The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-01
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THURSDAY, FEBRUARY l, 1877.
EDITORIAL MEETING.


Pursuant to call, the following named
gentlemen met at the Topeka Blade once
Tuesday evening, January sd, and pro-
cseded 10 organize by the election OF Capt.
REL Hanna. of the Saiina Herald, as
Chairman. and Writ W. Walton, Of the
W;n6eld CyuTier, as Secretary. J. K Hud-
son of the Kansas Farmer; j. S. Collister,
Harvey County Nelrs; Jas. c. Humphrey,
Relleviile Telescope; Clarence Pattie, Man
haitian EatzITise; ). o. Mcdowell, Column
bus Co,rier; J. T. Scarborough,
Topeka Commonwealth; Lloyd shinn,
Dodge City Tine; A. d. Stein
barger, Howard City Cosgdnt; Ed
ward c. Lane, LsCygne journal; w.
z. Tomlinson, Walnut Valley Sand
ard. W. P. Campbell, WaterVille I'd
eqrdoh A. II. Hart, Abilene Chr0nioLe ); J.
Clarke Swayze, Topeka BLade; ID. *. An
,hopv. Ieaveu9orth Tunes y. o. Stevens,
Spirit of Ka1.sas and A. W. Clifford, Parsons
SIN. The object of the meeting being sta
tsd TO talk over the feasibility Of an edito-
raj excursion to the Rocky Mountains dur
ing the present year, Mr.. Stevens moved
that the Kansas Editorial Association have
an excursion TO the mountains some time
during the month Of June next. The mo-
ton prevailed. Mr.. Campbell moved that
the President and Secretary OF the ASCOT
alton, J. A. Martin, z B. Taylor, J. Clarke
Swayze, Jacob stotler and Wit w.
Walton be appointed as committee on
arrangements and that they be authorized
10 confer with the Kansas Pacific and the
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railroad
companies, in reference TO transportation,
name the time and place OF meeting, issue
the necessary Invitations, which must be
confined 10 the editors and business mana
gers OF the newspapers of Kansas, and
make such other arrangements as they In
their Judgment may deem best to carry out
the proposed and considered by this meet.
ing. The motion prevailed.
The following resolutions were adopted ::
Rs.JlUod, That il is the sense OF this meet
ing that the committees on printing Of the
Senate and House OF Representatives be
respectfully requested to enquire into the
condition OF the present law regulating the
letting OF county printing and report and
urge the passage Of bill amending the
same, SO as TO better protect the country
editor" from under bidding of irresponsible
carpet baggers and worthless newspaper
jobbers.
Retired, That the Secretary take the
necessary steps to have tLis resolution
placed before the said committees in their
official capacity.
ResoIUed, That we consided il expedient
for the proper committees OF the Senate
and House OF Representatives of Kansas To
inquire into the propriety of having all
general laws enacted by the Legislature,
published in the various newspapers OF the
State.
A resolution, thanking the proprietor Of
the Blade for courte.ies extended during the
evening was adopted.
The following resolution were duly con-
sidered and adopted:
Resolued, That it is the sense of the rep
resentatives OF the press, present, that it is
the duty OF the State Superintendent of In
surance 10 rec that the present insurance
law, in relation to the publication OF an
nual statements OF foreign companies do
ing business in this Safe, is rigidly en-
forced and complied with, and that add
tional legislation be he'd, if necessary, to
better enforce said law
On motion the meeting adjourned.
B. J. Z. HANNA, Chairman.
Writ. w. WALTON, Secretary.
The resolutions adopted by the meeting
will meet with a cordial endorsement by
the entire legitimate newspaper press Of the
State, whose earnest desire it is, to be pro-
trcted from the despredations of "irrespon-
sible carpet baggers" and worthless news-
paper jobbers." The recommendation to
the Legislative printing committees TO in
quire into the proprieiy of having all gen.
eral laws enacted by the Legislature, pub
lished in the various newspapers in the
State, is good one, and the special atten-
ton Of the Legislature is called thereto.