The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-04
NORMAL
QUESTION
BROUGHT UP
Mathews Bill to Repeal Nor
NAL School Act.
HAS PASSED COMMITTEE
Many Delegates Present to
Work for and Against.


ouced by Senator Mathews to repeal the
act establishing and locating what is now
known as the Southwestern Normal
school, at Weatherford mas successfully
passed through the hands of the commit
ice on education, being favorably re
ported to the council this morning. The
normal matter has brought many delega-
tons to Guthrie to work against estab
fishing the normal at Neatherford and
the lobbyists have not been idle 1t is
claimed that it was the intentio of the
last legislature to have the school located
ia southwestern Oklahoma meaning Greer
county, but no specific clause was placed
IN the original bill introduced two years
ago. When the location Of the school
came Up, the matter was carried to the
supreme court, that body deciding that
Weatherford under the provisions of the
law. is the proper location for the nor
nal. Preparations have been made for
the erection of the builUng and should
the legislature pass the measure intro
duced by Mathews, the governor sign
ing the same. il would mean that Wealth
erford would not secure the normal. at
least not at this time. Granite claims
10 be the proper location for the normal
as It is in Greer county and was selected
as the site by the members of the Jenkins
locating committee. The Greer county
people are intensely opposed TO the erec-
ton of the school at Weatherford and
the loby here has worked hard to secure
the repeal of the present law The men
in the legislature favorable to Weather
ford. believed that the bill would he killed
while in the hands of the committee and
the favorable report was something Of a
surprise TO them.
citizens OF Hobart have been lobbying
FOR the repeal of the law and desire that
the school be relocated if possible. with
the idea of entering the contest for a
southwestern Institution when the time
arrives.
President Alexander Will announce the
council joint committee to investigate the
sanitsrium, tomorrow morning II is prac-
tically certain that Senator Hickam will
head the committee from the council and
that the other members viii he Cham
plain and Blakeney. the latter being a
Democrat
Senator WinkIer introduced trust
bin this morning, entitled IAN act in re-
straint of trusts The bill is short and
IS i section from The house bill.
Senator Goes bill providing for legal |
holidays on April % and ---s first Mon |
da yin September, Labor Day. was re- |
ported unfavorab!y by the committee this |
II
speech asking that the measure receive !
favorable consideration from the mem |
bors of the council. but the majority re- |
port stood, recommending that the bill |
do not pass.
Twentv-nine bills were reported to the |
council this morning. some of them hav-
ing been in the hands OF committees more /
than ten days. Ten of them were re-
3octed. the committees reporting unfav- |
orably.
Senator Hickam presented his text book 1
hill in the council. providing that COM
mission consisting of the superintendent |
OF public instruction. chief justice. pres
ident Of the university. president of the |
a. * NJ. college president of the Edmond |
normal school president of the Alva nor /
NAL school and three public school teach
ers actively engaged in teaching, appoint
ed by Governor Ferguson shall meet in
Guthrie in May TO select uniform sNs-
tenn ftext books The territorial sup
srintendent is to advertise for thirty days
stating that a five-years contract is to
he let from September. 1903 Sealed bids
sre to be received and in addition TO the
ret price for books delivered In the terri
tory the price for books in exchange
must be given.
The geographys must contain special
map and supplement for Oklahoma and |
there must be an Oklahoma department
in the civil government.
In school districts in othe~ than cities
e petition from ten legal voters and
petition signed by 100 legal voters in
cities is sumciont to secure an election |
at Lhe first annual school meeting for or
against free text books and a special
levy of ten mills may be made if free
text books are desired. Pupils have the |
right TO purchase books at the net price
should fney 81 desire. There is penalty
for not using the uniform books as Sc
iected by the commission.
After the reading of Secretary Crimes
report this morning il WAS referred to
the committee on ways and means. This
committee met at o'clock by invitation
from Mr.. Grimes 10 inspect the books.
The council adjourned
The following bills Were introduced in
the council this morning:
No. lC6-By Mr. Winkler-An act n
amend section 1. chapter % of the ses-
Rebate on Penalties
Ne. lo7-By Mr.. IIickam-.An act 20 Gre
ete board Of text book commissioners
for the purpose of establishing Uniform
series Of text books for the public schools
OF Oklahoma. and TO regulate the supply
Of The same. defining the duties and pow
ers of said board. and for other purposes.
No. loS-By Mr. Blakeney-An act pro-
Vidsng for the city elections in cities OF
the first class. and repeating article
chapter {. session laws Of Iss7.
No It2-By Mr. WinkIer-An act in re-
Etraint OF trusts.
No. uo-By Mr. ampbeli-An act 10
amend article l. chapter =. session laws
OF oklahoma. 1897.
No. uI-By &r. sIasingals - An act
amending section s. article 9. OF chapter
J. Of the statutes OF Oklahoma q 1888
entitled: Corporations
No. i9-8y Sfr. Foster-An act making
an appropriation inside OF the Oklahoma
Rescue Home at Guthrie.
Tecumeeh Warts Road.