The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1897-02-20

To-Day OF tomorrow. he Will give 1or Ms
reasons that the insurance companies de-
mand an inspection Of OIL and that if no su
pervision is exercised over the sale of that
fluid they will be compelled to raise their
| rates. An effort will be made to pass the
| bill over the veto, but ii viii fail without
| question.
Hon. Bill Wilson Of Canadian county. who
is one of the intense Democratic members
I of the lower house is going to make Mr..
Berry Of Garfield county novel present
which he has already purchased. 1t viii
be petticoat and a fine large one at that.
Mr.. Berry was the only Democrat in the
house who voted in favor of the woman's
| suffrage bill. Ben is a Texan and has that
| high chivalrous regard for womanhood
which is characteristic of all the men born
and reared in that state. He was one of
the most powerful opponents of that meas
ure and is against every law that IS in con-
] lict with the principles of old time Demo-
cracy. Mr. Berry. while he is himself a
| Democrat of the old school. lived long
enough in Kansas to imbibe some of the
| curious notions of that state. And. by the
way, Mr.. Berry is one OF the strongest
men in the house and one of the most out
| spoken in what he believes to be right.
! Senator Randolph of Blaine county, the
| youngest member of the legislature, was
| honored yesterday by being called to the
chair to preside over the committee of the
| whole. He filled the place with dignity and
| manifested considerable strength of char
acter while he occupied the position. The
senate was discussing bill to which sew
| eral amendments were offered and getting
| little mixed IN matters he frequently de-
Al
| and sometimes three times. Mr. Baker of
| Pottawatomie county, who is the reading
| clerk, rebelled and protested against being
| compelled to read so frequently. The chair
wishes to state, said Mr.. Randolph. that
| as long as the chair occupies the chair that
he will insist on having amendments read
thousand times If necessary. When the
work of the committee of the whole was
completed Mr.. Bakers tongue was as thick
as banana. Randolph is a good fellow
and one of the best orators of the council,
but he will insist on putting the accent
| forcibly on the "ment" in amendment and
on the dent in president
Mr.. May Of Kay county, or as Mr.. Graves
so frequently expresses it, Mr.. Kay of May
county, is the author of bill which has
passed the lower house that strikes a hard
blow at Mark Hanna. In the parlance of
the day Mr.. May is a peach. His bill pro-
hibits the circulation of political literature
among the employees of corporations to in
huence their votes. How such law can
be made operative is mystery to the
average man. but there is no doubt but
what Mr. May can see through it clearly
enough. For instance, If Mark Hanna
wants to send campaign document to a
Gecfinn ar shrio l,1; v,ta
ing TO know how Mr.. Mays law can pre-
vent him from doing so. Some say that
the bill effects resident manufacturing con-
Germs and their men only, but as there is
not manufacturer in the territory il
would be matter of interest to know why
such bill should be passed. A cotton gin
is about as big an institution as one can
find in Oklahoma.
George Vickers of Alva has introduced
bill providing for headstones for the graves
OF old soldiers who are now in the land OF
eternal peace and those who may go there
from time to time in the future. OF course
the bill contemplates this duty of the COM
nonwealth only to those who are so poor
that those left after them cannot properly
mark the last resting place of the veteran.
The bill is kansas idea and il is mighty
good one The people of Oklahoma will not
object to anything that will perpetuate the
names of the men who risked their lives
for their countdy. There are great many
veterans IN this territory who should be
honored not only as soldiers but as pio-
neers, their services ard hardships being
almost as valuable to their country in one
character as in the other. Commonwealth
could we'll afford to erect a tablet twenty
feet ,ipb fIo 90 col
der. In them there would be lesson OF
value 10 the future generations to whom
the people of today will bequeath the des-
tiny of the home of liberty.
There is now a bill pending In the council
prohibiting public officers from making
contracts with relatives. The bill is blow
at the practice of some of the men connect
ed with the public institutions of the terri
tory who embrace every opportunity TO get
their relatives q place at the pie-counter
The fate of the bill is uncertain and so is
the public policy of such a measure. II
passed the governor would probably veto it
as the bill to a great extent is a thrust at
him.
The friends of the Alva Normal school
bill have yet some hopes that the measure
good grounds for such law. That Alva
has a mighty good claim on the territory
for such an institution there is no doubt !
and certainly the arguments offered in its
favor are good strong ones. Your cores
pondent however, is inclined to think that
there is no hope for the bill. The cards
seem to be stacked against the capital OF
Woods county. II is nothing more than
justice to compliment the local committee
of that town who have had the matter In
charge. They worked faithfully and in
their efforts displayed good tactics and fine
ability TO present facts.
Mr.. Stone of Alva, who has ben here dur |
ing the past week, either fails 10 carry a !
rabbits foot entirely or carfies very poor /
one. He was hit hard by the legislature |
last Tuesday, when the wholesale beer high I
license and the unfavorabie banking bill 1
passed. to say nothing Of the defeat OF the I
Alva Normal school proposition. He Is I
both banker and a beer man and besides 4
took great interest in the Normal PROPOSE !
ton and did good work for 1t.
One bill has passed through the senate |
which, II 1t becomes law. will be curl l
osity. Its last section reads something Ike /
this: This bill shall become a law in the /
year of our Lord ammo domino 1897. The !
original bill read: in the year OF our Lord 4
1891 but an amendment was made 10 Il /
making Il read: In the year OF our Lard /
ammo domino 1877 And the strangest
thing ot all is that no one objected 20 the
amendment A great many such things as
this occur in the legislature. 4 few days
ago Mr.. wocdmansee of Woods county
grRveIy said. IT move that We DO now ad-
journ until o'clock ?. n. this afternoon"
II was only yesterday that one man IN his
speech on the vomsn's suffrage question
said In all sincerity that the mother OF /.