The Emporia weekly news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1881-1889, 1883-01-25
rRoM THE STATE cArIrAL
The senatorial EIeetion-Piumb cOmplI-
lnented as No Man Has Ever Been
before IN the History of
Kansas Politics.
The Question of Congressional AppOr-
tiOnment Likely to stir up Con-
siderable OF a Muss

Kansas Politics.
The Question of Congressional Appor- ,
tiOnment Likely to stir up Con-
siderable OF = Muss.
BiIl Relating to Judses-TwO
Sessions to bs Held by the House !,
After This-DOts and
JOts, Etc. Exc.
Special to The EMPoRIA DAILY NKEs
TOPEKA, Jaa 24.-At last the Senate
rial election is over and that, foo, with
out any fuss or trouble whatever II is
a gratifying fact that q great many DEM
ocrais voted for the reelection of Sena-
tor Plumb, and that great many more
would have done SO had there been any
necessity for it. AS II was, however,
there was none. aud they threw their
votes away upon the caucus nominee,
John Martin, the man, as they sally say, |
"Eho ought to be governor of Kansas
to-day" Senator Everest was the first |
Democrat to cast his vote fer the junior |
senator and the applause was loud and |
hearty as he did so. Only one Repnbli-
can voted against the Senator. and that |
was more case Sf causeless ard exag-
gerated pique than anything else. One
hundred and tweniy-seven votes out
of one hundred and sixty-five ought
to gladden. the heart Of any man, par
ticularly when the opposition to the
regular Republicans in the legislature
is reckoned at SO. showing that Senator
Plumb captured Is of the opposition.
The senator has just had the greatest
compliment paid him ever extended to
any man in political life in Kansas and
he may well feel proud of il, as is known
that he does. Such thing has never
happened before and tits perfectly safe to
say that it will NOT happen again-lnsids
of six years at least. There IS no Repub,
lican state in the Union that has com
plimented her senator as Kansas has,
though one or two of the southern states
can claim that distinction. Whether
Kansas has started out 10 travel new
psth politically. nF not. remains 10 ha
seen.
THE MATTER OF APPORTfoNMENT.
From all appearances the matter of
the congressional apportionment will
stir up great deal of bitter feeling in the
legislature, much more than that ca,
gendered by the railroad question. In
fact there is nothing particular in the
latter TO cause any particular feeling,
but there promises 10 be war in the con-
gressional debate. Judges Perkins and
Peters and Major Morrill, are here look.
ing over the field and Judge Hanback,
was here only a short time ago So it can
be seen that these gentlemen are not en-
T tirelY Indifferent in the matter, In the
senate q row of quite respectable dimen7
sions has alreay broken out in The conn.,
mittee on appoItionment and two re-
ports have been submitted, the chairman
of the committee being in the minority.
! Angry and bitter words have already
been spoken hut they are nothing TO
, what are expected u follow The house
, committee has not had any serious
quarrels as yet, but there is plenty oil
, time for them to crop out and no doubt
they are brewing.
RELATING TO JUD6Es,
: A bill has been introduced in the
house by MIR. Basseit which provides
that it shall be unlawful for any judi.
cial officer to hold any other Office, eli
Their state or federal, or 10 become can.
> didate for the same before any conyen
ton. Neither are they to accept the
nomination of any convention TO any of
!. fee. and if any Of the prOYisioHs of hi:
bill are violated the secretary of state il
forbidden to issue to them certificates
: of election. There is a law to this CT
feet, though hardly so stringent in it.
provisions, now upon the statute books
/ SOMETHING TO TALK ABOUT.
i The house has Just been indulging II
fierce debate upon the resolution o.
: Mr.. Drought, providing that the clergy
men of any religious denomination car
hold services in the chapel of the state
Il penitentiarY. Often very warm de
bate, during which gentlemen of every
religious shade had spoken, the matter
n was continued and consequently Is still
1 on the hooks.
u two sEssIOTs.
e The house will hold two sessions aC
ter this as it was fouEd that the one
session plan gave both the committees
o and the members too much time ON illei
: hands.
a cots AND IoTs.
II Two hundred and sixty.seven bill.
: have been introduced in the house so IA
and about one hundred less than that il
the senate,
C st. Vincent's Orphan Asylum and the
1 Home for Friendless Women, of Leay
o enworth, ask for $4,000 each for tn,
years 18S4-5.
There is Price raid claim bill in. a
usual.
The chaplains of the senate and hOust
q still neglect To pray for the reporters
: Perhaps they think the latter doH'
r. need it,
John A. Anderson received two vote
for L. s. Senator IN the house and tw'
d in the senate G.