The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1861-02-02

has also introduced bill, permanently To-
eating the county seat of Breckenridge at
Enporia. An act has passed the Council,
providing for the location of the county
seat of Wise county; also. an act defining
the western boundary of Chase county. I
cannot give its provisions. An act has been
introduced, taking two miles off # the west
of Breckenridge, and attaching it TO Morris
county. do not know what is the state
of this bill-whether it will pass or not.
Wood, the Representative from that dis
trict. is absent. having obtained leave of
absence for thirty days. suppose, of
course, the affairs of his district go on
swimmingly. unrepresented. Sam is off. it
is believed, on some skullduggery game
trying to get an appointment from Mr.. Lin
coin, or something of that kind. The peo-
pie Will probably oend him to represent
them again.
The bond question has been dragged into
the Legislature, as usual. Another invest
igation has been created, at cost of thou
sands of dollars, to ascertain whether those
bonds are legal or not. The report of the
investigating committee is before the House.
and bill accompanying it ''to relieve the
| Territory from illegal deots.'' The bill
prohibits the Treasurer of Kansas from pay
ing any warrants drawn by the Auditor. for
the payment of the claims, or any bonds
ISSUED in pursuance thereof, or any interest
thereon. No officer of the Territory shall
receive said bonds in payment of taxes, and
no bank of issue shall be allowed to deposit
such bonds as security for the circulation
of its notes. The bill prohibits the Auditor
from issuing any more warrants for the
payment of the claims. 1t also makes it
misdeneanor for any person to violate the
provisions of the act, and provides that th'
penalty for such violation shall be a fine
of $500. and Imprisonment for not less thar
six months.
The bill has been read first and seconC
times, and is now being discussed, previous
to heing put upon its final passage.
With the report was submitted the opin
ion of Gen. Weer, the attorney who wa:
appointed by the House to act in conjunc
ton with the committee. The opinion o
that gentleman is, that the laws in relation
to these losses did not provide for their pay
ment by the Territory, but were intended t.
secure the adjustment of the claims, by tn,
Federal Government. This is the position
taken by the friends of these bonds. They
say they never intend to ask the Territory
or State to pay them. but that they are go
ing to use all the means in their power t.
get the Government to pay them. Why
this matter has to be investigated at every
session of the Legislature, is something tina
we do not understand. We hear it stateC
that the instigators of this investigation
have not made SO much capital out of it a
was anticipated.
In the Council, much discussion ha
been had on Council joint resolution No. 2
declaratory of the position of the Governo
aud Legislature on the national controversy
These resolutions were offered by Mr.. Up
degraff. Speeches were made by Messrs
! IEice, Denlons OpueSrdh anu oGheTS' OuU
stitutes were offered by Messrs. Elder an
Benton, the latter of which was fnall
adopted to the original third resolution.
take occasion 20 correct the correspond
ent of the Leavenworth Herald, who say
that Mr.. Updegraff, while discussing thi
question, supported Mr.. Benton's substi
tute for his own resolution, which forme
was in favor of adjusting our national diff
culties on the basis of the amendment pro
posed by Mr.. Crittenden. Mr.. Updegra
, supported his own resolution, which was t
establish the Missouri Compromise line
There is probability that the Legisla
ture will be abolished by our admission, i
few days. 1t might as well. for all til
good it does. 1t seems to have been wait
ing in kind of state of suspense, for thu
event to take place, for some time. S.
Since our espondent wrote, the bill ha
r passed the Council, and has undoubtedly receive
the Governors signature.