, 1866-02-10
FROM KANSAS,
Legislative and General News
Summary.

Progress OF Railroad Enterprise in
Kan&aa-The Pacific Ratlroad-Mat-
terr at The State GaPiI2I-Tne Saline
Wealth Of The Sta1c.
Especial Correspondence Chicago Tribuue.1
TorEKA, Feu,2.
Towns and embryo cities are rapidly
sprinsing up along the line of the Pacific Rail
road. It courses the valley Of the Kansas
running the entire distance of the
State from east to west This Is
one Of the richest and most produc-
tive valleys in the West. Farms aee rnpidly
being opened up and stock, in tho growth Of
which this State Is specially adapted. Il being
driven In in very Mrge numbers. The COM
pletion Of the road to the city Of Lawrence
gave = wonderful impetus to trade and i'm
prorcment. Over forty stores were built
there last season. The completion of the
road to
has given new vigor and life to bushess4nter-
ests here. The cap'ta1 of Kansas now has d.
rect railroad and telegruphic communications
With gill Eastern eltles- There azc many neat
and substantial private residences, built
mostly of stone aud brick. The town has ten
wholesale and retail dry goods stores, eight
grocery stores. sir churches, five cabinet and
furniture stores, t1fteen lawyers, scven Physi-
clans, two hotels and three commission houses,
one OF which has for its prop1etora Ncssss.
Munro & Brown, who have large business &C.
qualn!ances and references In Chicago. Among
the educational institutions here now In ac-
tual aid successful operation arc Lincoln Col
1ege-the " monumental col1eee'' of Kansas
and the West-a fine Union School house, the
Kansas SAte an4 NationAl business sr Solleee,
ana .ne at4peha Ietaae ~ ssIAiy .,,.t llere ~
tn!ee "e1touaucteo Ae"epapees pAoAeued
IN ILLS place.
BALE or AGRICULTURAL COLLEGE LANDS.
A bill has passed the Legislature providing
for the sale Of the Agricultural College lands,
ct minimum price Of &4.00 per acre. There
arc 90, ,ooO acrcs Of land to be sold. The State
Agricultural college, located ct Manhattan,
Is IN prosperous conoltlon, and nas large
number Of studenta In attendance.
i LAND GRAB.
A huge crab was made for 100000 acres of
land donafed BIZ Congress to tie gtate Tor
internal Improvements, IN aid Of certain myth
icnl RAILROADS.. The bill passed the Senate,
of bare1
ticker, and sale not being strong enough to
carry It through.
TEE SUFFRAGE QUESTION.
rhs senote has nnsscd r I'm snl,mit,,nr tn
az 1e Senuse ,.a9 f. ot n,nsnd ~ "
,ns RGios = ~ a,o9 20 IN rnte @ %n
- aIis.r s,,d renntra tbe1T ~ d. militia dn1v
4 s3,ns,,q -, n+nnns;tSon has haen deteate1 t.
1hc House. huf that bndv NAV reyerse its dc.
cisiou, Many who are II favor Of allowing
co1ored people 10 rote oppose submitting the
question 10 The people at the ensuing cleo.
tion, fearing that 1t Would be rejected by the
people. They takc counsel Of theIs fears, and
dare not trust to justice and an enlightened
pnbllc conscience. Connectlcut, Wisconsin,
Minnesota and Colorado have decided against
impartial manhood suffrage, but the day ma.
not pe distant when those States VIII be
| heartily ashamed Of their coWardlco and tom
porary estrangement from the principles O.
pnisefsal )ust'ce. ..--........--....-
| FHoPosAlT TO ERECT cAP1Iot. nu1IplSos.
1 Mr. Wing, the architect, believe Of tht
capitol buildings at Madison, Wis, has madt
1--WE diagrams, plans and specifications fol
capitol buildings for this State. The build
Iucs when completed viii cost Sa75, 900. 1t !!
proposed 10 commence the erection of ont
wing OF The buildings this season. The Hons.
L. considering bill for this purpose. ant
ice Of the Whole to appropriate $4,000 t,
commeuce the work. There Is abundance o
fock for building material, OF a Buperio
quality, in this immediate vicinity. Whit,
rnagnesian limestone, of which the front IS t
be built, fs+tound here, and beautiful speci
men Of vartegated marble, that finishes will
an extremely fne polish, has lately been dls
covered IN apparently ine1hnnstible quaint
tics near Fort Scott, In the Southern part Q
The State.
+ SALT II KANSAS.
I That Kansas will toon become the prca
.ait. .nroducjpr State Of the Union there S III
lie nHcstjon, i nm sure some OF the man
thoH1sand H cani,aiists who read tie TR,uUS
.G .r;,, ,>s o-ctided in har,ns me- condense in ID