The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-02-07
MEASURE
HAS PASSED
THE SENATE
New Districts Carved Out for
Oklahoma Territory.
MILLER is INDIGNANT
Over the Base InSinuatiOnS of
a Kansas City Paper.
MILLER is INDIGNANT

Guthrie, O. T. Feb. 6-The council put
IN a DAY Of active wind-jimming. with
little or no results. The cause for all
this vas an attempt On the part Of this
branch Of the legislative assembly to ex-
ercise appellate jurisdiction over the ac-
tons Of the lower house. and TO say
whether OF no the lower house had con
formed to the statutes in such case made
and provided in SITS procedure IN the pass
age Of bills BY it, and sent to the coun-
ell for its concurrence. It all came up
over House Bin No. 81, relating to baliffs
and their fees ia district courts. It
seems the house history endorsed on the
back Of the bill showed that the meas
ure had only received thirteen adrma-
tive votes on its final passage, and as
there are twenty-six members in that
body. Councillor Miller declared IT. to be
his opinion as a matter Of law that the
bill had not received a majority Of ali
the members Of the lower house. and
consequently was not passed. A lengthy
debate followed this declaration and 1Ir.
Miller cited authorities to sustain his po-
siuon by the score. He was followed By
Councillor Winkler, who argued that it
was none Of the councils business how
bills were passed by the house, and that
the presumption was that that body had
obeyed the law in the premises. The
council took kindly to Mr. Winklers view
and the bill was referred TO the proper
committee
In the afternoon the council took up
bills on third reading and disposed Of
them as follows
Council BIZ No a. an act TO tx and
regulate the fees Of jurors in the dis
trict court and Of witnesses for the ter
RORY in criminal prosecutions and mater
tally increasing the paw in this class Of
cases over the present law, was defeated
Council Bill No. 5s. by Duffy. an act
regulating the meetings OF municipal
boards and providing that an meetings
OF boards Of municipal OF public corpor-
atious which are by law authorized to
audit and allow claims against the mu-
nicipaltv or public corporations. must
be publicly held. and be onen to the at
tendance Of any and all citizens. and any
business transacted at any session Of
such board ct which a secret meeting is
held. shall be void. was passed unani-
mouelv
Councillor 8uuer's spportionment bil
was next taken I'D. This bin has had
many changes made i'm the boundaries Of
council and representative districts since
it was first introduced and passed the
council by vote Of g for 70 . aeainst s
absent or not voting. It IS as follows:
Council Bin No 90
COUNCIL DISTRICTS
J. Grant county and north half Of Kay,
ANA Kaw and Ponca reservation
g. South half Of Kay and all u Noble,
and Ct7e and Missouri reservation.
3. Pagne and Pawnee county
Lincoln county and north p miles
0f Pouawatomie county.
s. Remainder Of Pottawatcmie and all
of Cleveland county.
6. Oklahoma county.
3. Canadian county, Logan and Cana
q an, townships Of Blaine county and
Wichita reservation.
s. Remainder Of Blaine, Ktnghsher. ex-
uept east der Of townships. and Garaeld
except south last six townships
g. Logan county. east tier Of townships
Of Kinghsher county, and southeast SIX
townships Of Garfield county.
l9- Woods county.
H. Beaver. Woodward, p-y and Dewey
ana Boger Mills
ID Wasmta ana Custer COUNTIES and
Kiowa and Comanche reservation. north
o. first standard parallel
%. Greer county and remainder Of Klo-
Wa and Comanche country.
REPRESENTATIVE DISTRICTS.