Thomas County cat. [volume] (Colby, Kan.) 1885-1891, 1891-01-08

1 O9tlSI8CtOfy COhQlylOn OF our Industries 0n0
or the people employed N the various in
duS trial pursuits. The laws Of Kansas
touching the interests OF labor generally are
| commendaoly liberal and progressive in
| spirit: but with the development and d.
| versifcation OF our Industrial interests
come new demands on the subject of labor
which should be promptly recognized:
state Will ask that the first day OF
| september OF eacn year, which they nave
set apart as 'Lator Bay shall be made
! b. legislation legal holiday. and the rec
guest should be readily auted.
| Some much needed legislation Will DC
asked on the subject OF child labor, to PIT
hibit the employment OF ch.l.ren Il tendtN
| age in mines, factories and workShopst
which should have early and favorable COM
siGeration at yoar hands.
| The time and manner or payment OF
| wages will also be brought to your atten :.
| ton for appropriate action. 1t Is suolecs
not free from difficulty. but 1t is hoped tnas
| that some conclusion may be reached winch
will be Just and satisfactory TO all con-
| cerned.
The creation OF a board OF arbitration for
| The settlement OF questions arising OetWeeh
employees and corporations Will likewise
| Claim your attention, with other hlnuIeu
| demands IN behalf Of labor. on all these
| questions much valuable Information may
| be found IN the reports OF the commissioner
of labor, to which your attention ID accoru.
4 lngly invited.
THE CAPITOL BUILDING.
The report of the board of state house
l
| present condition OF the building, the work
| OF construction carried Oh during the TWO
years, and states the probable cost OF COM
plotting the same.
| The work has been retarded, and the
| board, as well as the contractors, seriously
| embarrassed for want of means. by relying
tenths mill levy. which constitutes tho
] state house fund. With the utmost care,
| 1t seems Impossible to forecast accurately
| the amount OF money that will come into
| "A a
| in the future, and gauge contract obllga-
| tons accordingly. The board therefore
asks for direct appropriation OF sloo ,o9o,
| to be available at once. in addition to inc
| four tenthS- mill levy to be continued, TO
pay the outstanding warrants not paid Tor
| lack of funds, and for the prosecution or
| Otherwise, 1t is insisted, the work must 90
| discontinued for year, which, in the pres
emit state OF the building, would be extremely
| unfortunate.
| The recommendation of tho board IN re-
gard to locating the plant for heating ana
lighting outside tho building, is most cor
daily Endorsed. The reasons given in the
| report OF the board, and in the report OF
| the secretary OF state, are urgent and con-
| elusive. The boilers now under the wings
| are old, worn out and absolutely unsafe,
| liable to cause serious injury TO public
| property at any time. such danger and
other serious objections would be avoided In
| the proposed change.
THE SUPREME COURT.
The supreme court, consisting of three
| judges, as 1t was originally constituted
! thirty years ago. is vainIy striving to do the
| business for million and half OF people.
| Though laborins industriouSly and contin-
| uously, the task is simply i'm poSsSbls of per-
Torrance. The business of the court is now
about two years behindhand, with 1900
of. From Janusry l. 1890, to jan
| uary l, 1891, eight hundred and ninety
| two new cases were filed while the court,
with the aid OF the commissioners, is dis
posing OF about SIX hundred cases annu-
az ,,oroos. ., tho s,,,ro,,,o oo,,r, ,,o-o,, &c
! still daem"d tho ,nost SatiuT,ctnry w Of
etxinnth a mncb nssSaS ,srmana,, rayy,ep
| Sotwithst,nJJna the fact that a nronnsi
t,on IonIinr 70 m, anS ,r,S TH+ad fdn,yn :.
the late General '. election In view OF this
| rasuIt bSu'ora. ~ an,io,, -, ,ho r.st Ioois
| iatura I'm continn,ng rho snnrema Court c6,n
mission was both timely and fortunate.
| BOARD OF P.RDoSs.
| To-, .rro,on. 90 ,-o,.no 80, 80 ~,
sans 80 ,t,,a a,',i SSn a F,iHr Sa,hrn
,tra,a tne ,isdonI or irS crnstInn II 90.
/ .tn,,ac - ais,.IariIa a. ard,Itno ord Ger
delicate duties imnosed mon # by tho law
/ IN tho moSt intaiiii,ort i,nnartraI anI COT
| iractory 1,,nnar Tbora e ~ , n,orarrarnI
| $500 e., ,ha $50 saryica a., "a ~ EaS cD,na
! fo hs recorded very nroneriv az n neceS
sary part OF the machinery OF the govern
| A-''
| STATE HISTORICAL SOCIETY.
The seventh biennial report OF the board
| OF directors of the state Historical society
| shows additions to It's library of . ,26J vol
| umes OF DOCKS; OF unbound volumes ana
Pami,n 80 na,-,"I,naIs Itn u 80 81
81, ,,o,n,na. Tnna ,-Si,,a - a. y -
HiIata cniiantinr 80 ~ ,,att,I re 30 Tps
-. 90 Eansas 90, -, ~ ,.iI,I q. =, ~, ., 80,
go 49,, q, 49, 10 ~ ,Ia hiuty ~ "a 80
-. 80, 49, - ,,I,,,.,. -. a - 20
to " ,,te Gu -, t,r , sc
@ ia so en- ntue vi ii'
P,,,I an. .,i' $50,
'N''o' '--'A
| STATE LIBRARIAN.
The report OF the state librarian In your
it 80, rt,n, " ~ az .i,u INC
priation for the purchase OF books for the
| library Tor the last two fiscal years. IL Is
| hoped that this omission viii be supplied
| by u liberal appropriation for such purpose
| Tor the ensuing two years.
LIVE STOCK SANITARY COMMISSION
- 80 a''.,,co,. ,.,.
mat OF inc STATE veteiInariah IS ueSeIfins
~ careLui cohsluelation; II iaLIniuliy sets
ioTtn ING eeieIai conui.iou VI .ne stpCh III
.eIc 70 y. .he s.t.te anu eA .is De
lei Una. w s ou.iooh - Yer Diisn. iei ue.
yer prices tof s.och y, All Illus ~ tlie nea.
IutuIe Ins poI u vi 80 ~ ~. heTSSSIty VI
~ ~ . LIS ~ itni A " 80
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CovN1ssroSEp on FORESTRY
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Inc Commissioners submits report oI ms
ONCE Ior tne iasI .mo nscai WI" ,,ln
SoiiS Pc ,t, 80, c,ttUr, n2 tha
general subject OF Tree culture on the
prairleS.