The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-20
STATEHOOD
MEMORIAL
POSTPONE Ed
Council Defeated Measure
Passed by House.
THREE MEMBERS ABSENT
THREE MEMBERS ABSENT 7
When Matter Was Called, Up
for Consideration.

Guthrie, o. T., Feb 19.-Late this after
noon the council postponed indefinitely
the house joint resolution and memorial
to congress petitioning for statehood.
Three members Of the Republican majori-
t., Foster, Updegraff and Champlain,
We're absent, giving the Democrats a
majority in the upper house. The vote
was six for indefinite postponement of the
memorial, the Republican members going
on record as present but not voting The
Republican minority managed to get the
memorial through the house, but the
Democrats landed on it during the alb
sence of Republican members of the
council.
The territorial secretary's office come
up for its share of consideration this
morning in the upper house of the leg
islature, that body passing Hickams
bill prescribing the salary to be received
by the secretary at S, 600 and making pro-
visions for the same, and to provide for
the disposition of the fees coming into lhe
secretary's Office. The vote was twelve
for the measure. Updegraf being absent.
Foster and Winl1ler desired permission to
explain their votes, which was done.
The Hickam bill created considera bic
debate in the committee of the whole
when it was up for consideration. 1t was
amended some and the opinion prevailed
that if the bill did go through the coun-
Gil, the vote would be close, which, how
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of the measure are:
Section lin addition to the salary re-
ceived from the United States, the secre-
tary of the territory shall receive for his
services as such secretary and commits
sioner of insurance, the sum of one
thousand eight hundred dollars Per
annum, and no more.
Sec. 2-He shall keep an account of all
fees in book provided for that purpose,
showing the amount charged and the
amount received, from whom and for
what purpose, and the date thereof. The
footings for each month shall. at the
close thereof, be legibly and correctly
entered in said book, opposite the month
during which the same have been col
lected or charged. showing the amount
charged. the amount received and the
amount remaining due and unpaid
Sec 3-He shall, on the first Mondays
OF January. April, July and October of
each year make out a detailed statement
of the fees received by him during the
preceding quarter. together with the
amount of fees charged. which are due
and unpaid which report shall be under
oath. and file the same with the COVER
nor.
Sec. HE shall. at the time of making
such report pay into the territorial treas
Try all moneys received by him as fees
. during the preceding quarter in excess
of one-fourth of his annual salary paid by
the territory. as provided in section l of
this act
See ANY secretary of the territory
who shal lfail to make his quarterly re-
port to the governor of Oklahoma, as pro-
vided by section 3. of this act. or who
shall wifuly make any false entry or
statement therein, or shall fail to report
all fees collected by him. or his assistants
or who shal lfan or refuse to pay into the
territorial treasury all moneys received
by him or his assistants. as fees during
each quarter in excess Of one fourth of
the amount allowed TO him annually un-
der the provisions of this act. shall be
deemed guilty of an offense and upon
conviction shall he fined not less than
81 eco nor more than $4,000
1t is believed that the Hickam bill win
be passed by the house. not without care
ful consideration. however. Speaker
Bowles is for the measure and stated to-
day that he believed that the bill will go
through the house. He is in favor of
the secretary of the territory receiving
stated salary as is the case with the
territorial officials and consequently
takes the position that the bill should
become a law.
There has been some question relative
TO the constitutionality Of the measure.
Mr. Hickam stated that he had consulted
several attorneys and that he felt sure
the bin will hold in the courts. An ef-
fort was made to have tthe territorial
part of the secretary's salary increased
There seems TO be some question whether
the business Of the office can he taken
care of properly under the provisions of
the measure. Mr.. Grimes is Indifferent
about the matter as he is independent.
as far rs finances are concerned, of aEy
political position. The Republicans who
favor the measure becoming a law, state
that it is not a personal fight on Mr..
Grimes by any means. but on effort To
place the secretarys Office more in line
with other territorial offices as far as
compensation and to turn the balance Of
the fees into the territorial treasury.
II is understood that Governor Feugu-
con viii sign such bill. although there
have been statements to the contrary.
The governor is said te be not in favor
OF a Zee system and believes that all
Offices should have stated salaries.
Hickams blll TO provide for the health
rul condition Of the county jails was
passed This bill provides:
Section THAT the sheriff OF keeper
Of the county Jail shall see thst the same
IS constantly Kept in cleaniy and health
ful condition and shall see tie strict at
tention Is constantly paid in the personal
cleanliness Of ali the prisoners in his
custody as far as may be. and shall cause
The underwear or each prisoner 10 he
washed at least once In each week: each
prisoner shall he furnished daily with as
much clean water as he shan have oecs-
sion fer. either for drink or for other pur-