The Emporia news. [volume] (Emporia, Kan.) 1859-1881, 1875-01-22

portion of the bonds authorized BY
the legislature, in special session, &c
be issued for relief purposes has YET
been issued, and the remainder may
be made available in the discretion
of the legislature.
RETRENCIIAIENT
is urged. Says the message:
The expenses of the state govern.
ment are mainly betrayed from the
general revenue fund. From this
fund are paid all the ordinary cur.
rent expenses. A careful consider.
alton by you of the various items
covered in its disbursement could
scarcely fail to be of essential ser.
vice IN the interest of economy
To the expenses incident to the ses.
sions of the legislature, the public
printing, aud the support of the
state institutions, can be traced the
principal part of this disbursement,
If we leave out of consideration the
payment of salaries fixed by law.
l am inclined 10 think that little
earnest work, having for its object
proper curtailment OF these ex-
penses, would result in advantage
to the taxpayers, and prove highly
creditable TO the legislature.
The public printing costs entirely
too much, and you will not, il is 10
be hoped, permit the session to ex-
pire without providing for its re-
duction. The entire printing and
binding ought not 10 exceed thirty
Thousand dollars per annum, and
perhaps it might be done for much
less. Not only tho prices establish
ed, but also all the laws regulating
the printing and binding, the meas
urement of work, the allowance of
accounts, etc, ought to be carefully
revised. Much useless and unnec-
essary printing is done, and / sub
init that there should be seine limit
established besides the mere discre-
tionary authority OF any or all of
the officers of the state government.
The governor next notices The eX-
pcnsc Of running the State Institu-
lions and urges a hasty limit of
Ihesc to their landed cndowments.
From the plans now III progress for
The running Of the State Peniten-
-iary, it is hoped thai expensive in
'titution will, by another year, Dc-
come self supporting.
Local taxation receives notice.
It is from this, after all, that the
great burdens Of the people come.
Calls especial attention to the court
or trivial law suits, and court cx-
Denses generally bat does not point
'ut any particular mode of remedy
ng this well known evil.
INDIAN AFFAIRS.
Considerable is said Of our troub.
es with the Indians. \ history of
1ur transactions with them during
he year is given, most OF which is
we'll known by our readers.
EDUCATIONAL INTERESTS
1t will be n matter of sincere
Qualification with all who regard the
permanent well being and prosperi-
~ of the state as of paramount i'm
DOrtance, TO be assured that, not
outstanding the financial embar-
rassment which prevails throughout
he country, and the local misfor-
tunes with which we have had to
during the past season, the
public spirit Of the people has not
permitted the cause of popular ed
lcation to lsnguish.
There are now in the state 4, 395
school districts, of which 39l were
during the past year. In
The number of pupils enrolled in
he public school there has been an
increase, since the last report of the
superintendent, of $4,000; 5,043
eachers have been employed, an in
;rcase from 1873 of more than
.wenty per cent. The amount dis
ributed to the various counties Oh
he semi-annual dividend of school
money, is S26l,952 Gl, an increase
or the year of $30,035 81.
The progress made by the higher
institutions is none the
esS marked.
The report of tic board of regents
Of the state university shows that
institution to be in an exceedingly
healthy condition. There was an
aggregate attendance last year of
one hundred and seventy-three stu
tents, representing tWenty-three
We have reason to feel
proud of our university. It's course
Of study and the high character of
is instructors are the frequent sub
ect of favorable mention by those
to judge in educational
matters.
There was deficit of 81, 26I % in
he last appropriation for pay of
salaries of instructors, for which
should now be made.
The regents estimate that there
will will be required for the sup
port of the Institution this year the
'um of S22,95l 33. This is more
han $4,000 less than the appropria-
ion of last year. a new scale of
for the salaries of in
'tructors has been adopted by the
BOARD, by which this item is reduc-
ID from SlS,200 TO $751; per an
lum. The efforts of the board in
he interest of economy arc espec-
ally deserving of commentator.
The agricultural college is, L an
icpatc, TO become one of the lead
Gg institutions of learning IN the
The present management
If the institution, in taking charge
Of II, determined 10 make il, in fact,
IN Industrial school, and this pur-
pose has since been kept steadily in
view. The cause of industrial edU-
:dfjOn has been on trial, and the
success which has thus far attended
{ is full OF cheering assurances of
is final triumph.
Ofthe endowment lands belonging
% the college, 81, 425 acres remained
lnsold at the close of the fiscal year.
These are appraised and offered nj
III average price CT SG.35 per acre.
Il cash capital of $2lS,-
$3.50 The lands sold have realized
TO the institution S2l3, 907. 2I, which
has been juaiciausly Invested, and
from which is now derived an an
nual revenue of about $4,000.
This income fully meets the ordi-
nary expenses OF the institution,
and the regents ask for no appro-
priation for that purpose. Ulti-
il is confidently believed,