Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1885-01-24

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rHE Al[ENDsfEsT or 1880.
At the general election In 1850 the
f people Of this State, acting ia their soy.
( erelgn capacity, adopted an amendment
to the Constitution prohibiting the man
I ufacture' ana sale Of Intoxicating liquors
except Tor medical, mechanical and SCI
/ entinc purposes. The Legislature Oi
1881 enacted law to enforce this COnsti
/ tuti0nal provision.
I 1t Is the duty Of the Executive to carry
| out tRe VIII OF the people expressed iG
/ the laws given him by the representa-
/ GVes OF the people. Upon you, gentle
men of the Legislature. devoIvest6e duty
of making the desire of the people eE
I fectIve. Keeping in mind the provision
I OF the Constitution 1t Is IN your power,
It IS your right, to amend the present
law, or to repeal Ii and make another.
No statute ever framed was DeEfsct Law
Is suDJecG OF constant REVISION IL the
present law does not accomplish the re-
suits desired and expected, you are &C
quaiEted with the reasons, and 1t IS your
duty to so amend it as to make 1t what
the people, by their votes, have said they
wish IL 70 be. The questions involved
are not partisan questions and should
not be treated as such. The law enacted
TO give vitality to the prohibition amend
ment should be like those for the en-
tOrCement Of any other provisions of our
Constitution, as brief, simple and direct
as possible. As a rule, laws are effective
Just IN proportion as they are simple and
direct. With the experience of the past
70 guide you, you should be able to frame
an act that viii avoid the faults and sup
ply the deficiencies of the existing
statute.
would suggest that those provisions
of the present law relating to physicians
and druggists do not seem to be in har-
mOny with the purpose of the Constitu-
tiOnal amendment itself, as they impose
unreasonable and obnoxious restrictions
on the manufacture and sale Of liquors
for the very purposes recognized by the
amendment as legitimate. The people of
the State, in adopting the amendment OF
1880, did not, IN my judgment, intend to
annoy or mbarrass the members of an
honOred and honorable profession, nor
those engaged in q reputable business,
with VeXatiOus restrictions, bonds, Oaths,
and forms. To repeal these provisions
would strengthen, not weaken, the law,
nd preserve still its purpose.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
A letter from the National Board OF
Health advises me that the presence Of
Asiatic Cholera in epidemic form, IN
Europe, is a constant menace to the peO-
pie Of this country; that this dread
disease has pressed steadily westward
during the past twoyears; and that grave
apprehensiOns are entertained of it's ap-
pearance in this country. 1t is, there
lore, urged by the National Board that
the Legislatures of the several States
adopt measures whereby the most
To OFOugh sanitary service, State and
local, may be Immediately organized.
The Kansas State Medical Society viii
present a memorial asking the passage Of
an act for the organization of q State
Board of Health. Such q body, properly
organized, might be Of important service,
especially in the event of the appearance
of cholera. The preservation and i'm
prOVement of the public health is, how
ever, at all times a matter of grave con-
Germ, and suggestions having such q pur-
pose in view should receive your con-
sideEate attention.
THE ACADEMY OF SCIENCE.
This is a useful organization, main
tanned at no expense to the State except
the courtesy Of. having its reports pub
ished as part of the biennial report Of
the State Board of Agriculture.
The Society viii present, for your con-
sideratiOn and action, the question Of
providing for a thorough geological sur
Vey of the State. 1t is urged that, in
view of the rapid settlement Of Kansas,
this work is q necessity; that in other
States such surveys have revealed ma
terial resources which have added large
ly to the outlets for the useful employ
ment Of labor and capital; and that the
value Of the knowledge disseminated by
the reports Of such surveys, IN prevent
ing useless expenditures Of capital in
visionary enterprises, is equally great. 1t
should not be forgotten, however, that q
survey Of this character, if properly con-
Quoted, viii be very expensive; and that
if it is not thoroughly prosecuted, by the
most competent men, 1t is worthless.
SORGHUM SUGAR INDUSTRY.
E. B. Cowgirl, Esq, the agent Of the
United States Department of Agricul-
Uure, for the collection Of information
concerning the Sorghum industry OF
Kansas, has sent me a report concerning
this industry. There are now three
sugar factories in the State, located at
Sterling, Hutchinson and Ottawa, and
they produced, last year, 100000 pounds
of sugar and 100, 800 gallons Of syrup.
This product was manufactured from
Is, 300 tons Of sorghum cane. The quail
ity of the sugar Is identical In compost
ton with Louisiana sugar. Either of
the three factories Will, 1t is stated, be
able, after some improvements to turn
out annually a product Of one million
pounds of sugar. It is urged by a num-
Der or cIUZens, that the state should en-
courage this industry, and I call your at
tentiOn to their suggestion. I have not
been able to give the subject such inves-
LEGATION as would justify me in making
any recommendation concerning it.
STATE AGENT.
Hon. s. J. Crawford. the States agent
at Washington, appointed in pursuance
of an act of the Legislature approved
March Sd, 1877, submits a full report OF
his actions IN the mater Of certain
claims of the State against the United
States. He has discharged the import
ant duties confded to him with zeal, enc
ergy and ability, and provision should
~ v,,-fa for his oyv- -evss tFov, v7v-s7zvs FF7e