The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1862-02-22
FROM THE CAPITAL.
Correspondence of TIE NEWS.


Topeka, goth February, 1869.
Last Friday morning, the case of ''The
State of Kansas ez rel. F. G. Hunt, as. Cal
vim Meadows was decided in the Supreme
Court in favor of the application for writ
of mandamus against the defendant. The
opinion was delivered by Judge Kingman,
and was squarely decisive of the fact that
the act of the Territorial Legislature of
1861, attaching twelve miles of Madison to
Breckenridge county, although passed after
the admission of Kansas into the Union,
was law of the State of Kansas. A writ
of mandamus was therefore ordered to be
issued to Calvin Meadows, Register of
Deeds of Madison county, commanding him
to deliver to F. G. Hunt, Register of Deeds
of Breckenridge county, the record books
of said county.
In the afternoon of said day, the House
of Representatives, by unanimous vote,
resolved to impeach Charles Robinson,
Governor, Geo. s. Hillyer, Auditor, and
John ". Robinson, Secretary of State, OF
high misdemeanor in office; and appointed
committee to prepare articles of impeach-
nent and present them to the Senate. This
proceeding, though anticipated for several
days, created much excitement. The entire
unanimity of the House was unexpected,
and carries with it the moral effect of a
conviction. The ground of the impeach-
| he Of ho he
issuing and sale of bonds of the Stale. The
whole case is very plainly stated in the re-
port of the Investigating Committee, which
I herewith send you.
When the trial will take place before the
Senate, or what will be it's result, is still
speculation. Meanwhile, as soon as the
articles of impeachment are filed, the off.
GERS impeached will become disabled from
holding their respective Offices; and these
temporary vacancies will have to be filled
by the Lieutenant Governor, who will Their
be es-o6;cio Governor.
Of course nobody believes that Auditor
Hillyer or Secretary Robinson had any
thing to do in concocting the fraud-for the
reason that everybody knows that. they lacl
brains Hillyer's capital was, his reputa
ton. If it had not been for Bob Stevens
both would probably have found their way
into the penitentiary for petty theft; blu
Stevens showed them how to ena6ezzle
which sets a man up rather than down
The Secretary has been stealing candles
and paper and pens, and occasionally turn
ing an honest penny in tearing up laws
and bids for printing, &C., ever since HI
has been in Office; until Bob Stevens show
ed him better trick, and so in he went, il
his clumsy way-which finally let out tn
whole affair.
Gov. Robinson's place in the perform
ance is not so plainly developed by the ties
timonY; but his long partnership will
Stevens, and the circumstances attending
the issue and sale of the bonds, point t.
him unerringly as one of the partners il
the fraud. 1t was not to be expected tina
he would put his foot in it in SO green
manner as Hillyer and John W. Robinson
but that he was thar, there is no doubt.
1t is possible that the State may be abb
to save itself from the entire loss at frs
supposed; but the loss will be consider
able, at best.
The Senatorial question still remains 4,
stat~ quo. Lane says he will resign; blu
he don't oft, and hope he won't.
The money is out of the treasury, anC
the Legislature will probably adjourn in
couple Of weeks.