The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1871-02-10
FROM TOPEKA.

Since the reassembiing of the Legis-
lature, on Tuesday, business has gone
forward in a lively manner. The COM
mittees are hard at work.
Mr.. Stotler's bill asking for fifty thou
sand dollars to erect new building
for the State Normal School, is in the
hands of the committee on appropria-
tons, and will undoubtedly meet with
favorable report. 1t appropriates
$25, 200 out of the current funds of the
State for 1870, and $4,000 out of the
funds of 1871. 1t was impossible to get
$780, 200 directly out of the State treasu-
ry, and the extending of the appropria-
ton over two years was adopted after
consultation with Members of the
Board of Directors and prominent
members of the Legislature.
A bill has also been introduced to
authorize the citizens of Emporia to
vote $20,OO0 of twenty years 10 per cent.
bonds, to aid in this building. The fif-
ty thousand dollars cannot be got from
the State unless the city adds to this
amount.
A good deal of time has been wasted
over the attempt to get q postpone
ment of the 10 per cent. penalty for the
non-payment of taxes. The PROPOSE
ton again comes from the large cities.
They want the penalty postponed until
May. The measure would be no benefit
whatever to the people, and is general
ly asked for by large property holders.
Overstreet and Sells made the best
speeches against the measure.
A few local bills have become laws.
A concurrent resolution memoriali-
zing Congress for the opening up of the
Indian Territory, and naming it Lin
coin, passed the House and came to the
Senate to-day. 1t created an animated
debate, which was engaged in by Col.
Snoddy, Mr.. Moore, Mr.. Slower, Mr..
Prescott and others. The senate de-
feated the resolution, and thereby en-
dorsed the Indian policy of the admin
istration.
The Record of yesterday says it was
reported in Olathe that on the day after
Senator Ross left Washington, joint
resolution was proposed and rushed
through to the House of Congress, CON-
frming the patents issued to the Black
Bob Indians. If true, the spectators
get these lands and the settlers will have
to leave their farms, and if true, does it
not account, in part, for the intense anx-
iety manifested by "Old Beans" to Sc
cure Sidney Clarke's return to Congress
or his election to the United States Sem |
ate.
Both branches of the legislature adj
journed this afternoon until Monday |
afternoon next, to accept the invitation |
to the Senatorial banquet to be given
tomorrow evening by the citizens of
LeaVenworth, in honor of the election |
of Hon. Alexander Caldwell to the q.
s. Senate.
All the State institutions are coming
in this winter for heavy appropriations,
and there is some talk of bill to raise
An annual tax hereafter for building
purposes for these State institutions. A
tax of quarter of a mill ON the dollar
would be sufficient to meet the demands.
No salaries will be raised this year, and
'back pay" will be severely squelched'
Everything will be cut down to the last
cent, and there is strong feeling in
favor of no appropriations for new
buildings, or for the Improvement of
buildings. We hope to overcome this
Is far as to have justice done in merit
Orious cases. S.