Kansas City journal. [volume] (Kansas City, Mo.) 1897-1928, 1899-03-07
no Edir Al. suFFRA AGE IN OkLAHOMA
YET AWHILE.
SENSATION is PROMISED
\NTI-BARNES MEN HAVE SOME
THING IN PICKLE.
Dr. Scotia School Land Bill Mutiiatcd
Out Of All Scmblance to the
OriRinaI-InvestiEn Re
port Expected Next
Thursday.

GUTHRIE .. r. March 6-(Speci;lIl
The woman suffraSists have been lobbying
all day in the senate. trying to get the Me
ElrdIh bill through that body. They have
spent several thousand dollars worth of
| conversation. without eM-c,. For several
hours the hill was near passage The vote.
! on the authority of the suffragists, was s.X
TO s!X before the senate convened. but
| they say that Sidney Clarke. who has al
ways been an ardent suffragist. Went back
on them, and til. women about gave up
the fight for this session.
Governor Barnes to-day said that. if the
woman suffrage bill passed the senate. he
| thought he would sign it. Upon hearing
| the governors declaration, the women took
renewed courage until they learned that
one who they had counted as q stalwart
! had failed them.
| The organic art requires the governor to
| send in all his nominations before the ad-
! journment of the legislature. Governor
Barnes said to-day that he would not send
| in his list until the invest igators had
made their report. This will not be done
until Thursday. If Barnes appointees are
! not confirmed. he will renominate them
| after the adjournment. That some of them
will be severely criticised in the investiga-
| tors report there is little doubt. One OF
| the foremost anti-administraton leaders in
l
| difference what attitude Governor Barnes
| tOok-the biggest sensation of the session
! was yet to come. When questioned fur
| ther. he refused TO divuge his secret. That
| something is on is evident. as all of the
! ants are in an excellent mood over what
| they call their card up the sleeve.
| The school land bill introduced by DR..
| Scott before his death. has been butchered
| until the drafter would not recognize it
1,.s oil, iS fhnrp <
| barely chance for it to get the governors
| signature. no matter how much he might
| like to perpetuate the memory of DIR. Scott.
| There is a great deal of dissatisfaction
| among many politicians over the bill as it
| has passed.
| Those who have been earnest and
worked indefa,sably for the location of
J the public buildings have sucCumbed.
The hardest fighter and the one who had
| the best Judgment as hindsight has demon
| strated. was Charley Hunter, of Enid. He
was cast aside but it was at dear cost to
those interested.
At . o'clock tonight Edgar W. Jones. ex-
| territorial librarian and present county at
torney met l.. q. Niblack on the street.
Jones hit Niblack in the face and pulled
gun on him. Niblack was unarmed. The
trouble occurred over an article which ap-
| peared in the Guthrie Leader tonight. 1t
| was relating to the testimony of Judge Bur
| ford as to Jones accounts when he was
| territorial librarian, which was recounted in
the Leader. Both gentlemen occupy high
| positions socially and in Il business way.
| Further trouble is expected.
Tom Doyle to-day made the best record
of the Oklahoma assembly. He introduced
| a bill asking that the penitentiary be locat-
ed at Perry. The bill was contrary to the
Ballard resolution, but a two-thirds vote
gave Doyle his chance. The bill was read
granted a second reading and referred to
the committee on criminal Jurisprudence,
who reported within ten minutes. The bill
was then sent to the printer. The bill calls
for an appropriation of $1,000. which, to-
gether with the money TO be derived from
section Is and bonus from Perry, brings
the total to $1,000
As predicted in The Journal. Bank Presi-
dents McNeall and BllingsIey, who refused
to give testimony before the "investigat-
ors'' on Saturday night We're subpoenaed
to appear before the senate this morning.
The gentlemen were present, but the senate
WAS too busy to hear their case. Neither
of them put in appearance this afternoon,
and for some reason no action was taken
With only a few days more OF the session, it
would be futile to bring proceedings against
them and the bankers knew it when they
refused to testify.
| Senator Rid,lison said to-day that he,
| thought the investigating committee would
make Il report ON Thursday. Asked II II
would b. Noluminous. he said he did NOT
know The general opinion is that IL viii
be adverse TO the administration. However,
the splendid frame ot mind III which the
| governor appears to 10. would indicate
| that he did not seem to conSider II 10 be uf
much moment.
The following bills passed the senate to-
day:
ri,oriai officers. Amended. its provisions
are: Attorney general, sl.S1: governor s
private secretary. >"r: treasurer, $l,sr.
with $500 for inciden.aS, superintendent of
public instruction. 81 $40: auditor. SaoH with
S9ou for deputy and S".iVo for clerk hire and
| expenses. territorial librarian to be deputy
| clerk OF the supreme court AT salary Of
81, ,go ard expenses. one thousand dollars
is allowed for the purchase Of books f"r the
| library
Ravens election bill passed, after 4 hard
| fight.
The senate passed Or. McEIrarh's bill
regulating the practice of medicine. after
, striking out The section relating To Chris
| tiar science.
The following bills We're passed by the
| house:
Hr Woods-proyidins for the mair;ena nee
| OF the militia.
BY Merien-I.e I.ecaiz!ng real estate pur-
chaSeS by the city of Guthrie.
BY Relating 10 justices courts.
Ey pcyl-~Al!owiUs the collection of TAX
asSesSme1,s
, | Iitia.
iiuston's senate bill. limiting the amour.
o. llN lt\lt~ III flllt'S ol iilr ltI%l class.
| El RiJGison tS.natrt-,i:Ving county CON-
m>siouers The power 20 issue bonds n GER.
tain cases.
Bills introduced in the senate:
= Ey Gandy-Providiug for the payment o.
erecting tie Alya normal. Candy tried 10
set the rules suspended, but lost
Ky HuIto--Providing for the running ex.
penseS OF sne agricultural and mochauica
college al saltwater and the Lansston ana
| Norman universities. This asks for ~
appropriation of 500 Tor the Sti.lwate,
| institution.