The Leavenworth weekly times., 1879-02-20
j. A. e..
An Interesting Letter From the State
Cspital---The Renegade Chey-
ennes en- Exhibition There.
The Funding Bills for LesvenwoTth,
Douglas and Johnson Counties,
Recommended for Passage
In the House.
The Policy of Stale System of
Normal Education Eiic ting
Good Deal of Discussion.
Correspondence OF The Tines |

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TOPEKA, February lG.-Last evening
snow fell here to the depth Of three or four
inches. To-day the mild weather is telling
| upon the "beautiful" and 1t is fas, dissolv-
ing in slush and mud.
The gentle and innocent "sslavages" who
were brought over yesterday from Leaven-
worth, are now here on exhibition in the
coUnty Jail. The Jail is crowded with spec
tators. As otj-ctsof curiosity "Wild Hog
and his companions are a decided success.
There Is nothing in their personal appear
anoe to forbid the conclusion that they
would not kill, scalp, burn and rsvish,
which all are free to remark to
have been TO see them. ] tried
TO contemplate their stalwart forms and
untsmed vissges with sympathetic eye
but failed. There is no doubt they require
hanging. Havins been left TO run wild in
their youth, with no one to .presch or pray
for them, or provide them a got d educa-
ton, / am not going SO lar a. 10 say they
deserve hanging. If the Indian will not
lake civilization, then, OF course, humanity
dictates that he be clothed and fed. The
policy of clothing and feeding him is better
than hunting down, shooting and hanging.
The absence or failure OF any practical pol
10y in the white man makes it bad for the
lad an and bad for the frontier folks
who have scalp- 10 lDse.
On Saturday the Senate held no session,
having adjourned over until Monday. The
House held both a morning and afternoon
ession, though by the absence Of many Of
the members there was a bare quorum in
attendance.
In the afternoon We succeeded in getting
our bill TO provide for the funding of Leav-
enwCrth county bonded indebtedness re-
ported back frUu committee of The whole
TO the House with recommendation that
IL be passed. The same action was also
taken on the Douglas ard Johnson county
funding bills, which were almost identical
In their provisions with ours.
This bill provides that the County Com
mis'ioners may take up and refund out
standing bonds, making no discrimination
as to the character OF the bonds, at a rate
not to exceed fifty cents on the dollar, IN
new bonds at interest not exceeding five per
cent, running thirty years; the bonds TO be
OF two classes; series and installment
bonds; the latter to be payable annually in
the order of their designation after the ex-
piration Of ten years from date, and the !
former 10 be payable in annual installmenls
after like period.
This bill has been prepared with great !
care. The Douglas and johnson members |
were 80 well pleased with Its provisions, |
that thev adopted il instead of the bills |
whic ch they had prepared TO meet exigen-
cies Of bonded indie ebledness in their coun-
ties.
1t is understood that the bill is accepta-
bic to all the Lesvenworth County mem
bers, except possibly Mr.. Lpgate. Messrs.
Bsven, Henderson AID Biackm n were pre-
sent al he time the bill came up in com
nittse of the who'e, and through their efforts
it obtained consideration. Joe Taylor,
County Attorney, was also present and did
good service in the cause.
A bill TO change the salaries OF county
clerks was taken up, hut there appeared TO
BE- so MANY irreconcilable opinions as 10
what should be paid, that after consider
able Discussion il was laid oyer for further
In counties OF over % coo
the bill leaves the salary as was fixed by
he laws Of 1872
The policy of establishing State sys-
em Of Normal Instruction, after the plan
adopted and now in operation in the State
II New York, in place Of State centrali-
ed system Ike th@: iu Illinois, and some
,Iher Sia'es, Is nor a topic Of considerable
discussion by th- leading educators Of Kan
'as. If the former plan il adopted The ap-
Dropriaiion of large sum Of money to re-
build the Emporia school Will not be ne
,e-sary. Normal departments will be pro-
1iGed in the high schools OF many of the
arger towns throughout the State, calling
or no considerable Safe aid, ard giving
eschers in al! parts of the State, equal al
'antages 10 ft themselves TO do work ac-
,ording to the most approved methods in
he school rooms
No bill for the establishment Of this sys-
en- has vt been introduced in either
House that ! AT, aware of; at least none
las vet been referred to the House Com
nittee on Education. II any action ia to /
'e taken, il must be done soon, az the time
Il the session is now fast drawing TO close
An act purPorting to protect the people
rom quackery has passed the lower House
should it become a law, it will no doubt
eriously interfere with the busipass of many 9
o called doctors" whose knowledge of the
lealing art was not obtained in the regular ,
gay. The bill encountered considerable
opposition on the floor OF the House, some !
rembers going so far az TO say that all :
medical science, according to the confession {
# some Of its most eminent professors, il !
title more than system of downright
:
The railroad lobby is numerous and on
he alert. J.A.B.