The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-01-18
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Correspondence of TEE News.


ToPEKA. 10Th January.
No unusual hustle here yet. Scarce half.
a-dozen members of the Legislature have
arrived, and the outsiders . present are
confined. principally, TO the lawyers in at
tendance on the session of the Supreme
Court. Candidates for the different Offices
of the Legislature are comparatively scarce
and quiet. But two candidates for the
tSpeakership of the House have as yet been
announced, 50 Far as am aware-Messrs.
N. s. Adams of Leavenworth, and F. P.
Baker of Nemaha = both Republicans.
Ward Burlingame of Leayenworth, and A.
r. Banks of Franklin. are candidates fol
Chief Clerk of the House. while for the
minor Offices there seems to be no appli.
cants. Doubtless they will be plenty enough
in few days. hear of no candidates fol
the Senate Offices.
1t seems to be generally believed thai
General Lane will resign his seat in the Sen
ate. and that the present Legislature viii
have successor to choose. The prospect
is inviting to patriots. The following are
the candidates already in the field, with pros
pect of great increase Chief Justice Ew.
ing. General Lane, F. P. Stanton, NJ. F
Conway, G. K. Holiday, Rev. W. r. Da.
Wis and James NJ. Winchell. Nothing can
as yet, be told in regard to the chances
Until the members get together, all specu.
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guessing.
The Supreme Court met Tuesday and
adjourned until yesterday for want of a
quorum. The first question that came be-
fore the Court was motion on behalf OF
Geo. A. Crawford, for mandamus COM
polling the Board of State Cauvassers to
count the votes which he (Crawford) re-
ceived for Governor, and which were re-
turned to them by the County Boards.
The Court refused to grant the motion un-
til the Canvassers had been notified of the
pendancy OF the application. The case was
then set for Monday. to allow time for Mr..
Crawford to give the requisite notice,
when it will be taken up for final decision.
Here again speculation is at fault. The
lawyers cannot agree-neither can anybody
else. And so the decision is looked for
with double eagerness and interest. Hons.
S. w. johnson snd Samuel A. Stinson, of
Leavenworth, appear for Mr.. Crawford,
and Elk Gov. Shannon for the State Canvass
ers. The case will undoubtedly be well
argued and truly decided.
Mr.. Hillyer, State Auditor, and ]. W.
Robinson, Secretary of State, returned night
before last from Washington, where they
have been spending some months. Mr..
Hillyer's arrival will be good news to a
crowd of State creditors who, by his alb
sence, have been compelled to wait for the
scrip justly their due. The machine u
has commenced to grind. and number Of
thousand dollars will be put in circulation
in few days. Great is scrip.
Perhaps you recollect that the Board Of
State Canvassers certified that the Bank
ing Law" was adopted. The announce
ment created some wonderment at the time.
The Constitution has very plain provi-
sion on the subject, thus: "No banking
law shall be in force until the same shall
have been submitted to a vote of the cleo
tors of the State at some general election,
"and approved by majority of all the
votes cast at such election The whole
number of votes cast at the last election
was upwards Of twelve thousand of which
the Banking Law - received 1855, or a
little over one-third the whole number OF
votes cast at the election, instead of ma
jority, as required by the Constitution
But then the certificate of the Canvassers
does not make it law, and the decision
was probably made under a mistake, which
will be speedily rectifed.
The vote on the Capital has not yet been
counted, owing to the absence of the Sec
rotary of State. Of course the result is not
in doubt. and the vote will probably be i'm
medistely counted. now that the Secretary
has returned. 1t is understood that Tope-
ka has majority of about 1 500 over all
other points. So much for sCork!
TOPEKA, Jan. 18th.
The Supreme Court room was crowded