The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-07-31
TIE LAMREsCE, . ,EnPoRlA R,,A
The saIlaans Of the Read Assured.

Hon. John Speer, the editor ct the
Lawrence Tribune recently went 70
Washington in the interests Of the set
tiers and of the EnpOria Branch Rail-
road, SO intimately affected by the Usage
Treaty. Mr.. Speer writes tOhis pa
per from the Capital under date of July
23d, and in referrloy TO the Treaty has
the following:
"This general fact, however, seems
conceded by all, that the treaty lies over
till next session, unless the President
should call an executive session, which
think is unlikely. Its friends, Messrs.
kRlioch and Sturges, have left, agreeing
TO put it over, at the earnest solicitations
of some of its friends In the Senate.
The most earnest effort possible was
made to have it pass, without the EN-
poria amendment. Notwithstanding
the recommendations OF all parties from
Lawrence, and from Southwestern Kan.
sSs, the treaty was printed not only
without the EmpOria amendment pro-
posed at Lawrence, and which we hop
ed was satisfactory to all parties, but
even without the useless original EN-
cities, towns and counties should furn.
familiar to our readers to be necessary
to quote here. 1 have the printed treaty,
prepared and amended after Mr.. Kali
lOcl's visit to Kansas, without one word
in regard to the Emporia branch. I'm
til Mr.. Eskridge arrived, on Thursday
the 9Th inst, the EmpOria amendment
apparently had no friends, and until at
ter my arrival, on Monday, the Dist
Mr.. Sturges had never conceded thai
any of the lands should go to the I'm.
poria enterprise. Gov. Robinson and
Mr.. KallOch expressed themselves IA
vOrably; but Sturges opposed. Mr.
| Eskridge and myself visited Genera
Ewing, to solicit his aid with Senator
DoOIittle, of the Indian Committee
Gen. Ewing conceded that the Emporii
amendment was one of great importance
and would give strength to the treaty
but, as the attorney OF Mr.. SturgeS, hC
could not advise it or use his influence
unless with the consent of his client
He gave us q letter to Mr.. Sturges, urg
ing his acceptance of the amendment
| proposed, and after much opposition
and, we believe, being satisfied tina
the EmpOria amendment had SO mucl
! strength that he couldn't resist it, Mr.
I Sturges assented, and we now have the
unanimous pledge of all interested il
the Usage treaty that one million Ono
one-tenth, as originally proposed acres
of average lands shall be set apart fO
constructing the branch from Lawrence
to EmpOria, within four years, or tina
the said lands shall revert to any rail
road company which will construct saiC
road. l believe and hope we have pla
ced this treaty on such a basis that it cal
never pass without the Emporia amend
ment."
This shows conclusively the wisdom
of the determination of the citizens o
Emporia to be represented at Washing
ton while the Usage Treaty was pend
ing. Things looked dubious, and ma
ny thought there was no show; but thu
result, as narrated in Mr.. Speer's letteI
and in that of Mr.. Eskridge, shows tina
the money raised here to send Mr.. Esk
ridge to Washington was we'll spent
We shall refer to the important results
achieved more at length hereafter.