The Iola register., 1891-04-17
DEFICIENCY APPROPRIATIONS

| Ihe Soldiers home at Dodge City was
established since the last session of the
| Legislature, and of course could not be
provided for by that body.
Industrial school for girls was also
put in operation since the last session.
Then comes the state printing bill
which seems to be the special grievance
Of the speaker. These printing de-
| fciehcies always do and will continue to
occur biennially as long as the present
method Of dong the public printing
continues, and here venture the state
ment that Mr.. Elders alliance state
| printer will not prove an exception.
| 1t is for printing caused and
ordered by the sitting legisla-
ture for which provision, if made,
could only be mere guess. However,
! presume 1t will Ee unnecessary for me
! to go farther in explanation of this So
| 30 bill than 10 call Speaker Elderlj It
| tsntiCn TO the report of the secretary Of
state to show him that SJS.290.SS of this
sum was for printing for the state board
! Of agriculture, Il large part Of which was
| for the reports Of the secretary Of the
board. | will refer the eminent speaker
10 the farmers cf the state for answer to
the advisatili:y of this appropriation
and lis useless extravaganza.
Upon this much moo.ed question OF
state printer | might add that had
Speaker Elder interested himself in hav-
ing tho house OF representatives pass
senate bill No. l, which passed the SEN
ate early in tie session, was sent to the
house and was buried there through that
bOdy's failure TO pass the needed legis
latiOn, or to make room for bills which
cou d only tend TO ruin the credit and
tarni ish the good name Of the state, this
problem of public printing would have
been solved IN great saving to the
state. This bill fairly reduced the price
in comparison to the amount of printing
done now with the work required when
the present prices were fixed by law,
and very materially reduced the amount
of printing authorized by law for the
various officers and institutions of the
state.
The item for regents, trustees, etc, is
per diem and mileage Of the several
boards who have charge Of the chart
abe and educational institutions OF
the state. The bill providing
for these items was omitted ID
the enrolment Of the bill two
years ago, after having been passed by
the legislature.
Conveying prisoners 10 the peniten-
tiary are the accounts that from time to
time are tiled under the law and accu-
mulate in the auditors Office, by the
sherIffs of the several counties, and to
whom the state piys these expenses.
At the close CT this political speech,
filed with inaccuracies and misstate-
ments, Mr.. Elder loudly proclaims: II
was on the ways and means committee
in 1868, 1875 and 1916, and the appropri-
ations at that time in this state were 10:
over S6G0,CO0 while it has amounted up
now to over a million and a half for the
last biennial period" Now, find uron
examination Of the records that the
same ratio Of untruthfuIness contained
in this closing Ieroration that follows
all the statements and figures contained
in this speech.
/ refrain from making CONF arisoIs of
the statistics Of the state now in its
magnificent and wonderful development
under almost continuous republican ad-
ministrGtion, with it's condition ID 1868,
when its total population and assessed
valuation is now exceeded by three Of
the LOG counties comprising its area.
But l believe our illustrious friend was
member of the ways and means commit
tee in 1915 and 1876, and he was also
during these sessions O leader in the re-
form houses Of those years, and l find
that the total appropriations for 1876
when he was watching over the treasury,
were SI3601G13, (Instead Of 100000 as
stated by HIM and this was made upon
q total assessed valuation OF but Sl33, ,532,-
nd rrh Of Io
state was but 592,9l6, the total tax
levy that year being Sl.2i-1OO
per capita. Now, the financial affairs Of
the state have been controlled by the re-
publican party, without intermiission.
watch over the treasury, and l fird that
under republican rule the assessed
valuation has steadily increased until in
1880 it was S34S, ,459, ,94369. and we have
grown until in 1s9C our population was
,423, ,4S5, and the total appropriations
for that year were S1.4S0, ,95494, with a
tax levy of sl.4-1O0 per capita, showing
that with this unparalleled development
OF the state the appropriations have not
been doubled, while the population and
more than trebled.
huu luIIu6I IUdI 5!uCc lou tiIS
growth OF the state and the demands 0:
the people;have required the establish
ment and maintenance of the following
institutions and departments Of the
state government, which have been sup
ported out of this moderate increase Of
appropriations. Will Mr.. Elder con-
template this list and then mediate
upon extravaganza?
institutions and departments created
since 1876:
Asylum for Education Of Idiotic and |
Imbecile Youth at Winfield.
Soldiers Orphans Home at Atchi- |
son.
State Soldiers Home at Dodge City. |
State Re.ormatory at Hutchinson.
Industrial School for Girls at Be-
lott.
Reform School for Boys at Topeka.
Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Forestry Commission.
State Board of Health.
State house commission.
Oil inspector.