Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1891-10-17
FAILURE OF THE. ALLIANCE LEG
lSLATURE.

If the late house of representatives of
the Kansas legislature go Of the 1875
members being members Of the peoples
party-wanted to save money to the
Taxpayers of Kansas, and thus tighten
the burdens of the farmers, why
didn't it pass the senate state printing
bill?
II tho house of representatives want
ed to protect the farmers against tho
shylock insurance companies. why
didn't it pass the senate bill which COM
PEELED Insurance. companies to pay the
full face Of policies when property was
burned?
II they were the friends of the farm
ers why didn't it pass the senate stay
law? It WIS a simple measure provid-
ing that farmer should not be fore
closed for the next two years If he paid
his taxes and interest and was not in
default to exceed six months.
II this reform party meant to carry
out its pledges why did 1t not pass the
senate free school book bill and give
the people cheaper school books?
II this peoples party wanted to have
something to say as to who should
have control of our agricultural inter-
ests, Why didn't they pass the senate
bill which provided that the secretary
of agriculture should be elected by the
people, at the Same time and in the
same way that the governor and other
state officers are elected?
II this party Of big pretenses was IN
earnest and meant business, why didn't
its house of representatives pass the
senste fee and salary bill? It was a
fair and Just bill and ought to have
been enacted into law.
II this ilroad-smashing party want
cd to put these corporations on fair
tsxabls footing with ''other people, /"
why didn't the house Of representatives
pass tho senate bill which compelled the
board of railway assessors to assess all
railroad property in the state at ;ts
true value in money?
Ifthis house of representatives want
ed to put stop to bond-voting and all
that eort of thing, why didn't it pass
the senate bill which provided that mo
Indebtedness shall hereafter b con-
tracted against any county, township or
CITY which, with the other outstanding
liabilities, would render the total in
debtedness OF such county, township or
CITY in excess o; 5 per cent OF its as
seesed valuation?"
II this peoples party house Of repre-
eentatives desired to save to the tax
payers OF this state large sums OF
money annually, why did it not pass
bills to-
Cut down the judicial districts from
thirty.ffve to twenty-five.
Pit the state educational institutions
upder one management.
Turn tho Hutchinson reformatory
into an insane asylum.
Consolidate tho state historical socie-
~ With the state library.
Pit tho charitable and reformstory
institutions under one board.
Abolish the state board Of pharmacy,
tina state board OF dentistry, the state
board OF health. the state board Of ami
nal industry. the state coal on inspect
ar. the state veterinarian, the professor
Of geology and tho commissioners Of
labor statistics.
Pounding tsachers desks in country
.chool houses aid dsmning the repub-
lican party don't help the Taxpayers.
IL takes legislative saictments to do
thia Il takes careful, prudent, pains
taking work TO do it; md il can only
IS done in . legal and constitutional
The senate had The experience. the
courage, the good sense to either pas
or report oil the measures mentioned
above. and had the house poasessed any
az the honesty, the courage. OF The Pc
t,inf;sm that It claimed to posssss. Ill
az nesrly Ill Of thsss measures would
b lnws to day.
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