The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-21
DEPEND ON
PREVIOUS
QUESTION
Plans Adopted TO Prevent Fill
clustering in Council.
COUNCIL MOUND BUILDERS
viii Run Band Wagon Over
the Opposition.
ANOTHER COG is ADDED
Bill introduced for Normal
College in Greer County.
ANOTHER COG is ADDED

Guthrie. o. T, Feb. Cot was expected
that the public building bill would come
up this afternoon on third reading and
final passage, but inquiry at the enrolling
and engrossing clerks room developed
that the bill would not be engossed until
night. II is promised, however, that the
bill win come up tomorrow morning. A
caucus Of the friends Of the bill was held
today during the noon recess and plans
were discussed for shutting off dlibuster-
ing tactics. 1t was finally agreed that
this could be best. accomplished by NOV
ing the previous question. and this meth
Cd win Doubtless be followed when the
bin comes UP.
Guthrie. o. r.. Feb. 20.-Another cog in
the public building machinery was slip
ped into place this morning when the
council favorably recommended for pass
age Senator Harrison's bin to establish
a normal school in Greer county, to be
known as the Southwestern Normal
school. A committee Of five persons is to
be appointed by the governor to select a
site for the proposed school, such site 70
be within one mile Of an incorporated
town and TO contain not less than forty
acres. which are to be conveyed to the
territory free Of cost. The school district
in which the site is selected is author
lied to issue bonds in the sum of 5000,
the proceeds to be expended i'm fencing,
planting trees and beautfying the school
grounds. For the purpose of paying for
the buildings provided for provision is
made for the levy Of a tax Of four-tenths
Of a mill upon all the taxable property Of
the territory for the years 1901 and 1902
The buildings are TO be completed and
ready for occupancy by September I, 1902
The council in cornmittee Of the whole
recommended for passage House Bin IS,
10y Woods, prohibiting licensed attorneys
from signing any bond as surety in any
civil OF criminal action in which they are
Interested as counsel; Council BIZ No. 80,
by Miller, defining criminal provocation
TO prescribe pllnishmeets. House Bill 81,
by Reid. to prevent frauds on hotel and
boarding hous keepers The enacting
clause Of Council Bin 142. by Miller, pro
vding for the investigation Of county Of
hcers, was struck out
Winkler's bin creating a territorial
board OF health and prescribing regula-
tons for the practice or medicine and
surgery i'm the territory. was the only bill
to pass either house today.
The committee on educs ton reported
favorably on Council Bin No 1873 provid-
ing for the recording of births and deaths
and House BIZ No. 81. providing for the
establishment OF separate schools.
The committee on private corporations
and corporate law reported Council BIZ
no $50, an act to fix the salary and pre-
scribe certain duties OF superintendent Of
insurance with the recommendation that
st 60 pass. Also Council Bill No. al. pro
hibiting forced contributions from en-
ployes OF corporations was recommended
that It be laid on the table
The committee on quarantine and ami
mai industry recommended that Council
BIB No. les, relating to veterinary medi-
cine and surgery do not pass. Council
BIl no - an act relating to the live
stock sanitary board and quarantine lines
was recommended that 81 DO pass
Committee on municipal corporations
commended that the substitute for
Council Bin 80. u2 relating 10 the HIS
torical society, do PASS.
The committee on private corporations
and corporate laws recommended favora-
bly, Counsel Bm no. 1i3. relating to buld-
ing and loan associations and Council
Bin NO 125. relating TO kidnapping
House BIN No. 49, relating to planting
trees. was recommended that Il do not