The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-27
BY SEVEN TO FOUR
COUNCIL VOTES IN FAVOR OF
ALVA'S NORMAL BILL.

President johnson Arrays Himself UPoI
the Floor Against the Measure, Which
has Senator Marum and Six Others who
Vote With Him With Religious Perti
nacity on all Motions and Otherwise
Something of the History of the Move
ment, Its Movers and the Reasons Urged
for and Against the Measure.
Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 26.-(Special)-
bill to locate and establish the North
western Normal school at Alva, which is
IN Woods county, came up for considera-
ton in the council this afternoon and for
two hours furnished the live.iest kind of
a debate ard also made it plain that an
other combine has been formed. In fact,
President Johnson, who took he floor 10
eprsonaIiy ght the bill, bitterly charged
that such a combination was in existence,
and when challenged by Mr.. Marum to
produce the proofs, he stated that he did
not make any accusations but the vote
when taken would demonstrate that he
had not been misinformed. The bill is one
that was introduced during the early
part of the session and was favorably re-
ported upon by the committee on educa-
gion, to which it had been referred. Il
appropriates $1,000 for the proposed nor
NAL school and authorizes the township
of Ava 10 issue 5000 in bonds for
building purposes. The town of Alvais
required TO donate forty acres Of land for
a building site.
For a month or more the town of Ed
mond, where the territorial normal is 10
Gated, has maintained a lobby here TO
work against the bill, for its passage
meant a heavy blow to their institution,
so they argued, as it would curtail a fund
which is already insufficient TO meet the
demands Of the school. The town of
Alva also sent a delegation Of active
workers to Guthrie. but they left in dis
gust two weeks ago, when the bill was
called up for consideration, and after
spiritless fight it was postponed until the
18th inst. Thty went home feeling sore
against everybody, and charging that
they had been sold out.
Senator Marum had charge Of the bill
on the floor this afternoon, and the re-
markable regularity in which seven
votes were plunked in favor of every
motion or amendment submitted by him
indicated that there was some founda-
ton for President Johnson's bitter dec
laration that a combine had been form
ed, but the exposure didn't seem TO
Brighten the senator's to any great ex-
tent, as the seven votes continued TO
bob up serenely every time when called
upon.
The principal reason assigned for the
necessity of another school is that, ow-
ing 10 the great distance and poor rail
road facilities, the people of the western
counties ambitious for higher education
are deprived of the advantage of a
normal school. because Of their inability
70 stand the expense. To overcome this
argument, President Johnson, as a last
hope, suggested that the territory should
furnish free transportation, which was
resented by Senator Marum, who said
that while the people OF the western
counties were poor they were not pau
pers.
The bill was finally recommended for
passage by a vote of sevent to five.
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