The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1868-01-24
TOPEKA. 22d January, f8(


type, we iecieved the followir from our
correspondent: "s 4@
80 TorEKA. 22i January, 1858
The Legislature may now be said to be
fairly at work. The usual number of
pr eliminary and unimportant resolutions
have been passed, the rough corners are
rounded off. and smooth sailing aud hard,
practical work may now be looked for.
The newspaper question is still in absy-
ance. with prospect that no paper will
be taken. This will be a saving to the
State of at least SO .Ooo; and / will try
aud give to THE News readers fair state
ment of the most important action otkthe
Legislature, TO take the plaee of the pa
pers I should otherwise have been able
to send them. None of the public doc
uments are yet printed, and the most i'm
porlant will not be ready for circulation
before the first of March. Thus the
Legislature will be obliged to work COM
paraiively in the dark in regard to the
operations of the various departments Of
the State Government during the past
year, and the representatives. will be OBJ.
liged to forego the pleasure Of furnishing
the same Information TO their constituents.
| Party lines were strictly drawn in the
organization of the House, but the bars
were let down in the most Catholic man
uer in the formation of Committees, and
the Democrats gobbled the most import
ant positions, which is most excellent
preparation for Republican victory at
the coming State aud Presidential elec
ton.
| Among the most important bills thus
far introduced are the following:
To give $3.50. 900 State boods to aid
in building q bridge across the Nile.
souri, river at Leavenworth.
! To repeal The dran-5hoP sw of las
winter. ~ ,ss. .y srs-
To encourage The growth of hedg.
fences. u
To authorize the County Commiss;on.
ers to appropriate sum Of not more than
one fourth of one mill on the taxable
property in the county. for the purpose
of purchasing fair grounds for the use o
the County Arr cultural so,iety.
To authorize the County Commission.
ere of any county to Appropriate sun
not exceeding oue,sixlll of one mill or
the tax,b!e valut'iou of the county
for the printing and circulation of docu
ments and matters calculated to induce
immigration TO their respective localities
To regulate tolls of grist mills.
To repeal an act for the registration Of
voters.
To repeal the Dog law.
To repeal The Texas Cattle law.
To extend the time for the payment Of
taxes without penalty.
| Ir addition, there are a couple o.
amendments 10 the Constitution: one pro.
vidiSg for biennial sessions of the Legis-
laturs; and one exempting the property
of all persons who are denied the elective
franchise, from taxation. vt5r
Resolutions endorsing Grant for he
Presidency aud Pomeroy for the Vice
Presidency, have been introduced anti
indefinitely postponed. This acti1r, bow.
ever, is not an expression of the opinion
J OF nembsrs on the subject ma; ter of the
esolutious. bnt merely as to the proprie
/ y OF their being considered by the Leg
stature at the present time. The sen
unaeut of the members is LARGELY in f..
vor OF Grant. 1 judge. and it seems prob.
able that the State will declare for him
at the Convention to cleo. delegates to
the Chicago Convention, which is, un.
dersts nd. to be called in April. ya3
A bill for the appointment of stem
ograPher for each District Court In the
STATE. measure which would cost each
county in he Stats from $500 to $4,000
Per anuu N, is just being craei6ed in the