Phillipsburg herald. [volume] (Phillipsburg, Kan.) 1882-1905, 1891-01-22

mas been especially manifest; and on the |
whole the action OF the legislature IN the
matter has been indicated by experiences
The law should empower the commission
erS 10 appoint an attorney TO prosecute
cases Tor thems TO be paid out or the runo
arising from nnes in the police court. in
stead OF being compelled 10 rely upon the
city attorney, who IS liable not TO be IN
sympathy with the efforts OF the board. or
unaole 20 prosecute by reason OF MS ouner
omclal duties. Other amendments TO the
law are suggested, which VIII be brought
TO the attention OF the proper committees.
IN due time.
PRICE RAID CLAIMS.
In 1872 congress appropriated 1888 81. 81
growing out OF the Price raid OF 1864, such
claims having been allowed by what was,
known as the Hardie commission The
state treasurer, IN making payments dlo
allowed, but left OF such claims unpaid
Sl9, 1852 A. The state received the money SO
appropriated In trust for the claimants ana
good Faith demands that provision shall be
made Tor the payment or such parties as
were thus wronged by the action or the
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
to S63, S97. So, all OF which seem to be just,
and there IS good reason to expect Lhelr
Companies OF militia are found not to be in
cluded in the rolls audited by the Hardie
commission. Certined copies OF tnese rO Sd
personal services viii doubtess pc PAID
warded1 as it is We'll settled that the gov:
eminent has never paid any claims or TINS
class, combining itself to payment OK CLAIMS ms
property lost in action.
raid claims, you are referred to the very
comprehensive report made TO the last
legislature by General G. CaioWen, com:
who, since the conclusion OF his labors as
commissioner, has, without compensatory
OF vouchers to secure the settlement OF
all such meritorious claims as remain un~
paid.
OTHER CLAIMS AGAINST THE GENERAL Cow
ERNAENT.
The report OF the state agent embraces a
concise statement or adjusted ana unad-
| justed claims OF the state against the gem
| eral government on account OF indemnity
school lands, per centum OF the net pro.
ceeds OF all public lands, money expended
and Indebtedness assumed on account or
| volunteer and militia services, Agricultural
college lands, swamp lands, and railroad
land grants. A statement or all lands GER
/ tiled and moneys paid to the state by the
| general government through the EFFORTS or
/ the agent and commissions paid by the
stete to him, IS therein made. Total num-
Der or acres OF land thus secured, 276, $40. SO;
money, 81 ,293, 2s1. 02, for which he has re-
ceiVed his commissions in full, under the
contract OF 1877, except on the sum or
/ sI60 OCT. 81 money received ana $40 acres OF
land certified during the current fscal year,
for which he asks an appropriation by the
legislature. A direct-tax claim OF SCI, 991 80,
and 5-per- cent. claim OF ss,442.S4, have
been adjusted, and are awaiting an appro-
priat1on by congress. This d1rect-tax
| through the interpositiOn OF veto
| by President Cleveland. The claim is
/ q lust and equitable one, and will
! in all probability be favorabIy acted upon
! claims Include those On account OF GUAM
trii rsid Price raid Interest paid bT the
| state on account OF war expenditures, and
Indian depredatlons, amounting EN-, IN the az
| of which, 1 believe, will eventually be paid
| by the general government.
| At my instance, a Dill was prepared Dy
the agent providing for reImbursing the
| state on account or the Quantriu- raid
| 1aYOrably, the committee on war claims
recommending an appropriation OF $362,
| business is so great that there are grave
doubts whether it will be reached during
| the present session OF congress.
Hon. S. j. Crawford, who has been In
trusted with the work OF prosecuting claims
but shall defer action on his signation
until the legislature makes provision for the
through an agent or attorney; With over
half million dollars involved, the neceS@
sitY for legislative action is manifest.
| THE INSURANCE DEPARTMENT.
An examination OF the reports OF the
| superintendent OF insurance is necessary to
| an Intelligent appreciation OF the Inn
tS the ieSisIation recommended. me
work or Kidding the state OF fraudulent in :.
I prosecuted and the superintendent ext
presses the BELIEF that there Is now no COM
I RSRy In shs state attempting 70 violate the
There are now Is1 Insurance companies
|
these eleven are Kansas mutual companies.
ten mutual IRE and one mutual life. The
ness in the state number eighty nine, the
life companies twenty eight, and the mis-
cellaneous companies accident, plate glass;
steam boiler and surety, fourteen.
These companies paid TO the insurance
566. 90. They have paid to the state s472,
625. rs since the department was established
collected by the auditor OF state. Nearly
all OF this money goes TO the school rund
and the general revenue fund. The fnSurz
ance receipts are turned over to the state
treasurer every month, as required by law.
| Insurance business statistics Tor 1890 have
not yet been made to the department.. the
| fre insurance written in this state in 1883
was S137, 72S, SO; cost in premiums, 81 ,9l3, :
296; losses paid, 81 ,0S1 ,695; average rate OF
premiums, 81. 37-a marked decline.
Life insurance written in the state in 1889,
s14, 379, s4si losses paid, $3.50, 755; premiums,
received, $685., S29.
settled the question that mutual fire insur-
ance companies in this state having no
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
sists OF one battery OF light artillery, and
| thirty two companies OF infantry, organized
into four regiments, armed with the regu-
! lar service rifes, and uniformed in the mil
itary fatigue dress OF the United states
g | army The general government now I1r-
n1shes arms and uniforms TO the national
Q ! guard.
| Inc Bc4lcA1A ICpO4 - N-AoS las
! completed and bound in permanent form
s carefully made copies OF the muster rolls OF
/ all the kansas soldiers in Service during the
, war, the originals being worn out and de-
q cayed. He mas also completed, by direc-
S ton OF the last legislature. an enrolment
0 OF the union soldiers, their widows and
. | orphans residing in Kansas, and caused the
Il same TO be arranged by states, regiments
I and companies, and well bound There are
! sixty nine volumes OF this enrolment, con-
Q tanning about one hundred thousand ser
s vice records.
n ON coming into once IN January, 1882 !
r found a small body OF the guard, under di-
; | rection or General Murray Myers, in Gray
a county, having been ordered there by my
: predecessor TO quell riot growing out OF
t the county seat contest between Ingalls, and
! Cimarron. The force was continued in the
: Held few days only.
Early last summer a company OF the
l. Third regiment was called out by the mayor