The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-06
HOUSE GOT
UP STEAM
YESTERDAY
Seven Bills are Rushed to
Their Final Passage.
EVERY MEMBER TALKED
Regardless of Which Handicap
Good Work Was Done.


Guthrie, O. T. Feb. 5.-The house got
a legislative move on itself today. imme-
diately after the preliminaries were con-
cluded5 and rushed seven bills through
shird reading and hnaI passage in a way
that indicated an intention TO make up
for lost tine. The debate at times was
fast and furious, and nearly every mem
Der OF the twenty-six tried his oratorcal
powers IN the line Of moulding incipient
legislation. There are numbers Of good
takers in the house, notably Wood. En-
bry, Jones. Reid. HadIey. seeIy, Campbell
and Alexander. and Phelps. who today
made his maiden effort and surprised
the visitors by his happy choice Of
words When the linguistic mists had
cleared away the following work was
found on the journal as the record OF the
days la-bors:
A communication was received from
the Anti-Saloon League asking the house
10 set a time for hearing the dispensary
law explained. On motion Thursday
night was named.
House Bill No ST, by Mr. Reid. an act
70 define and punish fraud upon hotel.
inn and boarding house keepers, was
unanimously passed.
House Bill No. 81, by Mr. Embry, an
act authorizing the town Of Wellston.
Lincoln county. TO construct. own and
operate waterworln, fire apparatus and
for other purposes, also passed with not
dissenting vote
House Bin No. S. by Mr. Alexander,
an act relating to liens on domestic ami
mails, and providing that persons furnish
ing feed for stock shall have a lien upon
such stock for the amount Of the feed
so furnished. was the next bill to secure
the unanimous sanction Of the house.
House BIZ No &c. by Mr. Olphant, an
act to amend section %, chapter 81. Cen
eral Statutes 1893, and for other purposes
relating to procedure in executions levied
upon property, also passed
House Bin No 126 by Mr.. Wood, an
act to amend sections ] and 2 Of chapter
/, session laws Of Oklahoma, 1895. entitled
an act authorizing administrators to
mortgage real estate Of intestates. was
the next bin to unanimously pass the
house
"Gristmll' Jones here raised a laugh
by remarzing. sotto voce. that "the way
bills are going through this morning. it's
a good thing for some of us that the
public building bin Is not on its final
passage"
House Bill No So. by Mr.. Brewer. an
act amending section l. article O. chap
ter 70. session laws OF 1897. providing for
the time and menner of county commits
sioners holding sessions, was next read
as was also one Of like tenor that had
been introduced IN the council by Coun-
cillor Miller and had passed the upper
house. The sentiment Of the house seem
ed 10 lean towards the council measure
as it was first introduced and had al
ready passed the council. but fear Of
completing matters by re-committing a
bin on its third reading finally prevailed,
and the house measure was unanimously
passed The council bill then har a mar
row escape of being the first biz TO get
through both houses.
House Bin No Or, by Mr.. Comp. an act
to amend session laws, 1895 chapter %.
article l. section l. An act entitled an
act for the better pr-taetion Of stock
men ana dalso ior the A H T. A. asso-
citation, and which makes the extreme
penalty FOR stealing stock ten years In
stead Of 1--WE, as under the present law,
also passed unanimously.
House BIZ No. sS, by Mr. Onphant. an
act to amend section 3. OF article d. chap
Ter II. laws of 1892. relating to the duties
Of foreign corporations and for other pur-
poses, and compelling such corporations
10 appoint resident agents upon whom
service Of process may Pc made. and
that suits against such corporations may
he tried ia any county IN which the al
legged liability accrued. WIS also passed
without q dissenting vote
The house concurred I'm council amend
ments to house concurrent resolution No.
.. asking congress- 10 donate the two
sections OF land and the buildings Of the
abandoned Fort Supply military reserva-
ton ia Woodward county to the terri
tory, and the resolution is now in shape
TO forward 10 Washington
Hous Bin No. los by Mr.. Campbell an
act to prevent the spread az smallpox.
was reported uufavorably by the commit
tee Of the whole
The following bl1s were introduced.
House BIZ 30 lA by Mt Ferguson.
ley request II gives authority 70 the al
rectors % the Oklahoma Historical soci-
ETY. 10 move The collection now at Nor
man 20 any place they may decide and
provides shat same SHAH he stored ln