The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-01-21
WASHINGTON CORRESPONDENCE.


WASHINGTON, Jan. Ii, 1870.
DEAR NEWS ~ Thinking that a few
lines from the Capitol may not be unin-
| teresting to your numerous readers, and
having few spare moments at my dis
posal this evening, thought l would
devote them to that purpose.
In Congress the fight over the admis-
sion of Virginia is still the all-absorb-
ing topic of discussion, and the debate
wakes warmer as the fight progresses.
To-day the debate assumed somewhat
personal character in the Senate, and
several little passages at arms" occur
red during the debate. The Senate fin
ally adjourned without coming to vote,
as it had done for the several days pre-
vious. When the question can be fore
ed to vote the bill will undoubtedly
pass. But it may not reach vote for
several days TO come. Several impor-
tant bills have been introduced in the
Senate and House in which Kansas is
deeply Observation-Disclosures for the dis
posal of the public lands, removal of
Indian tribes, etc. The inclosed bill, in
troduced by Senator Ross, is one in
which the people of southern Kansas
are deeply interested.
ABILL
To establish an additional land district
in the State of Kansas.
Be IL enacted by the Senate and
House Of Representatives Of the Unit
ed States of Amey-icd an CONGRESS as
Sembled, That all that portion of the
State of Kansas lying south of the fourth
standard parallel, and west of the east
line of range eight, east of the sixth
principal meridian in said State, shall
constitute an additional land district, to
be called the Arkansas district, the To-
cation of the office for which shall be
designated by the President of the Uni
ted States, and shall by him, from time
to time, be changed as the public inter-
ests may seem to require.
SIC. 2. And be 1T further enacted,
That the President be, and he is hereby,
authorized whenever the public inter-
ests shall require, to appoint, in accord
ance with existing laws authorizing ap-
pointments to Office, q register and q re-
ceiver for the district hereby created,
who shall each be required to reside at
the site of the Office for said district,
have the same powers, responsibilities
and emoluments, and be subject to the
same acts and penalties which are OF
may be prescribed by law in relation to
other land officers of the United States.
SEC. Ind be it further enacted, That
all sales and locations made at the offices
of the districts in which the lands en-
braced in this district have heretofore
been included, situated within the lin
its of this district, which shall be valid
and right in other respects, up to the day
on which the new office shall go into OPP
| Grafton, be, and the same are hereby
confirmed.
Twill send you other bills relating to
Kansas matters when printed.
There are, strange to say, but few
Kansans i'll Washington at the present
time. Indeed, there are fewer lobby
members here now than there have been
at any session within the last ten years
met Bob. Stevens to-day. He had
just arrived from Kansas. Conway
our former Representative, the irrepres'
sible Amy Wilmarth, of Topeka, and
Doctor Root are all, believe, that
have seen here. Our members are al
busy. l called on Senator Ross to-day
and found him surrounded with public
documents, and hard at work trying tc
work his way out. The Senator is con
sidered one of the hardest working
members of the body, and is rapidly re
gaining the ground he had lost. wa
very glad, for the welfare of our State
to find that the breech between our Sen
ators was rapidly being healed, and tina
good feeling was existing once more be
tween them. Until the Virginia bill il
disposed of there will be but little 9th.
er legislation accomplished, but from
the tone of the Senate to-day expec
to see that measure disposed of ani
Virginia admitted at a very early day
In the meantime should anything trans
pire of peculiar interest to Kansas
will advise you. Y.