The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-05

mentp This bin deals with the child la
bor proposition and the provisions Of ii
are as follows:
Section l. That section 10. of Article IS.
of chapter Is, Statutes OF Oklahoma, be
and the same is hereby amended to read
as follows:
Sec. 10. No child under fourteen years
Of age shall be employed in any manufac-
turing or mechanical establishment in this
territory, and no person between the ages
of fourteen and eighteen years shall be
compelled or permitted 20 labor in any
Gay more than eight hours in such manu-
featuring or mechanical establishment,
and every owner, superintendent. over
seer or agent of another who shall en-
rloy. or have in his employ. any. such
child or person in violation of this sec
ton. and every parent or guardian who
shall permit the employment of any child
under the age of fourteen years in viola
ton of this section shall be guilty of
misdemeanor. and upon conviction. shall
be punished by a fine of not less than
twenty-five dollars and not exceeding one
hundred dollars.
President -Alexander's bill authorizing
school district No. 57 in Woodward coun-
~, to erect and maintain school house
for SAID district on block "a, at the town
of Supply. in said county was passed
this morning by the council. hmm ediately
after the bill was introduced. the rules
were suspended and the bill was passed.
there being no vote against it.
Mathews quarantine bill was the bone
OF contention in the house today IL
was considered in the committee Of the
whole, with Decker of Grant in the chair.
and after being amended was recon-
mended for third reading and passage
by the committee. The bill as originally
introduced provided for a ''stone wall
quarantine line around the entire terri
tory. 1t was amended this morning to
provide that cattle can be shipped into
the territory by inspection between Oc-
tober 1 and February 15 to be placed IN
oil mill feeding pens, under quarantine.
Under the provisions of the bill no cat
tie can be shipped into the territory for
grazing purposes. and as the Indian res
ervations are included within the quar-
antine line, and consequently Texas cat
tie which have been pastured in the res
ervations cannot hereafter be admitted.
The Democrats of the house had agreed
that they would stand together on the
measure. but when the final vote was
taken in the committee OF the whole five
Democrats voted against the bill. Speak
er Bowles has pushed the bill whenever
whole defended attacks against it. The
session of the house held until after Il
o'clock, although attempts were made 10
adjourn. Bowless had the best of the
situation and was opposed to an adjourn
ment preferring to dispose of the meas
ure before adjourning. He drove things
very rapidly for short time, with the
result that the bill has been recommended
for passage.
H. l,.al11 10
that il will pass the council. There are
provisions in the bill which will not meet
with the approval of the members of
the upper body and troublesome times for
the measure are expected.
In the bill a sub-quarantine line was
arranged for. and this clause has been
amended so that the sub line can be
changed at will by inspection.
In the house the following bills were
introduced: 152 by Nesbtt. for protec-
ton of birds and their nests and eggs
and providing penalty: 15S. by Nesbitt, to
encourage and protect the horticulture
interest of oklahoma; 154. by Jones OF
Logan to define county bridges and re-
lating 10 duties and liability of county
commissioners; 155, by Jones of Logan.
to provide for the extension Of streets
and alleys in towns. cities and villages.
The house committee on education had
under consideration the bill to repeal
the law authorizing the location and
erection of the Southwestern Normal
school and will consider the matter
longer At last nights meeting 1T was
evident that there would be majority and
minority reports on the bill. The major
ity of thescommittoe was in favor of rec
commanding the measure for passage.
1t was agreed that the committee should
hold another meeting before reporting on
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