White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1862-02-20
I1DIToRIAL CORRESPONDENCE.I

I1DIToRIAL cORRESPONDENCE.I
Doinss ct the Capital.
TorrKA. Feb. Il. 1852.
The Legislature, We presume the pub
lie know, is still in session: If they don't
know, it matters not-ths fact will be
found in the tax-bill. But work IL being
pushed rather more briskly than at the
beginning of the session: whether that
work will amount to anything Of conss.
susucs, remains to bs seen. There have
been over one hundred and ten bills in
troduced, and number are disposed Of
every day.
The most exciting bill under consid-
GRAFTON during the week. was an act to
tax.does-at le.s. le.s!, 4: we may judge from
the interest taken in the matter. The
bill was finally defeated. through the per.
sonal influence Of the gentleman from
Nsmaha," who passed through the Hall,
soliciting votes against it. The dogs are
not yet friendless.
Another measure, which has passed the
House, and is now before the Senate, is
Q memorial to extinguish various Indian
titles in Kansas, embracing. in fact. nearly
all the Indian Reservations in the State.
There has likewise been much debate
upon the Government tax. Several prop
ositions have been offered. One asks
Government to receive Kansas bonds in
payment. Another, asks Government to
assume the Territorial debt, end to con-
consider the s71 900 paid upon it. Still
another proposes that Kansas undertake.
the collection of tho tax, and thus save
Is per cent. A fourth proposes to let
Government go ahead and collect the tax,
as prescribed by the law Of Congress.
There is . good deal to be said for and
against each of the four plans. and it is
hard to tell which would prove the most
beneficial to the people in the end.
A Joint Resolution was offered, in the
House. to-day asking Congress to con-
6scate the slaves of rebels, and to arm
and employ negroes and Indians in the
military service. Also, q resolution in
structing the Judiciary Committee to re-
port bill con6scating the lands of traitors
in Kansas. What is significant in the
of these measures. is the fact
that they were proposed by GA. Rey-
nolds. of Bourbon, who has always been
. Democrat.
By invitation of the House, Marcus j.
Parrott and F. P. Stanton will speak
lpon the war question. in this place.
Stanton speaks tonight; Psrrott will
make his appointment in due time.
The great excitement is the recent Bond
'windls. perpetrated at the expense Of the
State. The investigating committee have
-eported and offered resolution of i'm.
,eachemnt of Gov. Robinson, Secretary
Robinson. and Auditor Hillyer. The ,
Iouse spent this aftsrnoon:.in the discus {
ion Of the report. and vast amount of
loquence, pathos, patriotism. spread
'agle and bosh were expended upon the !
ubject. During the debate the House
md lobby were crowded with people.
many ladies being present. The resolu-
ion was unanimously adopted. There
ore, the Senate will have the impeach-
nent case to try which promises to be .
sdious job. l.
Transactions have been divulged. which
lace the Governor, Auditor and Secre- '
ary in . bad light. We still believe {
hat some of the officers have been in the i
lands of shsrpsrs who have taken sdvan- t
age of them, and they must suffer for it.
Bot from the testimony in the case. We .
hink Senator Pomeroy. (if not others at /
Washingtou.) are partly resposible for 4
be swindle. inasmueh as it was BY his 1;
Idvice thst the whole business of negoti-
ting the bonds was intrusted to R. s.
Stevens, who pocketed the profits. +,
The investigating committee were all /;
abid Lane men, and Lane bitterness
ropped out all over the proceedings. r
This placed those in delicate situation.
vho desired to do justice to the interests
4 the State. and at the same time did
,ot want to mix themselves up in Lanes
'srsonal wrangles.
One circumstances operated more than
II others combined, in settling the House :
irmly in favor ofimmediate impeachment. /
md probably precipitatsd the matter so
hortly after the report of the COMMITTEES.
suit had been ordered by the State. to
,ecover from r. s. Stevens the money
,slonging to the State, and his property
was about being attached. He had been
,efors the Committee. who propounded
% him the question. whether Gov: Rob-
nsou had received any Of the proceeds Of
bs sals of bonds. This he declined to
answer. The Committee permitted him =
o step out Of the room. until they con-
,ulted with reference to his reply. hs