The Leavenworth weekly times., 1875-02-04

: amend section 18, of article 8, of chaptel
= so, of the general statutes, being an act L
establish code of civil proceedings.
e By Nr F. B. Foster, II. B. No. 275, t.
fund the Union Military Scrip of the State
:, Of Kansas.
e By Mr.. Williams, H. B. No. 276, Il
amend section lag, chapter 81, of the gen
s eral statutes of 1868, Of an act entitled, "Ar
!, act regulating the jurisdiction and proce'
/ dure before Justices of the Peace, in civil
: cases."
The consideration of II. B. No. 2i9, to
provide for the issuing of State bonds for
the purchase of seed and grain for spring
E planting, was resumed from yesterday, but
no conclusion has been reached, and it was
, further postponed.
The State central relief committee is busi-
ly at work receiving and forwarding sup
plies, the statement of its doings, a summa-
~ of which was telegraphed from here yes
terday, showed what it had done up to the
. 18th Of JAM, since then its business has
largely increased and the proportionate
amount of supplies received this week is
, greater than ever.
TOPEKA, Feb. 1.-The following bills
were introduced in the Senate to-day:
BY Mr.. PETER. To facilitate collections
and reduce the expenses thereof.
BY Mr.. PETER. To provide for a stay of
executions in actions to enforce mortgage
liens.
/ BY Mr.. PETER. To exempt mortgage
debis from taxation.
By Mr.. Hopkins In relation 10 destitu-
lion.
BY Mr.. Maltby. Requiring railroad
companies 10 fence their roads.
Ey Mr.. Sims. Authorizing county COM
missioners TO issue bonds 10 provide seed
for spring planting.
BY Mr.. Crichton. To provide for The
better protection Of game.
Ey Mr.. PETER. introduced S. j. L. No.
5, 10 raise a committee 20 revise and codiiy
the laws Of S. B. No. 20, 10 provide for The
maintainance Of the State insane Asylum,
and s. u. No. "a, 10 repeal a certain act re-
lating 10 Highland University. Passed on
/ third reading.
A large portion of the ai;ernoou session
| was occupied in discussing, in committee
| OF The Whole, s. B. No. A, 10 abolish capi- |
tal punishment in Kansas, but no conclu- !
sion thereon was reached.
In the House, the following petition was
presented:
BY Mr.. Aldrich. Petition of NJ. E. |
Wells, and So others, praying for the pas
sage OF a law exempting all grain from tax |
alton 10 the first day Of March OF each |
year, held by parties growing the same.
Referred 10 the committee OIL assessment |
and taxation.
The following preamble and resolutions |
were introduced by Mr.. Angel, and were
adopted:
Whereas, By the 18th article of the
treaty between the United States and the /
Cherokee Indians, proclaimed the 1lth day |
OF Augrst, 1866, provides, among otter |
things, that where said lands, ceded BY the |
said treaty, were actually occupied by bona |
fide settlers, at The date Of the treaty, such /
settlers should be permitted TO purchase the
land they had settled upon and improved,
at the appraised value thereof, The said ap-
praisement 10 be made by Two commission
ers, one to be appointed by the said In
dians, and the other by the Secretary Of the
Inferior; and
Whereas, Aiier said treaty, The rest of |
said land was sold to Jas F. JOY; and.
Whereas, The commissioners appointed
to make said appraisenrent, did not appear
upon said land, TO appraise the same, for
about Two years aiier The date Of said
treaty, during which time large number
OF persons who were residing on said lands,
at The daie OF said treaty, sold and trans
fe. ,e, III ir claims to other parties, who /
were on lie SAME at The lime said CON-
mi,sioners made their appraisemeni, which
transfers the commissioners refused 10 recog-
nize, and refused 10 make arv appraise-
ment OF said claims, some 200 in number,
as near as ascertained, and which said
claims were ai,erward patented by the Sec
re,aIy Of the Interior, 10 the said Jas. +.
Joy. And where's, Justice Miller and
Judge Dillon OF The Sth Circuit, in The case
OF Joy vs. LangdOn, have decided said
claims were transferable, and the patents
issued therefor by the Secretary of the Inie-
rior 10 the said Joy are null and void.
And whereas, there is no way for the Sci
tiers upon said lands to purchase them un-
der said treaty until they are appraised,
and tie commissioners adjourned without ap-
praising them. Therefore, he it resolved
by the House Of Representatives OF the
Stale OF Kansas, the Senate concuIring,
that our members of CongIcss be requested
10 introduce, and If possible secure the. pas
sage OF a law directing the Secretary Of The
Inferior TO appoint another commission
under said treaty TO appraise said
lands, SO that the settlers thereon may be
permitted 10 purchase the same at the ap-
praised value thereof.
The only business transacted in commit
Zee OF the whole was a continuation of the
of the bill 10 issue Stale bond.
to purchase seed Tor spring planting.
Five sections OF the bill were adopted,
when the iuriher consideration was posi-
poned until tomorrow The indications
are that the bill will pass
A dispatch was received in this city to-
day from Washington stating that the Su- {
peme Court have affirmed the decisions in
The lola and Topeka King Bridge bond
cases. The plaintiff against Topeka was
he Citizens Saving and Loan Association,
of Cleveland, Ohio, and the plaintiff against
lola was the Commercial National Bank, OF .
Cleveland. Alfred Ennis, of this city, was
attorney for the plaintiff. The decision was
rendered Yesterday, and by it the cities of
lola and Topeka are relieved from paying y
he bonds, and it is estimated that about y
y 100000 of local bonds in Kansas aie
endercd void by the same decision. This q
s the first decision that has ever been ren-
Tered in the Supreme Court on the validity Ii
II bonds Issued for manufacturing purposes.
TorEKA, Feb. I'm the Senate, to-day,
leo. A. Eddy was confirmed as Director Of 8
he State Normal School at Leavenworth. T,
The following bills were introduced in the p
,enate:
Ey Mr.: Horton. To prevent unjust dis
by railroad companies and e,
in their rates for carrying
IF freighis.
BY Mr.. PETER. Relating to the running q
Il large of animals.
The most of the afternoon session was "
onsumed in discussing, in committee of the /.
Thole, S. B. No. 1O4, authorizing counties v
0 issue short relief bonds.
Mr.. Hor;on's substitute, to purchase
ounty relief bonds from the proceeds of the
ale OF three hundred thousand dollars of
he State school bonds, was defeated.
Six sections of the original bill were
dopted in committee of the whole, when
Is further Consideration vac r,osfnoned