Year: 1876

TorEKA January - 1876.


Ed. CHIEF There Is spiei hour my hands. and
have thought bet To give the benefit to the readers of the
Chg.


As you are aware the House passed resolution voting


fifteen daily papers member for distribution, and
also aware Senate indefinitely postponed
sad paper resolution the only chance and the best one
too think is for your delegation to keep you posted
best they and let the many readers at home have the
benefit Of the without tax Your House dele
cation will make their own record that subject the
Senator from your County opposed it, believing it not
right to send fifteen daes to his friends at the expense
Of the II any citizen wants the proceedings
here twenty-five cents will get the Kans9s Farmer for
the balance Of the session. and fifty cents the Weekly
Commonwealth. The Daily Commonwealth one dollar per
month If the money is me. will see that the pa
per forwarded have been told that many Of the
people of Donphan County desire the Representatives
here to send them papers Perhaps this is true yet
citizen has much right another when it is paid
out Of the Treasury and don't believe the payers
as a class desire any such thing, especially would
perhaps in the aggregate to several thousand
lars have received neither petition requests there
fore have had no trouble about how should vote.


The Senate adjourned Friday until Monday .
o'clock and think very unwisey. There could be no
objection mber going h me in Of emergency
but his early Gay in the session good working quo
rum should have remained.


Investigation is the order Of the day Every thing and
every body must undergo investigation Much of this
is right but like the too pous man. there danger of
OF OVERRIDING the thing. There has been a committee
raised to visit the Insane Asylu Pententiary Blind
Asylum, and Agricultural College This part the
fruits of locating public institutions all the State
will always he source of annoyance and extra expense


States beginning to be talked over and it is
thing prospective andidates for Gov.
and Congress- and it 10 limited already that
there successors hand waiting patiently though
anxiousy succeed Senator Harvey Pretty early work.
but it is said that the early birds the fellows what
get worms"


Since my last letter the from Donphsn County
has in troduced bill compelling Assessors to all
property liable at its real vaue also bill
amend the Law which exmpts property from taxation.
that produce Of the "a amer raised within pre-
vious listing property tor taxation shall be exempt
fIcm ass.stm,nt This is tlIe the law is in
Nebraska Iowa and several other States Also bill to
give Road Supervisors niyfve days in the year to
work the roads, instead CT fifteen days the law
prov ides Also oht resolution calling Constitutional
Convention.


Your correspondent Is disposed anything in
relatn to the Iiis II sny hills introduced by
bers DCnirhan Coanty but Mr.. Reve has introduc
ed one bill that should become law, and that is where
insurance companies insuie mans property and take
premium for the insurance, that In of loss by fire.
the pany should be PEELED pay the full amount
of insurance unless fraud be shown As the law is
now the companies send anund adjusting agents, who
generally propose compromise but they always manage
to take full premiums.


The House has been d scussng the question
upon resolution offered by Mr.. Brumbaugh. think
they ready vote yet have doubt the vote
when taken will be strong in favor of greenbacks.


The Centennial Board asking appropriation of
s25 OO0 for Centennial purposes think the amount
ould be used to good purpose for promoting emigration
ansas yet with the people loaded down with taxes
in debt many Of them poor dent think could get
tn Of my mind to vote that amount


Our worth Chaplain in the Senate is looking after our
spir itual interests with much zeal and in his daily petit
items is sirous that when public services we
should be transferred glory. This may be right but
think would prefer visiting my family for score of
years before 20. Perhaps he will amend and allow
fellow take stop ticket"


There it is too early in the session to give much
and have drawn largely valuable space


desire to say the right of petition is sacred one and
will always be respected by THEODORE