The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-01-13

must be not later than twenty days prio
to the close Of the legislative assembly.
Council bill No. 4, by Clarke-An &C
prescribing the duties and fixing the com
pensa1ion OF the attorney geseral. Thu
bill makes it the duty of the attorney gen
eral TO counsel and advise all the terri
torial officials. banking board, school land
board, board of equalization, the boards
nf regents or trustees or other officers Of
the different territorial institutices and the
county officers; makes it also his duty to
prosecute or defend in all actions in which
the territory is interested, except in Grim
snal cases in the inferior courts; fixes the
salary at 500 per year, with no other emol-
uments from any source whatever, except
1900 per year for necessary expenses.
c. B. No. 5, by Clarke-Fixing the salary
of the territorial secretary, who shall be
paid an annual salary Of 5000 in addition
10 the salary paid by the federal govern
snent. which is to be in lieu Of ali fees.
c. B. No. 6. by Clarke-An act defining
the liability of fire insurance companies
In certain cases. The bill provides for
the payment of the full value Of property
destroyed by fire, provided that any insur-
ance company may set UP fraud in OBJ
tanning policy as a defense.
c. B. No. Z, 10y Clarke-An act to pro-
vide for the taxation Of insurance. guar
hntee and accident companies not organ
:zed under the laws Of Oklahoma.
c. 3. No. g. by CIarke-An act defining
crimes and describing punishments there
for. This is a voluTninous bill and con-
TEMPLATES a comRlete revision Of the
criminal code.
C. B. No. g. by GarTison-An act 10 pro-
tect the territory and municipalities
against the Illegal practices Of their Of
dcers..
c. B. No. TO- by Garrison-An act max
ing contrfbutory negligence a question for
jury to consider in cases Of personal in
Jury. This is modified fellow servant
bill
c. B. No. Il, by Garrison-An act to pre-
vent the selling of rejected oils or burn
Ing fluids.
c. B. No. 112. by Garrison-An act TO
regulate printers fees for public printing. |
This bill reduces the legal rate from 70 to
80 cents per square.
c. B. No. Is, by Huston-An act amend |
ing acts relating to county and territorial |
boards Of equalization.
c. B. No. IA by Huston-An act to amend |
an act relating TO cities Of the first class. |
c. B. No. 15 by Winkler-An act consd- |
tuting territorial board of equalization |
and providing for assessment Of railroad /
rolling stock and other property.
C. B. No. 16, by Huston-An act relating
to township assessors and prescribing
Eheir Duties
RESOLUTIONS IN COUNCIL.
The following resolutions were intro
duced, which under the rules went over
for the day:
By Clarke-Calling upon the territorial
officers TO report to the council within ten
days an ftemized account of all monies
received by them and paid out, and ex-
plantations thereof, except such monies as
received from United States treasury.
By HaVens-Requesting the governor to
furnish at his earliest convenience comics
Of all contracts entered into by the terri
tory, including contracts for the care of
Insane, deaf and dumb, blind. public print
ing, school text books, the building of the
.Alva Normal school and all other con-
tracts involving the expenditure of pub
lie monies.
BY Clarke-Calling upon the WAYS and |
means committee to report for action of
The council appropriations for the SUD-
port Of the territorial government and
public institutions at least thirty DAYS be-
fore expiration of session.
HOUSE PROCEEDINGS
After reading and correction Of the min
utes Of yesterday the chairman Of the
comRlittee on rules announced that the
committee was ready to report The rules
10 guide the house at this session were
read, section by section, and adopted at
1885 a. m.
Rule q. which read that after any CUES
ton had been indefinitely postponed il
should not be again considered. brought
on the first square-toed contest Of the SEES
sion The minority, headed by Walls of
Norman and Doyle of Noble, wanted that
the rules might be again considered. The
rule was adopted, however, as first read
on strict party division, Il for. Q AGAINST
Jones OF Oklahoma again brought IN tho ,
question of keeping the minutes in the
journal instead of the usual manner on
strips Of paper, and moved that the clerJ,
be instructed to record minutes in the
journal as soon as Transcribed. DOYLE Of
Noble offered an amendment that they ba
transcribed into the journal as soon n
read and approved, which amendment
prevailed by a vote Of Is to II
THE GENTLEMAN FROM ANADARKO
McElrath of Enid presented the creden-
halls Of Silas V. Fait from Anadarl,o
Showing that the Hon S5las had beer, dulv-
elected by the voters Of the Kiowa. Co
and Wichita reservations as q {
representative to the Fifth assembly and
Air. Holiday moved that the eentIara,
from Anadarko be given the oath and .
Seat on the floor of the house with -ba
same privileges as those given the dele +
Ed'e 10 congress from the territory. The {
natter was fnally referred TO the COM
nnttee on elections when appointed
Jones OF Oklahoma once more brought
ap the transcribing OF the minutes into
the journal and on his motion a commit :
Tee OF three was appointed TO looI, afrs~
the matter ''''0'
HOUSE BILLS INTRODUCED I
Doyle Of Perry Introduced the first hin g
In the house. an act providing for ~, -
mission Of all taxes iu excess. OF tf,A vol, S
auons placed by the boards of COUNT I
equalization. /
Jones OF Oklahoma, introduced Fouee !,
BIZ No. SIS 10 taking dispositions IN ,,t,,, /.
nal cases; No. 5. pertaining 70 ci+,ss %
The first class; Ne. 4. repeating the 1qvv - !
to inspection Of oils: No. .. pertsiri,e - /
rights of creditors; No. 6. TO protect s5,7-- =
lions to towns from animals: No. a. =, y
serving Property from real estate q
Hadley OF FL Reno. introduced a bill re- l
ating to securing sale of pure oils
H. B. No. g. by Holiday OF Crsscan.
concerns liens for taxes.