The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-24

and cried aloud against being stabbed
IN the house OF his friends. He said he
bill was drawn to wipe out every vestige
! Of PcDulism in the territory, and ae
wanted the council to know he was onto
! the Democrats curves. Miller, wao loves
rs re-districting bill with ali the fond
ness OF a young mother for ner Irst
born, promptly arose and hurled back
The vie insinuation into the very teeth
| OF the maker, and allowed his motive
We're controlled BY the purest OF patri-
otto desires. Clarke reached for Todd S
| scalp, which he lifted In an artistic
manner born of long practice. HarIi-
! son. the elongated Demosthenese from
| the Pumbo district swatted Todd over
! the Republican shoulders OF the coun-
/ ell with a flow Of pervid oratory that re-
moved several large patches of Populistic
I cuticle. Finally Todd, goaded by the IN
1 mercifuI Iambasting administered by -llis
/ Democratic allies, turned and told his
| tormenters to go ahead and that before
I the successful contamination of their
( dlabolical scheme they won d be crying
/ for the rocks and the mountains to fail
/ upon them to cover them from the wra IN
/ TO come. The minority report was adopt
/ ed, and the incident closed for the pres
! ent.
! The following ills were introduced:
| c. 3. No. 81, by AIr. Harrison, by re-
I quest; provides for more pay fer county
/ attorneys, salaries TO be based on popu-
I lation of the counties.
| c. B. No s.. by Mr. Harrison, in
| creases the salaries Of county clerks, and
/ provides for pay on basis Of county
population.
c. B. No IS, by Mr. Foster, relates to
the assessment of property, and empow-
ers assessors to have citations issued by
probate judges to cause persons who are
believed 20 have made incorrect returns
to appear and make statements under
oath in regard to their holdings. The
bill also provides that bank officers shall
appear when cited, and state und r
oath the deposits held by them. and u
whom such deposits belong
C. B. No. 81. by Mr.. Foster by re-
quest, IS an act prescribing what charges
shall be paid from each of the county
funds.
c. B. No. s. by Mr.. Foster, by re-
quest provides that county commission
ers shall hold four sessions annually,
beginning the first Monday in January,
April, July and October, and continue q 8
long as the interests of the county re-
ouire.
c. B. No SO. by Mr.. Miller, provides
for the public printing, binding and sta
tionery for the territory. and makes the
governor, secretary and auditor commits
sioners of public printing, and requires
them to let contracts 10 the lowest bid
ders after advertising IN newspapers for
bids. 1t also provides for a competent
person TO act as clerk and have office
charge of the work
c. g. No 80, by Ndr Miller, creates
the criminal provocation, and makes
words, signs or gestures which are in
tended &c provoke assault punishable by
fine
Proceedings in the House.
Guthrie, Q. II, Jan. 23.-The house spent
most of it's time today in committee of
the whole and in the discussion chiefly
of Representative Embry's bill, providing
for separate schools for white and col
ored children which was favorably rec
omended and ordered engrossed. The bill
provides that i nall counties which have
voted for the establishment of separate
schools, such schools shall be permanent
~ maintained by the annual levy of a
tax nall taxable property in the respec-
tive counties and in schol districts where
separate schools are maintained no white
child shall attend a colored school or
colored child attend a white school. Pro
NlSlUn IS ulotuo llidL III any 5SAOoA eAS
trict where the number of school child
rem. either white or colored, does MOI ex-
coed ten, the yeas be assibned to schools
of their own color i nadjoining districts.
At the annual school meetings the pat
rons Of the white schools and the patrons
Of the colored schools district may each
elect a representative Of their school or
schools who shall have the right to con-
fer and vote with the regular district
board on all matters relating to the ex-
elusive management, hiring, or discharg-
ing of teachers.
The following bills were introduced in
the house today:
House Bill No. 1O3. by Mr.. sniggs, an
act to amend section 80. article 1, chap
ter 70. laws Of 1888. relating to road over
seers.
House Bill No. 1o4, by Mr.. Allen. an
act changing the time and places for
holding election for county superintend-
ents OF public instruction.
House Bill No. 1O5. by Mr.. seeley, an
act relating TO landlords and tenants.
House Bill No. 106. by Mr. Campbell,
an act to prevent the spread Of small
pox.
House Bill No. 107. by Mr.. Hadley, an
act to prevent discrimination and indi-
rect bribery by persons and corporations
engaged in the business Of common car
riers by giving of free passage, carriage
or shiDnent over TRANSFORMATION lines.