The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-02-15
FuNsroN's NORMAL school BILL.


TOPEKA, Feb. 8-Senator Fanston,
from the committee on education, has
introduced bill for the creation of sew
en- State Normal schools, agreeable TO
the suggestion of the state superintends
eut of public instruction. This bill dis
tinctly says, however, that it will not ill.,
terfere in any way with the State Nor
NAL school at Emporis, which shall be
one of the seven, but provides that there
shall be one for every congressional dis
trict. They are 70 be supported by the
state, though the city or town where they
are to be lOcat d to furnish a suitable
building and equip and MAINTAIN the
same, the whole to be under the control
and management of the State Normal
board of regents, who shall prescribe
the books and studies, etc. The salary
of no principal shall be more than ST.
500, and OF no teacher or professor more
than 81 900. There is hardly any prob
ability of the passage of the measure
this session as there Is so much TO do in
connection with the railroad and con-
gressional appOitionment matters.
CONGRESSIONAL APPoRTIoNMENT. =
As there are three railroad bills slTug-
Cling for the mastery so are there three
congressional apportionment bills seek
ing recognition. There is the senate bill
proper, reported by the majority of the
senate committee, which gives Messrs.
Morrilland Perkins districts by them
selves; puts Ryan and Haskell together
and also DOES the same for Messrs. An
derson, Hanback, and Peters. The
minority report of the senate commit
tee gives each Congressman a district.
The house committee report gives each
Congressman district except Anderson
and Hanback,, which it puts together,
and creates a district in the northwest
ern part OF the state with no congress-
man in il al all. In the report of the
majority of the senate committee there
are three districts which have no con-
gressmen in them. There is really no
telling when the apportIonment matter
will be got through with, seeing as the
railroad debates, just begun, viii take
up probably the greater part of the re-
naming time of the session.
TaE RAILROAD WAR
Il is a railroad war and no mistake
The battle has been opened and the
fight is heavy one. In the house there
is but one bill, that reported by the com
mittee. but that is being ait icked fierce
ly, though up to the present time 1t ii
holding It's OVID. In the senate there arr
two bills struggling for the mastery
One is the report of the msjorriiy of til,
railroad committee. which receives TIL
support of the majority Of the senate
and is known as the Kelley bill; tn,
other is the Ware bill, receiving the sup
port of the minority of the railroad con,
miitee and the minority of the senate
| The proportion of the vote OF the senat
Is about as Is to "a. One section of
THE KELLY BILL
has already been adopted, relating I
the manner of the appointment Of tn
commission, but the heavier fight is ye
TO come In the senate two set spceehe
have been made-by Senators Ware an
Thacher and both were very fac effort,
Senator TEACHERS. probably, being In
most profound. He paid great deal {
attention u the subject Of inier-stai
commerce, the attempt TO regulate whic
by the senate would be futile, as ths
was matter wholly aud entirely With
the Jurisdiction of congress. He saie
further, that
ANY LEGISLATION.
, that would tend TO prevent the furths
: building of railroads would he bad, bI
regarded the indiscriminet= building I
railroads. where they were nat needle,
as vicious to the highest degree. But
would not be wise, at the same time, I
so legislaie as to set the railroads again
} the producer. He was inclined, so I:
as he was concerned, TO be conservati,