The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1881-01-21


have congress pass upon them was bad
for the government and bad for the indi-
vidnal
The bill was finally laid aside for fav-
-tle report to the house.
Tie committee rose and reported
q - private bills to the house. but up
on the first bill acted upon no quorum
Was quoted.
Adjourned.
The Kansas LegIsiature-Summary OF Pro-
eeedings.
TOPEKA, Jan. 13.-SENATE-The SEN
atorial forty was completed, and oath of
the residue being administered by Judge
d. w. Perkins.
Customary notice transmitted to and
from the house announcing organiZa-
tion and readiness for work. Also, a
concurrent resolution creating u joint
with like information.
The 37tn senatorial district, in the
person OF its representative, Senator
Strang, knocked at the door of the SEN
ate, asking for the admission of two SEN
aiors ut large from that territory. The
Senator's resolution was tabled.
Ordered that the hours of meeting
shall be 10 o'clock q. M, and O'Clock
p. m.
-Four new standing committees of the
senate were created, viz: Temperance,
CITIES of the fret class, Legislative, and
congressional superintendent. Also,
some of the standing committees were
increased in the number of their men,
beers.
Concurrent resolution No. 2 proposes
20 provide for q joint committee of the
most western members on the subject of
rc1orted deStitutiOn.
HoUsE-The house perfected its or
ganizatfon and adjourned until this
morning. 1t Is probable that the mes
sage viii be presented to-day
TOPEKA. Jan. Ex-senator Thatcher
stated ms the object of his concurrent reso-
luton concerning the suffering said to
prevail, 10 put stop Ia irresponsible
and Unauthorized tTamps who are beg
ging for their own benefit in the east in
the name of Kansas sufferers, and 10
provide within the State for the needs of
its citizens.
Five bills were introduced, No. 5 be-
ing 10 create Sixteenth. Judicial Dis
trict
Hon. E. II. Funston was elected presi-
dent, pro tom.
Gov. ST. John asked the legislature to
go into joint session, but there being Oh
jectIons the message was read by the
clerks of either house.
The legislature voted each member a
copy of Dassler's Compiled Laws of Kan
sas.
Adjourned until Monday afternoon to
give time for settling the legislature in
its new quarters.
HoUsE-Mr. Seaton introduced a reso-
luton to have a committee appointed TO
inspect the new hall of representatives
and rannrf xEhan ~ vvOn1i ha raahxy Gov
use, which was adopted. The contest
papers in the case of PETER VS..
Rood, of Montgomery county, were
presented and referred 10 q commit
tee. A resolution to provide for
a Joint session of the senate and
house, for the purpose of hearing
the governors message read by him
self, excited considerable discussion, and
the subject was at length indefinitely
postponed, and the message was read by
the clerk. A resolution expressing the
wish of the house to occupy the new hall
on Monday at O'Clock, was adopted.
When the message had been read, the
rules of the house were taken up and
considered and adopted.
TOPEKA, Jan. 15.-There was no ses-
sion of the senate yesterday.
HoUsE-The senate concurrent resolu-
ton relative to furnishing the legisla-
| ture and clerks with copy of Dassler's
compiled laws of Kansas, was amended
to include the session laws of 1879 and
was adopted. Mr. Munsell offered con.
current resolution in regard to congress
passing laws regulating railroads Tween.
| ty-eight bills were introduced, among
them one to create the sixteeth judicial
| district Mr.. Ady offered bill to regu-
late and restrict the manufacture, sale
and use of intoxicating liquor for medi-
/ cal, scientific and mechanical purposes,
and prohibit the same for all other pur-
| poses. The message was ordered print
ed in the English, Swedish and German
languages. A resolution in relation to
contagious diseases among cattle on the
| Atlantic seaboard, and asking congress
to take steps to prevent the spread OF
such diseases, was adopted. The mes
sage was apportioned to the various ap.
| propriate committees. The house ad
journed to meet on Monday at 3 p. N.
| The Ohio Temperance Movement.
| COLUMBUS, Jan. 13.-The State Local
| Option Convention today adopted
lengthy resolutions declaring the lime
has come for "a more perfect union among
all temperance men; that every CON-
munIty possesses the right to protect it
self against the evils of the liquor traffic
by such action within the limits OF the
constitutional law as the majority of its
qualified citizens shall determine upon
that this convention asks with great
ParnestneSS that the present legislature
shall pass the local option anti-liquor
law; that, inasmuch as woman is the
greatest suffererSfrOm the liquor traffic
she should be permitted her wish OIL
this vital question, and that she car
make such expression without any as
sumption of the right or expectancy oil
female suffrage in regard to general pc
lItical questions, and without any vic
lation of the constitution; that
should this general assembly fai
to enact a local option law, pro
foundry regrettIng this failure, we will
| in the future use our voices and vote il
| support of only such candidates as BY
their established character and strong
temperance principles give entire salts
faction that they will be unswervinglN
loyal to such temperance legislation a
is suggested above. The last resolution
calls upon all people favoring temper
ance To unite to secureth the local option
law.
At the afternoon session So 200 wa
subscribed to enable the State Anti-Li
quor Association to carry on the temper
ance work in Ohio, and in addition
large general collection was taken up
A resolution asking the Anti-Liquor Al
lance to take steps to lay before the pee
pie a constitutional amendment whicl
shall prohibit the manufacture and sal
of intoxicating liquors, was adopted.
special committee, appointed for the pun
pose, visited the Legislature, where a re
cess of ten minutes was taken to receiv
the committee and allow their Chairmal
: to explain the desires of the Convention
regarding local option. A resolution
was adopted commencing all temper
ance organizations to the good wishes @
the people of Ohio.
Monstro9s Monopoly.
NEW YORK, Jan. 1S-The terms G
the consolidation between the Wester
Union and American Union telegraph
companies have been agreed upon, an
the preliminary papers signed.
The Evening Post says of the consol
dation of the Union telegraph comps
mics: "Rumor has it that the new stocl
going into the Western Union stock /
going into q new company at par. tn
T American at par, and the Atlantic an
Pacific at fifty cents each in proper pre-
portions, and that q plan will then b
made TO turn over the company to tn
government.
The Graphic says that it is under
stood that the combination was effect
ed on a basis of $4,000, 900 capital 70
the new company, of which the West
ern union Is to have $5S, 000, 600, tn
American Union $15,0OOO 900 and tn
Atlantic and Pacific $7.O00,LS0. TIL
present capital of the Western Union
about $4f,O00,OO0 of American Unio
$15,O00O00 and of the Atlantic an,
Pacific $14,OO0.0OO. Thus 1t will b
seen that the Western Union gets
scrip divided of 40 per cent. Tn
American Union goes in at par and tn
, Atlantic and Pacific is put in at so cent?
1t is undeniable that this movement ha
been engineered throughout by ia
! Gould ...ha day hnlds EasflI IlEennI