The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07
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9. Remainder Of Pottawatomia,

! 9. Remainder Of Pottawatomies
10 Cleveland county.
u ana Il. Oklahoma county.
13 and Il. Canadian county, Logan AMI
! Canadian townships of Blaine county,
and the Wichita reservation.
l.. Remainder of Blaine county ana
Kinghsher county, except east tier 4of
townships.
u. Garfield county, except southeast
six townships.
II. Logan county, south Of township
line between townships Seventeen and
ighteeu north, and three townships south
Of such line in kingdsher county.
IS. Remainder OF Logan, TWO northeast
townships of INingflsher county, and six
southeast townships of Garfield county.
10 and 20. Woods county
q. Beaver and Woodward.
.. Day, Dewey and Roger Mile,
o. Custer county.
a Washita county, and Kiowa and
Comanche country north OF first stand
ard parallel
. and Is. Greer county and remainder
Of Kiowa and Comanche country.
Councillor Miller arose to a question Of
personal privilege and sent to the clerks
desk a copy OF q Kansas City neWsDa-
per containing the following stat ement
concerning his motives in voting for the
Republican in the McGinnis-Brodball
contest The item complained Of is as
follows:
IS A McGinnis fusionist. would have
unseated 1T. C. r. Brodbau, Republican,
ia the council had he been able to get
The votes Of Senator Miller and President
Bcllamy. Miller was tied to Scott in
the house, who would have been unseat-
ed for Atherton. Republican, bad Brod-
bah been displaced. Benamy was afraid
10 vote for AIcGinnis for fea. that his
friend Phelps would be unseated in the
house"
The councillor utterly and absolutely
denied that he was controlled by any
other motive in the matter than de-
sire to do justice TO all parties, and he
vehemenuy denied the right of any news
paper to place such a construction upon
his action as would imply that he had
entered upon any deal with any person
or persons to insure the safety Of the
seat OF Representative Scott. or any 9th
er member of the lower house.
President Bellamy, when approached
upon the subject, SAID that each and
every allegation relating to himself were
unquaifedly false Dator Bellamy said
further
''The committee on elections was com
posed Of three Democrats and fusion
committee. after an exhaustive investl-
cation as to the merits of this contest,
reported unanimously in favor Of Dir
Brodball, and when the motion was mad
to dismiss the contest. in pursuance Of
this report. had nothing else 70 Go
but put the question T was not mem
Der of the committee. I had no inter ST
In the matter whatever. and had no
opportunity to vote. rs it was decided
10y 81 viva voce vote. with only one dis
sentius voice"
The following bills were introduced:
C. b.. No. 137. by ar. Woolsey. an act
to make hawkers and peddlers pay
license fee Of SEQ every sixty davs for
the privilege of canvassing and selIne
their wares in the territory.
c. p. No l22, by 8Ir. Woolsey, by re-
quest, is an act to repeal section s. chan
ter AZ. statutes of 1885. granting defend
ants i'm criminal eases the right 10 take
their cases before trial. from The probate
to the district courts.
c. q no. sa by Mr. WooIsey. by re-
Guest. is another fee and salary hiI
based upon the population oil the various
counties
G b. No. ~. by Mr.. Woolsey. by re-
quest. IS an act prov ding fer the ad-
mission of nonresident school children
to the pubhc schools ana providing tut
ton therefor.
The council spent the remainder 81 The
day in discussing C. = No 81 bv Mr.
Todd. empowering counties and town
ships to levy road ani bridge txes to
build roads and bridges.