The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-02-04
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ToPEKA san. IS 1881.


ToPEKA. sar. IS. 1891.
Five hours late" was the report a
Emporia yesterday morning, concerning
the east bound train, but the "bob tall
train picked Us up al the regular time
and delivered Us here IN good shape. Il
started al Enporia.
The passengers from there were ID. w
and Mrs. Eastman and Willie Eastman,
ard z sim tn,s car ct sex with SIS.oJt
! IA II for tic staie treasurer. aisn. 0uI
ailr,,ad Aing. L. Scsery, AEies Anni
Goddard. who came up 10 visit Hrs
Ward. nee Inda KeeleT, who lately
Changed her residence from Emporia ta
til, place ii The earnest solicitation oi
Mr. Tarl-iiist is Miss Keeier did
assn. Frank keeier. Rev Hartman. Char
ley Hihben and olhers including our
friend MhFlindale. Who ougnt to live in
Empnria
Al Burlirgsme We took on the Man.
ha,ttn band, which favored US before
reaching here with some excellent mu-
sic. Next TO our Knights Templar, il is
in many important respects the best band
we have heard in the state.
Topeka seems rather dull, complaint
that is general under the influence of the
wretehed weather, still it is growing.
Time was when the meeting of the leg
islature was a big event in Topeka.
That was when the Capital and Topeka
houses were the headquarters. Our So
Ions seem 'but drop ia the bucket
now, and tLere were not dozen Tope-
kans in attendance upon the session yes
| terday afternoon, Notwithstanding the
question of the half-milI tax for the con-
tinuation of the capitol building was I'M
der discussion.
The legislature is working effectively
and tremendously. Good results are tic
promise. There is none OF the display
of disgusting buncombe, so characters
tic of the houses two and four years ago.
There isnone of the wrangle, SO far, and
the sinful waste of time over trifiing
personal matters and purely political re-
solutions. There is good feeling and
solid work. and many of the important
measures usually held back are in good
sage of progress.
There is no doubt bu, that a good tenn
peranee bill will be passed, because the
sentiment of both branches of the legis-
lature is strongly that way.
We are OF opinion there will be no
important changes in the railroad laws.
There are too many diversified interests
to clash on any bill that proposes any
thing radical, and then there are so
many new sections of the state wanting
roads, and above all the recent so-called
Farmers convention was sac4sa farce,
that /; gives al. the impression that no
legislation to put railroads 10 a straight
Jacket is really desired.s Many of the
''enginecrers" of tho. convention were
gentlemen who had their pockets full or
railroad passes. s.,-
Speaking of railroads. we find the
article in the Commonwealth a few
days ago. expressing. tear that
the proposed road from OF
tawa to Emporia might fall into
the hands of the Santa Fe company, and
thus leave Topeka "out in the cold"-on
the side track as it were-attracted much
attention. If that road, should be built
and fall into the hands of the Santa Fe,
and then become the main line as the
writer predicted, we don't know as EN-
poria or surrounding country would
have any particular cause to mourn. 1t
would shorten the distance between En-
poria and Kansas City some twenty-five
miles, and would undoubtedly compel
the erection of important shops At our
city.
Last night s. 5. Prouty delivered the
first annual address before the State His
torical society in the new representative
hall. There was large assemblage of
people, and the address was full of in
terest. The title was, kansas as Fac
tor" 1t dealt largel with the cores
pondents of eastern papers during the
them full credit for all they did IN the
battle for freedom. The address was
listened To with marked attention, and
received at its close demonstrations of
favor. The evening was farther
spent in listening 10 the fine
playing OF the Manhattan band,
and To brief relations of incidents
and anecdotes of our early history, by
Hon. Ed. Russell, of Lawrence. d. w.
Houston, of Garnett, Jonh E. Rastall, of
the Burlingame Chronicle, Major Alb
bolt, of Johnson county, and John Speer,
of Lawrence The "old fellows lived
over again the days that tried their souls,
and their addresses were received with
delight
We found our members, Miles and
Sutton, attentive 10 their duties, and
watchful of all the measures before the
the house. While neither occupy much
time upon the floor, both are making
good useful Legislators, and are much
respected by their fellow members.
learned yesterday, from good au
thority, that brother Baker, of the Com
monwealth, has finger in the state
printing, and . tolerably large finger, too:
at Is about as good thing as he
wants." If he could not be printer him
self, says our informant.