The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1891-01-23


tive, provided IL cast two hundred and nifty
legal votes az the next preceding election.
This will leave but nineteen members to Be
distributed on the basis of population Re
lief from this very serious difficulty can
come only through an Amendments to the
Legislative article OF the Constitution The
appOrtionmeRt article should also be amend
ed so that the time for re -appOrtionment VIII
always fall during a regular session OF the
Legislature.
Prohibition.
During the past year the cause of prohibit
tIon has been assaulted from new direc-
ton me SO-called original package" de-
cisIOn of the Supreme Court OF the United
States, promulgated in April, 1880, was q
severe ana unexpected blow at our prohtb-
itory legislation, denying, as it did. the power
of the State TO prevent the Importation of in
toSicatfng liquors from a sister state and the
sale thereof in unbrOken original packages
The sudden invasion OF the State by liquor
dealers from abroad, and the setting uu of
feeling produced among our people, and the
litigation that ensued-all this, together with
the nnal relief which came from Congress
stonai action, is very fully recitcd in the
port of Attorney General Kellogg. who Iner-
its special communication for the fidelity and
ability with he performed the duties ana
extra labors imposed upon him in this emer-
gency.
on the sth of August, 1880 the wilson bin
passed Congress and became a law. In brief,
it subjects Intoxicating liquors transported
into "A state for sale to the operation OF
the laws of such State, when in original
packages or othcrWis Use. This act was hailed
and regarded at first a fortunate and
final settlement of the vexed question. But
the Wilson law was soon to be chalIe ged.
One Rahrer, agent for Missouri liquor
house, having been arrested after the
passage OF the act in Congress In question,
and charged with selling liquor IN original
packages in Topeka in violation of the Con-
stitution and laws of Kansas. made applIca-
tiOn 10 the United States Court for {, writ OF
n1Oe"s corpus Oh the nearing oetore
Hon Z. q. Foster, Judge OF the United
States District Court for the district OF Kan
sas, Attorney General Kellogg and r. b
Welch. Esq, county attorney for Shawnee
County, appeared for the State. And after
very full argument the prisoner was dis
charged, the court holding that our prohibit
tory law must be re enacted to make IL cover
sales in original packages. An appeal from
this decision on behalf of the state has bees
perfected, and the case is now pending in
the Supreme Court of the United stales.
Revision of the Laws.
The report of the Senate Committee Re
vision. created two years ago by resolution
of that body, is in your hands. Bills cover
ing the several subjects considered are like
wise submitted. The report having been
very wisely given to the public some time
ago through the press, no extended reference
thereto seems necessary here. It is, how
ever, due to say that the committee has
labOred industriously in the discharge of the
task imposed upon it, and the results OF its
deliberations as reported are entitled to
your most earnest consideration. me
measures submitted are all designed to pro-
mote economy ana efficiency in the transac-
ton OF the business OF the state particularly
in the management of its various institutions
educational. charitable and penal. The
comprehensive character of the report ia in
dictated by the mere recital of the subjects
embraced in the several measures.
The "Original package" business, at best
odiOus and Tepugnant to our Constitution
and laws, rapidly dRgenerated into a revolt
ing exhibition OF the dehumanizinR charac-
ter of the liquor traffic in whatever form
and the radical temperance sentiment OF the
State was undoubtedly materially strength
ened and solidined by the whisky invasion
and the violent and prolonged agitation OF
the people which followed.
The statements of the county attorneys Of
the state as published in the report OF the
Attorney General, show that temperance
Legislation is being generally enforced: and
IL may be added that despite the desperate as
sauIt upon prohibition during the past year,
it still stands firmly entrenchcd as the policy
of the state, and sustained by the Judgment
of "a large majority of the people.
They contemplate radical reduction rs
the amount and cost of public printing. also
changes which viii work material saving
to the state in the management of the peni-
Tertiary on the suggestion OF those in charge
of that institution the conversion OF she
State refOrmatOry at Hutchinson into an
asylum for the insane: the election of rsii-
road commissioners by the people; the Gre
alton OF department OF agriculture in the
place of the present board, with d secretary
to be elected by the people, and perform. In
addition TO his other functions, those OF the
present comm toner's OF forestry and silk
culture, which offices are abolished. re
vision OF the law governing the fees ana sal
aries Of county officers and reduction Of
the same, especially in the more pOpulOus
counties; a reappOrtiOnm ent of the State for
districts. the regulation of banks and bank
i5lgnud the creation of a bank com missioner;
a revision of the laws relating to tilE
assessment and collection of taxes trans
ferring the soldiers home to the control OF
the State Board OF Charities, and ishlng
the present board in charge OF the home; q
revision of the laws relating TO the chart
table and educational institutions in the
State, liking the pay OF the trustees of the
former at a small salary and actual expen-
SEES; instead OF the present unfair plan OF
per diem and mileage, ana reducing thS
number OF regents Of the normal school and
agricultural college from seven TO five EACH
limiting their pay 70 actual expenses a re
form in the matter of text books for common
schools an important change in the state
Library and Historical Society the creation
of a board OF public works to superintend
the erection OF all buildings OF the State; che
compilation of ali the acts relating to State
officers, with some amendments touching
the fees and compensation Of the Auditor and
Secretary of State; including the abolition oe
a number OF boards and Offices
Minor Matters.
RAID
In 1872 Congress appropriated S336s9i7-Z- 70
pay claims against the United States grow