The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-01-24

| uninfected, and provides a privisioual line
to be thrown around the territory till the
different infected districts are Cleaned up
The following committee on joint rules
| was appointed by tbs chair this morning
| which shall confer with a like committee
| appointed by the president OF the council:
| A. McTasgart, ]. X Tuttle arc ]. H.
Decor.
There were eleven bills introduced in
| the house thismorning. They follow:
By MISUNDERSTANDING to the restrain
ing OF stock.
BY Matthews-To authorize the anti
horse theft association to issue orders to
| pursue and arrest, TO carry arms, and for
| other purposes.
BY Edgar Jones-Authorizing municipal
| corporations TO extend or build a general
1 sewer system and to levy a special tax to
| pay for the same.
BY Edgar Jones-Relating 10 curbing
buttering and making other improvements
| in cities.
| By Edgar Jones-To regulate traffic be-
| tween railroad companies and for other
! purposes.
| By Edgar Jones-Phoviding for the TAX
| ing of testimony in writing by the Grand
| jury in certain cases, and for the attach
| ing of copies of such testimony to indict-
ments.
! BY Edgar Jones-Relating to school dis
| tricts.
| BY Murphy-To provide a civil pro-
| cedure.
| BY Murphy-To exempt property f:em
| forced sale.
| BY Harrison-In relation to the Office
| OF county clerk. and defining the duties
thereof
| By Nisbet-To provide Cor the employ
| ment Of county convicts and providing for
the erection of a workhouse in coEnec-
| ton with the county poor farm.
| The council had very uninteresting
session. the most important taing being
done being the passage OF the memorial
congress, recommending the distribution
| of the unex pended balance received from
| the sale of town lots in the three new
| towns which Is now on the hands of the
secretary of the interior. This resolution
was introduced in the house by Dyke Bal
| linger making the distribution according
| to the last levy. When it reached the
council IL was referred to committee OF
| county and county affairs, of which DR.
Winkler is chairman. This committee
amended the resolution to make tire dis
| tribution equal to about IS Per cent for
| the road and bridge fund instead Of one
half of l per cent, as it was In the or
iginal After passage by the council II
was referred back to the house for that
body to consider IL as amended. When
rut before the house this afternoon. II was
Passed. DR.. Winkler, chairman. was
asked for an explanation Of the COM
uittee's action in amending it, and he
said:
Il have been through the new country.
and believe that that money can be put
N no better use than for roads and
bridges, for which the new country is in
sore need.
There were seven new bills introduced
in the council this morning before ad-
journment for the day. They follow:
BY Webster-Tc provide code OF civil
procedure.
BY Gore-To exempt property from
forced sale.
By Webster-To repeal the act which al
lows a defendant before a justice of the
peace to take continuance for hfteen
DAYS without stating the facts showing the
materiality of the testimony.
By Tpdegran-To prevent trespassing
on railway trains and railway grounds
The conductor is vested with power 70
arrest the violator of this law.
BY Misunderstanding the law Gre
atng county board of health
The council this morning accepted the
invitation of the Oklahoma Cattlemen's
Association to attend the convention at
Oklahoma City on the 10th.
A concurrent resolution and memorial
was introduced in the council this morn
ing by Dr. Winkler and was passed oy
the council and then referred 10 the house
This resolution is recommending TO con-
rress that it provide for the use OF Fort
Supply for penitentiary. Edgar Jones
has introduced a like resolution in the
house where IL passed but the counch
does not consider the provision named IN
Mr.. Jones measure as practical and SO
will prefer his resolution TO federal re-
lations committee where 1t will probably
die.
The bill, introduced by Senator John p.
Hickam which follows has given rise &c
the question as to the causes for such
bill:
Section l. That every person who shall,
In connection with any show. or enter
tainment. whether public or private
either as owner. manager. or director
or In any other capacity, use. or cause
or hermit to be used a phonograph or
other contrivance. instrument. or device
which utters or gives forth any language
which is obscene. impure. or manifestly
tending 10 the corruption Of the morals
OF youth. and who shall. as aforesaid,
r;se. or cause. or permit to be used a vita
scope biograph. mutoscope. steropticon.
or otter eontrivance. instrument OF oe-
vice which exhibits pictures or views
which are obscene. impure. OF manlfesuy
tending n the corruption OF the morals
of youths shall be guilty OF 4 misde-
meanor and upon conviction thereof shall
be punished by a fine not exceeding i've
hundred dollars or imprisoned not ex-
ceeding one year. or shall be punished
bv both such fine and imprisonment.
Section . All acts and parts of acts IN
conflict with this act are hereby repealed.
Section 3. This act shall take effect and
be in force from and after Its passage and
approval.
s bill which is one OF the most inter
estlug yet irtroduces, Is b. T p. Core
The provisions Of this bil hsvs often been
DISCUSSED by territorial editors. II is Al
act to prohibit the ownership Of lands IN /
the territory of Oklahoma ~ ron-r.zi- /
dents zlisns-
The cures medicine makes are The 4
p-oofs Of its merit. and Hood's sa-ss- /
par.IIa makes the most