The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-05
LEGISLATORS
DISSAPOINT
A BIG CROWD
Mound Builders Didn't Sus-
tain Their Confidence
OF SUSPENDING RULES
And Passing the Bill for Ter
ritoriaI Public Buildings.
JONES FINDS A NEW RULE
Making It Hard for Speaker
to See a Mound Builder.

Guthrie, o. T., March 4.-In view Of
the confident claims yesterday Of the
'mound-bunders" that enough votes were
assured 10 suspend the rules, there was
large crowd present when The lover
house was called to order in anticipation
Of the public building bill being called
up.
On last Saturday fifteen members voted
10 suspend the rules for similar par
pose, lacking three votes Of the req1red
two-thirds majority. Saturday night and
yesterday the promoters Of the bill we're
actively engaged in missionary work ana
last night they appeared confident enough
to offer odds that the bill would be ia
ken up out Of its regular order and
placed on final passage. In view of this
seeming confidence the spectators who
crowded the hau in anticipation Of a
battle royal between the opposing sidcs
were disappointed and cast down as the
morning session wore away in the trans
action Of dull. routine business and the
conclusion was reached .hhat the
''mound-builders' had fallen down some
where in their previous calculations.
Among the members themselves a high
ate Of nervous anxiety was plainly
'mound-buuders' and the "cave-dwelI-
ers' were constantly on the alert to
prevent any parliamentary move that
might bring ruin to their prospective
causes ana the faces Of the cave
dWellers' lit up with smiles Of satisfac-
ton when the hour of noon arrived with
out sign being made to precipitate the
Impending conflict
There was q disposition among the
A-rr . 49,
liar condition of affairs brought about
through the influence of the public
building bills out of their regular order
10 third reading and final passage under
suspension of the rules. The mound
oui ders" were afraid to interpose an
objection and the 'cave-dwe Hers" dare
not. and the rushing Of bills might have
gone on indefinitely had not the speaker
interfered.
House bin No. Y. by Brewer. providing
for deyositOries for county funds, came
mp on final passage and was passed
Then Representative Van Kirk moved
that the rules be suspended and house
bin Ne. 90 providing for the condemna-
ton Of sites for public buildings, be
placed on final passage. Representative
EHbrey was quick to perceive that van
Kirk had struck a good thing and
moved TO include in the motion council
bin no. ll2, relating to the appointment
OF indemnity school lands Repre- enta-
tive Alexander moved further amend
ment 10 include house bill No. 265 an
act TO encourage feeding tof live stock
and at this point Speaker Stevens inter
1ered With the declaration that no fur
Their motions for suspension of rules
would be considered except by unanimous
consent The three named bills were
passed, but further PROCEEDINGS under
suspension of. tine rules were stopped
Council bin No. n2 which passed tho
house this morning provides for the ap-
praisement Of indemnity school lands
10y county Officers and the direct appro-
priauon of = per cent of the lease money
TO the district schools situated in the
indemnity land districts. The object If
the bil is to provide relief for The iudem-
nifty school land lessees by enabling them
t. secure enlarged school facilities
House bin No 2j5. by Alexander. pro
vides that cattle moved from one county
into another county for feeding purposes
between November I and April is. shall
not be listed for taxation IN the latter
county ST the owner or aren't makes az
dJavit that the cattle have already been
listed for taxation I'm the county from
which they are driven.
The house, in committee OF the whole.
.his morning favorably recommended for
passage Hadley bin providing a tax on
the net premiums received bv ire. lie
insurance and guaranty companies doing
business I'M the territory on fire insur-
ance ana guaranty premiums the tax Is
g per cent and on life Insurance The lax
s. 2is per cent The b.l had been fa-
Vora bly, recommended for passage q NUM-
Der of days ago. but the vote was after
wards re-considered The purpose of this