The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-07
CAUCUS GETS
| IN SURE WORK
| ON BILL NO |
Quarantine Measure Is Sent
to Engrossing Committee.
is LIKE THE ORIGINAL
Amendments Have Brought 1t
Back to Start.
COUNCILPASsES FOUR BILLS
Other Results Ground Out by
Seventh legislature,
COUNCILPASSES FOUR BILLS

Guthrie, o. T, Feb 6.-Mathews' quar-
antine bin had another inning in the
house this morning. was amended, and
is now in the hands of the engrossing and
/ crrolling committee, preparatory to being
called up for its third reading and final
passage. From every indication. the
measure viii pass the house when
brought up for the final vote, which will
probably be next Monday.
The bill as it was amended this morn
ing makes it more similar to the original
measure than at any time since the bill
came up for consideration in the commit
tee of the whole. The bill has had trou-
blesome career. Once it was lost on the
final passage vote, afterwards being re-
considered and amended. Last night the
Democratic members of the house had
caucus. and In that caucus the majority
members agreed to pass the bill. When
it was called up this morning. several
amendments were voted down, and others
adopted. James finally, just before IL
o'clock, moved that the bill be engrossed
and placed upon it's third reading and
final passage. The vote was IA for the
motion and 10 against, showing the result
of the party caucus last night. If moth
ing can be brought up to break the eau
Gus agreement, the vote for the bill will
be IA. all of the Democratic members in
the house.
Wagoner's amendment permitting cattle
to be shipped into the territory from Octo-
Der 1 to February Is, to be placed under
voted down. The bill now provides that
no ha i,,+n ha
tory for grazing or other purposes. The
counties of Pottawatomie. Cleveland and
Lincoln are placed below the sub-quar-
antine line, and provision is made thai
on or after February /. 1905. cattle may
be passed over the sub-quarantine line
by inspection at certain seasons of the
year.
The bill shuts cattle out of the Usage
Indian reservation, the pastures of which
are used for Texas cattle 1t will, on this |
account, cause Pawnee county to lose
many thousands OF dollars each year In
taxes. Many Thousand car loads of cattle |
are shipped into the Indian reservations |
and the bill, as some members |
term it. is snap" at the railroads. espe- |
cially the Santa Fe.
Speaker Bowies is confident that the bill |
VIII pass the house, and has been doing |
some hard driving" finally lining his |
men up for the measure. 1t is said, as |
a result of last nights caucus, that a |
number of Democratic members will get |
their pet measures through the house,
owing to the fact that they decided to |
stand by Speaker Bowles in his fight to |
pass the quarantine measure. Mathews |
introduced the bill, but the speaker, early |
In the game, took the reins out of his /
hands. conducting the fight for the pas
sage of the measure. When the bill |
reaches the council the members of the
house will undoubtedly see some start
ling things done TO the measure for
which the majority lined up for. The
council. viii take time TO consider the
neasufe carefully, and there are some
in the bill which are known to
Deb objectionable to Democratic members
IF that body.