The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1867-02-02
OUR LEGISLATURES.


seems TO have laudabIe desire to settI,
down to business, and With view 10 facili
tate it, a resolution to meet at 8 insteAt
of 10 o'clock in the morning. has been
passed.
The House killed the bill extending the
time for the collection Of the ten per cent
penalty for the non payment of taxes
This We think is we'll enough, for if such
precedent was once set, there would Be
no end to such legislation. The bil
was urged principally by Lsavenwo rtt
men. and since it's defeat Judge lie
compt. of Leavenworth. has intr oducec
another bill of the same kind apPlyiug tC
LeaVenworth county.
In the Senate seven bills we're passed
in the House two bills were passed; none
of them OF special importance.
A committee of both branches of the
Legislature has been visiting the State
Penitentiary at LeavenwOrth and the pub
lie will soon know the condition of that
institution. ~
The Senate killed the eternal postage
lamp RESOLUTION which had passed tn.
House to furnish each member with Eve
dollars 5FV7th OG.pOstsgs stamps.
We are glad to see that the Senate sum
maria!ly disposed Of the proposition for q
Constitutional Convention. by defeating it
The old proposition which was before
the Two previous Legislatures to provide
for paying school district clerks. has been
introduced into the House. .afL
The tax laws are being amended in
many particulars, and the committee on
Judiciary have been instructed to engrafl
all amendments to the tax law in one gen
eral bill.
A memorial has been received from the
Grand Army Of the Republic of the State
of Kansae, asking that an appropriation
be made to aid in the erection of a mon
ument to the memory of Kansas soldiers
killed in the late rebellion.
The following is the vote for the diff.
ferent candidates for Senator in our Leg
islature. as reported by the Bulletin:
For the long term. Mr., s. G. Pomeroy
and A. L. Lee were nomenated.
"a The rolls were called with the following
result: --- 81 -l
For Mr. Pomeroy-Ssnators Abbott
Cooper, Dodge. Emmert, Fisher. Green
Maxson. Price. Riggs. Rogers. Scon,
Sharp, Simpson, Underhill Veale, Wiley,
Wood. Representatives Barker. Boob,
Geo. w. Bowman. VIM. Bowman. Bry-
ant, Butts. Clarke. ,Cloyce, Columbia,
Crocker, Draper. Dugan. E4tep, ,Faulk
uer, Finn. ]. R. GooEin, Gregory, Ham
by. Hannum. Harmon. Hasper, Hindnap,
Huffman, Jaquith. r. w. jenkins. A
johnson, Kendall. L, Kennedy, T, H
Kennedy. Kibbe. Killea, knight, Lane,
Lscompts, Lindsay, Loom IS Luce. Ly-
on, Manlove. May. Moore. Oliver, Palm
er, Power, Prxykylowicz. Rogers. Rupe,
Sheldon, Spencer. Spouable. c.. H.
Thompson, G. w. Thompson, Throek-
morton, Travis. Tucker, UPdegraff, Ven
ard, Way, Wells. Wilson-77.
For MIR. LEGISLATORS BIakely. Clarke.
Fostor. Graham. Haas. Harvey. Lowe.
Mcfarland. representatives. Btandley.
Collins, Connor. Evans. Fiickingsr. } q.
K. Goodin, Harmon. HolIenberg. E. j.
Jenkins. levitt. Mcintosh, Miller, Mob
ley, G. E Parker, w. r Parker, Rob.
Spillman, Slower. Turner, Willis. Mr..
Speaker-29.
For D. r. Anthony. Mr.. Alien.
Upon the encouragement OF the vota
the following gentlemen changed their
votes TO Mr.. Pomeroy:
Messrs. Lowe. Allen, J. K. Goodin.
Harmon and Miller.
So that the vote finally stood for Nj
Pomeroy, "a; for Mr.. Lee. Is.
Nominations for the short term bang
in order, Messrs. E G Ross aud Thos.
Carney were placed in nomination, aud
the rolls were called, with the following
result:
For Mr.. Ross-senatora Abbott. Blake
ley. Dodge. Emmert, Fisher, Graham.
Green, Harvey, Lowe, Maxson, Price.
Riggs, Sharp. Simpson, Underhill. Rep
resenIatiyes Booth. Geo. w. Bowman. w.
Bowman, Braudley. Bryant, Clarke.
Cloyce, Columbia, Conner, Crocker.
Draper. E.lep. Finn. Gates. Gregory,
Handy, Hannum, Jsquith, h. w. Jenk
inc, A. Johnson, Kendall, Kibbs, Killsn,
Lane. Luce. Lyon. MAnlove, May. Ne
Intosh. Mobley, Palmer, G. E. Parker.
w. R Parker, Plumb, Rape, Slower, G..
W. Tompson. ThIockmorton, Tucker.
Updegraff. Way, Willis, Wilson-60.
For MIR. Carney -Messrs. Allen, Bar
ker, Butts, Collins, Clarke, Cooper, Eos
ter, Faulkner. Flickinger, j. K. Goodin.
j. r Goodin, Hsnuon, Harper. Hindman,
Holleuberg. Hass. levitt, F. NJ. John
son, L. Kennedy. Loonnis, Miller. Nc
Farland, Moore. Oliver. Power, Przyby
lowicz. Robb, Rogers, Scott, Sheldon.
Spencer, Sp:Ilmsn. Travis. G H. Thomp
son, Turner, Wells, Veale, Venard. Wi.
ity-49.
For S. q. Riggs7-Mr sponable-I.
After the yo;s was announced. the fol-
lowing gentlemen enjoyed their woes to
Mr.. Rose:
Messrs. Scott, vsale, J. K Gcodin,
Hindman. T. H. Kennedy, Lindsay, Mi
Ter snd Spencer.
The vote was finally announced for
Mr.. Ross. 68; Carney. 80; Riggs. /.
On motion the joint session adioruusd
COL. WOODS AMENDMENT.