The Abilene reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1883-1888, 1886-01-28
THE MESSAGE.
Special Message Of Governor Mar
tin to the Kansas Legislature
To tn. Senate and Hous. of Representa-

10 tne senate and House OF Representa-
Section % OF article IL of the Constitution
OF Kansas requires the Legislature 70 pro
Ie TOT taxing an enumeration OF the IN
years." and specifies that the nrst enumera-
ton shall be taken in 1855" Section of
article K. OF the Constitution declares that
lit shall be the duty of the first Legislature
TO make an apportionment, based upon the
census ordered by the last legislative assem-
bly, Of the Territory" and that q new ap-
pOrtionment shall be made in 1886 and every
I'VE years thereafter, based on the census Of
Sc preceding year.
State, as required by the Constitution. has
been made. under the direction Of the Secre-
tary of the State Board Of Agriculture, and
the result of this enumeration are communi-
Gated in the report OF that ofEcer. herewith
transmitted. Upon this census the eppOr-
tionment which the Constitut on requires the
Legs AZURE to make during the year 1885
must be based.
THE STATE REFORM SCHOOL.
The act making appropriations for the
current expenses of the State Reform School
for the fiscal years ending June %, lso6 and
June 30, 1887. was not presented to me for
approval until after the adjournment OF the
LEGISLATIVE session of 1889. and consequently
did not become a law. The amounts appro-
pristed 10y this act for the current fiscal year
were: For salaries ana wages Of officers
and employees, $3.50; and for care and main
tenance. Si2,190, making total of $4,000.
A very curious responsibility VIA deyOlved
upon the State officers by the failure of this
Appropriation bill, viz: The alternative OF
closing the Reform School or OF negotiating
loans or their personal responsib ility, for
paying the current expenses of the insttu-
ton. The Executive Council, after full con
sideratiOn, decided 20 adopt the last men
toned alternative. Arrangements were.
therefore, made with bank in tn city for
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
a. .f.r
annum. The Board of Trustees Of the state
Charitable Institutions was notified that the
expenditures for the reform school should
not exceed the amount voted by the Legis-
lature in the act which failed to reach me in
time TO receive my approval. and has con-
forlnedlits acquisitions TO this direction.
THE BUREAU OF LABOR.
Chapter ISIS. session laws OF 1855. created a
"Bureau Of Labor and Industrial Statistics"
defined its duties and powers and authorized
the Executive to appoint some suitable per
son, identified with the labor interests of the
State as Comm ssiOner of Labor Statistics"
The salary and allowances OF the Commits
sioner were fixed in the act authorizing his
appointment, but no appropriation was made
for their payment
Under the authority conferred by this act.
] appointed Frank II BettOn, OF Wyandotte
County. as Commissioner Of Labor Statistics
He accepted this appointment in april last,
and has been since that time dischargng the
duties deyolved upon him by law. His first
report is herewith transmitted. Prov SION
for the payment Of his salary and allowances
should be made ut tine present session.
Fifteen States have established bureaus of
labor, charged with the duty of collecting
statistics and facts relating to the CONNER
cial, industrial, social. educational and Sani-
tary condition of the labOring classes. Such
information. accurately and intelligenTly
compiled. can not fail to he OF value to the
law-making power. The practical xper.cnce
OF other States has approved these depart
ments, and ! have no doubt that in Kansas
the work of the Bureau of Labor and Indus
trial Statistics will Justify the wisdom aud
eIpedicncy Of its creation.
STATE BOARD OF HEALTH.
Chapter l2g. session laws OF 1855. creates a
State and Local Board of Health and defines
the duties and authority OF said boards Sec
ton OF said act provides that the Secretary
of the State Board of Health shall receive
such compen sation rs may be allowed by the
State Board of Health and approved 10y the
Governor"
Other sections Of this act devolve upon the
State and local boards certain official duties
and section n requires the State Board TO
make an annual report. which shall contain
q detailed account OF the money pad out by
or on account of said board. and detailed
statement of the manner Of its expenditure
du;ing the year past, but tue amount so paid
out shall not aggregate q sum exceeding
5000 in any year" The State Board has
fixed the salary of the Secretary a S2.5GI per
annum. and have in accordance with the |
provisions of the act above quoted approved
its action No APPROPRIATION. however, was |
made by the Legislature for the payment Of !
the salary of the Secretary or the expendi- |
lures the State Board is, by law, authorized |
TO make.
TT.e Governor makes reference to the con-
fused condition of courts IN several newly |
organized countieS.l
NEW COUNTIES ORGANIZED
All the requirements of the law providing |
for the organization OF new counties having |
been compiled with, issued on the 9th OF |
February last, an executive proclamation
organizing the county of COmauche. SINH
lar proclamation was made on the 5th of |
May, organizing Clark County; on the Sth OF
October, organizing Thomas County; and on
the 4th of November. organizing Meade
County The nOnIIatiOn of these counties
reported by the census takers. was:
Comanche. 2.512; Clark, 2,Of2; Thomas. 1916
and Meade. ALTERNATING a total Of I0.ll4
1t is reasonably certain that these four cOun-
ties have at the present time an aggregate
population of not less than l6.GDa
ON December ~ last. a memorial in com
pliance with the proyisi or law having
been presented, appointed census taker
for Hamilton County His return has not |
yet been made. Petitions for and rCmon-
stranceS against the organization or Chey-
enne County have also been received.
An appropriation for the payment OF the
census takers appointed for the counties OF
Clark, Thomas, Meade and Hamilton should
be made.
Hinder the head OF -'ExtradItiop'' refer
ence is made to the want of appropriations |
TO pay for criminals arrested in other States.
and that our laws should conform TO the
United States statutes.
TIKI MISSOURI PACIFIC STRIKE.
Shortly after the adjournment OF the Legis-
lature in March last a very serious difficulty
arose between the Missouri Pacific Railway |
Company and certain of its employees, re- |
sulting in the practical suspension of freight
traffic on the lines of that great corporation
in this and several other States. / was at |
nee called upon by several of the Off
GERS of the company and also by a
few municipal officers to furnish q mil |
itary force for service At points where the
trouble was most serious IL seemed to
me. however, that so grave an exercise of |
authority as that of ordering out the military !
forces of the State should not be resorted to. |
except in the most extreme emergency, and
that it was my duty to first ascertain whether
such emergency existed. ] therefore |
proceeded TO AtchiSon, telegraphing to the |
Railroad Commissioners 10 meet me there |
aud sent the Adjutant General to Parsons.
the most serious complications being re- |
ported at these places. On our arrival at
Atchison, we had coferences with the rail-
road officials and with committees represent
ing the railroad employees, and became salts
ned that the latter had just grounds of COM
plant They were orderly and peaceable in
their behavior: they had resorted To no acts
of violence; they declared that they did not
intend 10 disturb the peace, or violate any
law; and they expressed an earnest desire to
resume work. and remain the faithful en-
plOyeS of the company, If the wrongs of
which they complained were re-
dressed at once represented these
company, and earnestly urged the adoption |
of measures 10 remove all causes of discon-
tent, suggesting that this might be accom-
plished nv arbitration. This suggestion was |
finally adopted, and the Railroad Commits |
sioners and myself. together with several of |
the State officers of Missouri. proceeded 10 st.
I
ence with the chief officers of the Missouri |
Pacific Railway COmpsny. The officers Of !
the two States presented at this conference !
plan of settlement which fully recognized the
grievances of the employees of the company
and removed them, and the railway officials |
accepted and adopted this plan in all its de-
tails Within twenty-four hours thereafter |
business on the company lines was fully re-
sumed aud has not since been INSTRUCTED.
NV experience in connection with this |
Ia Dor trouble. and the investigation I have |
since gwen the subject. eonvinces me that I
nrnYision should be made hN law for the set