The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-26
sed on Thursday. The desire for q
new convention is, strong among
the people.
ToPEKA.J en. 24th

the people.
gEg TOPEKA, Jan. oath.
The Russians have gone and yet
II Is cold This ia the coolest morn
ing OF the season, and ali who have
"wintered" here believe Topeka to |
be the coolest and Windiest place in |
the world.
The legislature proposes to stop
quail shooting, as the farmers claim
that quail is the only bird that eats
ehinch bugs. 1t was said that 5000
chinch bugs had been found in one
quail's stomach.
There is q petition here, signed by
seventy-fiVe citizens, to take. six
miles OF the north end of Lyon
county and attach It to Waubonsec
county. It is In the hands of the
indefatigable Ephralm Fl. Sanford,
and is ignored by nearly, if not
quite all, the settlers ON the six mile
strip. understand Drake, the rep
resentatiVe from that district, to be
opposed to the bill also, the repre-
sentative from Wanbonsee, 20 that.
our friend who has been waiting for
years to have this thing "turn up"
can wait the same as Wilkins. did
and come back and smile blandly on
the next legislature. In addition to
his other personal charms he this
winter carries q silver-headed cane.
All men of. his stamp come sooner
or later to cane, and why not
Ephraim? OF course. -. ''' - =,
The bill to postpone the ten per
cent penalty for nonpayment of
taxes metits usual and just fate IN
the Senate to-day. It came up in
the committee of the whole, when
Senators Mcclellan, Topping, Stot-
Ter and others piled ON to it with
their "vials of wrath" and the poor
thing went down-14 noes to 7ayes.
And ST farewell annual humbug and
fruitful theme for air-beating ora
tors, for this session.
A bill has been introduced for the
formation of a new district.
To-day we have had in the House
the resolution to investigate the
Caldwell Senatorial election. Tom
Fenton, of Leavenworth, offered an
amendment which sought to go back
to the election of 1867, and investi-
gaze the elections of Senators Pome-
roy and Ross. The cry of fraud
was just as loud after that election
as it is now over the Caldwell
ELECTION. On this amendment
Mr.. Fenton made a powerful
speech. He is perhaps the ables
speaker in the legislature. Cover
nor Robinson and others also made
: speeches, and Mr.. Fenlon's amend
ment was finally carried. It is be
blieVed that it is the intention Of thi
amendment to kill the efficiency o
the investigation. The resolution
now comes back to the Senate, ant
thus investigation hangs fire-be
tween the two houses. How tn
witnesses are to be procured flor tn
election five years ago, is hard Il
guess. .t.,s 80 .aso. . s-tE
In the Senate we had the concur
: rent resolution OF Mr.. Murdoch in
. structing our Senators ana member
of congress to vote for Sumner
one-term resolution for Presiden!
Mr.. NJ. opened the debate by read
ing a pointed speech to sustain hi
position. He was followed in
forcible argument by Senator Snod
dy on the same side of the question
The leading speech on the Opposi
ton side was made by Senate
Sears. Mr.. Sears is strong maj
, and il ready and fluent and MI
Prescott also opposed the passage o
the resolution. When a vote wa
reached, the resolution was delicate,
by majority of five. u.5
The prospect for the Normal ap
preparation is flattering. dove
The Republican Central commit
tee met to-day and called q Stat
convention to meet at Lawrence o.
the 21st of February, to elect to-
delegates to the National Republi
can Convention which meets il
!, Philadelphia in June. Each Rep
resentative district is to elect tw
delegates to the State convention o.
Saturday, the 18th OF February.
send the call. 4..
Emporians come to- see us fire
quently. and we are always glad t
see them. We have with US nov
. Col. L. N. Robinson, Captain Herr
= tage and I. Z. Perley.