The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1870-02-04
EMPORIA NEWS.
FROM TOPEKA.


bills are of no consequence, and are
meeting with little favor at the hands of
committees. In fact, q majority of them,
so far, have met with unfavorable re-
ports.
The county line proposition Of which
j spoke last week lie assuming new
shape. Men are here from north Lyon
and South Wabaunsee counties asking
that new county shall be made by ia
king IA miles from the last named and
ten miles from our county. They have
had a consultation with the Wabaunsee
and Lyon delegations, but did not meet
with much encouragement. This Is
different proposition from that urged by
Col. Sanford. While the people in the
north part of Lyon county are opposed
almost unanimously to Sanford's pet
scheme, they are said to be almost IMAM
imOusly for the new proposition. The
lobbyists who are pushing this matter
have with them the proceedings of
meeting held at Waushara to favor the
scheme. They ask the passage of law
submitting the proposition to a vote of
the people of the two counties. This is
a very fair proposition. Whether it
will be adopted or not am not able to
say.
The bill to repeal the law giving
bounties for hedge and stone fences was,
after developing q dangerous degree of
strength, unceremoniously disposed of
in committee of the whole, so that
wholesome law will not be repealed at
this session.
One of the most important bills yet
introduced is one removing the disa-
bilities of persons therein referred to-"
This is to give the right of suffrage to
all persons deprived of it by the consti-
tutional amendment adopted by the peo-
pie in the fall of 1867. Judge Holder
man, of Leavenworth, is the author of
the BILL The Governor, In his message,
recommended the passage of such bill.
II meets with much favor, the members
declaring that the day of universal suf-
frage and amnesty has come. We shall
not be surprised to see the bill pass.
The postage stamp resolution has been
up again, and occupied much time In
discussion. On Tuesday it took the
whole forenoon. It was tabled on Mon
day, and reconsidered on Tuesday. It
passed after long debate, and was
amended so rs to give the stamps to the
President and Secretary of the Senate,
and Chief Clerk of the House. The
Senate refused to concur in this amend
ment, and the House insists, SO there
will probably be conference committee.
The other clerks are electioneering the
members to put them in for the stamps.
The stamps will cost about 5000. The
time so far spent in discussing the mat
ter has cost the State $500 at least.
Speaking of clerks, / am reminded OF
the tenacity and persistency with which
big strapping men will lounge around
the capitol building for weeks to get an
assistant clerkship, which lasts but two
or three weeks, at SO per day, in State
script. There has been a resolution
pending since the second day of the ses.
sion, to authorize the Speaker to appoint
assistant clerks. And although it has
not been passed, he has been regularly
besieged for the '1ittle crumbs" by mel
who ought to be working at some goot
trade, or earning livelihood in some
other way. Dozens of women have alsC
put in applications.
Considerable breeze has been cfeateC
by a resolution introduced by Mr.. Peck
ham, Democrat from Douglas county
requesting the whole of our Congress
sional delegation to resign on accoun
of the numerous charges of corruption
resting against them. The introduce
OF the resolution evidently expected
would be unceremoniously disposed Of
and meant it more in the way of flu
than anything else, and it was, afte
much discussion, referred to selec
committee of three, with instruc
tons to investigate the charges. o.
Tuesday another resolution was intro
duced authorizing the committee t
send for "persons and papers," Thi
was fought vehemently by friends O
our Senators and Member of Congress
but after occupying the entire after
noon in discussion, and after severa
very funny attempts to ridicule it GU
OF countenance, it was adopted by
majority of two votes. So we are
have a regular investigation of tn
charges of bribery, corruption an
fraud made against our Representative
st Washington. And when it is under
stood that Col. j. d. Snoddy is ut th
head of the investigating committe,
those who know him believe it will b
thorough. 1t is certainly due to tn
State that the people should know Ii
truth in relation to the charges againI
Pomeroy and Clarke, which are no.
filing the columns of papers both
and out of Kansas. If they are NJ
true the people should know it. If the
are true these gentlemen should
hurled from the places which they di
grace, If the charges should be estal
lished. This country is in more DANCE
of going the way of Rome and the otl
er old governments which have bee
the theme of praise in all generation
since, from rottenness within than frol
foes without, and God knows it is tim
thieves and dcmagogues should occup
the highest places no longer.
TOPEKA, Jan. &c, 1870. S.