The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-16
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| MISS bernard, assistant 10 Ctffel cieTk
Van Dyke. assistant to chief clerk.
G. ". Carnes. assistant TO chief clerk
w. L. KeIl, on enrolling and engrossing
force.
John w Clark, on enrolling and en-
crossing force.
Mrs. Rahn on enrolling and engrossing
force.
- Madison, on enrolling and engross-
ing force.
+, H. Harrison. on enrolling and en-
crossing force.
George Smith, or enrolling and engross-
ing force.
Cal Wilson, on enrolling and engross-
ing force.
Miss Jennie Collar. on enrolling and en-
crossing force.
E. Simpson. on enrolling and engrossing
force.
Miss Nellie Burch, on enrolling and en-
crossing force.
]. y. Hern, on enrolling and ensrossing
force.
Rev. Rippey. on enrolling and engross-
ing force.
w. H. Anderson. Taylor Kelley and
John Rollins. assistant janitors.
| y committee of three was appointed
on motion, to confer with the council in
order to have an adjournment today until
| Monday. This committee consisted OF the
| following: Joseph \. Jester, W. y. Max
well, j. J. Werrick.
| The house convened again tbs after
noon, and voted to adjourn. but the coun-
Gil refused to concur, voting to convene
tomorrow again.
The house thereupon adjourned on mo-
tion of Merrick, who declared that the
committee should have time to make up
| his committees.
1t is expected that by tomorrow the
| committees will have been arranged.
PROPOSED LEGISLATION.
There has been talk of Il bill to be in
troduced soon for the dividing of the
three new counties into six. The bill,
when introduced, will not include Caddo
in all probability. Dyke Ballinger was
interviewed on the subject OF splitting his
county in two:
Il can take but one stand in this mat
ter. l am against bill that will d-
vide my county. / 90 not believe that
my constituents who elected me are in
favor of this division
Mr.. Ballinger was elected by 131 ma
jority-24 in the country and l07 in Ana
darko. Thus he feels that his constitu-
ents are residents of Anadarko for the
most part Anadarko is centrally located
in Caddo county and in direct railway
connection with all the principal cities
of the county. 1t is easy to understand
that this town does not want to have
its patronage cut off.
,,Is, n -, /;
a corner off of Canadian and one off of
Blaine to fill UP the short places in the
north half of Caddo county. The plan
is to make Lokeeba the county seat of
this new county, but there are other
towns along the Rock Island to reckon
with. The Blaine and Canadian county
representatives will also have something
TO say about chopping the corners off of
their counties.
While Caddo county may not stand for
such a division is stated that the other
two may do so. C>1anche would be cut
inn two. Lawton wO\ld be the county
seat of the northern thirt\-five townships
The southern half would comprise twen-
ty-seven townships. The division would
be wrought by line through Mountain
View. perpendicular to the south line
of the present county. Temple wishes
to be the county seat.
Kiowa county would have the south
western corner of Comanche and the
southern part of Kiowa. This comprises
twenty-seven townships Frederick is af-
ter the county seat.
The sixth. or rather the fourth. if Mr.
BaIlingers prediction holds good. will
be the northwestern county Hobart,
of course, would be the county seat
Representative Edgar Jones has A bill
which he wishes TO make into law. It
deals with elections and may be known
to Oklahoma legislative history as the
zone time convention bill" The provi-
sions of the first draft provides that all
political parties shall call their conveu-
tions to nominate county town. munich
pal and congressional candidates for the
same day. The bin makes is mandatory.
no election being LEFT with the several
political parties. The object of this pro-
posed law is to prevent the taking adj
vantage of weak nominees by minority
parties. Likewise il is sought to make
the distribution of offices depend upon in
diyidual merit rather than upon selec-
tions made by the first party to hold n
convention. The uniformity in holding
conventions, moreover. is another benefit
pointed out by the author.
Dealing with elections. but diametrioal-
ly opposed TO the Jones bill. is that 10 be
introduced ny Representative Tuttle OF
Lawton. When ii is said the bin is dia-
metrically opposed. it must be remember !
ed that this bill provides for primary
election law It's general outline is sim
iiar to the Arkansas law. but different in :
that it leaves 1t optional with the party
whether primary or convention is held. (
In word its object is TO le-alize uri-
mary elections. Under the terms Of the 1
BILL all nominations. from congressman
down. can be made by primary The bal 1
loting pararhernaia Of the counties more !
over. may be used. by the several par /
ties. and the rturns are made 10 the
county central committee OF the party +
holding the election In the bin pri-
mary election is defined. and in general
is 10 make the vote come direct from
the people.
one OF the most important measures
which viii he introduced in the seventh
legislature Viii he a sweeping quarantine
measure. Il viii be introduced. il IS
said. by Representative v. NJ Bowlas
or Perry. and will precipitate a har.I /
hshi. This bnl w3u TX the cattle quar-
antine line on the south lire ef Okla
homa. and make the Arkansas rive- the
eastern limit. which wholly prohibits
Texas cattle from entering Oklahoma
The bali viii prohibit the quarteriug ~
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