White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1866-02-15
WHITE CLOUD, KANSAS:
Thursday, :: February Is, 1866.
Editorial COrre~pondence...
the Capital.
TOPEKA, February 8. 1866.

oo sies ohi oo'iuS ueeu ueieet'
ed in the House, a second was introduced
into the Senate. by Mr.. Barber. of Doug.
las County, appropriatiug the lands TO
aid in the construction of the Northern
Tier Road. the Neosho Valley Read. the
Eastern Tier Road, the Leavenwor.h,
L,wrencs and Fort Gibson Road, and
the Lawrence and Pleasant Hill Road.
The latter Road was stricken out, after
which it passed the Sensie by vote Of
20 to 8. In this shape, it win probably
pass the House, unless it is showed to the
foot Of the Calendar, and shares the fate
OF the numerous bills that are left out 10
the cold, at the close of the session. Since
the Leavenwortb, Lawrence end Fort
Gibson Rosd hss been included in the
bill, we notice that several members have
bravely got over their Constitutional
scruples. which had before prevented their
supporting the measure.
We had desired to include tie NILSSON.
ri River Railroad, from Lsavenworth, yia
Atchison and White Cloud, to the Ne
brasks line, in tbe bill; and had all inter-
ested in the success of that Road gone
into it, the bill would have carried in
that shape; but wo received 70 en-
couragement from them. and consequent
ly strength had to be sought for else
where. Atchison would have bacn vii
ling enough to have received share Of
the lsnds; but she has such deadly ami
mostly against the Road west through the
Northern Tier, that she uniformly op.
poses everything looking to tho benefit of
that section. If the people of the Tier
should withdraw the immense trade
which they pour into Atchison, we think
they would speedily have the best of the
Gght.
Several prominent citizens of Brown
County have been here. this week, with a
petition Of instructions to Mr.. Lscock,
asking him to support the Railroad
measure; but he still refuses, and saws
that whenever a majority of bis cons,i,u-
ents petition him to support the measure,
be will resign bis seat and 60 home.
The voluminous tax law bas finally
gone through Committee of the Whole
in the Senate. and will doubtless pass on
Its hnsl reading tomorrow. Then. if the
House has the patience to wade through
it, it will probably become Law. This
is consumm alton dsvoutly to be wished
tor, as it is a most important measure,
and if adopted, will add immensely to
the taxable property of the State
Among the important changes in the law,
are the following: Real estate is to be es-
sessed every year; the ten per cent. pen
atty, after a given date, is abolished;
lands on which the taxes are not paid by
the 10th of January. are to be advertised
for sale, and the sale to take place on the
first Tuesday in March; the so per cent.
on lands sold for taxes, is reduced TO %
per cent; all lands and lots hitherto sold
may be redeemed within prescribed pc.
riod, BY the payment of ten per cent. in.
terest and costs; the Assessor commences
his work on the first OF March, and con.
Times until July; and numerous otbe,
important provisions.
A bill has passed the Legislature
which will speedily be voted a public
nuisance. 1t requires the County CLERK
OF every County. every month, to ad.
Vertfss all estrays in tie Kansas Farmer,
ut fifty cents for each notice; and subjects
the publisher of the Farmer to a heavy
penalty. if he refuses or neglects to COM
ply with the requirements of the law,
thus, every man desiring tidings of q
lost animal, is compelled to subscribe for
the kansas Farmer; and the publisher oil
that paper is compelled to comply with
the law, willing or unwilling.
The Senate has defeated bill provid.
ing for q commission to reviss the laws
Of the State, at cost of from $4,000 TO
$4,000. The time has not yet arrived
for that. The House has rejected bill
which passed the Senate. to encourage
Immigration-in other words, bill al
lowing the Governor to sppoin, three or
four favoritss to make pleasure jaunt to
the East. at fat salary. under the pre-.
tence Of securing emigration to Kansas.
This result is as It should be. And there
is another measure before the Legislature.
which we hope to see defeated. That is
bill appropriating thousands of dollars
to continue'the Geological Survey. We
contend that the farce called Geological
Survey. upon which thousands Of dollars
have been expended within the past two
gears. has resulted in not particle oi
good, aud nothing has been developed
but what would have been without the
presence or aid of pretended Geologist
The appropriations from our Treasury