The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1901-03-02
PUBLIC
BUILDING
MEASURE
Terrible Struggle to Secure
Its Passage in the House.
SEVERAL AXES TO GRIND
Mound Builders Required to
Dance 10 Others Music,
WILLARD is HOPEFUL
AIva Normal School Bill Is
Cutting a Figure.
SEVERAL AXES TO GRIND
WILLARD is HOPEFUL

Guthrie, o. T., March THE public
buildings fight IS by no means dead and
large Hobbies from interested towns are
here to keep up the excitement 1t was
thought that the passage Of the various
educational bills had effectively squelch-
ed the public buildings measure, but last
night well known promoters Of the bill
were Boosting that the bill would PASS
the house if brought to a vote. The bill
is sun lingering in the committee on pub
liz lards, despite the efforts Of Ret MI
lard to have it reported to the house and
placed on the calendar. a meeting Of TIE
committee was held during the noon re-
cess and although no vote was taken it
was apparent that the comm ttee stood
four 20 three against submitting the bill
to the house. Representative Sn3ggs
blunuy Informed the committee that the
council would first have to dc business
with His Alva Normal school Dill which
has been slumbering in the counGl com
mi,tse before he would lend any en-
eoUrasement to the public building meas
ure This explains the motion Of Sena-
tor Ccu.son this afternoon that the Alva
bill be Withdrawn from the committee on
ways and means and referred to the
committee on public buildings. Senator
Clarke. who is chairman Of the commit
tee on ways and means, and who is also
opposed to the public buildings bin, made
a vigorous resistance to Senator Coui-
sons motion and was den0uncing some
of the transactions connected with Alva
school matters when be was called to or
der by the president Senator Coulson's
motion prevailed.
Representative Sniggs also succeeded in
having his Alva bill favorabIy recon-
eimilar action was had concerning the
bin authorizing the additional building
for the normal school at Edmond
Council Bib NO 81. 10y Miller. defining
certain onenses again public morals and
decency and providing for drastic pun
ishment therefor, scraped through he
council hy a vote of to g. after a cau Of
the house. Clarke gave notice that he
would move a reconsideration, and it IS
probable that the bin viii be finally de-
feated
TIouze BnIs Nos. 152. 203 POI. 254, 14S
and 17s We're messaged from the house
with the Information that they had pass
Ell the house. They were placed on first
reading and on objection 10y the president
ana Councilman Todd failed to pass to
second reading. and went over under tie
rules
House Bills Nos. 90. and 12s were pass
ed
New bills Nos. 1s5, 1ss. 1877 and 1ss were
introduced and passed TO the second
read.ng
Council went into committee Of +he
whole for the consideration Of House
Bill NJ. f2 hv Oliphant. being the much
discussed quarantine biF Miller renew
ed the Thomas amendments which were
defeated IN the lower house After ex-
tended discussion fin which Miller refer
red sarcastoally 10 the time spent by
councilmen Mt the railroad banquet
the amendment wa sdefeatod only Miller
and Todd voting for it, Miller served
notice that he would renew fhe amend
mont in The council Inspector Candy
ana others interested in the hin occupied
seats on the floor of the council ana Mil
Ter demanded that the lobbyists" De
cleared from the floor during the con-
alteration Of the biz Senator Winukler
who occupied the chair ruled that The
committee az the whole could not eject
anyone and the incident closed
Clarke sent 10 the desk and had read a
communication from Oklahoma city ask
INK that the bin De amended to provide
for competent inspection Of slauehtered
cattle. The senator offered the amend
ment which was defeated ~ "a vote az
y against. for The bin was recam-
mended for passage ana the committee.
on motion Of Toi3 rose ana the report
was adonted. Miller renewed his amend
mont which was lost the ron cau show
ing against r. for
senator Clarke sent to the desk and
had read an invitation from Hon. C. G.
Jones on behalf of the Frisco line. ten-
dering t. the members of both houses.
tae newspaper BOYS and the employees an
excursion. sunday over their lines in
oklahoma ana the Indian Territory.
Winkler objected to sunday excursions.