The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-18

fees in the collection of mortgages,
ETC., was passed with q slight
amendment.
The jury bill referred to above
came up again, and it's passage was
recommended. It provides that
the trustees of townships and the
mayor of cities shall select for jury
men one person for each so persons
on the assessment roll aud no per-
son shall serve who has been ON the
jury within year.
Mr.. Eskridge's bill depriving
tenents OF the exemption laws for
debts contracted for rents was
emasculated of Objectionable feat
ures and its passage recommended
The committee on state affairs
made partial report, showing that
Mr.. Mowry forged the Comanche
county school bonds and recon-
mending his expulsion from the
house. Late Superintendent Me.
Carly and Secretary of State Small
wood were held to be derelect in
duty in purchasing the bonds in OPP
position to the advice of Attorney
General Williams. The testimony
taken was not read or allowed to
be seen, for prudential reasons.
SATURDAY, Feb. u. 70.
SENATE.-The first thing done in
the morning was to accept an invi-
tation 20 the knight TempIars'
ball, and the second was to vote
down a resolution inviting the
Chaplain of the Senate to preach
on Sunday, thus indicating that the
Senators, Mr.. Parkinson excepted,
think more of their heels than their
souls. .e
S. j. r. No, l, relating to article
two of the constitution was passed,
% too.
In committee of the whole the
Texas cattle dead line bill was re-
CONNIE nded for passage. 1t leaves
the road open to Wichita.
S. B. No. II, an act to repeal an
act relating to the sale of property
without appraisement, was taken
up and discussed at considerable
length. The opponents of the bill
said it would drive money out of
the country. The friends of the
bill said it would protect the poor
man from the devourer. It went
over till Tuesdy afternoon.
S. B. No. 40, which takes the
stray notices from the Kansas
Farmer and give them to the local
papers, was taken up. The Senate
of course discussed the price to be
paid, printers being the only class
of business men directly under the
control of the legislature as to the
pay they shall receive for their Ia
Dor. Two dollars per "critter" was
finally settled upon and the bill was
recommended for passage subject
to amendment.
HoUsE.-In the House Mr.. A j.
MOwy afforded food for debate. A
communication was read from ex.
Secretary of State Smallwood in
relation to the Comanche county
bonds, and detailing the facts in re-
lation to the purchase of those lu-
crative securities. The war then
ragged in regard to the expulsion of
Mr.. Mowry, and in regard to read
ing the testimony in his case. The
house in the morning refused both
to postpone consideration or to
print the testimony.
depression on the subject of prose-
ctuing Elk superintendent McCarty
and Captain Smallwood, which
plan did not seem to suit the house,
the further consideration of Mowry
went over to Thursday next.
Mr.. Brumbaugh's resolution in
structing Congress to repeal the
specie resumption act was passed
40 to 40. Fears are entertained
that the passage of this resolution
will not permanently settle the cur
rency question throughout the en-
tire nation, but its passage stopped
one gushing fountain of twaddle,
and left the house in better shape to
attend to its legitimate business.
The resolution relating to a furth-
er grant of money to D. W. Bout
well was indefinitely postponed, as
were several other resolutions.
MONDAY, Feb. IA, rs.
SENATE.-In the Senate a COM
munication was received from the
Attorney General stating that the
pay for publishing the constitutional
amendments last fall was regulated
by the statute of 1868, in other
words that the bills should be paid
az rendered.
The Senate, in committee of the
whole, recommended for passage a
bill which will save considerable
ANNOYANCE in c0uutv schooI 1ia.