The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1891-01-21

| Tue CONSTITUTION requires an apportion.
mene OF the State for the purpose Of repre-
sentafton In the Legislature once In lve
years, based upon the census OF the proceed.
Ing year. The last apportionment having
| been made at the special session Of 1885, it
becomes your duty to reapportion the state
| at the present session.
Eighty-eight counties only are now repre-
sented. Eighteen counties. organized since
the last appOrtionmcnt in 1855, have ever
since that time been excluded from voice
In the law-making branch OF the State Gov
eminent. Membership in the lower house is
limited By the Constitution to one hundred
and twenty five. the present number Tho
admission Of eighteen counties to reprcsen.
tation. which OF course must he granted will
give us one hundred and six organized coun.
tics, each entitled to at least one representa-
tive provided it cast two hundred and ffty
legal votes at the next preceding election.
This will leave but nineteen members to be
distributed on the basis of population. Re-
lief from this ve'y serious difficulty can
come only through an amendment to the
legislative article OF the Constitution The
apportionment article should also be amend
cd so that the time tor re airport comment will
always fall during a regular session Of the
Legislature.
Prohibition.
During tho past year the cause Of prohibit
ton has been assaulted from a new dircc-
ton. The so called "orieinal package" de-
ciSiOp OF the supreme Court of the United
states, promulgated in April, 1890, was a
severe and unexpected blow at our prohib-
tory legislation. denying. as it did, the power
OF the State to prevent the importation of in
toNcatIng liquors from sister State and the
sale thereof in unbrOkcn original packages
The sudden invasion Of the State nv honor
dealers from abroad, and the setting UP Of
"Originat package" houses; the profound
feeling produced among our people. and the
litigation that cnsncd-ali this. together with
the final relief which came from Congress
siOnal action, is very fully rccitcd in the re-
port OF Attorney General Kellogg. who mcr-
its special eOmmcndatioa for the fidelity and
ability with he performed the duties and
extra labors imposed upon him in this emer-
gcncy.
On the sth OF August $780, the Wilson bill
passed Congress and became n law In brief,
1t subjects Intoxicating liquors transported
into State for sale to the operation of |
the laws Of such State when in original !
packages or otherwise This act was hailed |
and regarded ut first as II fortunate and |
final settlement OF the vexel question. But |
the w ilson law was soon to- he cha llengcd. |
One Rahrcr. agent for Missouri liquor ;
house, having been arrested after the
passage Of the act in Congress in question,
and charged with selling liquor i'm original
packages in TOpesSa in violation of the Con-
stitution and laws Of Kansas made applica-
ton to the United States Court for a writ of
habeas corpus On the hearing before
Hon. C.. q. Foster. Judge of the United
States District Court for the district of KAN
sas, Attorney General Kellogg and K Il.
WEIGH. ESQ. county attorney for Shawnee
County, appeared for the State And after
very full argument the prisoner was dis
charged, the court holding that our prohibit
Ory law must be enacted to make it cover
sales in original packages. An appeal from
his decision on behalf of the State has been |
perfected, and the case is now pending in
he Supreme Court of the United States.