The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-15

THE NORMAL SCHOOL BILL.

TOPEKA, February 7.-Senator Gilpat-
rick's Normal School bill is now under con-
sideration in the senate, and there is fair
prospec, Of its passage by that body. 1t
provides for dividing the State into five
districts, with N,rmal School in each dis
trict. The districts are to be the North
eastern, Southeastern, Northwestern, South
western, and Central. The school OF the
Northeastern District is located at the city
OF Lesvenworth, that OF the Northwestern
at the city of Concordia, and that Of the
Central at the city OF Emporia.
THE SCHOOLS
of the Southeastern and Southwestern are
to be located at So h points as shalt be de-
cided upon by a board consisting OF the
Governor, Superintendent OF Public Insti-
tu;ions, and Judges of the Supreme Court.
There shall be no appropriation made by
the State to erect buildings or purch ase
grounds for Normal School purposes, but
such buildings and grounds shall be fur
nished with apparatus and furn lure,
WITHOUT EXPENSE
to the State, by the respective localities in
which the schools are located, but each
school shall receive from the State a sum
not exceeding eight Thousand dollars, for
the payment OF teachers and current ey-
penses.
The bill seems to be fsvorably received,
and the probabilities are in favor of its pas
sage, though it would be prudent Tor those
Interested in the measure 10 give it their
attention, for there will be so mnch worI;
to do in the few remaining days of the ses-
sion, the bills without friends to hep them
along, will stand a poor chance of going
through.
SAM. VOID SPEAKER.
The first business Of the House, this
was the election of Speaker to fill
the vacancy caused by the resignation Of
Mr.. Elder. Sam. Wood, of Chase county,
was elected on the frs; ballot, receiving 81
votes. josiah kellogg, of Leavenworth, re-
ceiyed So votes. He was nominated By
caucus, las, night, but declined TO be a can
didate. He has several measures before
the House, Of special interest TO Leayen-
worth, which he thought he could better
attend to in his present position, and hav-
ing already been Speaker of the House,
three times, he thought he could do more
good this time on the fJor. Mr.. Wood is
with the duiie. incident to the
Speakers chair. and will make al excellent
PRECEDING officer.
The committee appointed BY the taxpay
era meeting held at the Csurt House Last
had a meeting with the delsga-
lion from Leayenworth yesterday evening
in regard to devisipg some measure TO
Enable Leavenworlh county to meet her
bonded Indebtedness. An understanding
was had between the committee and the
delegation, the substance OF which has been
in bill introduced in the House
asst week by MIR. middleton. The meas
Ire is subsequently, the same as Kellogg.
;ity bill, which passed the House yesterday.
Il was agreed between the committee and
he delegation that the bill should be
amended SO as to limit the sum at which
he county may compromise to sixty cents
IN the dollar to provide that twenty-five
thousand year of the principal shall be
paid after ten years, and to make the inter
st coupons receivable ior taxes.
Another measure agreed upon, and
which will be introduced to day, is to regu-
ate the building Of county bridges. 1t
provides that bridges CO ting not more than
me hundred dollars shall be made the ex-
:lusiye control Of township officers, but all
BRIDGES costing over one hundred dollars
hall be built by the county commissioners.
these bills have been agreed upon by all
parties interested, they will undoubtedly
PASS in their present shape. W. S. B.