The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-26
REPORTS ON
OKLAHOMA
SANATARIUM
Physicians and Legislative
Committees viii Report.
MERRICK MATTER UP
Probable That an Investigation
Will be Held.

Guthrie. o. T, Feb. 25.-Three physi-
clans appointed by Governor Ferguson
today, made the regular uarterly exami-
nation of the Oklahoma Sanitarium at
Norman. This examination is reuired by
law and the physicians are Drs. E. H.
Cooke Watonga; B. L. Hamilton, Shaw
nee and J. ". Werner. Newkirt~ TWO
of these men We're on the committee max
ing the report causing the retirement of
Dr. Winkier from active management OF
the sanitarum. A report will be made
this week. Following this viii be the re-
port of the legislative Investigating com
mittee Comparison of the two reports
viii be interesting for one Will be by ply
sicians and the other legislators. The
last uarterly report showed that the in
stitutoin was in good condition at that
time and the forthcoming report viii pos
sibiy show that conditions are the same.
Governor Tom Ferguson was called be-
fore the legislative investigating COM
mittee tonight to give any information
that ne may have relative TO the santa
rum. J. NJ Speiel, cashier of the Peo-
PIES National bank. and Geo. W. Newer,
cashier of the First National bank, both
OF Kinghsher, and Dr.. J. S. Mlrath, of
Enid. We're before the committee last
right 1t viii be several days yet before
the committee completes its work.
Democrats Of the house held a short
caucus before the house convened this
afternoon. The Merrick episode was up
for consideration. Some Democrats are IN
favor Of Investigating MerTick. Speaker
Bowles does not care TO go into the mat
ter. believing that Republicans should
take care Of their own troubles. Francis
of Roger Mills. called an Governor Fergu-
son this afternoon to talk over the stu
alton. Other Democrats. as well as Re-
publicans. are not satisfied with letting
the matter blow over and the indications
gre that an Investigation will take place.
just how this investigation win be con-
Quoted is not yet known. What is con-
sidered additional evidence against Mer-
rick was secured today from persons who
state they viii take oath that Merrick
maGep ropositions to them identical to the
enc conveyed by Smith to the governor.
Nerrick made his denial in the house
today and SAYS he viii not explain until
the sanitarium investigation committee
reports.
Both branches of the legislature took
a turn 1T passing bills today. The house
passed Maxwell's bill. providing that hus-
hand and wife are jointly and severally
liable for. .necesarys; Decker's bin. auth
orizing the park board of Rock Island
township in Grant county. to purchase
forty acres of land. was passed.
Other bills that passed the house are as
follows:
Wagoner's bill. giving justices Of the
reace original jurisdiction i'm cases where
the fine is less than 500 and providing
that the number of Jurors in justice
courts shall be six: Threadgilis bill. ire
venting trespass on railway trains and
railway grounds. 1t makes stealing rides
on trains = misdemeanor;; Nisbett's bill,
Ieuiriug that majority of the free
holders shall sign the petition therefor
before saloon can he established outside
of an incorporated town or city; Fosters
council bill, making VaSrancy a misde-
meanor punishable by a fine of from
$40 to $l0o: tin-horn gamblers are on the
list Of vagrants as that term is defined
by the bill: Jesse Jones' bill. making
Sabbath breaking a misdemeanor punish
able by a fine of from s. to S25; Camp
bells bill. abolishing the Office Of the ter
Titorial oil inspector and repeating all oil
inspection laws Jones Of Logan, after a
hard fight succeeded i'm having his felolw
servant piIl passed. The vote was four
teen for. ten against and two absent.
The council unanimously passed council
bill No 81. by Blakeney The act pro-
vides that the salaries of all officers of
cites. towns and villages shall be regu-
lated by ordinances and that during in
cumbency shall not be changed
Council bin No 115. by Winkler was
PASSED by vote Of 6 to g It makes a
lnisdemeanor. punishable by fine not to
exceed 500 or thirty days imprisonment
OF both. TO use the track or sidetrack Of
railroad with track bicycle
Council biz, No. los. by Blakeney. was
defeated by vote Of eight to three. SEN
ators Blakeney, Campbell Gore Massing-
ale Cpdegraff. Webster. Woosley and Mr.
President. voted against the bill and Sen
ators Foster Hickam and Winkler in
favor of the bin. The bill provided that
the mayors shall appoint city marshaIs
Senator Blakeney the author. voted
against the bin only when he saw that 1t
would be defeated and then gave notice
that he would later move for a recon
sidevation.
The rules wore snsnorsod and threa