The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1876-05-25
TIE NATIONAL CAPITAL.
Items Of Interest to Kansas People.
WASHINGTON ID. C.. Nav 10 1876

WASHINGTON, H. L, May ~, 1870.
EDITOR TINES: There is bu. little doub,
but the people OF Kansas are deeply inter-
ested in any measure that tends to increase
population by immigration, and thus bring
more Or less personal wealth into the State
THE HARD TIMES
throughout the eastern States has set many
men thinking, such as mechanics, and those
of small means, as to low and when they
can better their condition. Thousands and
tens of thousands are seeking all the infor-
nation they can in relation to the Western
country, and especially 10 Kansas. The
question has become a vital one to this
class of people Who have been deprived OF
employ ment, and to remain where they are
with little or 10 prospect in the future, alb
sorbing their means and estates to procure
provisions, which they might produce, had
they few acres Of land, forces them to
loJk about for
NEW LOCATION,
where they can raise what they eat,whether
there be money in circulation or not There
is another class of poor but industrious
people, who have little or no means, but
whose necessities are equally az great, who
would leave this country any moment TO
any quarter where they could obtain some
thing TO eat and this class is numerous in
all the Eastern cities. Gen. Banks, some
days ago, introduced bill in Congress Tor
their special bent iii, but whether there is
any chance for its passage it is now too
early to determine. Its provisions may be
very briefly stated thus
THE BANKS HoMESTEAD BILL.
1t provides that the company may be in
corporated under the title OF National
Homestead Company" vested with such
powers as are common to such companies,
and to continue for nine year., and its affairs
to be closed and settled by the Secretary OF
the Interior. The officers are to receive
salaries, and their special business is TO set
e small colonies on the public domain, pay
for the land, and make advances Tor trans
portation, subsistence, tools, animals, and
seed for one year and for the purpose Of
Carrying out the work, the government ID 10
advance 5000, 600, as needed, to commence
the work. For the government TO be reim-
bursed, ii is proposed that the settlers are
to have the Use OF the money fUr
two years, when they are to commence
repayment in iIs,al!nents and Tor the
further Use OF the money, they are to ay
one cent day on each one hundred dol
lars. or 1866 per wear on the hundred dol
lars. The final deed to the settler not to
be made until he shall have paid principle
nd ina aIr.na.l hi,
With some few changes, absolutely pro-
tecting government and settler, the bill
would be good one, and since the gov
eminent has already Advanced millions in
aid OF railroads-in fact built the roads
and then taken a second mortgage from
them for the refunding OF the money, seems
t. me, OF the two, this would be much
more beneficial and nearer in harmony
with the object OF government / am
informed from source which l deem re-
liable, that
EX-SENATOR 5. C. PoMERoY
will soon return to Kansas to make it his
home, and that it is possible for him TO
turn up as q candidate for the
Senate two years hence. Ihi-
was related TO NE last spring,
by one known TO be in his confidence. IL
il believed here that he has received
retraction letters from those who
took such n prominent part against him
at Topeka in rs, acknowledging a con-
spiracy for his defeat. and that the charga
made against him was bogus from b
ginning to end, and that when the fac
shall fully he made known to the people
they will view him in the light of a mai
tyr, rather than culprit. He seems To
have many warm friends here among off
ciais, and many OF them with whom i
have conversed, think he was badly treat
ed There is perhaps no place in the
world where n man can get a more thor
ough "shaking up" than in Kansas poll
tics, and Mr.. Pomeroy has doubtless sui
fered more than any other. Few PEOPLE
would objec, to his being able to exoner-
ate himself from ,spersions, and to vindi-
cate his honor from the cloud that Ia gs
over it, but whether any ablution could
win him the confidence Of the people is
quite another thing. RENO.