White Cloud Kansas chief. [volume] (White Cloud, Kan.) 1857-1872, 1871-01-26
Editorial Cerrcxpondcncc.
TorrKA. January % 1871.

TopEKA, J Jsuuary % .lS7l.
In the Legislature. comparatively moth
h.s been done. dnring the past week. ex
cqpt the election of State Printer: and
nO.:iing viii be done until after the SEN
atorisl election. That sbsorbs oil else,
end no ono will talk Of anything else.
The election Of Printer. on Tuesday.
.resulted IN the se-slecsion Of s. 8. Prouty
on the third ballot. Dsponsnt was
among ths "scoopsd," but be psserihs.
less appreciates and returns his sincere
thanks for the mlny votes given him.
lie .importuped no member IN vote for
him; he held out ~ isia ssments~or false
representations; and ha declined all pro.
.posei com mbinaiions. He therefore con-
cluies thst the votss east for him were
honest. and the result Of genuine feeling (
Especially is be grati6sd that in ths body
of which lie is member, seventeen ont
twenty FIVE Senators gave him THAR vo!es
The Senatorial question is pow at boil
ing heat. The town is crowded. and still
the lobbyists are pouring 10 from oil parts
of the State. The candidates sui conlin-
gent candidates are numerous: bat it inst
now looks as il the contest would be be.
tween CslIwell anil Clarke. with the
chances apparently 10 favor OF Caldwell.
The tide may turn al apy moments but
the above seems to b, the situation now.
Charges of bribery and corruption sre
11oat. They may be partially correct. but
are doubtless exaggerated. 1t has become
the custom to charge corruption in all
these elections; AM ifcvery member were
TO vote fr ON the purest and most honest
motives. uine.cn.hs Of them would be
accused Of having sold ont.
The Third Honse had its second session.
on Thursday night. and ran itself into the
ground. 1t went beyond the bounds o'
legitimate fuu and common decency. and
the House Of Representatives has forbid
den the use Of its II I'll for such purposes
in the future.
An excursion was rendered the Legis-
l,ture to Kansas City and back. yester-
day afternoon. A largo number accepted
the Offer. and enjoyed the indsserib.ble
pleasure Of eating late supper. attending
a theatre. sad i,lting ell night over
rsilro,i The uudsrsisnsd did not 60.
as be feared it would not be much better
than pic mic. From what We can learn,
we guess he was correct.
Sidney Clarke has rented room here.
and organ;z,d free lunch. where every
night are spread ont an abundance OF eat-
ables-with dr;nkables in tho back
ground. This Institution is known ss
the Bread Riot The army of bummers
is SO vast. that Sidney hns resorted to this
as means Of self preservation. Itwould
ruin him to pay all their bills at the hotel.
1t is reported that the police are after
Jennison and the BE Mn. for engaging
in an unlawful exhibition. Those who
were present say that the affair was high
ly prepuce seesing. but the m:jesty OF tie
law must be sustained. .s5starsv
Icame upon Judge Morton. late las I
r =. a..
night. standing upon one OF the bleak est
corners in bleslS Topeka. He said be
had Jury out on q murder case. and
they were not likely to agree. Ho said
he always made i, practice TO sit up
as long as he had jury out. il it was oil
uight; for then the jury thought the mat
ter was of importance. and felt that the
Judge was interested ia their delIbers-
tions. and they would not be liable to rush
to careless decision. ia order to get
away. saw the Judge again this morn
ing. standing on the same corner. lie
said the jury had not yet agreed.
There are several schemes on foot to
divide our Judicial District, and form 0
new District west OF us. 1t has not been
shown that our Judge has more business
than he can attend to: and there does not
. seem to be present necessity Tor new
ofiice, at salary Of 81. 600 q year. for
the benefit Of some ambitious, fcdgling
lawyer A salary of 1000 . year rs
tolerably. fair. and the State is entitled to
aIl,hs Judges time for that amount, il
the business of the Cousts dsmands it.
There is no good reason for creating
new District, because half Of the Judges
time is occupied. whom be 10 paid for bis
whole time.
Newspapers and postage stamps have
gene torousb. as usual. Not mnch sign
Of reirenchmeu,. as yet.
A bill Will doubtless pass. Il this es.
sion, enfrspchising ail classes athat are
disfrsnchised by the Constitutional
amendment adopted in 1867. The time
for this has come. q 80
Topeka is governed CO strictly Poritsn'
icsl principles. Of the old Bloc Law era.
They do not allow q cigar to be sold on
Sunday. nor barber to shave . man ou
that day. They do not sven allow the
street lamps to be lighted on Sunday
night. except 10 the vicinity oftbs chur-