The Smoky Hill and Republican union. [volume] (Junction City, Kan.) 1861-1864, 1864-01-30
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GAY County, 1djaians c:n:1.r. Once, .nd ias Sam
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DEAR uxIox Both Houses of the Legisla-
ture are now in complete working order, and
Ftik. n4nnerip xhieh 6uAaespIis be4g li.s
patched indicates an early adioggnmsnt:--
There il general complaint from AT parts Of
the State, 1hAf TIE people az Z o|SerESurdened 4
sitk heavy aixes,'aad the hsLegislatarshas Jery
plsialy indicated its'iaseisonoss inaugurAss
rsssedshheGt a~heFevefit is possible to DOS
With this view, TIE House almost unsiassusiy
ordered Inc lJadeiafy4 commistee 4osTepoft .
bill tabolishing Tie Grand Jury: q This grand
jury system has been very expensive to Kan
sas,7 and we hope TO see II .abolisheds s'sim
'''A' bin has passed The House restricting
county taxes to ave mills onth dollar, II win
no doubt. pass the Senate This is move id
the right direction. County Commissioners
should be limited in their assessments, and as
the, law already; pgovides that they shall not
issue warrants for greater. amount than. the
tax levied for, any one yeay, the counties are
bound to keep, within their means. Compel
county board, 2 economic. and they will soon
lop off unnecessary expenses 1o s;nmszs
The much talked Of Henderson Amend
ment y has passed the House, and its friends
say it will pass the Senate. 1t, simply grants
the right Of way to the Hannibal S st. Joseph
r. r. Co. to construct q railroad west from st.
Joseph, in accordance with the Pacific Railroad
Bill of. Congress. ~ bji.c3 .vIL gocG s
bill appropriating Sa,5O0 for a Geological
Survey of the State has passed the House al.
most unanimously. "A bill is also pending to
establish an Emigration Bureau, with agents
at New York and in Europe, to encourage emf
grafton. These two bills are of much import
ance to the State, and if successfully inaugur-
ated will develop the, hidden resources of our
State and set the tide lofGEuropeane emigration
toward our fertile prairies.o s"1EIgisrpaa 9Gi
nATpsoposition TO- apend the Constitution 80
that in the future apportionment Of the Shtes
two or more Of the thirty settled counties may be
united into q single Representative district, was
defeated in the Senate 'Fhe Constitution now
provides that each organized County shall have
at least one Representative The moYing object
Of the change is to deprive the, thinly settled
parts of the State of Just representation in the
popular branch Of the Legislature. 'r"'i q :
| : A number of resolution asking Congress for q
grantof lsndsfor railroad,purposes are before the
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section Of the State is Railroad from j Junction
City to Council Grove, there to connect with the
Neosho Valley Railroad, in the direction of Fort
GibsVn.and Galveston Bayc The construction Of
that rad is the next in Importance to that of the
Kaw Valley road. and viii no doubt be endowed
BY Congress with a'liberal grant Of lands. Its
connection with the Pacific Railroad at your
place will afford an outlet to the mountains for
| all Southern and Southwestern Kansas, and
place YOU in direct communication with the Gulf
| ~ Mexicp l3n@Ufs nsaia< sH5t anl ~ nGt-
The bill detsching the Counties of Dickinson,
Saline, and, ,Ottowa from Davis, and establishing
q Court at Salina. has been defeated in the
House, The bill detaching Clay county, and
attaching it to Riley, has been postponed till
Wednesday, the Sd of February. .g;ii1g
| i visited the Adjutant Generals office yester
day. and was surprised at the amount of work
which has been accomplished in short q time.
When General Dudley took charge Of the Office
the only recofsls it contained, were two muster.
IN rOlls-one Of a company in the First Regiment,
and the other of a company in the Seventh Regi.
ment. To procure the records Of our old regi-
ments at that time would requifsa large amount
of work and expense, but as the records were
absolutely necessary to enable our brave soldiers,
and the friends of those who have died or been
killed in the service. to procure the proper evil
dehce upon which to collect their dues from the
Government, the work YVES undertaken It IL
still far from complete. but fthe Legislature will
make liberal appropriation for this Office it can
be fully completed during the present year. ''"l
q The 'irrepressible Sam. Wood is making a very
active md useful member, this session. GHeis q
good; rparlia|sntarian, and is emphaticaltyI the
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tnlse Passage Of The lincoln Resolutions. ssiio
1.-The following are the resolutions ,noni.
mating Mr., Liucoln, which received una6.
fnno1s vote :a-ej -asaisE ,btial sni isgg5i'
Ist., Thai. VIC haveltts utmost confidence
in. the. ability, integrity, and patriotism Of
Abraham Nncoln, President Of the United
States, and heartily endorse the great meas.
ures Instituted and prosecuted BY him, bav.
ing for their object the suppression Of the
rebellion, the perpetuity of the Union, and
the lasting triumph Of. freedom: 'di u '.ao
I'd. That We consider his proclaration Of
January 1st, 1863, as the, potent Instrument
in the hands Of Providence, will assurcdly
affect the regeneration Of the Republic, and
secure its re-establishment upon the solid
basis Of Universal Freedom; and that bis
proclamation of December 8. 1861, having
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