The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-06


MUNYON'S INHALER CURES CATARRn.
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appeal was not debatabIe. Jones insisted
that the roll call was matter Of record
showing the decision of the house and
not the decision Of the speaker, and he
deAed any member to point out a rule to
the contrary.
Jones. Phelps and Embry continued to
raise points of order but were invariably
declared out of order by the speaker,
and Jones. with show Of heat. slammed
the book of rules down on his desk and
shuted: Point out the rule, I sayi'
On a rising vote the house by a vote Of
II to Il refused to sustain the decision Of
the speaker.
Following Up this victory, Reid moved
that debate on all motions be limited to
two minutes.
Jones raised the point Of order that in
committee Of the whole debate could not
be limited, to which the speaker suavely
replied: The rule undoubtedly is that
debate in COMMITTEES of the whole can not
be limited" and Reid accordingly insist
ed that the house was not in committee
Of the whole, and that the house was
simply considering the bin Informally, as
though in committee of the whole.
After further discussion and citation of
rules, Representative Jones said: Now,
MIR. Speaker. it's no use beating around
the bush. We all know that the big
thing is on-that the elephant is here,
and we only ask that the usual rules Of
procedure be followed" to which the
speaker replied that the rules governing
the house would apply in the discussion
Of ldhte ninbgpe inshrdlnpunpunpunpuu
of the pending bin.
Oliphant moved that the committee OF
the whole. if it were a committee of the
whole, arise and report progress; bat if
sitting as the house, that it adjourn
This raised a laugh. but the display of
good humor did not prevent the motion
from being defeated.
The bill was then taken up foReonsid- /
Grafton, and when the first section was
read, Matthews Of Greer moved that the
name Of Mckinley. designating the pro
posed county, be stricken out and the
name of William Jennings Bryan be sub
sututed. This raised q yell, and Jones
and Embry seconded the motion. the lat
ter declaring his belief that no good name I
should be linked with a measure that pos /
sessed so many nefarious attributes.
Further debate was Interrupted by !
motion to adjourn, and after wrangling I
over Reid s point Of order that the (
house sitting informally could only be +
dissolved after the bin had been disposed /
of, the speaker solved the problem by de- !
claring the motion to adjourn in order, /
and recess was taken until o'clock
When the house reconvened after the /
non recess, Reid moved that the speaker /
report the bill as amended with a recon- /
mendadon for its passage. Nesbit in an
address, moved to substitute I
the name of Barnes" for Mckinley /
as the title Of the proposed county and ]
Wood made an effective seconding /
speech in which he spoke i mighty com /
plimentary terTas Of Okahoma's COVER /
nor. The amendment wa sadopted
Representative Jones presented a bunch /
Of petitions protesting against the pro- /
posed division. but their reading was
stopped by a nobjection.
After more time had been consumed in 4
adding some necessary amendments the /
speaker reported that the house had in
considered the bill and recon-
mended its passage.
On motion Of Reid the rules were SUI
spended and the bln placed on its final
passage. The vote was q to 4.
Proceedings in the Council.
Guthrie, O. T., March 5.-But little bus
mess was transacted in the council today,
the members Being chiefly concerned in
the struggle going on IN the lower house
over the passage Of the county division
biu Senator Miller desired to have ex-
plunged from the journE yesterdays pro-
ceedings relating to the recall of council
bin so from the governor. but the motion
was laid on the table During the after
noon session the council voted to return
the bill to the governor.
An attempt 10 suspend the rules and
put House Bin No. POI on its third read
ng-this is the Tonkawa preparatory
school bin-was defeated by a vote Of
to 6.
A motion by Todd to concur in house
amendment 20 Council Bill No. 81. the sep
arate school bin, was defeated by a party
vote. Todd alone Of the Fusionists. vot-
ing with the Republicans. Both Harrison
and Miller made strong speeches favoring
separate schools for white and colored
children in every part of the territory.
Wilkins house bul creating the office
1f township assessor, was favoraoly rec
lmmended for passage.