The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1872-02-29
FROM THE CAPITAL.
special Correspondence TO the Times.
TOPEKA, KANSAS, Feb. p, ~

special Correspondence to the Times.
TorEKA, KANsAs, Feb. p, ~.
The Senatorial Investigation Committee is
still making haste to get the report ready
this week | am informed that vigorous
effort was made to prepare and submit the
report together with the testimony before
the assembling Of the Convention at Law
renee, but owing to the vast amount Of work,
and the presence of two or three additional
witnesses, the attempt was abandoned. The
report has obtained circulation that the Dele
gate Convention was called at an unusually
early period SO that the repor, of the COM
mittee could no: damagethe chances Of GER
tain persons in the State who desire 10 SO TO
Philadelphia, or influence the action OF the
convention in any manner. This rumor evil
IDENTIFY found its creation in the minds of
some men who attribute false and wicked
motive TO every decision OF the majority.
IS WIS predicted, the Senate yesterday
crushed the secretly planned and s,ubbornly
executed pocket District Apportionment
Bill, and re- enacted the Senate Bill, which
the House SO ungraciously disposed of yes
terday. This prompt and decisive action on
the part o: the Senate will have a salutary
effect in bringing the House TO proper real
ization of TIE importance of the apportion-
ment question. At any rate it is to be hoped
it will. 1t is highly probable, now in view
of the present complications that Commit
tee Of Conference will be appointed to
determine, adjust and compromise the differ
ences of the House and Senate, and report
bill that will ultimately become law.
Next Friday afternoon the appro-
priation bills will he considered,
and as appropriations whether just
or unjust, usually raise more OF less talk,
and in the end raise, rather than reduce the
amounts asked for, you may conclude that
the discussions will be animated If not acri-
moneous. because the modest SUN of 4 half
million dollars will not cover the appropria-
ton already authorized by the present Leg
islature.
Last night the House, in Committee of the
Whole, recommended the passage Of n bill
abolishing the death penalty, and providing
that a man convicted of the crime of muir |
der in the first degree should be sent TO the |
Penitentiary.
Mr.. Taylor, OF Alien, and Mr.. Fenlon, OF
Leavenworth. gave the bill a hearty and I'M |
qualified support in eloquent and enlightened |
remarks.
Mr.. TAYLOR said about the worst Use 10 |
which you can put man is 10 hang him.
lie pronounced The bill step forward in the
right direction. A movement towards
higher and better civilization.
Mr.. fenlon looked upon the law which
forielts the lie OF man SIS disgrace to our
ina, II should ne hio.ted from inc statute BOOK.
Mr.. fayne The anapie, yer plood-thirs'y
representative oil sedswick county didn't
want 10 see hanging prevented. lie made
lne assertion Una! mere were thousands oil
men on 'he lrohllei VINO tSsalueu the pen
would murder man just for the sake of get
lihs ,here, Pro,iueu 'ney we're .ei'aia lhat
M Haskell aid NOT believe the total abo.
lition of the death penalty would result in
absolute good to society. lie thought there
we're extreme tsses Oh : cii'le tlias soaiu oniy
held ,h,, The ojd Mosaic l,w~ssxb oso she'd.
ds,h mans blood, by man shall his blood be
shed'-though harsh and arbitrary, was
IN measure very !us' iaS. ,
,unro,t The Hill abolishine the death !. nal,v
He pointed to prevailing desire to run The
penitentiary on :. par with first class ho-
eis, and Thought II had little terrors Tor
The I.avenxor,b ,oca, b;,ls will come nm
IN the Senate probably Friday. The nett
ions being circulated in the city regarding
he building oil court mouse may change the
nan .. dc.ua ue "f I'm h;u "p0H 'n' 'e''s
"I H ~. hon.as .d;nrrnsJ las, ere,;,o mil,
.riday. |,
The Soldiers reunion will take place to-
morrow and the advance guard oil the
'ooys IN pi"e Is already mere. H.
TOPEKA. Feb. aS.
Yesterday the soldiers of Kansas, or a
arpe number Of them. met in Topeka and
,eld a glorious "Reunion.u The crowds
coming early in the forenoon.
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u" oe'''. ~ ."e ~, esle' o'ei
owing with humanity. The hotels were
,nmed from top to bottom, and likewise
,anv residence houses. On ton Of the
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