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

Since the members of the Legislature
have fairly recuperated after the exhaustive
labors Of the Senatorial contest, they have
"got right down TO work" and consider
able number of bills are put through every
day. The most OF there, so far, have been
local measures, though a few OF those pass
ed are bills of general interest to the State.
A measure agreed upon in committee of the
whole in the House Friday afternoon, pro-
vides that the interest upon bonds belong
ing to the permanent school fund shall be
paid at the State Treasury, instead OF at the
fiscal agency Of the State, in New York.
This is 10 save the State the unnecessary
trouble and risk of shipping its currency
from Kansas TO New York and from New
Hors to Kansas, in order TO pay and collect
the interest on its own bonds. Several
other measures of importance are under
discussion in both Houses, and in the
course of few days material for the new
statute book will be ground out quite rapid
ly. The bill to permit the County Com
missioners of Leayenworth TO use thou
sand dollars year OF the poor fund, out
side of the poor house, has passed the
House and gone to the Senate. This is to
obviate the necessity of ''Relief Societies
such as he had to organize last year. The
law as it has stood for some time past has
been construed by our commissioners to
prevent them from using any portion OF
the poor fund outside of the county house,
and thus it has happened that those in
need OF temporary relief had to depend
upon the charity OF the community for as
sistance.
The joint committee appointed some
time ago 20 consider the proposition to call
a convention to revise the constitution of
the State reported, yesterday morning, ad-
verselY to the proposed convention. The
committee applied to the Attorney General
for Information as to the power Of the Leg
islature in the premises, and his opinion, in
writing. is submitted. He states, in effect,
that as the constitution requires delegates
to such convention to be elected at the
same time with members of the Legislature
which he understands to mean both Sem
stors and Representatives, will not be
competent for the Legislature to order
such an election prior to the general election
in 1880. The committee therefore recon-
mends that no action be taken in the prem
Uses at the present session.
The proposition to establish estate Re-
form SCHOOL, was up in the Senate yester-
day morning. There seems to be a general
feeling in favor of the main principle of the |
measure, but there is likely to be lively |
fight over the location Of the institution. |
The proposed plan contemplates an addi-
ton to the penitentiary for the purposes of |
the school, but the Shawnee county folks
want to make it separate State institution.
and locate it at Topeka. Senators Gilpat-
rick and Evans are watching the measure
closely, and viii maze good Eight for the
penitentiary proposition. They are always
on the alert when there is anything going
On to effect the interests of Leavenvorth.
either directly or remotely.
If any Of the Leavenworth folks are in
terested in the Normal School measure.
they should make it Convenient to visit III.
Capital for few days this week. The bill
will probably need some assistance.