The Saline County journal. [volume] (Salina, Kan.) 1871-1893, 1889-03-07


the measures which died with the /
lying congress was the Oklahoma l
bill, which remained TO the end upon |
The senate calender. Some Of lts |
were, however, incoFpo-
rated into the Indian appropriation
bill. No territorial government is |
but an srea Of land en-
bracing about 600 900 acres In the |
Indian territory IL thrown open to |
The land forfeiture bill /
reached the stage OF being reported
TO the house by q conference report,
but was killed by fillbusteriug.
The watch-presenting business
aud the gold-headed-eane present
ing business in the winding up Of
the Legislature IL kind Of taffy
which IL sPoilng rapidly. The good,
bad or Indifferent speaker and the
good, bad or Indifferent clerk are
usually recipients Of such gifts,
while to vary the monOtOuy this win
ter n watch was presented to "Un.
Gle" Jim Legate, and Burton aud
other equally valiant and effective
jaw-IabOrers were left out ia the
cold. We abjure the unhOly custom!
The Southern Kansas men and
the Kansas City people are making
q great howl over Senator PIunb's
to the Oklahoma measure.
In this portion Of the state, his
action il ahplAuded. We are more
in the settlement Of
Kansas than in n land which IL
much Overestimated in richness and
resources. Senator Plumb was
right In his action, aud we heartily
commend him for his level-headed
opposition to the schemes Of the
politicians aud tOwn-site iiends.
The Legislative appropriations
this year, according to the best In
formation OF the senate ways and
means committee. will aggregate
sI,2J0,OOO, while two years ago the
assessment was tI,273,0OO. The
assessment two years ago for general
state purposes was - mills. This
year the general assessment valua-
ton has increased &IO,OO,0O. Much
less money has been appropriated
this session for buildings than last,
but the public institutions have
received more.
IT was q good thing to change the
name OF Davis to Geary cOunty-tO
substitute the name Of q patriot for
a traitor: but there was no excuse
for one Admire to make q jackass Of
Of himself ia his smart Aleck
letter TO jeff. Davis, informing him
Of the change. As matter Of fact
the sympathy il with Admire, now
that he should make such fool Of
himself.
EDITOR CLARK, of the Junction
City R'pUbIicOn, writes to the C6J'i-
tat mmonwedIih that the people
Of Junction City-merchauts, me-
chanIcs, professional men aud even
the IaFmers-kick over the change
OF the name of the county from Davis
to Geary. That includes everybody
except Geo. Martin, Of Kansas city,
Kansas.
EMIL FIRNIN IL the name Of the
Frpnrhman whom Gov. Humphrey
has commissioned To represent the
interests Of Kansas at the Paris EN-
position. He has resided at FlOrencs,
Ks. since lsSI, on :DO acre farm
adjoining the city. lie is lawyer
hy profession and we'll educated.
THEE u now n law Of the state
which prohibits the giving az sell
ing 10 any minor under sixteen
years of age, any cigar, cigarette or
tobacco in any form, opium ar any
other narcotic. For such sale there
il n penalty Of not less than s. aud
not more than t25.W.
TO -urreed Gpn. Roserran- ~ Reg
lister. 81 the Treasury. Gen. B. NJ.
Prentiss, the hero of shiloh, Is most
faVorahly spoken Of. Anything that
can I,e done To help the old General
into good place will he heartily
endorsed by hundreds of thou
sands nf veterans.
since the reception of the
certificates of the election Of
the Democratic congressman In
the third aud fourth districts Of
West Virginia by the clerk Of the
House, the Republican majority In
the next Congress IL cut down
TO three.
Is lssH the voters Of Kansas will
lie called upon tu vote upon two
propositions Ia amend the cOnstitu-
tIOu uf the state. One IL to make
the sessions nf the legislature ninety
days, and the other il To increase the
supreme court from three to seven
Judges.
ONE Of the English papers IL not
able to detect anything In President
HarrisOns message which il In Eng
lands interest. The time has come
when a President thinks only Of
things American, and not things
English.
THE appointment Of Tell w.
Walton Of the Lincoln Center Re-
puLI'cdH ~ n member of the Board
Of parions, Is a fine compliment TO
one Of the most genial aud popular
of the newspaper profession Of Ksn-
sas.
THE President in the construction
Of his cabinet seems To have steered
clear of the cliques and quarrels Of
state politics. He has certainly
aimed to bring about unity In the
party aud has succeeded admirably. |
THE State Grand Army EncamP-
ment cOnvenes IT EmpOris next
Speaker Booth seems to
hold the pole" for commander.
A mother chance for fight on the part
Al. q