats would vote TO sustain the
veto.
Two more bills have been introduced to
make new counties with the names OF
Hancock and Union. Two weeks ago a
bill was introduced creating Bryan
county. All the proposed counties in
volve part Of the territory of Woods
county, and all the bills have been in
troduced by members who do not repre-
sent that county. In fact, the members
from Woods county are strongly oppos-
ed 10 such measures, and 50 are the peo-
pie.
While only five bills have become laws, !
133 bills have passed either the house or
senate. Ninety-three bills have passed |
the house alone. according to figures CIV !
en- to the correspondent for the Eagle |
by Chief Clerk Yoemans. The bills of
the house have been hung UP in the sem
ate and vice -ersa.. Some of them are
ready TO be Matched out into full Pledged
law but they are comparatively few
compared with the whole number. Sixty
per cent of the bills passed in the lower
house Will not meet with the concurrence
Of the senate, and the lower house will
knock" fully as large per cent of the
bills Of the upper house.
There is a strong Democratic element |
outcide of the Legislature working earn
estly against radical legislation and il
will have its effect. a leading Demo- /
crat in territorial affairs told the cores
pendent for the Eagle today that out OF |
the 400 bills introduced fifty Of them will |
not become laws. He expressed the !
opinion that only few bills affecting |
monetary affairs will get into the statute |
book. The military bill VIII be knocked |
sky high in the senate. This bill is for |
tine abolition OF the territorial militia I
and WIS one of the bills passed by the /
lower house early in the session. II IL
should pass the senate congress would /
veto il. This is pretty well understood \
by the Democrats OF the upper house
and they do not propose 10 have any
thing like that occur. OF course, they
could pass The bill after congress ad-
Journs and hence the militia would dis
band, but congress at is special session
If there is one, or If not. at its next reg
Ular session. would declare the law null
and void. A leading member OF the SEN
ate assured correspondent for the
Eagle that there is no fear of the bill
passing the upper house and he. evil
IDENTIFY, knows what he is speaking
about.
The most important bill 10 be disposed
o. now is the quarantine bill. Gigantic
influences will fight over this bill and
some fun Is expected. The railroads and
a few rival stock yards companies Will
take a hand in the matter and the re-
suit will be watched with interest.
Strong men in both bodies have taken
sides and whole lot OF men are on the
fence waiting TO be convinced" as 20
merits OF the case. II Is probable that
action on the matter Will be delayed an
Ill the last days of the session. although.
il might be forced during the coming
week.
The bail taxing the agents OF hreweries
in the territory $500 for each county thgy
d. business IN j. pending very prolniscu-
ously in the senate and ne beer men are
agitaIedg- They talk II undeFtones and
some scandal IS limited a. There is
feeling. however. that the bill which
passed the house VIII not pass TIC ser
ate. There is also a feeling hat any
further action on the bill viii be de-
layed.
The school land leases bill r also
causing some talk in the lOooy. Out
side o. the politicians the sentiment is
very strong against any change IN the I
school land laws T. some contemplated
changes are made they all Kill the fus-
ion party in The territory too dead 70 . ]
Skin. l. is alleged thai ne whole prop
ositiOn IS a fraud ard that the interests
of the politician figures n Il more coz
splcuously man the interest ~ the p@0-
PIE The interests % the boys and girls
of Oklahoma FOR whose better education
the lands were reserved are not eoasid-
cred al all
The proposed invests CATION o. the :
books Of the treasurer ~ the Poquiis;
house - making ths Democrats M 2
They 1ojec: % ire word '-invssflEsti1aT :
sn1 taink = should n0s be any stronger :
than eSran1f~zrfn- 90 Try Lain ma