The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1903-02-11
JENKINS
HAS BEEN
\ SUMMON ED
To Appear Before Joint Legis-
Iatiye Committee.
SANlTARIUM M ATTE R
Has Caused Much Discussion
in Council.


W. NJ Jenkins has been summoned tc
appear before the joint legislative COM
mittee appointed to investigate the Okla
homa sanitarium, to give testimony rela-
investigating committee held a short
meeting tonight in one of the committee
rooms adjoining the council chamber. Mr..
Jenkins, however, did not give testimony
tonight although In the council chamber
few minutes during the evening. 1t is
understood that he is perfectly willing TO
give any information possessed by him
relative to the affairs of the sanitarium
company for the benefit of the COM
mittee
DR.. John Threadgill, formerly at the
head of the sanitarium has also been
summoned to appear before the commit
tee. 1t seems to be the intention of the in
vestigators TO secure all the information
possible relative to the personelle of the
company from the date DR.. Threadgill
sold the Institution up to the present time
fH addition to looking into the physical
condition of the sanitarium. 1t is under
stood that several other men, in addition
TO members of the company will be in
terrogated by the committee. The COM
week, but it is not the intention of any
member of the committee to announce
the time Of going.
Late this afternoon the council, in
committee of the whole, voted to recon-
mend that Alexander's bill to locate an
insane asylum at Fort Supply pass the
council. The final vote was not taken
this afternoon, but from the attitude of
the members as Indicated in the COM
mittee vote the bill viii pass the council.
Massngale en- Thursday will introduce
o resolution in the council for a commit
tee to be appointed from that body to go
20 Fort Supply to ascertain what condi-
tion the buildings on the reservation are
IN. President Alexander is favorable to
such resolution and it Is not improbable
that the entire council will take a junket
20 look into the affairs at Fort Supply.
Both branches of the legislature adj
5ourned until 10 o'clock Thursday morn
ing in order to attend the cattlemens
convention at Oklahoma City
II is believed that Alexanders bill. ac-
cepting the offer made bv congress to the
territory. granting the territory athe use
Of Fort Supply Military reservation and
buildings for an insane asylum and pro-
viding for the care of the insane, will
pass the council. That body, in the COM
mittee Of the whole, devoted the greater
portion of the day to consideration of the
bill. few amendments were made, but
not seriously affecting the provisions of
the bill President Alexander actively
championed his measure, and he is sat
fsfied that there are enough men favora-
bic to the bill to pass It.
similar measure has been intro
duced in the house by Jones. of Logan,
and it is in the lower body that the real
test viii come. An effort is being made
now to defeat the bill III the house. al
though the bill is not yet in the hands of
sny committee. There ere a number of
men in the house who favor locating an
asylum at Fort Supply, and there are
others who feel that such an institution
should be located at point more accessi-
be than Fort Supply, while perhaps not
particularly in favor of the present con-
tract system. The men interested in de-
feating the bill feel that they will be sue
cessful when the measure comes up in
the house
The council this afternoon took I'D
house bill No. q, and passed the same
The measure is amefdatory of section
q, OF article ]. chapter Al, session laws
of 1895 providing that the county attorney
may produce witnesses to rebut the tes-
timony offered by the defendant in capital
cases. when application is made for
change of venue and giving the Judge
discretionary power il the matter
One bill was introduced in the council
today. This measure. by Senator Hickam,
provides that the territorial superintend-
ent of public instruction, the president of
the Normal school at Edmond. and the
president of the University of Oklahoma
at Norman and one county superintend-
ent. TO be named by the governor. shall
constitute the territorial board of educa-
tion The bill preseribes their term of
Office and defines their duties.
McTaggart's school land bill. having
successfully run the gauntlet. passing in
the lower house. met with trouble last
night in the public lands committee of the
council. When the school land bill reach
ed the upper body ofEhe legislature. il
vas Immediately referred to this COM
mittee. which is headed by George T
Webster OF Weatherford. The PROPOSE
ton which took up almost the entire time
of the committee last night. is that of
having the land appraised by county or
township assessors. which is expressly
provided for in McTaggart's measure.
The majority Of the members Of the COM
xuittee are opposed TO such a rIan hut
the question or how to remedy this defect
is what troubles the members OF the com
mittee. 1t IS believed by a number OF
the august senators that If McTaggart's
bin is passed by the council and the same
becomes n law, the rentals now received
by the territory viii be decreased. and
this is just what they wish 10 avoid
From present indications. IL is very
doubtful whether McTaggart's bin can
pass the council. and 81 II does pass
there win be amendments which will
make it almost unrecognizabie when II
again reaches the house The public
lands committee viii hold another meet
fng soon TO so further into the school land
question.
Harry Homer. one Of Ends real estate
men, has great scheme for advertisiax
the territory at the ST. Louis exposition
Mr. Horners plan is for the territory to
hire band Of forty pieces TO spend ninety
days ~ the Oklahoma building. He was
fr the city today interviewing the gov
ernor and members OF the legislature.
They ali like the plan. but believe that it
will cost too much money 10 carry IT out
Mr. Tprrer Is a hnlsa.-ar IN od,-a--sss--