The Iola register. [volume] (Iola, Allen County, Kansas) 1875-1902, 1886-01-29
THE MESSAGE.
Special Message Of Governor Mar
tin to the Kansas Legislature.

tin to the Kansas Legislature
10 the Senate and House Of Representa-
Section . Of article II. of the Constitution
q K: ,ns reaures the Ls.issture 70 pro
Aabitants of the State at least once in ten
years." and specifies that the nrst enumera-
ton shall be taken in 1885," Section Of
article K. of the Constitution declares that
1T shall be the duty of the first Legislature
% make an apportionment based upon the
census ordered by the last legislative assem-.
pOrtionment shall be made in 1886, and eyery
I'VE years thereafter, based on the census Of
Sc preceding year.
IN enumeration Of the Inhabitants Of the
state as required by the Constitution. has
been made. under the direction of the Secre-
tary OF the SoAte Board OF Agriculture, and
the result Of this enumeration are communi-
Transmitted. Upon this census the appor-
tionment which the Constitut on requires the
Legislature to make during the year 1885
must be based.
rHE STATE REFORM SCHOOL
The act making appropriations for the
current expenses Of the State Reform School
for the fiscal years ending June DO, 1885. and
approval until after the adjournment of the
legislative session of 1885. and consequently
did not become a law. The amounts apprO-
prixted Gy this act for the current fiscal year
were: For salaries and wages of officers
and cnpIoyes 1910: and for care and main
tenance, sl2lsc, making total OF $4,000:
A very curious responsibility was deyolved
upon the state officers by the failure of this
anproprjstion bill viz: The alternative of
closing the Reform School or OF negotiating
loans. or their personal responsibility, Tor
paving the current expenses of the institu-
ton. The Executive Council, after full con-
sideration decided to adopt the last men,
toned alternative Arrangements were
10, i'll h~v i,,t ~a;t,r Fa,-
furnishing the money necessary to keep the
Reform School in operation and note COW
ering the amount of the expenses Was
executed each month, the State officers
becoming individually responsible for
the payment of these notes, which
bear interest at the rate OF nine per cent per
annum The Board of Trustees OF the State
Charitable institutions was notified that the
expeniitures for the reform school should
not exceed the amount voted by the Legis-
lature in the set which failed to reach me in
time To receive NV spproyal. and has con-
formeolits reCuistiouS 70 this direction
THE BUREAU or LABOR
Chapter lSs, session laws of 1885. created q
nRureau of Labor and Industrial Statistjcs
defined its duties and powers and authorizeJ
the Executive to appoint some suitable per
son, identified with the labor interests of the
state q Com m issiOuer of Labor 81 atistjce
The salary and allowances of the Commits.
eiouer were fixed in the act authorizing his
appointment but no appropriation was made
for their PAYMENT
Hinder the authority conferred nv this act
7 Amounted Frank II Betton. OF Wvsndotte
County. as Commissioner of Labor Statjetics
He accented this aDpOjutmcnt i'm April last
and has been since that time discbsrpipe the
duties deyolyed upon him nv law His first
report is herewith transmitted Prov SION
for the psymept of his salary and aliowances
ebouId be made at the present session,
Fifteen States have established bureaus of
labor CHARGED with the Sutv or coiiectine
statistics and facts relating to the CONNER
ciesl indu striaI social educational and soni-
forv condition. n # the lahorinp classes such
informatjon accurately ard intel,;peptIy
compiled can not fail to be OF value to the
law-rnaE ing mower Thepracticat exppr ence
Of other Sfatee has approyed these iepart-
ments. and / have no doubt that i'm Kansas
the work of the .Rureau of Labor and Indus.
trial Staristics'' will Justify the wisdom aud
ernedfency of IFS creation
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Cbapter 100 session laws of 1855. creates A
The duties md authority OF ,ai,; bo,r1s Sec.
fior . of Ga "A act proyides that the Secretary
Of Tho state Roord of Health ..shaIl receivp
state BOARD Of Heath and approved by the
Governor"
other sections Of this act deyolye upop the
State and local boards certain Official duties.
and snction n requires the State Hoard to
MAKE an animal rcnort which shall contain
a detailed account of the money pnid out nv
or on account of said bosrd. and \ detaiIed
du sing the wear mast but the amount 40 maid
out shall not aggregate q sum exceeding
81 0D in any wear Tho State BOARD has
49, -, sai s "s tho Sncre,arx ~ ss ~, ms
annum. and have in accordance with the
nroyis ons of tho act above ouoted anproyed
is scion No upnrnnri,,ion howerer was
made bv The LEGISLATURES for the pnymenJ of
the salary of the Secretary or tho eynepdi-
lures the State BOARD ia. by law. authorized
TO make.
RTE Governor makes reference to the con.
fused cond,tion of courts in several newly
oruanizea couutiesl
Nxw CouSTrys oBGaNIzrD
All the requirements of the law providing
for the organization OF new counties having
been comt;;ad with / iseued on rho o-tb 81
February last. an executive nroclsmst;on
the county of Comanche. SINH.
Nav ,,rrsniz;nfr Clark County: ON the Sth OF
October ORGANIZING Thomas County. and on
the Ith of Noyember- orpsniz,nr Meade
County The nonuIation of these couuties
AZ reported by the census takers. was:
5,2: Clark aD.a. Thomas eIs
and Meade. 3D.-makinr total OF I0H
II is reasonably certain that these four conn
tics have at the present time an aggregate
population of not less than I6 0n
On December 3i last A memorial in com.
pliauce w tn the provisions of law having
for Hamilton Cornty. His return has not
vet been made petit ;ons for and remon
strNnces sxainst the ORGANIZATION OF Chey-
enne County have also i,eeD received
An snnronr;ation for the naynent NJ the
census takers Announced FOR the counties Of
Clark. Thomas, Meade and Hamilton should
be made
Under the head of -.Extraditiop" refer.
ence is made to the want of approprjations
IN nav for cr;miuaIe arrested in other States
and that our laws should conform to the
United states statutesl
THE MISSOURI PACIFIC STRIKE
Shortly amer the nd iournment of the Iesis-
lature in March last a very serious difficulty
nose between the Missouri Pacific Rajlway
Ilomnany and certain of its emr,oyes re.
uniting in the practical suspeu sion of freight
frofY5c ON the hines of that great coruorafion
In this and several other States I was nj
once called upon by several of the off,
,ers of the company and also nv A
low rnupicinal offcers 10 furnish n mil
tarv force for service at points where the
tronblc wss most screens n seemed 70