The Wichita city eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1872-1883, 1875-02-11
EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE
The CapitAa--Ths LeGislature--The
Aid Committee-Our Represen-
tative and Senator-More
Clothing.
TOPEKA. Feb. 6, 1875.

<A10 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 6s0PA 1884,
tative and Senator-More
Clothing.
Topeka, Feb. 6, 1875.
DEAR EAGLE: Matters Of interest
pertaining to the county of Scdgwick,
as also the affairs Of the state aid So
ciety, landed us in this city Thursday
morning. Accompanied by our genial
and wide-awakc "crown officer" w.
T.. Stanley, the tedinm of a nights
ride wore but little upon us.
THE CAPITAL
Has never been duller since the day
that followed the dispcrsemcnt of the
free state legislature by Federal
troops. No railroad passes have been
issued this winter, there has been no
Cnitcd States senator TO elect, and
consequently the members have quiet
" settled down into private boarding
houses with determination to grin
and bear it.
THE LEGISLATURE,
As body. is the quietest We have
ever seen. A larger proportion of new
men are 10 be seen in either hall than
at any other session for many years.
THE AID BUSINESS
Is the Chief burihen Of their delibera-
lions. For twenty-five days have
both bodies been discussing the scores
of propositions for the relief of the
destitute. One bin appropriating the
| mcagcr sum of 81, 900 to pay frcights
reached ills final passage to-day. This
is the sum total--the only accomplish
cd fact. The amount would not pay
The freight on more than one car for
each county. aud should the state COM
mittce accept it, the amount would
only get us into trouble with the rail
roads. The moment the state society
commences TO pay through freight,
they must keep it up. Another prop
osition for $4,000 is pending, which
sum will be turned over to the state
agricultural society with instruction
10 buy aud distribute seed, and feed
for teams. Without discussing the
insufficicncy of the appropriation, We
would like TO ask what The Legislature
thinks will become If the starving IL
/ H., ,,,..,,.,;.ua2 Tho
ONLY PRACTICAL BILL
Out of the dozens drawn up, the onl,.
measure that promises anything like
sufficient means, in our opinion, is a
bill Of Senator Horizons, which pro-
poses, practically, 10 convert count,
bonds to the amount of half a million
into the state school fund, put the
money into the county treasures and
let .hc commissioners of each count,
control it by loauing to individuals
and by gratuitous supplies of food,
feed and seed.
THE STATE AID SOCIETY
Is in receipt of many communications
daily from the cast complaining of the
inaction of the legislature. Our ex.
ecutive committee met the joint com.
mittce Of the legislature yesterda.
aud plainly told them that we desired
to be relieved in accordance with the
original understanding. We told them
that their dilatory work had had the
effect to cut off nearly fifty per cent
of the supplies being sent in; that adj
vices of goods shipped had almost
ceased coming, and that the RESP onsi
biiity must rest with the Legislature
and not with the state society or il.
executive committee. We told then
further that either the state societ,
he'd been misrcpresenting the facts Il
the people Of the east or that the leg
islature was failing to do its duty
There were but two horns to the di
lemma; the legislature must either
dcnounce our committee and its mem
beers as impostcrs, or it must take sucl
action as the exigencies of the cas-
demand. Il would have been better
as far as the destitute are concerned
, il the legislature had never met at aA
| if by its. own failures and wrangles
dlstrust was thrown upon the action
and motives of the men who, as
> committee, are making such sacrifice
of time, money, reputation and rest
in cndeavors to supply the needy an
prevent fraud. To the sagacity an
integrity of our own Representative
and senator, Allen and ST. Clair, be
said, they are faithfully working fo
an adequate appropriation for relic
And right here we take pleasure i
saying that
DIR. Il. d. ALLEN,
The representative FROM Sedgwic
county, is recognized as one of III
y mos. solid and sterling members upo
e the floor of the lower house. Maxim
~ no claims as an orator, he is neverth'
e less ready DICTATOR, possessing cles
Y aud well defined ideas Of the needs {
Q the state. These added to his cxper
a cnce render DR.. Allen man in ever
= way competent to look after our int
csts. lie assured us that no effort la
been made, Ia fact such a thing W;
y never thought OF, as the cutting off I
i any portion of the territory of Sed,
u wick county. No doubt the tale WI
:, gotten up for effect In the local figh
COL. ST. CLAIR,
Our state senator, commands the r
spcct and confidence Of the entire SCI
ate. lie is fully awake to the impo
= lance Of the interests of the vast te
l. ritory he represents. A believer
l. the great future of this wonderful va
D, ley aud the Importance of an outl
d for its multitudinous products to Il
It Mississippi and the Gulf, he intr