The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-03-01

iecteo- lie vote was ten IoT, TWO against
and one not present.
The house today adopted a minority
report from the appropriation committee.
recommending that appropriations be
made for construction Of bridges in va
rious counties The appropriations aggre-
gate $4,000. The various counties az
fected are: Beaver. s-.oca for bridges
over Beaver and cfmarron rivers Roger
Mills. $1,000 for bridges over North Fork
f, Of Red river. Pawpee. sS.oee for bridges
over the Arkansas and Cimarron rivers.
Payne. $3.50 for two bridges over Omar
ron river Dewey. 5000 for bri6ses over
South Canadian river Woods. s4.oo fer
bridge over Cimarron river
The bridge matter created considerable
debate, and the old saying. You tickle
me and / win tickle you" was brought
up as an argument to show that almost
every county desired bridges built and
consequently members were for each
others measures.
The legislature by vote this morning
decided to go to Leger tomorrow, leaving
Guthrie at O'Clock C. G. Jones. OF the
Frisco. was given permission to speak on
the floor OF the house. and wanted mem
bers, employees ard friends 70 &C on the
Frisco special. The train will run over
the Santa Fe tracks TO Oklahoma City
and from there over the Oklahoma City
and Southeastern to Lawton and Leger.
Stops will be made At Lawton and snyder,
the return trip being made Sunday.
President Alexander. Of the councii this
morning introduced bill TO place \
per cent tax on insurance companies
gross earnings in Oklahoma. The bin is
similar to the one introduced in the house
by Decker. The provisions of the bill
We're first suggested by Secretary Grimes
Governor Ferguson today signed house
bill No. 50. introduced by Edgar. W.
Jones. to provide for the. collection of a
jury fee in civil causes tried In the dis
trict court The law is as follows;
Section l. That in all civil causes tried
by a jury in the district court Of Okla
homa territory. there shall be taxed to
and collected from the unsuccessful party
as part OF the costs in the case. Jury
fee OF twelve dollars for each day said
jury shall be engaged in the trial OF such
cause; and said fee when collected either
by the clerk Of the district court or by
the sheriff OF the county. shah be paid TO
the county treasurer of the county in
which the trial was had and said treas
urer shall place said fee 20 the credit OF
the court fund.
Sec. 2. That this act shall take effect
and be in force from and after its passage
and approval.
The governor also signed the measure
legaliziug official acts OF II. a. Billings,
probate Judge OF Washita county. The
bill was ''railroaded' through the legis-
lature in order that the court work
should not be stopped.
The joint resolution apportion;ng school
funds in certain school districts in the
new country, was also signed. The reso-
luton was presented by Senator Gore.
owing to the fact that certain districts
had been omitted In reports made to Ter
ritorial Superintendent Baxter.
Eight bills were sent to the council
today. having been passed by the lower
body. All bills. with one exception. on
the calendar for third reading and final
passage.
Sproats bill requiring the registration
OF voters in cities OF the first-class went
through. Also Sproat's bill 10 IegaIize the
Incorporation OF the towns of Kremlin.
CARRIER. Hunter. Lahema. Waukoms. Gar
field county: Lone Wolf. Kiom county:
Burnett. Pottawatomie county: Cleve-
land. Pawnee county.
Other bills passed are as follows:
House bill No. &C. by Nesbitt-An act for
the employment of county eonvicts
Ayes 20: noes, T.
Substitute house bnI. No. 3. by Cum
mins-An act repeating the law creating
the Office OF county assessor and Great I
ing the Office OF township assessor. Ayes
l.; noes. ;.
House bin No. 157. By Braidwood-An
act for the purpose OF regulating the
fencing and enclosing Of large tracts 81
land for grazing purposes. and providing
gates therefor. and prescribing penalties
for molesting and interfering herewith.
Ayes %: none against.
House bill No. ISs. by Braidwood-An
act relating TO driving livestock from
their customary range. Ayes. "a: none
against.
t1oHHe Dit NO. III W GaiflflETT'--RN act
providing compensation for fidzes clerks
and inspectors Of election. Ayes. g; three
absent.
House BIN No. 81 BY Jones 81 logan
An act 20 incorporate the congregation
OF benedictine sisters Of the Sacred Hear;
OF Oklahoma territory. Ayes -. three
absent.
The house committee on appropriations
reports fsvoratiy on house biii 80. an
act appropriating FOR the relief Of Mrs.
SorreTIs and Geo Stone. OF Pottawatsriie
county. The appropriation amounts %
800. James bill. an act 20 regulate paid I
FIRE Departments. was aiso favorabiy re-
ported
County High School Move.
Mountain View. o. r.. FEB. 81 psti- l
ton circulated on the streets this week. /
asking that an election be called for ihe /
purpose q voting on a proposition 70 /
bond the county 20 secure funds vfth i
which % bu1d a county high school. i
ICcafed at Corfelf s~efuE 20 have met 4