The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-29


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Capital Is an officer Of this council in his
capacity as public printer In this ca
pacity he is its servant and not its cen
sor rdictator. It is true, he is the pub
Usher Of a partisan journal, devoted to
personal and selfish purposes. and largely
used in attempting to inumidate members
of the legislative assembly from exposing
to the taxpayers Of the territory the
enormity Of his printing graft upon the
public treasury. In carrying out his pur-
pose in this direction, he is no less adept
in hattery than cowardly IN denunciation.
1t win be observed that in his lame de-
tense, concealed in this personal and
unTuthful attack upon myself. he re-
treats behind the secretary of the terri
tory and seeks to shift tho responsibility
for padding the journal upon that Of
fcer.
MIR. President 7 made no attack upon
the integrity of Secretary Jenkins. I ex-
pressed my confidence in him as a citizen
an dof8cial did refer TO a conversation
I had wit hthe secretary in regard TO
padded journals Of former legislatures.
in which I urged thar the offense ought
not to be repeated IN printing the jour
nails Of the last council and house Of
representatives,. This reference is con-
strued by the public printer as 'informa-
ton Of an incendiary nature
Mr.. President, the statements [ made
at that time were moderate. indeed. com
pared wit hthe facts disclosed by more
critical examination of the book which
purDorts TO be the council journal of
1899 I have made that examination, and
1t has also been made by some Of the
most expert printers IN this territory,
and the following are some Of the re-
suits:
From page p to page a the pages are
regular and properly printed. From page
45 to page 724, reports and documents
once printed an dthe typesetdng paid for
are Improperly Inserted and the type
setting paid for "A second time, being no
part Of the proceedings Of this body. but
on the contrary specially excluded from
the journal by the following resolution,
unanimously passed by the council on
January =, 1892 it being the third day
Of the session:
BE it resolved. That in making I'd
the journal of this council. the clerk
shall not incorporate therein the body OF
any report, bill. resolution. memorial or
petition. but shall therein refer to any
such report bill resolution. memorial or
petition by number and title only. ana
this rule he observed I'm making the Jour
nal of January II, 1897
ION the same day. and Immediately
following the passage OF this explicit
resolution and In order taht there might
be no mistake in what should c3nsti-
tute the official journal the following
rule was also unanimously adopted after
fun discussion:
Rule 5s-It shall be the duty of the
chief clerk within twenty-four hours ar
ter the approval Of the journal OF tho
proceedings Of eac hday. 10 cause the
same to be correctly entered in q hook
TO be known as the journal of the council. +
which shall be and constitute the Official
record Of all proceedings of the coun-
Gil which shan be fled at the close Of
the session with the secretary Of the ter
ritory.
could the English language be palmer
mat that contained In the rule j have
quoted Wo'ild it be possible for any leg
isiatiVe body 70 make a more direct or
der or one more easily undersroodq II