The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1877-02-02

An Excursion 10 Colorado
Public PrinuIRg-Insu-
rance Advertising.
From .he Topeka Blade of Jan. Is.

From The Topeka Blade of Jan. %.
Pursuant to call, the following
named gentlemen met at the Blade
Office Tuesday evening January 23d
and proceeded to organize by the
election of Capt, b. j. F. Hanna, of
the Salina Herald as chairman, and
Writ w. Walton of the Winfield
Courier as Secretary. j. X. Hud-
son of the Kansas Farmer j. s.
Collister, Harvey County News !;
Jas. G. Humphrey, Belleville Tele-
scope; Clarence Pattie, Manhattan
Enterprise; s. o. Mcdowell, Co.
lumbuj Courier; j. T. Scarborough,
Commonw wealth; F. Shinn, Dodge
City Times; A. b. S;einberger,
Howard City COurant: Ed. G. Lane,
LaCygne Journal; w. z. Tomlin-
son, Walnut Valley Standard: w.
p. Campbell, Waterville Telegraph !;
A. II. Hart, Abilene Chronicle; j.
Clarke SWayze, Topeka Blade; d.
X. Anthony, Leavenworth Times !;
and A. w. GrifJord, Parsons Sun.
The object of the meeting being
stated, to talk over the feasibility of
an editorial excursion to the Rocky
Mountains during the present year,
Mr.. Stevens moved that the Kansas
Editorial Association have an ex-
cursion to the mountains some
time in June next. The motion
prevailed. Mr.. Campbell moved
that the President and the Secretary
of the Association, John A. Martin,
r. B. Taylor, j. Clarke Swayze, ia
cob Stotler, and Writ w. Walton,
be appointed as committee on ar
engagements, and that they be au-
thOriZed to confer with the Kansas
Pacific and Atchison Topeka &
Santa Fe railroad companies in ref
erence to transportation, name the
time and place of meeting, issue the
necessary invitations, which must
be confined to the editors and bust
ness managers of the newspapers of
Kansas, and MAKE such other ar
rangements as they in their judg-
ment may deem best to carry out the
programme proposed and consider
ed by this meeting. The motion
prevailed.
Resol0ed, Thet it is the sense of
this meeting that the committees on
printing of the Senate and House
of Representatives be respectfully
requested to enquire into the cohdi-
ton of the present law regulating
the letting of County Printing, and
report and urge the passage of q
bill amending the same, SO as to
better protect the country Editor
from undertaking of irresponsible
carpet-baggers and worthless news
paper iobbers.
ReSOlced, That the secretary take
the necessary steps to have this res
olution placed before the said Gem
mittees in their official capacity.
RESOLVED, That we consider it ex-
pedient for the proper committees
of the Senate and House of Repre-
sentatives of Kansas to inquire into
the pFopriety of having all general
laws enacted by the Legislature,
published in the various newspa-
pers of thu State. A resolution,
thanking the proprietor ofthe Blade
for cOurtesies extended during the
evening was adopted.
The following resolution was du-
1y considered and adopted.
ReSoLUed, That it is the sense of
the representatives. of the press pres
ent, that it is the duty of the State
Superintendent of Insurance to see
that the present Insurance law, in
relation to the publication of annu-
al statements Of foreign companies
doing business in this State, is rig
idly enforced and complied with,
and that additional legislation be
had, If necessary, to better enforce
said law.
On motion the meeting adjourned.
B. F. j. HANNA, Chin.
WRIT w. WALTON, Sec'y.
We have examined the above res
Citations and proceedings and en-
dorse the same.
John Maloy, Council Greve Dem
ocrst: Robert Tracy, st. 10. Herald
Jack Downing, Ellis County Star
Chas. Voc, Independence Tribune
Jno. S. Gilmore, Wilson Co. Citi-
zen; Geo. w. Martin, Junction City
Union; w. A. PETER, COffeyvilie
journal; w. f. Moore, Chautauqua
News; 7. B. Murdock, Walnut Val
ley Times 1; Leslie j. Perry, Western
Spirit; Jacob Stotler, Emporia
News; r. P. Murdoch, Wichita Ea-
gle; Il. d. Dickinson, Woodson
County Post; T. B. McGilI, Oswe-
go Independent; j. III. Hibbetts,
Chetopa Herald; Smith & Son,
Fradkford Record: Frank Mortar
ty, Morris County Republican; w.
p, MONTGOMERY, HAYS Sentinel,