White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1863-01-22
TOTAx PAYERS.
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
From the Capital.
TopEKA. January Is. 1853.

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ToprxA. January Is. 1853.
Ifaman wants to be right thoroughly
"bored," let him be elected to the Kan.
sas Legislature. and come to Topeka three
days-yea. three hours-before the open
ing Of the session. From the moment ol
his entrance into town. he is bsset by
hungry horde of office-seekers. from ChisI
Clerk down to Page. who are eloquent in
extolling their own merits. and the claims
of the great section whence they hail
We know not how it is in other States;
but to visit Topeka at the commencemens
of q Legislative session, one would be led
10 the humiliating conclusion that two
thirds of the men in Kansas, expect 10
obtain a livelihood upon the crumbs
which they can pick up at the Capital,
in subordinate offices. Burly men, weak
IL men, with crooked mouths, men with
bullet holes in their heads. grey.headed.
black. headed, white headed. red.headed,
rly-headed, slick headed, bald-hcaded,
spectacled, sore-eyed, cross-eyed. blear-
eyed. one-eyed, lame. halt. fair-skinaed:
wrinkled, old, young, and middle-aged
men, farmers. preachers. mechanics, Ia
borers, loafers. pimps. pedlsrs. tinkers.
tailors, blacksmiths, lawyers, lads and
small boys, ore all in the hurly-burly'
scrambling for position. We verify be-
lieve there were. on an average, cozen
candidates for every Office in the gift Of
the Legislature. Outsiders were promis'
ing the Chairmanship of important Com
mittees to members in consideration OF
their voting for certain individuals for
subordinate officers; and men who have
been clothed by the people with a little
brief authority, had made ont complete
states for both Houses. and appeared to
think that their wish was ell that was
necessary to the success Of their favorite'.
The pressure upon the Senators was
brought to head on Monday night. by
a Senatorial caucus to agree upon officers
for that body. This was bard lick up
on the House, as almost the entire torrent
of refuse material from the Senate was
launched down upon the devoted lower
branch, much resembling an avalanche
from the heights Of Mount Blanc upon
the hamlets and cottages below. or an
eruption of versuvius in the days of Her.
cul@num and Pompeii.
Both Houses met at IL o'clock NJ, on
Tuesday. In the Senate, the following
officers were chosen in "lump." having
been agreed upon in caucus, the previous
evening: John Francis. ofJohnson Coun'
ty, Secretary; John G. Otis, Of Shawnee.
Assistant Secretary; Wm. Boul;on. OF
Femaha, Journal Clerk; Davies Wilson.
Of Riley, Docket Clerk; John Van Horn'
Of Douglas, Engrossing Clerk; Hugh A.
Cook, of Franklin. ssrgeant-at-Arms;
Leroy Crandall, of Lyon. Door-keeper;
Albert L. Bartlett, Of Shawnee. Page.
But little else than the usual preliminary
resolutions has Leen transacted by the
Senate; and, owing to clause in the
Constitution prohibiting the Senate from
originating bills. but little will be done for
several weeks to come, except Offering
"Buncombe" resolutions, such as recon-
mending men for Major and Brigadier
Generalships. etc.
The House. not having previously held
a caucus, consumed the whole afternoon
in organizing. There had been an AMI
mated and exciting canvass for the Speak.
ership, on the streets. for some three or
four days; but it appearing that Mr.. Kel-
logg, of Leavenworth. was the strongest
man, his opponents withdrew at the last
hour. thus giving him an unanimous elec-
tion. 1t is proposed at an early day to
offer an additional section to the Legisla-
tive article Of the Constitution, providing
that the Speaker Of the House of Repre-
sentatives shall always be selected from
the Leavenuorth County delegation.
The following are the officers of the
House: Joshua Kellogg. Of Leavenworth.
Speaker; A. r. Banks. of franklin, Chief
Clerk; John w. Day. of Jefferson, As
sistant Clerk; Mr.. Welsh. of Franklin,
Journal Clerk; VIM. Wilson. Of Douglas.
Docket Clerk; Abram Ellis. of Linn.
Engrossing Clerk; c. S. Lambdin Of But
ler, Enrolling Clerk; Mr.. Burgess, Of
johnson, ssrgesnt.at Arms; Edward
Cobb. of Davis, Assistant Sergeant at-
Arms; Mr.. Downward. Of Doniphan. Door
keeper; Wm. R. Griffith. of Shawnee.
and j.. D. Farran. Of Douglas. Pages.
There are two electioneering dodges for
these subordinate Offices. sgainst which it
il useless to contend. The man who can
show scars Of wounds received in Border
Rufian times. or the boy who can estab-
lish the fact that be is an orphan, is sure
of suocsss. We hear great many OF the
defeated aspirsnts complaining Of the scar
and orphan issues.
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