Barbour County index. [volume] (Medicine Lodge, Kan.) 1880-current, 1891-04-08

, OAOooO lnC AOSuAdi dpplOpA1dIlOu u The
! two years. In addition the house insti-
tuted the investigation of the construc-
ton of the state capitol, on which 81
100000 have already been expended.
and at the time of adjournment dis
covered that the end was not reached
and that further investigation should
also be had, and the expenses of such
investigation also have been added to
/ the rest of the regular appropriations.
The report will be printed.
! The notorious Coffeyville explosion
of two years ago came prominently be-
fore this legislature and a legislative
committee composed of senators and
representatives was appointed to exam
inc the facts relating to such explosion
and the investigation is yet incomplete,
but the expenses can be added to the
/ legitimate regular expenses of the bien-
NAL period. The regular appropriation
| under republican rule for the two years
ending June 80, 1881, was about $780,
COO; then add the deficiency of $3.50, 900,
making the total expenses, $50 500, 600.
The appropriation made by the present
| legislature, including the deficiency
made by the legislature of 1889, amount
to $2,600,000, saving of 81 100000 in
current expenses. They also include
the expenses of the Legislature and care
fully estimated current expenses of the
legislature of 1891 and the payment of
all bills to June 80, 1898, that the legis-
ture of 1889 left as debts against the
state, the expenses of boards connected
with every charitable, educational and
penal institution augmenting the total
to So, 800 900. All of these bills so far
as they came to the attention of this
legislature have been provided for and
paic for by the peoples party In the
house. The speech made by T.. p. Ell
der in the house the day before ad-
journment is made part of the address.
y great deal of space is devoted to a
list Of very important bills passed
in the house and defeated in the SEN
ate. Speaking particularly OF the
Worlds fair appropriation and charge
the senate with the failure of the meas
ure.
The manifesto closes as follows:
Not single measure reported by
this committee ever became a law, ex-
cept that was so badly mutilated that
its authors could not recognize it.
AS a comparison of economy between
the two houses, we submit the fact
that the senate with forty members had
llS employees on its payroll, while the
house, with membership of 125, had
only eighty-two, making difference of
Sl25 per day in the cost of running the
two houses.
In closing, we can safely say in refu-
tation OF the charges made by our poll
teal enemies, and given such a wide
circulation, that we did not consider
nor pass single bill that could in any
way. directly or indirectly, disturb the
relation of debtor and creditor, nor
jeOpardiZe the collection of debts, nor
to repudiate any honest obligation,
and with this brief and careful sum-
mary of only few of the important
measures considered and passed by the
peoples house of representatives dur
ing the thirtieth session If the Kansas
Legislature, with the action taken there
on by the republican senate, we know
that we can safely say to every business
interest in the state of Kansas that we
have tried to carefully guard and pro-
| tect the same in the interest of the
people of our state and that they will
not fail to see how unfortunate 1t was,
and in the future will be, to have a
republican senate whose only business
object is to Obstruct honest legislation in
the interest of the people of this state
and TO checkmate the action of the
peoples chosen representatives.
We commend this review to the hon
est consideration of our people and a
candid world.
The address is signed by p p. Elder
and the chairmen of twenty-five COM
mlttees."
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