The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-02
CUT THE
PRINTERS
PROSPERITY
Fees for Publishing Legal
Notices Cut in Two.
$4,000 Fer BUFFALO
Mr.. Alexander introduced a
Bill for Oklahoma Exhibit
FAKE DOCTORS ARE HIT
Bills Making Them Criminals
FavorabIy Reported.
FAKE DOCTORS ARE HIT

and by unanimous vote OF the members
present the house this morning passed
Representative Aliens bill cutting the
printers fees for publishing legal notices
nearly one-haIL The bill provides:
Section L In all cases where pubIica-
ton Of legal notices is required by law
the person or officer desiring such publ
cation shall be required to pay 10 cents
per square of ten lines of nonpariel type
for the first insertion; each subsequent
insertion, for each square Of ten lines, 30
cents Each legal advertisement under
ten lines shall be deemed a square and
/ each fractional part of a square shall be
counted as ful lsQuare.
For publishing lists Of lands upon which
taxes are delinquent, each description
y - cents; for publishing lists Of town
lots on whic htaXes are delinquent, each
description cents.
The committee Of the whole house in
dulged IN but little debate this morning
and as a consequence the following bills
were recommended for passage in an in
credibly short time:
House Bin IS, by Alexander, which pro-
vides that any person or persons feeding,
grazing or herding domestic animals or
furnishing for such animals any corn,
feed, forage or hay, shah have lien on
said animals
House Bill SO. by Oliphant, which
amends the attachment law.
ofuse Bill 81, by Comp increasing the
penalty for horse or cattle stealing.
House Bill s. by Oliphant permitting
service of process on the resident agent
Of a foreign corporation in any county
where the corporation transacts business.
House Bill 126, by Wood amending the
law authorizing administrators and guar
dams TO mortgage real estate of intes-
tates by inserting a provision requiring
previous notice to be given by pubHca-
ton.
House BIZ 81, by Embry, authorizing
the town Of Welston. Lincoln county, to
construct and operate waterworks.
House BIZ So by Brewer, a bill to re-
move restrictions on the time Of meeting
Of boards Of county commissioners.
Guthrie O. T, Feb. Representative
Alexander introduced this morning a bill
making an appropriation of $4,000 for an
Oklahoma exhibit at the Pan-American
exposition which IS to be held in Buffalo,
n Y this year. The bill provides for
the appointment Of three commissioners
by the governor, no more. two Of whom
shah belong to the same political organ
ization and It is the duty of the commits
sioners. to cause to be erected on the ex-
position grounds and to take charge Of
the exhibits. Ten thousand dollars is ap-
propriated to defray the cost OF the pro-
posed building and the additional $4,000 IS
to meet the expenses and salaries Of the
commissioners and the expense Of col
lecting and transporting exhibits.
Representative Oliphant introduced a
bill which provides for the treatment OF
habitual drunkards and inebriates at the
expense OF the county on application Of
three taxpayers.
Representative Alexander introduced a
bill providing the manner and means Of
locating and relocating county seats and
repeating the present law. The principal
changes are that a petition calling for a
special election shall not be mandatory
upon the board Of county commissioners,
but this board IS authorized to hear arg11-
ments and listen to remQnstrances; and
instead Of a majority Of the votes cast to
change the county seat the bill requires
a three-hfths majority.
House Bill 152. by Jones. amends the
session laws Of 1887. regulating convey
ances of READ property and mortgages
thereon.
House Bu 155. by Reid. IS an act TO con-
sofdats certain school districts in Ca
madam county.
Guthrie. 0. r. Feb 1-Reprezentative
Brewers BIZ which recognizes the prac-
tice ~ osteopathy in Oklahoma was fav-
orably reported to the house from the
committee on medical ard sanitary af-
fairs with an ingenious amendment which
reauires the osteopath 70 be "versed IN