The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-24
LssisLATIyE AND PERSONAL sorEs.


dressed man In the legislature.
Mr.. Guerin, Of Sc. scott, IL the
youngest man in the Senate.
Senator Nastindsle, OF this dis.
trict, IL perhaps the most successful
practical farmer eud stock raiser n
che Legislature.
The "gentleraan tom No, ton"
Is the spread eagss orator Of the
house,
--KAiIooh. OF The Rense. hos been
laid mp at the Tefit house for some
days with sore throat
Senator Brandlcy IS "a fne
Artist--aImost equal 10 Mast, and
viii make some Iaughable pictures
during The eeseiOB.
z -Nurdeek Is chalrman OF The
raiiroaa committee again.
~AcEa<land L. chalrmsn o! the
Senates judiciary committee. lie
oace heid tho sArns positioa in the
Ohio Senate, and is well quahaed,
bat we think Judge Price ought TO
hare lad tho Plsee il hs wanted it.
Prtce has been ia the State many
years, has been ID. former Iegisla-
turss, District lodge. was in the
army from Kansas. and Is q NAN of
fine abilities and ought not 10
be catrauSed u0!ess on tha beat
grounds.
~. Il. Hunter representative
froR the northern and eastern die
trict Of this county has already &C.
eupied ths floor several times, and il
taking an sctlvo part In the proceed.
iDgs OF the House.
Col. Robinson, of THE district,
u going TO Ventilsts The proposition
20 open the Iuoian Territory, which
win como before the House in q
few days Ia the shape Of q memorial
30 Congress. No man Is better
posted about that country, and the
condition aud wants Of the Indians
than the COIeueI, and his speech will
be Interesting.
-SFANDINa Constructive
pUblIsh the standing Committees OF
the SenDte and House entire In an.
other plaOs, so that all our readers
may know how they have been
rested. go far az our own districts
ere concerned, We believe ell are
satisfied. Mr.. Martiudale taxes the
came place IN the Senate be foEmOrly
took II tbs House, to-wit: chair
man OF thu agricultural committee.
He Is also Wember OF the ways
and means committee, O very I'M
portant place, member Of the COM
nittees on banks and banking, en-.
rolled bills, horticulture and pomoi-
ogy. Col. Robinson IL chairman of
tho committee on public institu-
tons, one Of the Leading positions,
and IL second on the railroad con-
mIttee. J. n. Hunter, who Is In bis
third session, aud was entitled 20 q
craftsmanship II no desired 10, has his
hands fuh a. q member Of the ways
and means, and sppertios9aans COM
mittzes. These meet aSRDst every
night. and Hunter VIII guard the
public Interests with 3delity.
Tho iFrePressib.e c. .. Butler,
who cannot be heaten In CoEsy
was one OF the leading
members OF tho House for two
years, and II We arc not mistaken
will make himself felt In the pres
eat Senate. He IL q mau OF ability
aud activity. We do not know
whether he will try the 'poeket"
npportioomeIt scbsme this winter
or not, but Il be gets after that
thing he will be apt to naks the
SUR ny" from The members In said
pocket"
Tho Stevens dramatic troupe
gave eHoelleRt entertainments ct the
Topeka opera house last week, and
vac but poorly patrOnised.
That vas . rough joke 3 couple
Of Do0glas county parties played,
the other night, on q certain Law.
renee deacon, who has figured rore
Or less prominently In our State aE-
fAire. He iefS the capital on the
next train, Q saddee IL not q wiser
man. The bump OF caution will
be developed In his crani-
am He will be apt 20 '9ook . /
Ieodie ord" hereafter. before engAg-
ing In such dIsrSputable business.
ARwsPAPxSs.-Ths more the PEG
ple cry for economy the moro eK.
travagAnt each Legislature seems to
get. II is really the small itsns
hat make the largo appropriations.
rhe Hoose passed Q resolution the
cthsc day almost without attentlou,
70 furnish each member with so cop
Iss % Q daily Paper pubiIshiag SAs
proceedings. These viii
lost $50 each. or S75 fee each
member during The sessiOs. Total
he snug SUN OF $1,000 II seems
10 rs eYeSstepplng TIA bounds OF
reason sSd decency. Previous 90
'ast winter theFa bad never been
over 10 papers voted to each mem.
Der. Last winter 20 were voted,
Md that wes thought extravAeanG.
u these papers weso Of any psrtic-
alar benefit to tho people there
would be no objection to It. But
rom the very nature OF tho pro-
no one gets . counscted
history OF any measure before the
'Ody. The county papers give the |
features OF the proceedings,
nd the action of choir respective |
One voter hes a. good q
light to Q daily paper as another
nd IL IL not fair nor lust 60 furuIah |
he fOw 10 each distrSot with papera !
rom tho public tressaFy.
-TAree-fOurths OF tho bIllaGhus
- LesFedaesa are PsiFsse l9 sAdr'