The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-02


to the luxurious and seductive embraces
Of the railroad octopus when it ought te
be in church He led a forlorn hope,
however, and the invitation was accepted
by an almost unanimous vote.
The council in committee OF the whole
this afternoon recommended for pass
age Coulson's bill to vacate a certain
tract Of land in Grant county; BrodboHs
bin relating to taxation in unorganized
counties; Fosters bill defining the crime
IF forgery; Winklers bill legalizing the
bond election in Kinghsher county, and
MIer's bin describing certain duties Of
telegraph aud telephone companies.
Details IN the House.
Guthrie o. T., March THE house
spent the greater portion Of today's ses-
sion in consideration Of the provision OF
the appropriation bill Unlike two years
ago when factional feeling ran high,
/ there was no acrimonious discus sion
/ Some opposition was raised to approprl-
ating 81, 900 to provide a consultation room
! for the judges Of the supreme court en-
the ground that the federal government
/ is already furnishing ample facilities Tor
/ the court The amendment was adopted
! however
Representative Philips made a deter
mined but unsuccessful fight to insert d
provision for the adjutant generals salary
and contingent expenses, which had been
/ omitted from the bin on the ground, as
explained, that the appropriation IS pro-
vided for in separate bin relating to
military affairs Among the notable
amendments tackled onto the bin in com
mittee Of the whole were the following
c. c. Jones. for cash advanced to legis-
lauve invesi gatng committee If two
years ago, Sl0A50, Dick T. Morgan, for
Peoples Of Morgan's Digest. $1,056; John VI.
PUgh for deficiency in fees as bank ex-
amner $3.50; to reimburse A j. Platt for.
unpaid warrants 500; to the Choctaw
railway for cash advanced to Omaha. eX-
position fund. $3.50. Northwestern Normal
school deficiency, 5000
The house went into committee Of the
whole this morning for the consideration
of the general ana deficiency bill and
with the section which provides for ehe
expenses Of the supreme court still under
discussion the committee arose at noon
and reported progress. The governor
( contingent expense appropriation vas in
creased from 81 $50 to $3.50 without OBJ
lection The secretary OF the territory
was allowed $50 a year for contingent
expenses.
Representative Hadley kicked on paying
the auditor $3.50 q year. He wanted the
salary cut down to 81 200 and warned Il
committee that they would hear from
their constituents Representative Van
kirk, with some show Of heat, inquired
Of the preceding speaker If two years
ago he was not a prominent advocate OF
liberal provisions for the expenses Of the
territorial officers. The bin allows the
auditor $500 for deputy: $500 for clerk
hire; $3.50 for contingent expenses and
500 for travelling expenses
The territorial treasurer was allowed
sLs0o per annum for salary and his cor
tingent expense appropriation was raised
from 500 to $1,000. He was also allowed
$1,000 for making the additional bond re-
quired by The secretary Of the inter.or.
There was no objection offered to the
section which allows The attorney general
81 500 q year salary, $500 a year for an
assistant and contingent expenses and
$50 dehciency
The territorial Librarian was allowed
S720 q. year for salary. $500 a year for con-
tngent expenses and $50 a year for an
assistant librarian. provision creating
the clerk Of the supreme court ex-ofne o
librarian was knocked out after an ex-
PLANTATION By Representative Reid that
under the organic act the appomtive pow
er rests solely with the governor
Representative Phelps sought to insert
a section in the bin appropriating $500
a year for salary of the adjutant general
and $500 q year for contingent expenses. /
He read a comparative statement show
ing the salaries paid the ad1utant general
in other states which We're largely IN ex-
cess of the salary paid to the adjutant
general of Oklahoma. Representative /
Seely objected to The amendment chiefly
on the ground that the adjutant general
was provided for in a separate bill pre-
pared by the committee on military af-
fairs. Opposition was also raised by En-
bry and Mathews Of Payne, and the
amendment was lost
The clerk Of the supreme court was al I
lowed $500 a year for contingent expenses !
Reid moved to appropriate $1,000 for O I
room for the use Of members Of the SUI /
preme court Campbell wanted to know If I
similar provision was not already made /
by the federal government and Jones i'm I
CURED If it was proposed 10 "it uD a
parlor," and added that he understood I
that consultation rooms were already pro- /
vlded for the supreme court. Phelps was
on the floor trying to gain recognition for f
the purpose IF Offering further amend +
ments when the committee. on motion Of .
Representative Muard. arose and report (
ed progress.
The house this morning adopted the re-
ports of conference committees on Wink
ler's medical bin and Embry's bill pro-
viding for separate hools for white ana
Tor territorial board of health appoint
ed by the governor t. consist Of three
reputable physicians one 81 whom shall
be desi gnated as superintendent Of hea tn (
at salary Of 500 a year. II Is made
the duty of the board TO examine and
pass upon The qualifications Tor license
and no person shan be permitted 80 prac-
tce medicine or surgery without first ob-
taiulng a lceuse from TIE territorial
board Of health
Consideration ~ the appropriation bin
was resumed when the house convened
after dinner Provision was made to pas
lhe salary IF the superintendent al health
ana expenses OF the health baari Tor
the care Of the insane 6739a IS apoi opri-
lted f2r the years 1871 ANA 1872 ans Ss
~ each year Tor tho care of terr 3,ia.
-onvicts. Fer olecilln supplies Tor 1872
3 800 Is appropriated ana S3 Cor psbI-
,auon q election procauat Ions. Tor
salary and expenses ~ quarantine susotc-
tors $500 year. For ustne dee