The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-03-03
LOOKED LIKE WAR
FORA WHILE IN TEE COUNCIL AZ
GUTHRIE.

GUTHRIE.
Other Over a Bill Promoted by John
ston for the Issuance of Bonds ia Pay
ment of Judgments Against Counties
and Other Municipal Corporations
Marum Alleging Job In 1t to the Bene
fit of Johnston-Text of the DeBois Sub
stitute-LegislativeN News.
Guthrie, o. T., March 2.-(Special)-
For few moments ii looked very much
as though the council would break up in
a row this afternoon, and the trouble
was only averted by the firmness OF
President Pro tenn Garrison, who was in
the chair, in insisting upon combining the
| members to a strict observance Of the
rules.
Immediately after the noon recess Sen
ator Marum called up council bill No.
"a. from which the enacting clause was
stricken three weeks ago, and the vote
| subsequently reconsidered. The bill was
| introduced by Senator Henry Johnston
and provided for the issuance OF bonds
! il payment of judgments against coun-
tie; and other municipal corporations.
| There was a pronounced opposition TO
| the bill, arising out of the belief that II
would permit the funding of warrants
| Illegally issued, and a substitute Offer
| ooi
/ favor and the enacting clause was trick
| en- out motion to reconsider was az
| forward adopted, ostensibly as an act OF
senatorial courtesy, and the bill came
I'D for discussion this afternoon on mo-
| ton of Senator Marum, as above stated.
! Senator Johnston wanted TO postpone
| consideration of the bill until THURSDAY
and gave notice to that effect but the
president pro tenn ruled him out OF or
| der on the ground that the notice came
too late. Then Senator Johnston sought
to speak his objections to the measure,
but the chair called him TO order by rul-
| ing that a bill on third reading was not
| debateable. This aroused the senator
| ire. and he took an appeal from the rul-
ing. The council refused to sustain the
| president pro tenn, whereupon the SEN
ator from Noble county was allowed to
| speak in opposition to the bill, ana the
| climax to speech was furnished by the
| sentiaI charge that the author OF the
substitute. the gentleman from Logan
county (Nr DeBois) was interested In
the passage of the bill because he had
| succeeded in unloading a building on
| this means 10 secure the payment of the
| warrants received therefor. And ne
was also reliably informed that the SEN
ator from Logan county had an ar
rangemert with a local bank, by which
| a lot of worthless warrants issued by
| the strip counties were 10 be converted
| into bonds of the bill under discussion
| became a law.
Senator DeBois arose to reply TO the
| ipsinuations of Senator Johnston, but
the president pro tenn. raped on his
desk, and declared all discussion out of
order. The senator asked TO be per-
mitted to protect his good name and by
| consesnt he was allowed to proceed. He
| admitted that he had sold building TO
| the county commissioners OF Logan
county. but claimed that nearly all of
the warrants had been paid, and he
| further denied emphatically that he had
any arrangements with bank to Sc
cure the passage OF the bill in order TO
f.! secure the payment of illegal warrants.
The president pro TEN. put stop 10
| further hostilities by announcing the bill
on its final passage, and the roll call
ia foIl1u-ipU Uofa-
Ayes-De Boise, Fisher, Hammer.
Lynch. Marum. Randolph, Learned,
Mr.. Presidents.
Nayes-Clarke, Garrison, Johnston,
Brown.
The substitute reads as follows:
Section /. Wherever there shall exist
against any municipality in the territory
of Oklahoma judgments in such amount
that one-third OF such judgments cannot
be paid out of the sinking fund for the
following year, estimated upon the last
preceding annual assessment, without
making a greater levy for such fund
than mills, then the proper officers of
such municipality may by agreement
with the judgment creditors issue the
bonds of said municipality in settlement
OF said judgments. and in amount equal
thereto 10 be exchanged dollar for dollar
in satisfaction OF such judgments, or
any part thereof. and TO be issued by
the same officers and in the same man.
ner, and under the same regula lions,
bear the same rate of interest as bonds
now authorized TO be issued for the
funding ot warrant indebtedness. Such
bonds shall be payable in lawful money
Of the United States. and shall be in de-
nominations of one hundred dollars. or
some mlltiple thereof, and shall run for
such time not exceeding twenty years as
may be agreed upon between the judg-
ment creditors and the municipality
ard shall be subject 10 call by the
municipality fer payment at any time.
In funding Of such judgments the mu-
uicipality shall be required TO prove 10
the satisfaction Of the court the exist
euce of such judgments, that they re-
main unpaid. and that an agreement
mas been made for the settlement Of
such Judgments by the issuance OF such
bonds. which facts snail be recited in
The bonds: provided. that this section
snail no- be copE rued 10 Iegalize or al
low the bonding OF any warrants issued
in excess OF the per cent limitation fix
ed y4ct OF congress. or the so per cent
Limitation fixed by the territorial stat
utes. nor OF any judgments rendered up
on any contract made in violation OF
such limitations
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