The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1874-02-19
From the Capital.

We had expected a long and interest
ing letter iorm the Capital this week,
from the pen OF the editor, but the fol-
lowing extract from him tells why we
were disappointed together with some
other interesting facts:
you will have TO excuse my failure
in coming TO time thi, week. | am SO
oyerrun with local legislation that
find little time to write. There are
five county line fights OIL my hands at
this time, with ten sets OF lobbyists.
These in addition TO cattle trail'' and
other things ofminor importance keeps
me busy night and day. The
ten per cent. penalty extension was
busted for the last time YESTERDAY; on
teen votes for il. An entire
new road law has been passed by the
senate and viii no doubt become a law.
The congressional oppor,icnmeni bill
introduced by myself met with the APP
prova Of the senate. II divides tle
state up with reference To community
in interests Each district has its
railroad lines and common interests,
and the Southwest is made district
compact. The house bill makes three
east and west districts-thc lower dis
trict being only two counties wide
when ii reaches as far west as Sedg-
wick 1t is Il swindic OH our portion
of the stale but fear il will pass.
There are several new assessment and
collection bills before the house. NY
opinion is that the senate will amend
the old law about as follows:
That any person charged with taxes
on the tax books in the hands of the
county treasurer, may at his option
pay the full amount thereof on or be-
fore the first day of January of each
wear. or the onc-half thereof on or be-
fore the first day OF January, and the
remaining onc-half thereof on or be-
fore the first day OF July next ensuing,
and if any part of the said first half of
said taxes shall remain unpaid after
the first day OF January, the whole
amount of tax charged against such
person failing TO pay the first halt Of
the tax as herein provided shall be-
come due and shall be collected as pro-
yided bv law: and all taxes due and
unpaid on the second day of January
of each wear, shall be subject TO have
added thereto the penalty of five per
cent. and all taxes Tor preceding year
which shall reuain due and unpaid on
the first day of April Of each year, shall
be subject to have added thereto an
additional penalty of five per cent. !;
and all taxes of preceding year which
shall remain due and unpaid on the
first day of july of each year, shall be
subject 10 have added thereto an adj
additional penalty Of ten per cent.
And the county clerk Of each county
VII lut rtbpHt va 'pi'
and July, or as soon thereafter as prac-
tieabIe in each year, shall place on the
tax rolls of his county ia separate
column, and opposite to each discrip-
ton of property upon which the taxes
then remain due sud unpaid the
amount of the penalty then 10 be add
ed to such taxes rs hcrcimbcfore pro-
vidcd, aud he shall charge the amount
OF such penalty TO the county treas
uicr.
The bill provides further that the de-
lnquent list shall be published in July
and the lands sold in september. Sec
ton five of the act provides that the
interest law instead of fifty per cent. as
the law j. now shall be two per cent.
per month the first year, three per
cent. per month the second year and
four per cent. per month the third
year. The amendments upon the
whole are good but | have not the
time TO write them out, much less get
up communication for the EAGLE"