Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1891-01-22
Minor Matters.
PRICE RAID

the Hardie commission. The State Treas
| urer, in making payments, did not cenf1ne
himself to the list of claims allowed, but
left of such claims unpaid sls,s52.44. The
State received the money appropriated in
| trust for the claimants, and good faith de-
mands that provision shall be made for tho
payment OF such parties as were thus
wronged by the action of the State Treas
urer. A careful examination has been made
| of all claims not heretofore acted on BY the
General Government, and vouchers therefor
| have been forwarded to the State agent at
Washington for settlement. They amount to
/ S6s, S91-5s all of which seem to be just, and
| there is good reason to expect their payment.
THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
There are now one hundred and thirty -one
| Insurance companies authorized to do bust
| ness in this State. Of these eleven are Kan
SaS mutual companies, ten mutual fire and
| one mutual life. The fire insurance compa-
| MES now doing business in the State number
| eighty nine; the life companies twenty eight
and the miscellaneous companies accident,
plate glass, steam boiler and surety, four
| teen.
These companies paid to the Insurance De-
partment. in 1889, S44, 415.s7 in Is o, S44 5666a
They paid to the State s472. 62l as since the de-
partment was established, in 1871. Before
that date the money was collected by the
Auditor of the State. Nearly all this money
| goes to the school fund and the general rev.
enue fund. The Insurance receipts are
turned over to the State Treasurer every
month, as required by law.
! Insurance business statistics for 1880 have
| not yet been made to the department. The
fire insurance written in the State in 1883
S37, SO; cost in premiums, 81 ,913 296 losses
| paid, 81 ,Os1 ,695; average rate of premiums,
| S1.37-a marked decline.
| Life insurance written in the State in 1889,
81, ,94s; losses paid, $3.50, 755; premiums re-
| ceived, 1892 ,S29.
| During the past year the Supreme Court
| settled the question that mutual fire insur-
| ance companies in this State, having 40
| guarantee fund, could not do business in
| other States.
THE ADJUTANT- GENERALS OFFICE.
| The National Guard is in very satisfac
tory condition, as shown by the report of the
Adjutant General The guard now consists
| of one battery OF light artillery and thirty
| two companies of infantry, organized into
four regiments, armed with the regular ser
! vice rifles, and uniformed in the military
fatigue dress of the United States army.
The General Government now furnishes
arms and uniforms to the National Guard
Early last summer a company of the third
| regiment was called out by the mayor of AK
tell, in Marshall County, to assist him in pre-
| serving the peace. Without reference to this
particular case, the suggestion of the Adju-
| tant is very timely, that the power
of mayors and other civil officers, now exist
| ing under the law, to call to theiY aid the
| military forces of the State, should be more
carefully guarded The Governor, as COM
mander- in chief alone should exercise such
| authority.
LABOR BUREAU.
The reports of the Bureau of Labor in your
| what is more Important they exhibit very
satisfactory condition of our industries and
! of the people employed in the various in
| dustrial pursuits. The laws of Kansas touch
ing the interests of labor generally are COM
| E,endably liberal and progressive in spirit
| but with the development and diversified
ton of our Industrial interests come new de-
mands on the subject of labor which should
be promptly recognized.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
The report of the Board of State House
| Commissioners herewith describes the pres
ent condition of the building, the work of
construction carried during the two
years, and states the probable cost of COM
| pleting the same.
The work has been retarded, and the
board, as we'll as the contractors, seriously
embarrassed for want OF means, by relying
entirely upon the proceeds of the four
tenths- mill levy, which constitutes the
state house fund.- With the utmost care, t
seems impossible to forecast accurately
the amount of money that will
come into this fund from such a
levy by given time in the future
and gauge contract obligations accordingly.
The board therefore asks for direct appro-
priation of 100000, to be available at once, in
addition to the four tenths- mill levy to be
continued, to pay the outstanding warrants
not paid for lack of funds, and for the prose-
cution of the work during the ensuing two
years. Otherwise, it is insisted, the work
must be discontinued for year, which, in
the present state of the building, would be
extremely unfortunate
STATE LIBRARIAN.
The report of the State Librarian in your
hands calls attention to the fact that the last
Leg stature failed TO make any appropriation
for the purchase of books for the library for
the last two fiscal years. It is hoped that
this omission will be supplied by 4 liberal
appropriation for such purpose for the ensu-
ing two years.
THE SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court. consisting of three
| judges, as it was originally constituted thirty
f-,x- IL
ness for a million and a half of people.
Though laboring fndustriously and contin-
uOusly. the task is simply impossible of per-
Torrance. The business of the court is now
about two years behind hand with fifteen
hundred cases on the docket undisposed of.
LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION.
The report of this commission, including
that of the State Veterinarian, is deserving
of careful consideration. 1t faithfully sets
. forth the general condition of the stock in
terestS of the State. and expresses the be-
lief that the outlook is very bright for
better prices for stock of all kinds in the
near future. The board urges the necessity
of amending the quarantine law as hereinbe-
fore recommended.
THE WORLDS FAIR
The President of the United States has for
maI1y proclaimed that the Worlds Column
bian Exposition, provided for by Congress.
and located at Chicago, will be opened on
the first day of May, 1893 And trust that
the necessary provision will be promptly
made to secure creditable display of the
! products and Industries of Kansas at this
great International exposition To this end
liberal appropriation will be required and
board of managers should be provided for.
The Governor submits several recon-
mendations, new and changed 1egisla-
ton in alien land holding, Texas fever,
: age of consent, lotteries, refund
!, ing law abuses, sugar bond frauds. cor
. porations, gambling, bribery, usuTy,
banking, police commissioners. etc.
Attention is called to sugar and salt in
! terests and their remarkable growth
! Also the boundary line question be-
tween Kansas and Missouri up in Doni-
} phan County. The deep harbor. silver
and beef com bine conventions are also
: noticed. The message concludes as
: follows:
Confident IN the belief that the several mat
; tiers herein presented, touching the INTEREST,"
| of the State, viii receive considc-ate attep-
! tfon at your hands, and sincerely trusting
that your lators during the session may bt
both pleasant and profitable, this co,,riunf-
| catior. Is respectfully submitted Als
? LYMAN u. HEHr.IRET.
, Executive Once, Topeka. nan. Jan. u. -