Lexington weekly intelligencer., 1883-01-27

This letter was received just one day
too late tor our last issue, though il
should have come to hand on Friday
led. Int.
JEFFERSON CITY, Jan. IS, 1888.
EDITOR INTELLIGENCER answer
to your query, "why do not write ?''
we send this .'squib." The capital of
the state wears quite a wintry .garb TO.
day; the streets and yards are covered
with snow, aud the sidewalks and pave.
ments are sheathed in ice. 1t is very
true that the citizens OF Jefferson as
well as the visitors "walk IN slippery
places.' Mr.. Editor, why is it that
there is so much slect in Jefferson City
every session of the Legislature? Slip
perry! slippery slippery ! is the cry on
every hand. A suspicious nature might
infer that the face of nature was in
sympathy with the legislature and the
average politician. But how unjust
would such an inference be. For don't
you know, Mr.. Editor, that We are all
patriolicp There let such thought
never lurrow the brain of any ndustri.
Gus mind. But sill, the paths on which
We walk are slippery! slippery! slip
perry! A man to stand we'll here,
needs cast iron head outside, a gallon
OF honest bralns inside, and creepers or
his heels. (The descent, in the climax,
Mr.. Editor Is very great, but 1t wouldn't
come any other way But to legisla-
tive matters.
Quite large number of bills have
been introduced; most of them by new
members, some of these bills have
merit. Many Of them will never shed
forth their light upon the pages of any
statute book. This may be better both
Tor the people and for the authors OF the
bills. A bill Increasing the pay Of
county judges from three TO five dollars
per day has been ordered sto engross-
ment. We think that the bill is just
one and should pass. We want men of
good business qualifications TO fill this
Office, and no such man can afford to
hold it tor less, unless he is resi-
dent oil The county seat; and il the
judges, all, are residents of the county
seat. they will very soon be dlstrusted
as members of some court house ring,
which will have an existence either in
IoCbs vi III tic VA vi SUlAo
guardian of the peoples rights. My
position is, no extravaganza IN state or
county expenditures, but just equiv
alent for services rendered, and for
benefits bestowed.
Numerous bills looking 10 regulating
the rate OF transportation on railroads
are in the hands of the committee on
internal Improvements. As to the
merits OF the several bills we are not
prepared now to speak. neither d6 we
knoao the full complexion OF said COM
mlttee.
The railroad commissioners have
formulated bill regulating railroad
transportation, which We think has
much of merit in it. l send you a copy
OF it. / think that with few amend
ments 1T will pass the house and senate
and become law. Both bodies
have it under consideration at the pres.
ent. You will see that one of its pro-
visions requires a suit for violation OF
law. to be brought in tho name of the
state. This provision Is very good as
far as it goes; but fear that it Is hard.
ly broad enough. 1t will certainly be
an improvement over the law as it now
stands. Under the present law the
railroad commissioners have no power
to compel these Titanic corporations to
obey or respect the law; they Can re-
monstrate, aud that is about the sum OF
their powers. We must either give
them more power or abolish the office
altogether. for one, am willing to
give them the extra power, and as
said to Gen. Harding, if they prove
untrue we shall hurl them by The force
of the ballot from their positions and
put others in their places. We will hold
them, for the time. 'strictly on proba.
| tion.'' w, C..