The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-28
PREPARATORY
SCHOOL FOR
TONKAWA
Committee of the Whole Fay-
orally Reports Wilkins Bill.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE
Ret MiIlard'S Bill Recon-
mended by Committee.
BOARD OF AGRICULTURE

Guthrie, o. T, Feb. 2Z-The demoraliza-
ton Of the mound builders was rendered
practically complete this morning when
the committee Of the whole house favor
ably recommended for passage wilkins
bill to establish university preparatory
school at Tonkawa, Kay county. This is
The third bill passed authorizing the con-
strucuon Of additional buildings for the
educational isHtutons, the aggregate
appropriations for which are about sl7o,-
900. There are stin on the calender au-
thorlzing additional buildings for the col
ored university at Langston and for the
Normal school at Edmond; also a bin to
pay the Alva Normal school indebted
ness Of $4,000 making a grand total Of
about $4,000.
The wilkins bin provides for the er-
ection of a building to cost not less than
ten -thousaad dollars nor more than If
teen thousand dollars to be known as the
university prepaI atory school, the purpose
OF which, as the name implies, is to pre-
sty course Of study.
The house, ia committee Of the whole,
fav0rably recommended for passage Mil
lard's bill creating a board of agriculture
which is to consist Of six members elect
ed d. farmers county Institutes, and the
governor. ex-ohicio. The duty OF the
board is to collect and publish agricultur-
al statistics of the territory and to assist
in the preparation Of programmes for in
sttute meetings.
House bin no. g, which was favorably
recommended for passage this morning
provides for the taxation of insurance,
guaranty and accident companies not or
gained under the laws OF the territory.
1t requires every Insurance company or
association TO pay q territorial tax of
per cent up the amount OF premiums
received.
Representative Mathews bill to legal
ize the election Of r. A. Bniups, as pro-
Bate judge OF Washita county was rec
commended for passage
The following bills were introduced this
morning
House bill No. 256. hy Wood. making 4.
unlawful for any rson to engage in the
abstrucirg business who is not pro-
fessioual anstrltoar owning ana main
tanning complete et ~ alb tract hooks
ana without having filed with The county
clerk bond II 5000 that ne VIII pay all
damages chat may accrue by reason OF
any error ia amy abstract furn shed los
him and that ne VIII. I'm no way mutiIatl
or destroy amy record of the office tc
which DE may have access.
House bin no. 80. by Decker, providing
for general and dedciency appropriations
II use bin No. 25S. by Mr. Reid amend
ing section %. chapter u, statutes of 1885,
relating TO mortgages.
Proceedings ia the Council
Promptly al 10 a. no. the president rap
ped for order and the work Of the last
ten days was begun. All the members
were in their seats. The journal was
read ana corrected.
House bin read second time and re-
ferred to committee:
House h-u No. III. declaring certain
things TO be uuisances and providing Tor
The abatement thereof, committe on WAYS
and meafs.
House bill No. ISL prohibiting the sale
or giving away of intoxicating liquors
within two miles Of Sacred Heart college.
committee GA judiciary.
House bin No l44 relating TO mutual
Insurance companies; committee on PR
vate corp aiauons and corporate law.
House bl no l5i. an act e. repeal tie
school tax Jaw OF 1897; committee ca edu-
cation An effort was made to refer this
bin % the Judiciary e mmttee, but fall
ed by vote OF eisht 10 four
House bin so. E, nm act relating to the