The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1876-02-25
WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 16.

Petitions are constantly pouring
in against the herd law. There has
been no attempt at 8 general law,
ard probably will not be.
SENATE. - Passed the resolution
which had cost so much windy de-
bate in the House, asking Congress
to repeal the resumption act. The
country mourns. State senstes are
ungrateful.
The special committee on the pub
LEGATION of additional copies of the
agricultural report recommend that
5000 copies be printed in the form
of the first edition, and Ii, 900 copies
of it in a condensed form.
The act to repeal the act allowing
"waiver of appraisement," was de-
feated on the second reading.
The bill to provide for three per-
sons to have charge of the public
institutions of the State, passed.
This is q true move toward reform.
The bill making an appropriation
to pay for publishing the constitu-
tional amendments was amended,
making the amount ST, Psi, and pass
cd. We are glad the Senate has
placed itself on the side of Justice,
and that it lie not willing to lend it.
self to the effort to violate the con-
tract of the State, and thereby rob
the newspaper publishers of their
dues. OF course old Maltby (respect
is out of the question: a bowling
Reformer, who talks through bis
nose. and is said to be rich, urged
that this outrage be perpetrated.
Why don't the old hypocrite pro-
pose to take half pay himself, if he
10 in earnest about reform? He is
one of the kind who is willing to
reform money out of the poor mans
pocket, but not out of his own. He
ought TO learn the important lesson
that reforms begins at home"
A bill appropriating 81 800 to pay
the expenses of ferreting out the
school bond frauds, was up, and af-
ter some discussion was lad over to
have the items put in print. AS
curious as 1t may seem two Senators,
Parkinson and Robinson, oppose the
appropriation because it is not Ger
tain that other parties besides those
arrested may be guilty. We venture
the assertion that if the State officers
had taken no steps to search out the
frauds and arrest the guilty parties,
that some Senators would have
''msde Rome howl" over their fail
ure to do their duty. This may be
craftsmanship but we fail to see it.
House. - The proposed amend
ment to the constitution, allowing
appropriations to be made for two
years, received the necessary two
thirds vote, as also did one to allow
county commissioners to be elected
for one and two years. This is to en-
able the board to be so arranged,
that one of them goes out Of Office
each year, to leave a majority with
some experience. This lie an excel
lent move.
An amendment to allow women
to vote received Al votes.
The committee on State afTairS
made a lengthy report in regard to
the issuing of school bonds in Rice
county. 1t says that Alex. Clark
signed the name of E. B. Mather,
the district clerk, without authority,
and that S. n. Wood was present
when some of the coupons were
signed. 1t says that Mr.. Wood got
the bonds, sold them to the Marion
County Bank, which sold them to
the Shawnee County Bank, which
sold them to the school commission
ers. It recommends that suits be
commenced against the banks and
Mr.. Wood for the recovery of the
money. No one who knows Sam,
with few exceptions, doubts but he
got this money. Catching him il
another thing. He is smarter than
Mowrey. He says the time is not
out yet for putting up the building.
Sam is . bowling refOrmerl
The rest Of the day was spent in
committee Of the whole on the Rp-