The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1873-02-27
CORRESPONDENCE.

CORRESPONDENCE
(For tie CAisC)
LETTER RBoN TOPEKA.
TorxxA February ~. 1879.
EDroR cHEv;-There IL hut one week Of the ses
sou remaining and nothing yet TheE
have nat had time investigate nueh they
should The fact ia much work IL imposed upon the
members of the Les.aturc The country looks 70 them
70 smell out and expo.e an the rsscalty in the nation
which leaves them bot little time amend the Codes and
repeal the acts Of the preceding Legislature.
There have been something like thousand bills intro
duced and not twenty have yet become laws The men,
bers desks piled up with b they have to get
mp the seats when they address the presiding officer to
catch But they have prepared put work through
this week The only business done last week. the
sage Of resolution ordering the Secretary Of
State procure hundred and thirty dung forks
for the Of the members-then they adjourned until to-
day. When they re-aasemble, each member win take
dunsfosk and 60 to pitching bs from his desk to the
Clerks table. All that lodge fairly the table, viii Be-
adopted bulk: the othe viii indefinitely postponed
In this way they enact laws fully useful and
sary by the old method The only objection raised L.
that will give undue advantage those members imme
diatsy around the Clerks deak in getting their private
bills through.
The received last week. Of the report the Senate
turr. caucus called, at which hundred and
twelve members present 1t resolved to proceed
to nominate candidate far Senator al the Caldwell
vacancy and all present soemnly pledged themselves 10
by the deciaion Of the ballot then t.
ken with singular result Every present received
just vote!
As there was decision another called for
Saturday night which others bcsdss members .d
mtted in order consult and get sort Of express
sion When Dan. Adams In. hs had ball Of dough
in his hand saying that he street. the baker
about throwing out sour batch. and he grabbed
handful Now" said he, I'm shape out mans head,
and stick IL on the end Of and whenever
in we'll ask him what person the head rcaemblea The
man that gets the marks shall be considered the
| didate for Senator"
The proposition agreed and the figure stuck
up Sam Crawford started ahead: Thoman got sumo
votes; and Ed Ross got several "Confound % ejacula
ted big Western member; "h you going to all vote
for Liberals 1 spit the PLATFORM Thereupon. hs
elected teacupfu of tobacco Juice into the face Of
the dou,hhead and It down the two Of its
mouth HE'LL" exclaimed Uncle Chester Thomas. who
was present. IT know who il il It's Sprisgs. DAN.
| don't you think it favors Spriggs' Yea that's Bill"
Sprsgs went like and If the election had
of that night he would have been chosen Senator But
York Simpson Snoddy Harvey Horton and the rest Of
the expected here this week. and may get con-
spiracy that will change the whole business.
There is one thing you may bet IL tore is to be
vacancy this Legislature bound to elect if it takes AL
Summer They have but days left for which they
can pay. They talk Of adournns until the 9Th Of
March, then they will meet and IL there Is still vacan-
cy will adjourn another week In this way, they can
adjourn for weeks sitting day at time. until
the pay They have railroad passes good for the
session. upon which they hume and return free Of
| cost.
letter was received here the other day from New
York banking firm nquirug whether the Catawoosa and
|
They issued to the amount Of for the purpose
Of erecting gas and works and duly registered
by Auditor Thoman; there suspicious that all
was right 1t that since Thouan got his bond
registering scheme through last Winter he would register
anything for which he paid 1t is not known how
many fictitious bonds he has registered and thrown
the market consideration Of receiving half the profits
inquired Of one the other day. for what purpose
Thoman had built that railroad round house top Of his
dwelling and informed that he went there every
morning and evening" pray that Kansas may be relieved
| from corruption.
Recently in conversation with prominent German,
asked him why that many Of his had
gone back the Republican psrtyi He replied that it
was because the Republicans in the habit of nomina
tin. mercenary Swiss like Tloman for Office compli-
ment tn the Germans lie said they nigh; knock down
few Dutchmen murder their families. and make them
believe that il intended compliment; but to elect
such men a. Tboman Office and set up that claim, was
| more than they could stand
1t that the Pomery Investigation is sim
PLY trick to enable the members If the Legislature and
Washington at the expense Of the Govern
One by the members called upon tn testify
and the day. after reading the teegraphc reprts
Ben Simpson has them summoned tn Washington to tes
THY before the Committee. Already many
have gone that is difficult to raise quorum and it
may become Of necessity adjourn until after the
9Th March, Each member agrees to pay Simpson and
York si0 for procuring the trip for them This will bring
| them about s1JO0 divide between them.
Crowther Secretary Of the Senate Is the greatest hum"r
ist Of the The other evening" taking
quiet game Of jack together asked him what he
had with bribe money that he said had been
handed in to He replied that 1t only joke but
that he well paid for it help along the excitement
against Pomeroy asked him il he not natural born
joker; whereupon he told of number Of practical jokes
that had played in his time One Of them related to how
got Of Neosho County honda But the joke that
the deepest impression upon my mind he
lated of his boyhood daya child died in the neehbor
hood Before the funeral procession arrived he secfeted
few pounds powder in the bottom of the grave running
fuse up the in way that II could not be discov
ered When the burial completed, and the sermon
going in the adjacent church he touched match
to the fuse and concealed himself In the grass by
When the explosion took place the coffin flew twenty feet
up in air. and the people all frightened Of the
church. He says laugh yet when he remembers
astonshed the parents Of that young copae ooke
He thinks enjoyed than he did when he c"sene
cellar step causing his grandmother to fall into
| the cellar. and break her leg.
Remembering the eloquent sermon that Prof Mcvicsr
preached against Legislative corruption the time of the
Carney Senatorial election number Of old citizens called
upon him. have him repeat after the recent election
But he said he felt sad and wasn't feeling very well him.
self and would rather not undertake 1t.
Rev Liggett says he does not rrt preaching his
mon against female suffrage. long there such
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