The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-01-24
BURTON Is ELECTED
Action of Republican Caucus
Formally Ratified.
'OTHER LEGISLATIVE NEWS
Embracing Things Sensible
land Otherwise.
LEGISLATIVE NEWS

Topeka, Kans., Jan. 23-The election
Of ]. E. Burton as United States senator
was formally ratified today by the legis-
Iature Senator Burton made an address
thanking theIegislature for the honor.
| Speaker pro TEN Ed McKeevar and Ed
| Wenep, the leader of the minority, had 4
| little tilt yesterday morning. Mr.. Wefep
/ has made himself conspicuous this ses-
SION by criticising the actions of the ma
| iority and raising numerous points Of
order. Yesterday while Mr.. McGCever,
who was in the chair, was stating q mo-
ton. Mr.. Weilep raised al objection
1.-THE chair desires to state that be does
not care to be interrupted while stating
motion" said Mr.. McKeever frigidly,
and then refused TO recog ii .e Mr.Weilep.
| The incident was closed by Mr.. We:iep
taking his seat
Representative Harris Of Lyon yester-
| day introduced a concurrent resolution
providing for the submitting TO the people
| of a proposition TO repeal the constitu-
tional provision erecting the office Of
state printer The resolution was pre-
pared by Representative John Francis,
chairman of the house ways and means
committee who has been obtaining fig
ures for some time on the comparative
cost Of public printing in ansas and IN
other states. The resolution was not Ia
ken UP for consideration but went over
under the rules
Clothed in an innocent title the bill pro-
I
thorizing the establishment of a new in
sane asylum was introduced yesterday in
the senate by Senator Fulton and in the
house by Representative Short.
| The act was entitled AN act to repeal
section 13 laws of 1899" This bill is in
tended to end the Parsons-Clay Center
asylum fight The matter is now in the
| courts, but if the bill passes the appro-
priation will revert to the state general
revenue fund, and the section authoriz-
ing the construction of the asylum will
be killed
The house judiciary local committee re-
ported unfavorably yesterday on Mr.
Snyder's bill to make it misdemeanor
to use a boat without the consent of the
owner. Similar action was taken on the
bill by Mr.. Lingard providing for the cut
ting Of hedges and the trimming of
weeds and the one by Mr.. Miller provid-
ing for the election Of county printer in
Barber county. Mr. Tatum's bill permit
ting Robert AIcCanse to enter the state
soldiers home at Dodge City was recon-
mended for passage.
Five rev jobs were created yesterday
by the house. Sergeant-at-arms Slower
reported that he needed five more janitors
to take care Of the committee rooms and
upon his recommendation the following
persons were appointed: Norris Snoddy,
Doniphan; Wallace Sneed, Shawnee; A. A
Bigham, Johnson: William Core, Shawnee;
Harvey Clay, Leavenworth-
Three more committees were announced
last night by Speaker George J. Barker
of the house. They follow:
Committee on Hygiene and Public
Health-Tenry O'Donneu. Of Ellsworth,
chairman; George F. Johnson, carney; r.
w Maintz, Washington; R. c. Hutche-
son, Pratt; F. VI Emmons. Riley; + II
Smith, Sherman; J. A. Bucklin, Thomas.
Assistant Attorney General J. S. West
has prepared a number Of bills covering
recommendations made in Governor stan
Iey's message to the legislature. One bill
will provide for the consolidation OF the
boards and managers OF the STATE peri
tertiary and state reformatory. Another
bin provides for tuition fees for the sew
eral state educational institutions The
fee is placed at 80 for resident pupils and
S25 for non-residents It is estimated that
$4,000 can be raised from this source.
The senate yesterday put through the
bill to reimburse the Santa Fe railroad
for carrying the members OF the TWEEN
tieth Kansas from san Francisco to To-
peka on their return from the Philippines
with whirl When the bill was intro
duced it was put upon the second snd
third readings. the rules were susps nded
and it was passed unanimously. 1t car
ries an appropriation Of $1,000
such little pills as DeWitts Little Early
Risers are very easily taken, and they are
wonderfully effective in cleansing the
liver and bowels. Gus. Saur. 81 z. Doug
las; Geo. Van werden 22S \. Main st.
shot His Brother ia Quarrel.
HoIton, kan, Jan. zs.-Charles Leach
shot his brother 8Iark today. The
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