The Leavenworth weekly times., 1876-02-17

With probabie the rupture OF some OF the
arteries at the base. Death must have rs-
sul,sd instantly"
Ntr. Guynne, Attornev-GeneTal OF the
State, an,i -on-in-iaw oi Mr. johnson, Is oi
the opinion that he was seized with Vertigo
ard fell, as he h-d similar attack, la-iing
three hour, while at the O'Bsieu uiai IN
South Carolina, several yoars ago.
When the general assembly met TO day,
1t was Imm, di- teiy informed, by Il com
nunicalicn frum Governor Carroi, of The
death Of Mr.. johnson. Both branches OF
the assembly at once adjourned, end will
assemble in the hall of the House At three
O'Clock, and then 60 TO the executive man
sion, and escort the remains 10 The depot,
from where they will be taken 10 Balti-
more in special car.
The Governor said, in his oommunica-
tion, that Mr.. johnson died iron an unac
countable and unwi,nesSed accident. ,---
KANSAS LEGISLATURE
TOPEKA, Kan, February 9-The Senate
spent nearly the entire day on the proposed
amendments 20 the Constitution. One pro-
viding lor the appropriations TO be made Tor
two years one limiting the exemptions tcs
}l0,OOO and taking away the exemption OF
property iron taxation belonging To
churches, etc, except such As Is actually
used for such purposes, and third prohio-
iting adjourned sessions Uf the Leg islatnre.
All were adopted in the committee II the
whole, but judge that only the first will re-
ceive the necessary two-thirds vote.
On the third reading the House after the
routine OF business, took up the bill apprO-
Priating S25,O 900 for Centennial purposes,
and spent the enr re day on it, As we'll As
the special session last nigh, till midnight
The opposition is strong and better or
ganized than are its friends. Nothing de-
finite was arrived at, but il is believed that
the bill will pass when the House is full.
topeka, Kan, February 1.-THE House
in conn irtee of the whole this morning
passed a bill providing that District Clerks
shall pay to the County Treasurer ali fees
in his hands unc ,!led for, for one year, and
ii not done shall be guilty Of misdeinean-
or.
The committee OF the House on State al
fairs, who have been examining into the
iunis OF the permanent school fund, made
partial report concerning the Comanche
county bonds, reporting that they were
forged by A. j. Mowry, and introduced
| resolution that he he expelled, and
the evidence was submitted, but at the
request of the committee, was not allow, d
| to be seen or read, il is suppo-ed because
Others are implicated, and the committee
is not yet through taking testimony. The
report censures Smallwood, late Secretary
Of State, and Mccarthy, late Superintend-
ent, for purchasing the bonds in opposition
to the advice OF Attorney-GeBeral Viii
liams.
Mr.. Mowry arrived here to-day, waived
examination, and was held in the sum OF
s., 800. and goes to Dnniphan county
under the charge of the Sheriff to morrow
to procure bondsmen.
Witnesses from Rice county are in the
city by command Of the House, to tell what
they know about the fraudulent Rice county
bonds.
TOPEKA, Kansas, February 1.-THE
Senate passed twelve bills to-day, on q
third reading mostly local. One was to
take the publishing OF s;ravs from the X an
sas Farmer" and give them to the country
papers. One making portions OF county
attached to another, responsible for its
share of the debts. One allowing Leaven
worth county to have an Auditor, and
changing the annual settlements of county
treasurers from July to October, and one
preventing corporations from getting in
unctions restraining the collection OF taxes
The House also passed ten bills on third
reading. One was appropriating $500, to
pay for publishing the amendment to the
Constitution last fall at half legal rates and
half rates, contracted for by the Secretary
OF State. One was making it unlasful for |
any railroad company to construct, within |
two miles of the State line, any depot Of |
flee or lace of business, under penalty of
50 to S25 for the first offence, and 500 for |
each subsequent one. There is to be three |
sessions day Of the House hereafter.
TOPEKA, Kansas, February 15-The
Senate to-day passed n concurrent -resoiu-
lion 10 adjourn, sine die, on the 18th INST
IL passed, on a third reading, bill giving
the control OF school houses 10 school OIL
GERS, giving them power to let them he
used ior other purposes. 1t also passed 4
bill providing that cash should be paid ior
all lands sold Tor taxes, instead Of county
warrants.
In the House, to-day, \. J. Mowry took
his seat, and nothing was done about it.
The proposed amendment to the consti-
tuition, allowing the Legislature to make
appropriations Tor two yearS, which had
passed the Senate, was defeated, because
two other amendments were tackled on, by
majority, in committee OF the whole,
which could not receive a two-thirds vote.
he committee on State affairs will re-
port tomorrow ON the Rice county bond
question.
% PER CENT. REDUCTION.
LOUISVILLE, ky, February l0-At the
convention OF railroad agents to-day, the
resolutions mentioned in yesterday's report,
by which fares from the West to New York
and Philadel phia, during the Centennial
session, will be reduced, each way, % per
cent. from regular rate-, were adopted. The
provide that the rates from
Eastern points be settled by the trunk lines.
At tO-day's session Of the called convention,
it was resolved that instead of holding the
regular convention at Jacksonville, Fla, in
March next, the business of the same be
now proceeded with. An election Of officers
resulted as follows:
President, c. p Atmore, of the L. & G. s.;
ii. &. Wentworth, Michigan
Central; secretary, Samuel Powell, C. Il. &
O.; executive committee, W. L. Osborn, r.,
e. & St. l.; E. ST. John, c., r. /. & p; and
c. X. Lord. st. L., X. e. 4 n.
Tomorrow the convention will be busy
preparing the regular schedule of rates.
The delegates have been treated to steam
boat excursions, theatrical performances,
&c by local agents.
BABCOCK.
ST. LOUIS, Mo-, February l4.-Judge
Porter continued his argument in the Bah
cock case to-day, consuming nearly all the
session. He insisted that no tele-
grams or letters could be admitted as evil
dence, until, by intrinsic testimony, it had
been established that Gen. Babcock had
knowledge of the existance OF such q con- !.
'pirscy, and this had not been proven.
At the opening OF the morning session
Judge Dillon read decision, admitting
all dispatches which had been produced,
Except two, dated, respectively, December !.
ID and 9TH, 1874, about which he reserved
IN opinion.
The managers OF the telegraph Offices, Z
,ere and in Washington, testified as to
,ow dispatches are handled in their
,fices, and how the records are
,epi, and three clerks of the Planters
House testified to having received and re- r
eipted a number Of kilograms addressed to !
Mcdonald and joyce, in 1874, most OF them u
n December OF that year.
Col. Dyer then read numerous kilograms,
most OF which have already been published
The following are the most important ones
'ot before made public: r
Washington, d. C., October 10, Is75-To 5