The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1872-01-19
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ToPExA. Jan Is.
The legislatures in good working
order. Over 100 bills have been in
troduced in the House, and about
one-fouFth that number in the Sen
ate.
The bill to put up new Normal
School building progresses feyOra-
bly,. The special committee, headed
by Gov. Robinson, which visited the
school this week, make q very favor
able report.
The bill for the postponement Of
the ten per cent penalty on taxes has
passed the House, and will undoubt-
eddy pass the Senate. It postpones
the penalty till May.
+ The House had under considers
ton, to-day, . bill to repeal the in
terest laws, so as to loan money in
the same position as other commu-
nities-to bring what it is worth.
No attention isever paid to the law,
and Il is deemed wise to repeal 1t.
There was a brisk fight on the bill.
A general. law has been introduced
to enable counties to fund county
Indebtedness, by issuing bonds.
A bill has been introduced to ere
ate what is known as the supervisor
system for the government of coun-
ties-that Is, the election of one su-
pervisor for each township. This is
designed to take the place OF the
Board Of Commissioners. 1t will
probably fail.
Senator Bowers of johnson coun-
ty has measure before the Senate
to transfer the business of chang
ing county lines to county authori-
ities. The bill provides that the
question of changing lines shall be
submitted TO q vote of the counties
interested. This is q wise measure
and withdraws from the Legislature
question, which It must decide
hurriedly and often unjnstly, and
over which much time is wasted q
every session. / hope to see thiI
bill become law.
Mr.. Mooney has a bill before tn
House that restricts the count!
Commissioners from calling cleo
tons on county seats oftener thai
once In five years. This bill woul'
save much trouble and vexation.
The legislature has voted eacl
member so copies of a daily or 20
copies of weekly paper, for thei
constituents. This will cost thu
State about $4,000. 1t also pass
ed the postage stamp resolution
but Deacon Farnsworth, who ha
charge OF our great Uncle's post
Office here, is not able to ego it
provided he has to wait two month
for the pay, as he had to last yea
and so far the "Senator from Usage
weeps for a less obstinate and NOR
accommodating p. m. for this city
A resolution ousting the Deaco
would undoubtedly be very populs
in the legislature, If II would do an
lgOod.
Judge Hankley's concurrent res
olutions asking the authorities g
| Washington for two years time fo
settlers on the Usage Lands to max
payment for their farms has passed
and is on its way to Washington.
| Senator Whitney's resolution ask
ing Congress for the opening u
and settlement OF the "Cheroke
Strip" at $1.25 per acre passed tn
Senate to-day, and will pass tn
House at an early day.
The reports Of the State officer
are all interesting, and show the di
ferent departments of the State
be in good condition. The apprC
priations asked for are large. I
give some idea, 1 will only mentio
q few cases: The Auditor estimate
the amount necessary to meet IL
ordinary current expenses at $16o
600; the State penitentiary asks fC
ST., 900; the State University asl
for $4,000; Normal school, $50
600; State house, to complete port
co, ETC., about $50, 900; to run Sta
institutions, about 100000; De-
and Dumb Asylum, about $35, 90
1t is believed these appropriation
can be made without making IL
tax levy higher than it was la
year. Fortunately for the proVisio
in our State Constitution, restrlc
ing the State debt to 81, 900, 600, IL
debt has not been Increased an
and can be easily taken care of.
Two propositions have been il
troduced in the Sena G to call a ne
. constitutional convention. This
q measure that seems to be pOpula
and will undoubtedly pass. tt
people will have chance to decii
the matter.
A move is being made for a gel
. eral herd law. Mr.. Doster of NJ
rion is it's strong friend in Il
House, and Wood, of Donlphan
the Senate. The MEASURE has larG
number of friends, and a speci
committee of fifteen has been raise
, in the House to take charge of Il
matter. It will be one of the in
portant questions of the session
How do the people of Lyon an
Greenwood feel about this matter