The Kanzas news., 1859-01-15
Earolied Bins-HoIliday. Finch, Wood.

Eagrossed Bilis-Curtiss. Points. Wal
ters. Hovey and Holmes.
Viee and IHmorolits ts-Loekhart, Wright,
Hovey. Irwin and Holiday.
Accounts and Egpenditures-Danford,
Mediil. Marsh. Lynde and Lockhart.
Printing-BaiIey. Branscombe. Steven
SON, Townsend and Wilder.
Counties and County Lines-Canuiff.
Lockhart, Roberts, of Leaxenworth, Vale
and Stevenson.
Roads and HighaOqys-Lynde. Graham.
of Brown, Dickerson. Bailey and Scott.
Phroseoloqy-Danford. Scott, Wright.
Curtiss and Finch.
Federal Rela lations-Roberts, of Leaven-
worth, Iru;n, Holmes, Graham, of Brown,
and Mcdowell.
Internal improvements s-Clark. Canpiff,
Lewis, Dickerson and Spriggs.
Much dissatisfaction was felt at the ar
rangement of the committees, and several
gentlemen arose and asked to be excused
from service on any of the committees to
which they had been appointed. The House,
/ however, refused to excuse them. South
ern Kansas, as usual, occupies second rate
position. No important positions on the
committees have been assigned to single
member from the Southern or Central coun,
| ties A more complete ostracism could not
have been made. The action of Speaker
Lazalier in this matter, is in direct violation
of his repeated promises to do justice. The
secret of this injustice and barefaced mean
ness was desire to elect the Republican Of
fee Public Printer. The committee on
judiciary has for its chairman gentleman
who is not a lawyer. and there are two
/ members on it from Mr.. Lazaier's own
county of Doniphan. The committee on
apportionment is the one to which the people
of South Kansas look with the most inter-
est. The Craftsmanship of the committee
should certainly have been given to a
member from the disfranchised districts
but it is given to Missouri river county.
| But the unfairness in regard TO the appor-
! tionment committee, is that three from out
Tue I'VE I0ulOOFS OI WHICH, IL 10
posed live in the border counlies-thus ig-
noring the interior entirely-and that .four
of the FIVE reside in districts from which
something in the way of representation will
have to be taken in order to give to the dis
franchised counties their due proportion
These men will of course be 10th TO give up
any thing their respective districts now pos
sess; and if their action 81 ould be that cf
the Legislature, the Southern counties will
receive comparatively nothing in addition
to their present representation. We coul
pursue the subject further. and point out
similar mistakes" in the arrangement of al
most every committee of the House. but il
is not necessary. Mr.. Lazalier has not JUS
! tilted the reasonable expectation of : his
friends, and has been guilty of meanness
of which we had thought him incapable
Saturday-But little was done to-day
The most notable thing in the House was
the division of the printing between Brown
! and Thacher, until the House should elect
a printer. The Council was engaged in the
forenoon discussing the appointment of a
commission of legal gentlemen to prepare a
code of laws for the action of the Legisla-
ture. A majority of the Council are favor
able to it, believe. Certainly this is the
best means of expediting business, and the
only one that will insure uniformity and cor
rectness of the laws. There seems to be
general feeling favorable to such concert
of action between the two houses. as shall
best further the matters of general legisla-
tion.
! Monday the House went into secret ses-
sion. and elected Timothy d. Th0cher as
printer for their body, and organ grinder
generally. We imagine hatafter they have
paid few Emusic bills, they will be as
badly "broke'' as the devil was after sup
porting a newspaper establishment three
months. The Council have been hard at
work, to-day. Several bills of an impor-
tant character have been introduced; and
there seems to be general desire on the
part of members to progress with the work
of legitimate Legislation. The want of a
proper understanding between the two hous-
es. is great drawback to the accomplish
ment of anything.
A committee of two on the part of the
! Council and three on the part of the House
has been appointed, to present the names of
three proper persons outside of the Legis-
lature, to prepare a code of laws.
Tuesday, message was received from
the Governor concerning the difficulties in
Linn and Bourbon counties. II was mere
| ly a statement of the outrages committed,
i and asking of the Legislature their cooper
afion In resiorinor r,oas.a and hr; inn ar,d