The Goodland republic. [volume] (Goodland, Kan.) 1891-1907, 1893-01-27
The Governors Message.

The Governors Message.
The message of Governor Lewelling
is carefully prepared and an able
state paper, but its length prevents
our publishing it entire, as it would
more than fill an entire page of an or
binary newspaper. We give the fol-
lowing partial synopsis.
STATE FINANCE AND INDEBTEDNESS.
The Governor on the finance quest
ion repudiates the idea that, ''Our
debs stand for our investments. He
affirms the aphorism, "out of debt out
of! danger" The county, township,
city and SC hoo-district bonded indebt-
edness of the state in 1892 amounted
to $37, 129, 1875, The total here Civ
Ell is an increase of 1913, 03O.56 over
the in debtedness of the state two years
ago of and on account of these several
funds. The county, township and city
indebte dness has increased in two
years. 50, AL All. AT, while the school
district bond Indebtedness has decrea-
sed in the same time 81, 1928, 41O.91.
ASSESSED VALUATION-DECREA
The assessed valuation of all prop
erty in 1882 was 1884, 2O4, 669. As, a
decrease in valuation of $13, 512, 548. 55.
The Governor shows that there has
been a decrease in the assessed valu-
alton of livestock, personal property,
railroads and town lots in the last two
years of $16,6O8. 1880, while there
has been an increase of assessment on
farms, improved and unimproved land
of 1881, 930.6S. The decrease in
assessments on railroads in two years
has been $6,461, 688.83; town lots,
81, 497, 341. 81; live stock, $214, 1885;
personal property, 81, 435, 1850.
The state treasury had balance on
July 1, 1890, of $715, 1888; received
up to June 80, 1892. $500, 531. 10;
disbursed in two years up to June 80,
1892, So, ,5O5.72; leaving balance
in the treasury of 1921, 1922. This
seems to be a very large balance to
carry.
PUBLISHING CONSTITUTIONAL AMEND
MENTs.
The publishing of sundry constitu-
tional amendments in 161 papers in
the state at an average of $119.60 per
paper, cost the state an aggregate of
$19, 255.6O, and one persons name APP
pears twenty-five times on the list. as
manager. This evidently has the APP
pearence of job and some one of the
state-house ring must have got big
rake-off. (Ed.)
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTIONS.
The educational institutions of the
state receive deserved cosideration.
They embrace the common school,
the higher schools. the normal school,
the agricultural college and the state
university. Each of these are given
due consideration and valuable sug-
gestions are made to the legislature.
It is recommended that a change to
an earlier date for the holding of the
annual school meeting, than that now
fixed by law, be made in the interests
of settles of the third class, and that
boards of county commissioners be en-
powered to appropriate not less than
$50. for each normal institute. Uni
fornlity of text books furnished at the
cost of publication is recommended.
PENAL AND CHARITABLE INSTITUTIONS.
The state charitable institutions are
the insane assylums at Topeka and Os-
owtattamie. reform school at Topeka,
for'the deaf and dumb at OIathe, the
blind at, Kansas City, the idiotic at
Winfield, soldiers orphans home at
Atkinson. and. industrial school school
for girls. at Beloit, all. of which are re-
commended to- the fostering care of
the legislature. 1t is suggested for
the consideration. of the Legislature,
M1hetner !t might not be a good idea
to establish a plant at the penitentiaty
at Leayenworth, for the manufacture
of binding Irvine.
PRoHTBAToRY LAW.
.s - to the question OF the. enferce-
ment Of the prohibators law, the gov
ernor declares his intention to enforce
this, as well as all other laws upoll the |
statute book, ,,1a<5
S''' HALLWAY sLEGIsIATHoN..
He reeofhmdnds the election Of the
railway commissioners by popular vote |
and the extending of their powers so
that the. law may be enforeeds,allow-f
ing. however, the right of appeal from I
their decision. He holds the right SOf
state oontroll of railways in the mat
ler of freight and passenger rates, and |