The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-23
THOMAS
ROASTED
OLIPHANT'
And in So Doing a Lot of
Dirty Linen Was Washed.
QUARANTINE LINE BILL
Precipitated Quite a Heated
Argument in House.
QUARANTINE LINE BILL
SEELYS BILL FAVORED
Oil Inspection Bill Made Spec,
ial Order for Thursday.

Guthrie 0. T, Feb. f2.-Having con-
cluded 10 hold session notwithstanding
this is a legal holiday. the house pro-
ceeded to make the day memorable by
indulging in two hours Of dirty linen
washing" The occasion was Oliphanfs
quarantine bill and the principal partici-
pants were Thomas and Ouphant, with
Scott, Mathews Of Payne, and Wood
playing subsidiary parts. on Wednesday
after d fun days discussion the quar-
antine bin, with radical amendments.
was favorably recommended for passage
OF chief interest was the amendment
making the Arkansas river the eastern
quarantine line, the adoption Of which
would exclude the santa Fe railway from
dumping southern cattle into the OtOe
and Usage reservations for grazing pur-
poses. Naturally ---4s condition was not
at all acceptable TO the Santa Ee and
all day yesterday the companys attor-
ney busted himself in missionary work
among the members Of the lower house
To secure a reconsideration Of the vote
hv which the Dill was recommended for
passage Thls morning, after The house
had been opened in due form. Represen-
o+N-fI ~t-A'-- $1,000 49, $50 800 1850
vote be recOnstdered and the quarantine
bill be re-cOmmitted to the committee OF
the whole for further consideration. Rep
resentauve IhOmas opposed the motion
i'm a statement that the bill mad been
thofgusn-S coisiueIeu' anu tue il0ii-O1
needed no luItleF thllsilleh IIlehl on We
subject Of quarantine Represen ,atiFe Oh
lphant in support OF MS mouon 70 re-
consider sa1d lAaC ne naa cohSuIOe1 Win
MS constituents ana tney dia nog Wah-
me Dbl passed as alaenoeo. ne chaI5el
Thomas with not knowing me WisheS
OF his constituents and that his tAhomas)
course faction was a mistake lie an
sisted that II was oetrlment not 70
allow the santa Ire 10 unload cattle III
the Indian reservation, and JnaI al tae
catflemen favored T.
Representative Ihomas, IN bis reply
became somewhat personal lie charged
oliphant with being eternally on the slae
of the corporations and with working
in their interests lie Clhomas) dld NOT
have to defend any Of his actions on
the floor but Olphant stood condemned
as always following the suooestions OF
The lobbyists and against the interests
Of the people calling attention TO the
fact that he was found on the SIDE or
any measure proposed ny the railroads
Standard OH company and the school
book trust
Representatives Scott and Mathews. or
Payne. in brief speeches declared them
selves against reconsideration, while Rep
resentative Wood favored it, The result
was that the mou4n to reconsider was
carried on rising vote and IS again
placed on the calendar for consideration
in committee OF the whole.
1t is said that me purpose Of the re-
consideration IS to adopt an amendment
permitting southern cattle to he un-
loaded ia the Otoe reservation after in
specuon-
The committee Of the whole this morn
ing recommended for passage Seely's bill
to repeal the law Of 1897 which authorized
five-year contract for The purchase of
school books. Representative Oiphant
endeavored TO secure the substitution OF