Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1893-08-19
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of state
Interest.
lnsuranee pepartment.

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The hands of the printer and will be is
sued in about month. It is two months
later this year than ever before. Mr..
5nider states that no recommendations
viii be made this year, owing to the
TACT that the legislature does not con-
gene for nearly two years.
Assistant Superintendent Taylor said
that he had become thoroughly con-
vinced that the valued policy law of last
winter was bad law and should be re-
pealed. 81 worked for it during the
session." said Mr.. Taylor, because I be-
Iieved it a good measure. But I know
now that it has had tendency to in
crease rates in Kansas, and I think, al
though I do not know, that Mr.. Snider
will recommend it's repeal in next years
report.
another thing that am in favor of"
continued Mr.. Taylor, sis the repeal of
the reciprocal tax law. That turns into
the state treasury about $4,000 year.
Where does this money come from
From the Kansas people. When this tax
is levied, insurance rates have to be in
creased to meet it. There is no necessi-
~ for the states assessing this large
amount against the insurance compa-
MES. The expenses of the department
amount only to about $4,000 year, and
only enough revenue should be received
to pay the actual expenses. 1t would be
saving to Kansas people if the legisla-
ture would cut off the taxes and most OF
the fees charged insurance companies. :"
There are seventy-fve women type
writer's in Topeka.
It takes fifty-two lawn mowers to
keep the grass around the Topeka insane
asylum in good trim.
Among the men let out at the Santa
Fe shops was one who has not missed a
single pay check for twenty-one years.
There is to be state contest at To-
peka in the near future for the cham
pionship of the state for all weights in
wrestling and sparring. All those who
wish to enter will please address State
Tournament association, Jack King,
secretary, Topeka.
Governor Lewelling received petit
ton from the citizens of Pratt county,
asking him to call special election in
that county for the purpose Of electing
a representative from that county. w.
F. Brown, the populist member from that
county, who was postmaster when the
Legislature convened last winter, was re-
moved and his seat declared vacant.
Governor Lewelling will no doubt au-
thorize the special election as asked for.
The governor has issued a proclama-
ton for special election in Pratt county
to choose representative to the state leg
islature, as the last legislature declared
the seat of Representative Brown vacant.
Brown was holding postoffice while at
tempting to serve in the legislature.
The proclamation orders the election at
the same time with the fall election for
county officers. The county is strongly
populist and the probability is that
populist will be elected to the legisla-
ture.
Citizens from eight of the western
counties met with the executive council
in special session for conference in re-
gard to the procuring of seed wheat
which will be used this fall. The dele
cation was confident that there will not
be many removals from that section if
seed can be procured for fall sowing. 1t
will tide the people over the present
hard times, and with crop next year
they will be in good shape again. The
council has not yet decided how to OBJ
tain this wheat, but it will probably be
collected from the farmers of eastern
Kansas and considered as a loan and
paid back to them next year. The coun-
cll will take steps Immediately to get the
seed if possible.
The state school fund commissioners
purchased the refunding bonds of Har-
per county which were issued several
months ago and which draw per cent
The bonds were held by Boston bank
ers who were represented before the
commissioners by an agent. The bonds
were delivered to the state treasurer by
the Wells-Fargo Express company and
when the treasurer presented exchange
on the Kansas fiscal agency in New York
in payment, the company declined to
take it, saying they could accept only
the currency. The state treasurer there
upon bundled up 5000 silver dollars
and the company was of course obliged
to accept them. It required three men
to carry the coin from the vault to the
express wagon below.
Commander Kelley says: At this time
no rates whatever have been made from
Kansas to Indianapolis and return for
this encampment. The eastern roads
have made rate of one cent mile. I
have reliable information that one very
prominent railroad running east from
Kansas City, has openly opposed any
reasonable rate for us, that will enable
us to go direct to Indianapolis and re-
turn by Chicago visiting the worlds fair,
and in fact, has opposed any rate what
ever. Unless the opposition of this road
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