The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-19
LAUREL FOR BURTON
Kansas Senator Elect Can
lake His Seat Now
ENDORSED BY OKLAHOMA
John ELEPHANTS Flights of
Oratory Did the Work

Guthrie. o. r., Jan 1S.-The house ex-
psrisnced change Of heart today. and
after Earring some Of the eulOgistie warn
ssh off Representative John Ohphants
resolution congratula6ng the state OF
Kansas on selecting. and J. r. Burton
on being selected to represent the sun
flower state in the United states senate.
unanimously passed the same. in the
original the resolution said things anu
it was sent back to the author for re-
vision. He caught the Idea, and grasplns
The situation firmly. he inundated tue
praise service in a toneing-d0wn pr para
ton from which 1t emerged as follows
House Of Representatives,
Guthrie. o. r.. Jan. ls 1901
House Resolution No. q by John A.
OuJhant:
Resolved That in the election Of Hon
T. r. Burton to the senate Of the United
States by the Kansas legislature yester-
day, that state has continued her usual
custom of securing ? good man for the
place. and Kansas win continue 70 be rep
resented ln that body by one az the most
talented and eloquent men in the nation.
We Of Oklahoma feel grateful to Kan
sas for having elected such o champion
of the rights Of this territory as the Hon.
J. r. Burton has ever been in public lie,
and a copy be seat to Hon. j. r. Burton
Passed January is, 1871.
WALTER STEVENS. Speaker.
Attest. H. r. ARDERY, Chief Clerk.
Carry the news to Kansas and Senator
Burton. Life has not much more in store
Tor them They now occupy the highest
notch in the temple OF fame. Oklahoma
has said through her chosen representa-
tive that both are bully good fellows,
and who wil dare to doubt It, Happy
Kansas. Lucky Burton
C0mig down again to the sordid atmos-
phere of common business. the house per-
United Mr.. Alexander to present House
Biu no go au act fixing the compensa-
ton Of witnesses and jurors and pre-
scr'bing the manner OF their payment,
which was read a first and second time
by title and referred to the committee on
judiciary Pie present assembly seems to
DE sincere in its determination to allow
the taxpayers to tax themselves to pay
themselves when they serve as jurors and
witnesses as This makes the tenth bin
introduced SO far this session amenda-
tory of the present law. About this time
the members discovered that the day was
Friday. and being sunerstt.ous, also de-
string TO so home over Sunday, an adj
jounment was taken until Monday, Jan
uary %, at 2 O'Clock p. IN.
council Did Nothing.
no account Of two ommittees-educa-
ton and the sg7o-oomm5 ttee on elections
being absent the council did compare
lively nothing today but meet and ad-
iourn. This interes ting procedure in par
Iamentarr practice was successfully car
rlej out both in the forenoon and after
noon, thus saturabng the convictions Of
conscientious member with the halm OF
having performed their duties in the
premises and allowing them to draw daily
stipend with no fear Of lawg0vernng in
cases OF obtaining money under false pre-
lenses In truth. the adjournment was
well taken. as the absence Of the commit
tees aforesaid on official duty LETT
barely quorum at the capital. and the
time thus lost 20 active session work
vii l5e more than regained by allowing
the various committees that have the
siEty-tw3 bills introduced so far. in their
possessios, time TO consider. amend and
report the same back to the council I'm
shape for passage. There is no DISPOSE
uon on the part OF the council 10 sbirk
The reverse is the rule But proposed
laws must needs be run through the
committee hopper and perfected and nol-
ished by pruning purg.ng before being
finally allowed to reach the statute books
Beges Cherry Cough syrup saved III
life of my baby boy when dying u Group.
God bless the remedy" writes Mrs.
Adam Schneider. Chattanooga. Tenn.
Guaranteed to cure throat and lung
troubles. Saves hundreds Of these little
ones every year. j. p. Allen. Dockum 4.
Higginson. Geo Van Werden.