The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-26

! CampbelFs bill repeating the oil insDec-
ton law of 1886, and asked leave to CON
slider again. Nesbitts bill repeating the
! section Of the crimes act relating to joint
/ defense in criminal actions was recon-
mended for passage. Ohphants bill which
! provides the manner in which counties
/ shall be reimbursed for rebates made on
/ erroneous assessment was recommitted to
the judiciary committee
/ Houe Bill No. IS, defining the crimes Of
adultery and fornication met with vigor-
Gus opposition in committee Of the whole
and so many amendments were presented
/ that the bill was referred back to the
/ committee on judiciary with Instructions
4 that it be reprinted with amendments
/ Representative Seeley made a speech
/ against Embry's bin providing for sepa-
rate schools for white and coIored chill
dren which came up on third reading this
afternoon, but the effort proved futile
and the bill was passed there being but
one vote in the negative.
House Bill No. 50. by Mr.. Jones, an act
authorizing district courts to confer the
rights Of majority upon minors in certain
cases was read third time and passed.
The following bills We're introduced in
the house this morning:
House Bill No. 123. 10y Mr.. Campbell. an
act to amend section 49, chapter %. ses-
sion laws 1897, entitled fees and salaries.
House Bill No. 124. by Mr.. Seeley, an
act extending the duties Of coroner and
fixing the compensation therefor
House Bill No. 10 by Nj Wood, to
amend section article II. chapter IS,
statutes Of 1898, relating to service of
subpoena 10 criminal cases.
House Bill No. 12G. by Mr. Wood. to
amend sections ana 2, chapter /. laws
Of 1895, entitled an act authorizing admin
istrators TO mortgage real estate Of in
testates.
House Bill No. 127. by Mr. Hadley, an
act TO amend sections % and 80, chapter
q, statutes of 1893.
Just before adjournment Representative
Embry introduced a concurrent resolution
memorahzing congress to enact legisla-
ton providing that the indemnity school
land selected in Kickapoo country be
taken from the Usage, Kaw, Otoe, Mis-
souri, and Ponca reservations. or in the
event such action Is not taken some pro
vision be made whereby the settlers in
the Kickapoo country now occupying
lands leased from the territory may pur-
the common school fund.
Anti Bribery u easure KILLED.
Guthrie, 0. r.. Jan. 25.-The house was
suddenly awakened from its lethargy this
afternoon when House Bill No. II, by Mr.
Ferguson. relating TO bribery. came up
for discussion in committee OF the whole.
Opposition to the bill was led by Repre-
sentative Jones. who demanded If any
member of the house had ever known
personally Of an instance of bribery to
stand up. No one stood up and the speak
er continued to defend public officials as
good and pure men whose honesty WIS
questioned only by '1ong-haired men and
short-haired men" Mr. Ferguson de-
Tended the bin an dtook issue with the
member from Oklahoma county THAI ali
public officials were above suspt cJou in
the matter of accepting brides M Alex
ander insisted that the statutes already
contained a bribery act and other ohjec-
lions We're raised by NIessrs. Campbell,
Phelps and others Representative Decker
Insisted that there should be a law to
catch and punish the brlbe-taker, ont a
motion TO strike out the enacting clause
brought out strong volume of sound in
the Affirmative while only one or TWO
sInothered noes were heard In the mega
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