Year: 1876

ToPEKA Jan. 81 ls76.
EDITOR CHIEF - As the session advances of


Importance begin present themselves for action and


among them the most portant will be the apportion-


ment bills and the appropriations to the different public


institutions OF apportionment bills all thus far


troduced max. no change in Doniphan County leaving


light work far locality is cerne but yet there


is question or rather principle involved, that will


bring interest and perhaps discussion. That is


to whether the number of members shall be increased


10 the D'drimuB remain substantially In the


opinion your correspondent the Senate for the past


few years has exercised desirable influence in holding


back eSavagant legislation While under the provisions


of the Constitution the West has had heavy representa-
tion in the House the has been composed largely
Of that portion of the State representing wealth and pOpu


laiOn and shonld therefore in opinion he left that


the balance Of power the restraining influence


still be felt until the great Southwest and Western part


Of the State shall be settled with citizens having decided
ands, and liable As it il now, all the


lands that yet held homrtras contribute nothing


TO the general Of the State compared with
Older and weaer settlements Of the Eastern half of the
State If there increase in the number of Senator's


the newly settled portions of the State will get the benefit
and perhaps such Counties AtchsOn and Leavenworh
may lose from their present numbers.
therefore of the opinion that it is policy to increase little
if any, until another five years shall populate the
portions Of the Stat. with paying citizens and keep
the controlling power where it to-day rightfuly belongs


As you have from the reported prOceednss visit
ing committees have been appointed report upon what
they may find the different State institutions. The
business has been overone There certain "
Necessity for visiting any of thes State
siitutions except perhaps the insane asyums at Oawa
omie and Topeka where Is things may be
lovely could be wished Rumor has it. that the
passed at the last session Of the Legislature have not
been complied with, and that money has been ex
pended to architects than necessary prudent
This feeling has become that doubts
entertained to the probability of any Trustee either
OF those institutions whose time has expired being their
own successors and the Legislature has determined
know the facts and give that knowledge the people
the State at the earliest possible Joint Com
mittee Of both Houses will be at Osawatome this week
and the report expected by the 5h of February after
hich. you will know whether the rumor is founded OIL
Tact


The most closely contested in the Senate thus far
out of the passage of bill offered by Haldernan of
ravenwoth limiting the right of review and appeal in


vii actions provides that appeal in civil ae
be taken from Justices Court the Diatrict Court
" here the amount sned upon does exceed fifty do
lars appeal he taken from District to the
Supreme Court in civil actions where the
Toversy does exceed hundred dollars The at
the Senate made desperate effort defeat the
bill yet it passed by a Of 10 tn H. believe What
The fate Of the bill is in the House saw smi.
bill passed the Senate session but failed in the
House


A, you have also seen, Henry Hopkins is his
Warden of the Peniientiary The selection is
good and merits the approval Of almost everybody
bout the Capital


But enough for this time. THEODORE.