The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-02-23
APPoRTIoNMENT.

Perhaps the greatest bore OF con-
tention before this session is the
division of the State into three con-
gressional districts. A bill passed
the Senate a few days ago which
made one district of all north of
the Kaw river; one district of the
two eastern tiers of counties south
of the river, with Montgomery
and Wilson counties in that district,
and the balance of the State as the
other district. What is known as
Buffers bill passed the House
after long and bitter discussion.
His division was as follows: All
north of the river except Leaven-
worth and Wyandotte counties,
were the first district. Leaven-
worth, Wyandotte, johnson, Miami
Linn, Franklin, Douglas, Usage,
Shawnee, Waubunsee, Davis, and
Morris were the second district.
And the balance of the State the
third. The second is called the
pocket district. Caucus after caucus
of the friends of this bill had been
held, and a solemn compact was
entered into by the members from
the north and south districts to
pass it. Leavenworth and Douglas
WINGED. All the politicians were
in the second district. The debate
on this bill was long and much feel
ing was evinced. Some excellent
speeches were made against it by
Sells, Haskell, Fenlon, Eskridge,
Holiday and others. But the
friends of the bill stood firm, and
on Saturday last it was put through
the House by a vote of 81 to 81
To-day it came up in the Senate
when that body struck all after the
enacting clause out of the bill and
inserted the dill formerly passed by
it. So there is a dead lock, and un'
less there is some weakening on tbs
part of one of the two houses there
will be no apportionment, and the
three members will have to be cleo
ted at large.
HERD LAW.
The herd law passed by the House
was fully discussed in the Senate
to-day, and its passage was recon-
mcnded by committee of the whole
1t will become law, leaving il
with the commissioners of tbs
counties to say whether they will
have it or not. There was such q
strong demand for the passage OF
this law from all the Western anG
Southern counties that it could no
be ignored. 1t is believed that it
will be constitutional and will give
satisfaction.
NIGHT SESSIONS.
The House have commenced hav,
ing night sessions and will crowd
the bills through.
LOCAL BILLS,
Three-fourths of the bills consid.
cred have been local bills. County
line bills, road bills, mill-dam bills
and acts TO legalize the acts of some
officers, burden the calendars, sc
They are a nuisance.
APPROPRIATIONS.
The appropriations will reach
about 100000, and the tax levy will
have to be increased somewhat to
meet them.
JUDICIAL DISTRICTS.
The bill to make a new judicial
district out of Greenwood, How.
ard, Cowley, Sumner, Butler and
Sedgwick passed the House several
days ago, and will probably be-
come law. There are several ap'
plicants for the Judgeship, the most
prominent among whom arc Hon
1. r. Phenis, of Eureka. He will
have strong backing from home
and stands good show of success
This is district No. Is. And there
is bill in, also, to organize the 14tl
district. And thus we grow judi
cially, as we'll as otherwise. Blu
there is a prospect of these pets be
ing squelched. by the introduction
of a resolution instructing the ju
dietary committee to report bill tC
re-organize all the districts limiting
the number to ten. Some of thu
judges complain of too little work
1t is believed now to be too late t.
get such a measure through.
The House has spent most of thu
day in discussing the occupying
claimants law, measure which
is being pressed by the Leaguers il
the Southeast.
CITIES OF THE SECOND CLASS.
A new bill has been introduced
and will probably pass, governing
cities of the second class; it wa
carefully considered by seven gen
tlemsn from this class of cities, an(
the many defects in thu
present law are amended
Under it full set of officers are Il
be elected this spring. I do no
know what the amendments are.
COUNTY LINES.
The Hutchinson bill to make I
new county with the town of Hutch
inson of the county seat has passet
the House, but the petetions ar
pouring in, and Senator Slower,
understand, will make firm resis
lance before the Senate.
The general bill on this subject
leaving all county line changes t.
the people has become law.
The bill legalizing the city bond
of Emporia issued to aid manufac
tories, which passed the Senate SEM
weeks ago, was indefinitely post
poned in the House, but the votl
was reconsidered to-day, and it ma.
yet pass.