The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-30
AFTER Tx DODGERS
Delinquent Oklahoma Coun-
ties to be Reached.
Mr., SEELEYS RESOLUTION
Demands Immediate LegisIa-
ton on the Subject,
SENATFS SHORT SESSION
Scarcely Allowed Time for
Usual Stab at State Printer.

Guthrie, o. t. Jan. 2s.-soon after the
house convened this morning Represent
alive seeley introduced a resolution di-
rectng the committee on ways and
means to prepare a bill providing for the
collection of delinquent taxes due to the
territory from the various counties. The
author Of the resolution explained that
there was now charged against the couu-
ties on the account of delinquent taxes
the enormous sum Of $4,000. which is
nearly one-half OF the total territorial in
debtedness. According to the speaker
the only county not indebted to the ter
ritory was Greer county. which had act
ually oyerpaid its account The repre-
sentatives from the several counties that
refused to recognize the arbitrary raise
OF assessed value by the territorial board
of equalization in 1895 took the floor to
excuse their counties on that account
but Representative Seeley took the wind
ont Of their sales by reading a statement
from the territorial treasurerer's report
showing that prior to 1895 the delinquent
tax indebtedness was over $4,000 and IN
the years since 1888 the indebtedness was
S85 900. The resolution was adopted
The house this afternoon laid over tho
council concurrent resolution providing
for a committee Of three to visit the
Camp Supply reservation to inspect tho
grounds and buildings with the view Of
their future utilization by the territory,
and accepted an invitation to pay a visit
to the Agricultural and Mechanical Col
lege at Saltwater next Friday.
The house spent most Of the day IN
committee of the whole discussing bills
favorably reported from standing com
mittees. House Bill No. 81, by Mr.. Alex
ander. creating the office Of court crier
at a compensation Of 81 per day and FIX
ing the number Of bailins, was favorabiy
recommended for passage after a hard
fight by Representative Seeley to knock
out the enacting clause. The substitute
for FIadley's bin to control and regulate
the sale Of patent medicines was recon-
mended for passage. Reds bin to de-
fine and punish frauds upon hotel, inn
boarding and eating house keepers, met
with but little opposition and was favor
ably. recommended. There was a vigorous
IL
elaborate and expensive system for the
registration Of voters in cities Of the
first class. with the result that the bin
was recommitted to the committee On
ways and means. Council Bill No. 1e. /
defining the fiscal year. was indefinitely
postponed. Council Bills Nos. % and % /
prescribing certain duties Of school dis
tricts and township treasurers were tenn
porarily postponed House BIZ No. So. /
by Mr.. Embry. for the relief Of sureties
on official bonds after being loaded down
with amendments. was rec0mmitted to
the COMMITTEES on criminal Jurisprudence. (
Under suspension Of the rules, House .
Bill No 81, permitting others than regis (
tered pharmacists and druggists to sell .
patent medicines not containing poisons
or narcotics. was read third time and
passed.
House Bill No. 1s7. introduced by Rep I
resentative Embry this morning. amends I
the session laws Of 1885. relating to civil +
procedure. Tt provides that in all mis-
cases before a warrant shall +
issue for the arrest of the defendant the +
complaint or information must be submit
ted to the county attorney or drawn by
MN auH tAltAtfl SCI az A'ft+-ffor 4tt-fD
examined the facts in this case and rec
ommend that a warrant DO issue" which
shall be hled with the justice Of the
peace or probate or district court having
OF the ofrense charged in the
IL action be brought without
such endorsement the complaining wit
ness must file a bond in the sum Of not
less than $50 for the payment Of costs,
ana in any action not endorsed by the
county attorney the county shall not he
liable for costs unless the defendant IS
Embry's bIn for the relief Of school
districts containing indemnity school
land. introduces this morning. provides
for the setting apart of % per cent Of the
gross rental paid by any county on In
demnity school land which snail be ap-
among the school districts con-
tanning seheel indemnify lands
House BtB No 40. by Mr. Thomas pro-
vides for the appordonment Of county
funds
House BIZ No. 1n. bv Mr Oliphsnt IS
an act to provide fer q lien FOR thrsshing
grain and Smelling corn-
The following bills were favoraoly re-
ported 81 the house this m0rnlng:
House Bin No "a. ~ SIR Embry. au-
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