White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-27
l1DJroRIAL CORRESPONDENCE ]

i8DyroRIAL c0RREsP0NDENcE.I
Dolngs st the Capital.
f TopsxA. Feb. 81. 1862.
Up 70 this time, there have bsen intro.
dueed into the Heuss some two hundred
and City bills, . number Of Joint and
Concurrent Resolstiosa, a.d sbont cart
load Of other resolusioss. A vast deal Of
time has been consumed in manufacturing
oas, and now thst the end Of the session
drs~esb nigh. work is begging to be done.
Night sessions are becoming frequent.
and every man suddenly realizes thst
there are several bills which be ssxss get
through.
Some Of the most important bills now
IN the mill. are the Apportionment. Ap-
propriation. and Penitentirsy Bills. Quite
. number Of general and private scts are
yet on the Calendar. and good lot have
already become laws. Disloyal persons
are not forgotten BY the Lawmakers. Is
We observe several bills which have been
drawn for their especial benefit.
The absorbing topic is the impeach.
msnt Of the State officers. The case Of
Secretary Robinson will be the first to
come up. The testimony looks bad. and
tbe House could1n well have voted 9th.
srwiss than il did. upon the evidence be.
fore them: yet We cannot help thinking
that there is important evidence which
has not been brought to light. and that
at lssst some of the State officers did not
intend the thing to be - bad ss it seems.
II 10 the opinion Of many that Lane and
Pomsroy have had finger in the pie.
rn fact, ono Of Lanes ''bowers" has con.
fesssd that he received $500, with .
promise Of $500 more. for influencing
Lane to sign . paper recommending R
s. Stevens As Agent Of the State to iis.
pose Of the Bonds. II the truth were
known, We believe Lane himself fingered
good fee for consenting to the arrange
ment. r-....-.~-. 49,. ..--. rs 1
II is our desire to see justice done. the
guilty punished. and the money refunded
TO the State that is justly hers: bnt We
want to see it done BY honest and honor.
able means. and not through demagoguery
and disregard Of law. 1t is thought by
msny that. as the Senate now stands. the
requisite two thirds cannot be induced to
impeach the State officers. Therefore.
some of the fractions members must be
disposed of. Hitherto, oil efforts to oust
certain members have failed. But Gen.
Lane. instead Of attending to his duties in
the Senate. is now here laying tho wires
TO punish his ancient enemy. Gov. Rob.
inson. A great deal Of csucusing and
manipulating has been observed going on
for several days past. and this afternoon
the fruits began to be visible. One Of the
noisiest anti.Lane Senators suddenly 70.
signed his seat. and another absented him.
self from his place. leaving Lane major
ity present. The Senate straightway went
to work and filled the place Of the resign
ing Senator ! BY putting in man Of the
desired stripe. 1t is the general impres.
sion that the resigned Senator and the
absentee have made good thing of it.
Next will follow the election of sll the
military members" ESQ called. and R.
Stevens. whose places will be filled by
vote of tie Senate. and the trap is com.
plete. aaaa1r
The investigating COMMITTEES have been
busy hunting up evidence to impeach the
State Treasurer. But at length they have
discovered "mare's nest. I" which gives
them short cut to the end at which they
aim. They have discovered that the
Treasurer did not file bis bond in the time
required by law, and. therefore. that We
have no State Treasurer g GOV
To tell the truth. We are losing fait o.
to the real object Of the impeachments.
It looks as il the business were but anoth.
or effort st the object sought to Be effected
BY the election Of State Ticket last Fall
We arc told that George A. Crawford
was overheard TO say. few days since,
that Dutton's hide ought to stretch with
The rest. II sufficient evidenos could moi
be obtained against him. be ought to b.
"put through" anyhow. If only for be-
trayipg Aim in the State ticket arrange
ment l Is not that cool ? A State of
csr to be impsachsd. bscsass hs wouli
not pl.y into the hands Of . political Is
pirant. 49,.
A move is on foot to vscats the Sea
ofLient.G Gov. Root. That accomplished
and the State officers impesehsd. the worl
win have been accomplished. We ar
told that the State officers. to succeed th
II l. L.