The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-03
COUNCIL PASSES IT
appeared after discussion that the bill
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allowed the companies 10 do this.
Mr.. Garrison offered an amendment to
the clause requiring railroads to stop and
start trains at and from regular sta
tons, that the provision should not APP
ply to through trains except that pas
senger trains should stop at all county
seat towns. Amendment adopted.
Mr.. Marum's amendment that trains
must arrive at and leave stations at reg
ular times. except when prevented by
circumstances beyond the control OF the
railroad, was accepted.
Mr.. Narum offered another amend
ment to the clause requiring railroads
to fence their right-of-way, TO the eff
feet that the law should not apply in any
part of the territory where owners OF
live stock are compelled TO restrain their
stock from running at large. Lost
The same senator also sought TO ex-
empt railroads already constructed in
the territory from the provision requir-
ing railroads to provide cattle guards AZ
all public crossings. as by the charter
granted by congress they were not re-
quired to construct cattle guards, ana 10
compel them to do so now would put
them to thousands of dollars expense.
read a lengthy document purporting to
be the charter of the Kansas Southern
railway now the Santa Fe) which con-
sumed almost all the remaining time OF
the morning session.
Mr. Gould felt il his duty to say a
word in regard 10 the amendment. He
did not want 10 detract from the rights
Of the railroads, and even if he had
-, still -nf a
as his conscience dictated. He had been
served notice by his constituents, how
ever, that unless he did something to
provide cattle guards he might as well
be prepared to meet his God.
Mr.. Garrison assured the gentleman
that he was with him and wanted to
treat the railroads fair, and to that end
ne would offer an amendment which
would cover the objection of the senator
from Woodward.
The amendment was voted upon and
lost and the committee rose.
Three hours of the afternoon session
was used i'll offering dull amendments.
but at o'clock the hottest fight on the
bill occurred over the next TO the last
section, when Mr.. Fisher of Cleveland
county amended it by moving that all
acts and parts of acts in conflict should
BE- repealed except the sections from y
to SO inclusive of the old statutes. These
sections refer 10 eminent domain. Mr..
Marum charged that some gentlemen
had radically changed his mind in
few hours about this feature of the bill,
whereupon President Johnson of Okla
homa City Indignantly rose TO his feet
and cast the inuendoes back into the
face of the gentleman from the short
grass county. Mr.. Marum explained
that ne had no direct reference to Mr..
Johnson but he knew that Oklahoma
City had an interest in the amendment,
that IL would encourage the building OF
the Sepuipa road, and this made the
home CT Mr. Johnson the railroad center
Of the territory. He said he knew that,
because a. citizen of Oklahoma City had
come to him personally requesting him
to vote for such an amendment Tor
thuSa reasons.
Mr.. Johnson said that he knew that
certain railroad attorney had been in
Oklahoma City yesterday making an eff
fcrt to bring influence upon him TO let
I'D on this railroad legislation and that
he did not propose to do ii until the
hands of corporate power was shaken off
the shoulders. Of the people. He declared
that he was not working in the interest
of Oklahoma City except to the extent
that the interests Of his town went along
with the interests of the territory.
Mr.. Marum and Mr.. Johnson then pro-
ceeded to pass compliments. This
brought Mr. Fisher to his feet saying
legislation and not mutual admiration
was what was most wanted, and he in
sisted that me council proceed to bust
ness. On motion the committee of the
whole arose with instructions to report
the bill back to the committee with a
recommended ton that SIT pass" This
ended the six days fight on the railroad
bill.
COUNCIL IN DULL DETAIL.
The council was called TO order this
morning at the usual hour. and as a
happy inspiration the acting chaplain
the Lords Prayer.
The journal of the preceding day was
read and approved.
Mr. Garrison presented petition to re-
Lease all school land iessees from one
years annual payment of lease money.
The petition was referred.
Mr.. Brown presented a petition signed
by citizens OF Lincoln county relating TO
leasing of school land.
Mr.. Brown also submitted a petition
signed by citizens of Pottawatomie coun-
ty rela ting to banks.
Mr.. Marum presented a remonstrance
from the short grass country" signed
by the citizens of Woodward county and
protesting against any change in the lines
OF that county for the purpose Of form
ing a new county.
Mr.. Garrison presented a petition from
the Society of Friends asking the repea.
of the law permitting capital punishment.
Mr.. Johnston submitted a petition ask
ing the legislature TO enact such laws
as compel banking corporations TO fur
nsh bond for the protection OF depos-
itors.
Bills on second reading were referred
as follows:
House bill No. 25. to committee on mill
tary affairs.
House bill No. 81. to committee on edu-
cation.
House biz No. IS. to committee on ju-
dietary.
BILLS INTRODUCED.
By Mr.. Garrison-Council bill No. IS,
relating to executions for capital pun
ishment.
BY Mr.. Johnston-Council bill No. "a.
to fix ana establish fees OF witnesses in
certain cases. Read the second time
and referred 10 committee on judiciary.
By Mr.. Johnson-Couneil bill No. 10,
providing for the assessment OF railroads
and the property Of railroad corpora tons
and repeating article 4, chapter 4S, OF the |
session laws II 1895.
On motion OF Mr.. Hammer an emsr- |
geney was declared and the bin read |
the second time and referred 20 the /
on railroads by the presiding |
officer. but on the suggestion OF Mr.. Ma |
rum IN. bill was subsequently, referred /
10 the committee on ways and means
By Mr.. Johnston-Council bill No. 70. |
OF section go, article y, /
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