The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-27
ROCKY ROAD
FOR MOUND
BUILDERS
Gave DweIIerS" 0utgeneraIed
Them in Yesterdays Fight,
MOTION TO ADVANCE BILL
Was Turned Down and a
Days Time Gained.
MOTION TO ADVANCE BILL
BAND WAGON DIDN'T WORK
And the Bill Must be Consid-
cred in Committee of Whole

Guthrie, o. T., Feb. 2s.-The public
building bin received its first check this
morning when the house by vote Of
to refused TO suspend the rules and adj
vance the bill out Of its regular order
True. The vote is not decisive as to the
ultimate fate of the bill, as there were
eight members prsnt who faild to vote
either way on the motion to suspend the
rules: suH the opponents Of the bill, or
"cave jewellers" as they were faceuously
dubbed. appeared to derive considerable
satisfaction from having gained a days
time
The motion to suspend the rules was
made by Representative Nnllard. Repre-
sentative Jones promptly moved to lay
the motion on the table, which was lost
by vote OF 10 to g.
Before the question was put on the
ORIGINAL motion Representative Milard
explained that it was the first time he
had asked that bin be advanced out
of lis regular order, and he appealed 10
the house to vote for the motion Repre-
sentative Jones bluntly stated in reply
that behind the motion was the public
building bill and he insisted that it take
the regular course. After a further OBJ
lection by Representative Oliphant, the
motisn was put and on a rising vote was
declared lost by a vote Of to g.
The mound builders" sustained an
other temporary defeat when wilkins
bin providing for the location Of a uni
versity preparatory school at Tonkawa.
came up for consideration in the commit
tee Of the whole. Representative Jones
called attention to the Indebtedness ere
ated In the construction of the Alva Nor
NAL school and inquired if the territory
already had not as many schools as the
people were able to support Representa-
tive eely followed with an effective ap-
peal against the bill. calling attention TO
the burdens already heaped upon the
taxpayers Of the territory, many Of
whom are stiu living in sod houses and
dug0uts. Representative Wikin defended
his bil but the sentiment Of the COM
mittoe was against him and 10y a vote Of
IS to 10 Embry's motion to recommit the
bin was adopted.
len, which achieved such a fleeing motor
iety earlier in the session, came up again
this morning for consideration and was
neatly decapitated. It is the bin reduc-
ing the printers fee for legal pubiica-
tions. Matthews Of Payne was opposed
TO discriminating against the printer aud
moved that the enactng clause of the
bin be stricken out Mr. Allen defended
his bin and scored a neat retort when
he twitted Mr. Matthews In regard to the
latter's usury bin that proposed to limit
the rate of interest Without further de-
bate the motion to strike out the enact
ms clause was adopted by a vote Of
] 2to 8
ELEPHANTS quarantine bin was again
the subject Of debate this morning with
the result that the action last week of
the committee of the whole In regard to
the location OF the quarantine line was
reversed lit viii be remembered chat
when the bil was discussed last week
The committee Of the whole amended the (
bin, making the Arkansas river the east
ern quarantine line instead Of the main
track of the Santa Fe railroad The
amendment was hard blow to she ship
ping interests If the railroad and wealthy
cattemen in the reservation. Two DAYS
later The vote by which the bin was rec (
commended for passage was reconsf7ered .
ana it was placed ON the calendar under
the head % special orders. and when the
bin accordingly came M this morning
The author Mr Ohphant, promptly NOV
ed an amendment the effect OF which
was 70 restore the Santa TIE as The east
ern quarantine line. as originally pro-
videa In the bin. As or the former occa-
sion Representative Thomas. whose conn
ty would ac cut out crom the "safe" dis
trlct thereby. led the fsht against the
bin. in which he was supported by scott
Mathews of PAYNE ana Neehit The au
thor IT the bin ursed Ia favor on the