The Leavenworth weekly times. [volume] (Leavenworth, Kan.) 1870-1880, 1877-02-22
From Oar Osra Correspondent.
An IMPORTANT ELL.

important rallrOdu Oils DOW OelOIc INC lex
islature is "House Bill No. DO" entitled
San act to compel railroad companies to |
comply with their charters" This is the |
bill referred to few days sgo, for compell-
ing the roads to have their depots in the |
State. Ii provides that no road chartered
by the State or Territory of Kansas shali
make its terminus in another State, within |
three miles of the State line, and that all
such roads shall be compelled to run their
through trains upon their main chartered
lines. The object Of this bill is to compel
the Kansas roads which now make their
termini in Kansas City, to put their depots,
and
OTHER IMPROVEMENT,
in the State of Kansas, and to make the Z.
p. and l., L. 4 G. run through trains on
their main lines to Leavenworth. 1t Is in
the latter feature of the bill that the people
Of Leavenworth are particularly interested.
The X. z. road, TO which Leavenworth con-
tributed quarter Of million of dollars on
the express condition that the portion of the
road from Lawrence to Leavenworth, which
is now called "the branch" should be q
part Of the main line, and operated a. such.
The company say they run their through
trains on the other road, and thus make the
branch
THE MAIN LINE,
because the most of their through business
comes that wa. This is doubtless true,
and as simple business proposition, is .
sufficient reason why the road should be
operated in such q manner, but it doesn't
justify them in the violation Of their con-
tract. Having entered into q contract to
run through trains to Leavenworth, and
having received handsome consideration
for 30 doing, they should comply with the
terms Of their contract; a corporation has
no right to violate its contract, simply be-
cause it discovers, after time, that it has
made 'bad bargain" and if the Kanss .
Pacific road will not voluntarily do as it
has agreed 10 do, the law should compel it
to comply with the terms of its contract, or
at least refund the two hundred and fifty
thousand dollars which it accepted from
the
PEOPLE OF LEAvENwoRTH
as consideration for running its trains as
the contract requires. The proposition is a
very plain one, and if the road feels az
though it could not afford to comply with
its contract, certainly the best it could do
would be to give the people their money
back.
The NORMAL SCHOOL PROSPECT,
for Leayenworth, begins to look better.
Senator Fitzpatrick got a resolution through
the senate yesterday for referring the gener-
al bill 1.-THE bill to establish a number OF
schools) referred to joint committee, COM
posed OF the committees on education OF
the two houses, but there is a general i'm
preston that this is too large q scheme TO 60
through. There is good feeling toward
the Leavenworth school, and general
disposition to see it provided for. The
house committee on Operations agreed
last night, after hearing extended argu-
ments by Mr.. Kellogg and Prof. Wherrel,
10 report in favor of an appropriation of
five thousand five hundred dollars year.
This is not enough, but it is favorable re-
cognition, and there is a fair prospect that
the amount
MAY BE INCREASED
in the house. The committee do not tim
ize their account, but recommend the appre-
priation Of this sum ''in q lump" to be used
to the best advantage. A written opinion
from the attorney general was presented
and read, TO the effect that the action OF
last winter does not discontinue the school,
but that it is still to all intents and pur-
poses one Of the State Institutions, and as
such entitled to be provided for. This
opinion will strengthen the case Of the
Leavenworth school, considerably, for
great many gentlemen who are in favor of
maintaining our established institutions,
would not feel like appropriating money at
the present time for the purpose of estab-
fishing new institutions. The Leaven-
worth Normal School is in the same class
as the University, the Agricultural College
or any other institution of the state, and -
such has the same claim upon the state to
be provided for. The following is the let
ter from the Attorney General, above refer
red to:
The ATToRNEI-GENERALs LETTER.
OFFICE OF ATToRNEY-GENERALl
TOPEKA, Kan, February 18th, "a. !
Hon; j. IL GipafT'ck, Senate Chamber, 10
pNs' nun
p.Ah oih LOU nave eu me
wnesn ,e IN my opinion, , EnaP. 20 sec. 4
t. wh;,b pna.,;or r .n.~sr M fo,t.o
First, The title to the act OF 1876 con-
sn W.. urs sa e. ;so,i.n. .oa ma.
nenses
There is nothing in this title, to indicate
an intent TO repeal any od, and hence, the
language contained IN the proviso OF inc
Cnncord;. Normsl school,. ~ al 60. 70 \.
State Institutions,n is not germsin to the
title, nor within its range, and was passed
IN violation ofse 10, article :, OF the Con-
Sso0ni T, 49,, 49,. ., ,,., ,oe
for the reason tb,, AN ,ct 70 amend an
act," shall contain the entire act which is