The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-18
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Comments rouells.lx the House Com
mIttess.-senaier Haekney's Fe-
male Suffrage I'm
Election OF state Prinier.-The. sena-
toriaI senator Everes,'s.
Resolution, Etc.

Election OF state Prinier.-The- sena-
tofiaI Question.-Se Senator EVerest's.
Resolution. Etc.
TOPEKA, Jan. 17.-The announcement
of the committees of the house, made
by the speaker late yesterday afternoon.
was more or less Of surprise. and
several statesmen who confidently
| figured upon being placed at the head
OF important committees, are compelled
to sit down and chew their chagrin in
lieu of the comfortable cud they ex
pected. But for that matter there is al.
ways more or less disappointment when
il comes 10 the announcement OF COM
mittees as there IS never room for all
the budding ambition that aspires 10 he
accommodated. There are but compares
lively few important committees and
they generally are given where the speak
er thinks they will do the most good
The two committees over which there
is generally the most strife, contention
and heart-burning-the judiciary and
ways and meaDs-were given to one sec
ton of the state, Green. of Riley. cap
turing the first, and Walton, of Clay. the
other, Green is an old and experienced
member, while Walton is serving his
| first term, though having been chief
clerk of the house for so many years he
| is thoroughly conversaHt with all the de-
| tails of committee work and every
elk IL a.
| conduct of the house, for that matter.
1t is high compliment the speaker
paid him IN giving him that committee. !
The appointment of orner TO the con-
gressiOnal apportionment committee |
gives general satisfaction. Lyon county |
is not so very unfortunate for she gets |
two committees-those on county lines |
and educational institutions. Making |
up committees is a precarious piece OF
business and il is a wonder that Speaker i
SDoddy has got out of his dilemma so
well as he has.
HACKNEY's BILL
Senator Hackney has an overweening
desire 10 put both the Republican and
Democratic parties on record upon the
female suffrage question, and tn that
end has introduced bill into the senate
the purpose and idea of which is To find
out as to whether or not the women Of
Kansas really want the right of suffrage
The preamble of the bill goes ON to
recite that at the last state Republican
convention platform WAS adopted de-
claring in an unqualified way in favor
OF female suffrage; and at the last Dem
ocratic state convention platform was
adopted declaring in iayor of woman
suffrage whenever the women of the
state should demand it; therefore, The
bill goes on TO say, on the day OF the
next general election, all the women of
the state, over 81 years of age, who have
lived In the state six months, shall have
the privilege of voting upon the ques-
ton, and if The majority of them vote in
favor OF it they are TO he allowed TO have
the ballot. The outcome of the bill will
be eagerly watched.
THE SENATORIAL. ELECTION.
After the caucus on state printer this
afternoon, when a.conciusiOn was unan-
imously arrived at without any fuss OF
pothcr and Judge Thacher nominated,
a gentleman well verscd in The politics
of the state remarked, That is the way
ii will be on the senatorial question
There won't be any fuss about 1t what
ever. The Republican caucus will meet
when the time comes aud unanimously
mr. hat Di,a~ haI l., l.; /
own successor. If there has been any
opposition in the past there won't be any
then. Senator, Plumb Will stay in Wash
ington and without any effort upon his
part will receive the reward his past
labor deserves. There never has been
man who has worked harder for the in
terests of the state than Senator Plumb,
and there is no man we could send there I
to take his place who can do so much
good in the future. He has served
one term creditably to himself and
to the state, and he is in a sItua-
ton now to accomplish great
deal. Men who do not like Senator
Plumb will agree to this and this is the
general sentiment of the state"
There is no doubt that the people want
Senator Plumb returned and as the Leg
islature is simply the voice of the people,
or rather the instrument to carry out
their will. there is nothing To do hut to
re-elect hun unanimously.
SENATOR EvEREsT's AMENDMENT
Senator Everest, 'thc only other Dem
ocrat Z" in the Senate. has introduced a
joint resolution in the shape of an
amendment to the State constitution for
the repeal of the problbitory amend
ment, the same to be submitted To vote
of the people at the general election in
1884 1t is not probable anything will
be done with 1t. The Legislature is too
busy with other things, and besides the
majority of the members are in favor of
allowing the amendment to remain
where and as it Is. C.