White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1865-02-09
Correspondence.
CFor the Chief.)
TorrxA, Kansas, February l, 1865.

(For the Chiefly
TorrxA, KANSAS, February l, 1865.
Carrr:-The Legislature have at last voted
IN adjourn sine die, on the 18th of this month.
I hope the people Of the srate will be duly
thankful for such adjournment.
Not only the people Of the State, but even
the Lane majority, should be dsvoutly grateful
70 the Anti-Lan minority of the House, Tor
the skin, Judgment and fairness with which
they have thus far used their power and expe'
Renee for the good of the State. Had It not
been for their restraining influence and legis-
iative knowledge, the House would have been
in inextricsble confusion, through the verdsn-
cy and inefficiency of its Clerks and weakness
Of fs Speaker. and have passed many foolish
and imperative laws, in addition to the enor-
msus number of toady resolutions which they
have Illuminated. l think the case not strong
ly put, when say that the Anti-Lane minori'
sy, by their ability and parliamentary skill
have thus far controlled the House in the pas.
sage of all laws. The Lane majority were 90
deficient in ability, that they had to make
Click, of Atchison, though Democrat, thei'
Chairman of the Judiciary Committee Of the
House.
stotler makes poor and slow Speaker, in
comparison with Kellogg; and on one or two
occasions. when pet questions Of the Lane ma
jority have been up for discussion. he has ruled
most outr.geously, and played the part Of
very supple tool TO the Laneites.
Tie Clerks of the House are poor set-shs
Docket Clerk spending most Of his time writ
ing letters in sbuse of the prominent Anti-Lan.
men, to the Leavenworth Bulletin; and ther
running to the same men to get the necessar,
information for keeping his Calendar correctly
McGrew presides well and fairly. Tht
Clerks of the Senate arc Capable and pret.,
fair lot, but can't equal Morton or Banks.
The Senate has no prominently outcroppint
Anti Lane element-thsse on that side bein,
quiet men. and not takers The Senate ha
not accomplished much in the way of work
and is not's Industrious, though in proportion
to numbers . far ADLER body, than the House
The members from your County are always il
their seats. Price has not, nor do I think h,
will secure, his seat; for the Lane majorit
have no idea of decreasing their strength.
This is the 23d day of the session. and bu
three or four bills have become laws-not on
Of which is of any earthly importance-one.
House Bill, for road from Atchison to Inde
pendence Greek; one, a Senate Bill, for Leg
islative appropriations; one. Senate Bill, t.
give power to County Boards tn contract 70
all County printing; and the other, a Houe
Bill, to allow Indians to deed tteir property
Quite number of bills have passed the House
though but few the Senate. or those rsssin
the House, the Senate ha. killed some. but no
considered most of them.
7 The House is a very new, and, parliamentary
wise, very ignorant body. The old member
of the House are, on the Lane side, Stewart, q
Allen, SNYDER. of Atchison, Karr and Rice. o
Miami, Page, Of Lyon, Leonard, Of Chase
Lowe, Or Doniphan, and Throckmorton, G
Coffey; on the minority side, Broadhead. q
Linns Sahpoeii aHu otrattoH, VI JonhSoh, Z "
ter and Gwartney, of Leavenworth. Click an
Benton. of Atchison. Rogers, of Ne,slfo, an
Russell, of Doniphan. Ofthe Lane men, Ster
art, Page and Throck kmorton are the ablest.
The Governor asks for 5000 for the EN-
grafton Bureau; and il is reported he will as
for $4,000 for the Adult mt General. which o
fee is to be rendered to Col. Cloud. The Gt
vernon recommends $4,000 for the Agricu!tur,
College, $4,000 for the Normal School. an
$4,000 for the University; for Geological Su
vey, only $4,000. Q.