The Weekly Kansas chief. [volume] (Troy, Kan.) 1872-1918, 1877-03-01
CORRESPONDENCE.
CAPITAL CoRREspoNDENcE.

ToPEKA, February 26th, 1877.
Tomorrow, the fifty days for which the members of
the Legislature draw that little item of three dol
lars a day. will expire. This is unimportant howev-
er of the members will leave the money in the
TrcasuIy uncalled for give it to the poor, and
main in session week or ten days the time
BOTH HOUSES
meet at halfpast nine in the morning, and have
evening sessions Many local bills are being passed,
and the Statutes for 1877 will be quite large the
previous volumes. These local bills are generally
'omnibussed- through, half dozen more at time.
1t is sheer fill up the law books with such
trash of them The usual number of
bills to legalize the illegal official acts of Notaries
and Justices of the Peace are of This class.
Two or three bills have been under consideration,
to allow Townships to divert moneys on hand to the
building of town halls, and one Township in Nemaha
County asks authority to issue bonds for this purpose
There considerable Feeling throughout the State,
that we have
TOO MUCH GOVERNMENT,
especially in the cities, and it is probable of
these cities will abandon the luxury Of municipal or
ganzation, and return to the protection and tender
care of their Township organizations.
Very little be said in favor of some of our
smaller cities retaining their organizations 1t has
caused them debt and taxation It'll they can't rest
anu tnere Is little gOOu 10 SNOW ior H.
SPEAKER WOOD
introduced in the House, concurrent resolution to
submit Constitutional amendment virtually prohb-
ing the ssue of any bonds in aid Of railroads
other internal improvements. This is a step in the
right dirSction The resolution opposed by many
members from the West, who want railroads. while
those from the older Counties generally favored it.
The twothirds vote reqnired, however. was not OBJ
tanned.
FEMALE SUFFRAGE.
Capt. Ely's proposition to amend the Constitution
TO allow the women to vote, failed TO pass the
House, the other day, requiring two-thirds vote.
There were 66 ayes to ss nays Somebody remarked
that hen-pecked husbands and old bachelors always
vote propositions of this Kind
THE CHRISTOPHER QUESTION
is receiving some attention. and there are two
three bills in authorize the destruction of the
whole grasshoppcr family. One gentleman wanted to
amend the bird law, by inserting grssshopper in the
list of birds it is unlawful to kill. All seem to think
there should he law this subject but just the
right plan pursue is the question. Some want to
have everybody turn out at stated times, and plow,
ditch and burn, &c, under the direction of Road
Overseers Others in favor of offering bounty
much for eggs. and much per bushei for the hop
pers, similar to the law just passed in Missouri. 1t
was suggested, the our Missouri neighbors of
fer bounty, that they eat grasshoppers. over
there. In the debate this question in the Senate
man said the visitation of the grasshopper
account of an edict of God Almighty, and all HI
couldn't avert it.
1t seems me, the Legislature should perfect and
pass a bill for the establishment of
REFORM SCHOOL
for juvenile offenders. Mr.. Ely has bill Of this
ture under way, but do not know whether il will
get through not. Wouldn't it be good idea to
the Agricultural College for this purposel 1t would
then be State institution instead of local school
for Manhattan
The appropriation for the
NORMAL SCHOOLS
at Leavenworth, Emporia and Concortlia, failed to
pass the House, and it is probable these institutions
will have rely their resources for q time
at least. As Mr.. Biddle says, the back Of the combi
nation is broken and the State University appropra-
ton ought to share the fate is fraud TO have
the State keep up these local schools especially those
with extensive endowmenfs
There 10 considerable stir over the report of the
committee that visited the Insane Asylum This re-
port viii be in print to-day, perhaps and is said to be
very damaging to the management of that institution
The fact that there have been no cures is bad re
commendation.
At party here, the other evening, some ladies re
marked how much handsome Senator Who was
present, resembied Henry Ward BeecAer. Herepaied