The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1874-09-17
FROM TOPEKA.
AssembIage Of the Special session Of the Lesis-
larare.

IaI0re.
TOPEKA, KAs., Sept. 15.-The Legislature met
at noon to-day. There are about ninety mem-
bers of the House present and all of the Senators
but three or four. Hon. T. p. Fenlon was elect
ed Speaker on the third ballot in place of Nc
EekrOn, appointed to position in the United
States Land Office. Potter, the Speaker protein,
and Funston, of Allen, were the competing can
didates.
The Governor sent in a message recommending
that the Legislature contine themselves to the
business for which they are called.
There will be an attempt made to pass a stay
law, and probably law to postpone the time Oi
payment of the bonds of some OF the Counties.
There is strong opposition to making any di-
rect appropriation to the people. The Joint
COMMITTEES on Ways and Means are instructed
to report a bill to carry out suggestions of the
Governors message. They will probably report
bill in the morning authorizing Counties 10
issue subsistence bonds, to be endorsed by the
State.
The campaign will be opened in earnest here
on Thursday night. Several prominent speak.
ers will be here, and big time is anticipated.
Cusey is here, but is not increasing his pOpu-
larity a candidate for Governor.
TOPEKA, KAN, Sept. 15.-The Legislature met
in extra session to-day, at the call of the Cover
nor, to provide means to relieve the destitute
citizens on our frontiers made so by the rava-
ges of the grasshOppers. Owning 10 the accept-
anee of a federal appointment by Mr.. McEckron,
tnO ih'O SPSanSii q NO" ouO u"u ." oo ciOCtcu'
Mr. Thomas r. Fenlon, OF Leavenworth, was, on
the tnlru OaiIot, made Speaker. Capabillty and
experience, ana not politics, being made the test.
HIS principal opponent was Mr. Fusion, OF Allen.
Mr.. Fenlon, on taking the Chair said:
IL repudiate any idea that there isany political
sgnlhcance III the election. Weare called here for
the hrst time IN the history OF the State, in
special session, the Governor having deemed the
occasion an extraordinary one, justifying the
right of the power conferred on him by the Con-
stItution, and lhave no hesitation in saying that
my conviction is that any man in this house
who shall attempt To make political merchandise
of the walls and sutferings of this people is un-
worthy to be member of this body"
Both bodies organized in the afternoon and
the Governors message was delivered. Ii is a
short and business-like document, of which the
following is an abstract
After reciting the object of the call and his re-
luctance TO believe the emergency contemplated
in the Constitution, he says Since issuing my
proclamation conyening the Legislature an ex-
;ensve correspondence has been carried on with
the people. especially in the Western Counties,
and every effort made by the Executive office as
well as by the officers of the State Board of Ag-
rieulture, to obtain reliable statistics in regard
to the condition of the people. The result of
this inquiry shows that while Kansas a State
has abundance of brcadstuffs, much more than
needed TO feed her people, that that portion of
the State which has bepn almnst entir,lV nOnn-