The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-01
ADDITIONAL
FUNDS ARE
REQUIRED
To Make Good Exhibit at St,
Louis Exposition.
BILL BEEN INTRODUCED
Asking for an Appropriation
for That Purpose.

Guthrie. o. T., Jan. S1.-Maxwell OF
Canadian introduced bill in the house
this morning to- appropriate an addition
al $50 900 for the Oklahoma exhibit at the
Louisiana Purchase Centennial Exposi-
tion at ST. Louis in 190i. An appFopria-
tioa of So. .eeo was made for the same pur-
pose two years ago, but it IS the opin-
ION Of the members Of the present board
tnat this sum is not sufficient to- pro
cure and establish creditable exhibit,
and hence the Introduction Of the appro-
rriation bill The measure Isovides that
one member of the board Of commits
sioners shall be elected treasurer and
that he s1am give i bond OF .4e,sS9 to be
approved ~ the governor, also that the
auditor shall net Issue n warrant 10 The
1reasurcr for more than $5,o9c, and th@t
at the eng Of each month. the treasurer
shall make an aeeedntins OF all monies
il his hands. the same TO be. checked up
by ihe auditor.
n IS believed that there viii be no trou-
l,le in passing an appropriation bill for
the exposition II the present session. but
tnc amount named in MaNwclfs bid is
larger than GT.t anticipated. The cem-
mission had figured on $35. .0a0, bat there
We're some matters incurring expense
.har had not been counted on by them.
Consideration of the Matthews quar-
entine bHl occupied most Of the time in
ta
expectations. there was a quorum pres
ent when the roll was called. ard the
speaker proceeded with the routine
business.
Matthews hill is to establish the quar-
antine line of the territory along, at and
upon the exterior boundaries of the ter
riJory. a number of representatives, es-
pecially those from the eastern part of
Oklahoma, are anxious to have this bin
amended that their counties will be
outside of the line. \ Especially is this
true of the counties having Indian reser-
vations in them which are used for pas
fures. \ number of speeches were made
tn the committee of the whole Matthews
made a lengthy speech defending at
tacks upon his measure. There was no
progress made with the bill and so the
committee Of the whole reported.
At u O'Clock Che committee OF the
whole reported progress and the house
adjourned until ? clock Monday after
noon. Many Of the members of the leg
islature Ieft the city on the afternoon
trains. The council did not have a ses-
sion today. but will convene again at 10
O'Clock Monday morning.
A bill authorizing the purchase of &. 900 |
copies of the governors report to the /
Secretary of the interior for the year
1902, and appropriating $50 for the same, /
was introduced in the house by Wilzin I
OF Kay. There has been heavy de-
mand for the governors report which
contains statistics valuable to every one
interested in the territory The number
printed by the government has practi-
cally been exhausted, hence the intro
duction ofthe bill.
Merrick of Lincoln has introduced a
bill authorizing the secretary of the ter
ri;ory 10 purchase copies Of a b 1ok en-
titled The oklahoma Form Book"
These books are to be distributed among
justices Of the peace and probate Judges
The cost of each book is $l50 and the
bill calls for 500 copies. Merrick intro
duced the bill by request of the publish
ers. who are oklahoma City mer.
lt-is expected that both President Al
eXander and Speaker Bowles will name
the committees Monday which are to in
Ycstigate the oklahoma SanitaIium.
Speaker Bowies gave out the impression
Today that he would appoint two men
from each party on the committee from
the lower house. If this is done there
VIII be two Republicans and one Demo-
orat on the committee from the council.
IT Is said that Hickam is slated to head
the council committee and that the other
members viii probably be Webster and
hassinsaie. Rowies has not decided