White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-06
r1DIroRIAL CORRESPONDENCE
Large Bodies Move Slowly"
TopvrI. Jsu'v. 81 1862.


Large Bodies Move Slowly"
TorrkA. Jan'y. 81 1862.
Tbs House of Representatives. 10 .
large body, and its movements are by nc,
means inconsistent with the philosophical
fact stated a. the head Of this article. Fdr
example: the entire day. yesterday. was
Consumed in COMMITTEES of the Whole. in
~rapeIing over the number 1000. in .
proposed amendment to the Apportion-
mont Article in the Constitution. The
proposed amendment was fiually defeated
in COMMITTEES. with prospect OF con-
suming at least another day in the House.
The fac. is, some of the members are de-
cideily too fond Of hearing their own
voices, have too high en- appreciation Of
their own abilities. and are woful!y given
to quibbling and bair-spfitting. Al the
present rate. the City days will be con-
sumed. and the work not half completed.
We think we wers right for once. when
We argued the improbability of . short
session.
The Apportionment bill will soon
come up. and there will be another bone
Of contention. no matter what the provi-
sions Of the bill may be; for number Of
members are determined not to be satir.
fed with anything reasonable. The coun-
aies with the smallest population want the
largest representation. Our ears have
again been greeted with the stale cry oi
dislranchised Counties. and injustice to
Southern Kansas. Southern Kansas Is
playing the identical part in our State
affairs, that the South has done in the af-
fairs of the Nation. Although they have
held amsjority of the Offices and patron.
sgs. they are continually whining about
being disfranchissd and wrongsd. Z.
This morning the House did an i'm.
portaut work, to wit: ordered the Ser.
Reant-at-Arms to procure Dictionary
for the use Of the members. We have
nothing to say upon the snbject-those
who favored the resolution probably know
best their own wants. But this thing ol
purchasing Dictionaries, Almsnscs. and
newspapers At the expense Of the State,
is doing business upon rather . small
scale. r.....
1t is an old superstition. that "hopt
deferred maketh the heart sick" As
suming the correctness Of the saying. the
worshippers of the deity Jinalans must be
very sick at heart; for the grim ch'eitain. /"
who would certainly be here each night
the present week, has not yet made hi.
appearance. and very probably he will
not. 1t is said that Hunter has snubbe,l
him, and that he has gone back to Wash.
ington. to lay his grievances before the
Moguls of that moral metropolis. '"rc
. man up tree" it looks as if Lanes
great expedition has. ''goue up spout
We venture to guess that Lane will hold
on to the good thing which he has in thu
Senate, and that we servants Of the des
people, and those who would be willin,
to serve the dear people in the Senate
need give ourselves no uneasiness as t.
the probability of Senatorial fight. ....-
Lanes disciples in the House evidentl!
begin to smell something unpleasant il
the breeze. and are beginning to strik
for him. One of them on to-day offere'
. resolution. ssklng the Administrator
10 make him . Major General@%ccom
panying the resolution with complaint
that the army has been doing nothing
and asserting that Lanes policy is tn
true one to crush rebellion. The resolu
tion was laid over; but when it comes rp
there will probably not be much opposi
tion to it. ,. -, -,.e. .-.s s..
The Attorney General in answer to
resolution of the House. has given a
able opinion. pronouncing the postpone
msut of taxes and tax sales unconstitr
tional. So that matter is. settled. ia. III
members generally do not look-with muc
favor upon the projects for postponin
the payment Of taxes. The almost unsn
nous testimony IS that in . majority
eases. when taxes are postponed. it
after the residents have paid theirs. ar
those who reap the advantages Of Il
postponement, are speculatiag non res
dents. who are doing nothing to ,mpro'
- and enrich enrich our State. = =. - -, ~
An amus;rgthing occurred few da
since, ,Spon he-decsion Of Judge smi
from !. seat in the House. somsiof I
member. haG been severe upon him. wl'
ON. good old soul. e ;ienily thinking q q
confer complimeGtgapsn him. and
adm mister a balm to his " 'undea -
ings. arose with. all the earneatee.s ,. !
srinsble. and moved that Jcdgs 'sm'
b. invited to /. seat ii tGs io65y p -. Z
A card appeared in s late issne o.
Daily Record. signed BY one Abrah'
Ellis, denying Ahe charge which We me
seainst Rev. Werter r. Davis. IN Q
G.. Latte, from this place. The RI