The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1873-01-17

officers of some of the Institutions.
and their respective duties, are fixed
By law, while in the case of othera
there are no provisions 1hatever.
The act relating to the Penitentiarv
provides for the appointment of an
architect by the Governor, and aleo
by the Boafd1of Directors.
Ireoommend general reoganizs.
ton of these Institutions that the
terms of. their officers be uniform.
and that their duties and salaries be
defined by iaw. =. = "A
Those IN charge of most of our
public Institutions ask for appropfi-
ations,for the erection and extension
IOftbqIdings. While we ought not
to be niggaEdly or parsimonioas in
providing for the support and en-
.largement of these Institutions, 1t
wiil be your duty to see that strict
economy lis observed in ali public
Expenditures. Heretofore measures
| for aid to the State Institutions have
been regared as local in their char
&C err, and, by q eombinatioD OF in
terests, large appropriations have
been made This policy il cleari.
wong. While the interest taken in
the various Institutions, by the PEG
pie in. their respective localities, is
to be commended, yet we should re-
member that the In ututions belong
20 and are supported by the State.
Every appropriation for their ,bene-
ne should be bssed upon the neces-
stiles of the Institution and the de-
mands cf the Slate, and should stand
upon its. 9Wn merits.
lk4 e., &c
evidently Contemplated that the one
| million dollars Indebtedness author
ICED by that instrument would be
sufficient to pay for the erection Of
tie permanent public buildings Of
the State. They did not foresee the
growth Of. tho State they were
That Indebtedness has
ALREADY been Incurred, and vet the
buildings OF sons Of our Iastita.
lions are only commenced and none.
Lpf. them are finished: Such sppro.
priations Is are made now mast be
drawn directly from the pockets Of
the people.
There should be created In the
Treasury Q "Public Building Fund, !"
out OF which all appropriations for
the erection and extension OF the
permanent public buildings should
be made payable.
AeRIcULTtaB. I~-~ 81,
The wisdom of the law passed last
year requiring the officers Of Che
State Board Of Agriculture to make
an annual report of the condition of
agriculture In. the State, is shown
| by the report of the Secretary, Hon.
Alfred Gray" 1t is a very full aud
able report; containing . large
amount Of interesting and valuable
information. The State Board under
took to collect statistics of our Va
.rlous industries. The difficulties
they met with, and the manner of
overcoming them in the future are
fully pointed out in the report. The
steps heretofore taken to obtain sta
tistics of our farm products have
proved failures. tits suggested by
the Secretary of State, in his annu-
al report, that there should be es-
tabiished q Bureau of Statistics.
&Ehe suggestion is of sufficient i'm
pOrtance to deserve your attention.
Our people are. mainly, an agri-
cultural people, and any measures
~ AAS uCNOIORh1CuS VI S1ob
interest should receive your most
careful consideration.
A GEOLOGICAL CABINET.
!" Early in the history Of the State
the Legislature provided for q geo.
illogical survey " hich resulted in the
establishment OF the character of
the various strata of rocks in the
State, and their position in the geo.
logical series. AS supplemental to
met, consisting of specimens of all
gypsums, limestones and sandstones
in the State, with description of
the character, extent, locality and
accessibility of each; of the various
coal beds, their qualities, location
and extent, and OF the various ores
OF value, such as lead and iron, their
qualities, extent and value. The
cabinet should be arranged in a
room in the State House, set apart
for that purpose, where 1t would be
accessible to all persons desiring to
select building material, or to en-
gage in manufacturing.
1t may be inexpedient TO make
such appropriations noY, As. would
be necessary to perfect cabinet OF
this character, but much of tho ma
terisl can: be collected al a very
small cost, and it would be wise TO
at least provide for its foundation.
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS. 4
Section 1, Article Y Of the Constitution
is in direct conflict with the Constitution
OF the United States. in denying to color
ed men the'rfght or suffrage. This IL .
relic OF kaEh aTisnl Apd should lsng since
have been expunged from the Csnstitu-
tion. Our State, which was Ia the 'front.'
rank in the dght for equal rights for ell,
should not have in Its Constitution or
upon its statute books any provisions n.
Soring any class, race Or nationality.
Section 2, Article V, as amended, pro.
hfbits persons who have borne arns
against the government from exercising
1he right OF outrage This AneHd ment
was Ldopted by . very small majority, but
the arguments then used in favor OF pro-
scriptive Legislation have ceased 70 have
any iorce IN THIS state, and the restriction
should be removed.
Section ?, Article II. provides that the
Legislature shall never exceed one hun.
dred members Of the House and thirty
three members Of the Senate.
Section !, Article 7, provides that In the |
future superintendent Of the State each
organized county ahAll have At least one
Representative, while Sectf0n eT the |
same srticte provides that in 1853 and eVe- |
Fy i've years thereafter there shall be an
and Represeptstive districts. In 1871, the |
Le2tsIature, In pursuance OF the last men.
TONED provision, In experiencing the State |
into Representative districts, established |
ninety districts. Since the passage Of that |
lawsew elve.new counties haye been organ. /
lied. and the limit OF one hundred meR-
bers has been reached aad passed.
Every county IN the State should be en-.
titled 70 at least one Representative IN the 1
House, and such amendments ~ may be /
necessary TO harmonize the provisions. Of |
the Constitution, and to secure just rep.
FesentatioE TO every locality, should Be
made without delay. In my iudgnSnt
this can best be done by an increase Of
the number OF members Of the LegIsla.
ture. Experience elsewhere has proved
that the States which have the Isrxest
popular representation il the Legislature
have been The freest from charges Of cor
ruption. That the populOus counties q the
State may have fair representation, II is
necessary that the Legislature be increas-
ed. Section & Article ii, of the Constitu-
ton should be so amended as to effect this
result, and, to make il Immediately effect
i've, Section 2, Article \, should be %
tionmeut OF the State.
section Is. Article II, provides that the
session Of the Legislature shall be held
annually. In sixteen OF the states, name.
y: Ohio. !ndiana, Illinois, Iowa, MIssoa-
RI, Kentucky. California, Michigan, Yer
mont, Maryland, DelawaFes Georgia, Ne
oFaAka, Nevads, Oregon and TenneSsee
the Legislatures meet In regular sessi00
onIV once in two years. These states seem
to be as well governed as the remaining
states. In our ewn state we have too much
legislation. Constant changes Of laws
le1S to confusion ana promote litigation 1
rho expenses attending Al annual session
Of thi Legislature arc heavy, aud, might
be diminished oHe-hslt By biennisl
sesSions.
Ths censtitut on provides that only
three amenamepts shall be anbhitted %
Ihe people "a any one year. Attentionl
here has been called TO i've necessary
adnnfGd NEhrld nece.aif ate nfhars OHhar 1