The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1899-03-16
NEXT STAGE IN THE FIGHT
PROPOSAL to Take the Committees Re-
nnrf TO WaShin@tOn.


Guthrie. O. T, March 15.-(Special)-lt Is
deniteIy settled that the Biddison invasti-
eating report vii lbe taken to Washington
and placed before the authorities there
for nal adjudication. The plan said to be
adopted win be the raising of fund
amounting to $4,000 to defraw the expenses
of a committee of eight. This committee
will be made up of a combination of poll
ticians and business men, prefessedly non
partisan They will pace the repoct te-
fore the interior department as well as
President Mckinley and asked that Gov
ernor Barnes be ousted. The money will
be contributed by private individuals.
Failing to get Governor Barnes remov-
ed, the next step viii be to have some Of
the territorial officers heads fall into the
basket. The thorn in the side which is
causing so much soreness is Attorney Cen
eraI Cunningham. His reappointment,
after tn committee had done everything
in their power against him and failed,
was too much. The business mems ccm-
rnittee will ask for Cunningham's removal
on the grounds that the Oklahoma statute
prohibits the nominating of any territ orial
officer after having been rejected by the
council. The administration takes the
stand that the statute limits and curtails
the governors powers, which is contrary
to the organic act.
Considerable speculation is being indnlg-
ed in as to what can be accomplished by
the business mems committee. The gen.
eraI consensus is that it vii amount to
nothing.
The Biddison report failed to be adopted
on the last night of the session by either
body thus It will not be taken to WASH
lngton with the Fifth assembly's indo-se-
ment. In the furry Of the closing hours
many thought the report had been adopt
ed by the council, but it failed by a vote
of to Z, and President McCredie so an
nounced. The house rejected 1t with even
a harder vote. There the speaker pro-
Gained its demise by vote of to 2.
Besides Senator Hutto, Representative
Walter c. Stevens made a sub-report to
the Biddison report. Stevens. while con-
curing, in the main. with the majority
report, gave forth the following in addi-
ton:
'Not being able TO agree with the COM
mittee as 10 some features embodied in the
general report although concurring there
in, in the main-with the utmost respect
for the committee and each individual
member thereof desire to express my
dissent in the following manner. to-wit:
First cannot agree with the commit
tee that the power Of the governor in max
ing contracts for the deaf. dumb and blind
is limited by the act of 1897. as claimed,
but adhere 10 the views expressed IN my
subcommittee report upon that subject,
now on file with the chairman, and fur
Their say that there Is an express limitation
imposed by the section referred to in
making contracts for the insane. and this
limitation is removed from that part that
applies to the deaf. dunn band blind. while
the limitation OF the act Of 1885 is entirely
omitted.
''sec7nd-I 90 not agree with tn econcIu-
sion OF the committee that it is any p2rt
Of the duty Of the attorney general 10 col
lect the school land lease notes. although
it might become his duty to appear and
prosecute any case in the courts Of the
territory relating to that subject. The
compensation claimed and received by the
attorney general Is In excess Of the usual
charge ana his claims for the collection
OF notes containing the II per cent penalty
clause should not, in my judgment. have
been allowed. According TO the testimony
of the attorney. general before the COM
miJtee. the greater portion Of the $1,000 of
notes turned over contained this provision.
Third 7 cannot wholly concur in the re
pert upon the military DEPARTMENT. al
though findings IS 20 the MANAGEMENT IN
der the administration ara justified ny
the evidence. The findings are not com
plete in that they do 81 show that upon
the discovery Of the maifeasance. of pan
c Rosenbaum that he was suspended by
Governor Barnes and his RESIGNATION re
CURED That there has been much in
urovement in the matter OF ex3anditare
Tor the military department. proper. 7
agree. However I do rot agree 10 she
claim thar any actual necessity existed
for the detailing o. second lieutenant IN
act as adjutant general At TIE very large
salary nav received. Very reSpaerfs,,,r.
''W. {. STEVENS