The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1893-01-20

There iH also a grow ing demand that the rail-
u0rtant officers of the sttsl shall be- elected By
theory Of popular goFjrnmeut It is safe 10
trust tle people in az l5tt5rs peEtaini4 70 their
I..6IifiCgi uartIsa1s Bat there is DO rs-s61 f5-
less faithful 70 the business and Commercial IN
ing par les But If "a unethoi could be devised
y which a lall2F5ty party 11ishJ De TePEs5a-3-sd
It has peel 5u2g57leil tlat a cu1uutatlFF
tion Is secured might be sppiied in cases where
non-parti55l9 boards are desired. bqt LoweEsr
c6sTrls between an shippinl- D5inrs a5 viii IN
Bensation 20 tho carrier With authority TO
eriEniuatiqn now made against some place and
The liberal besuovaI of free passes upon GER
tain classes OF oUr cLlzeu5 Is Ierllcls GUS and cor
nf65hi5te. a the T5ssaI sensli election ufsd
the caInpai1n Which preceded IT, grezt scandals
ARISE by reason Of the plentJudo of railroad
N certain conventions and Transporting voters.
Statutory Revision.
Thes ttutes of Kansas are n great need Of In
teltiSSnt revision The shortnsss OF the biennial
prevent systematic and careful effort iu the
lty. Many of our statutes ere obscurei many
while aocom pii-Ling tie purpose for which they
vi &sS.5e ls7s,I nsS Serlle1es- entail useless costs
Of les=ening litigation Tue civil and Crl iusyl
regu atiass asses srneat aad tazati9a, ana many
Others demand the most careful and critical con
vision of the entire statutes, reducing them ia
lulk. simplifying that which Is obscure, and re-
tratlou in the various branches of state county
las!lnS 5leneht To the state ln comparison with
necessary to say that such a revision should s.
prepared by men selected solely with reference
/ would therefore recon mend he enactment
OF OF a lay authorizlng thorouEh revision OF the
gFH H-rHn nr H.HH
and ena5rtIagnt, with such amendments thereto
should such bin be passed, I would recommend
that provision be made for the printing by the
state printer Of 5uch revision, IN chapters or
of the Legislature and judges Of the courts for
to cali lie affsnti6n OF ne revi-er to day de-
tecF or Gmlis75l94IIl agge4lif-nE therein before
OF the Legislature.
constitutional Revision.
with the necessity Of remedyinE certain adTaittad
defects in our present constitution; and If the
to render a fuFthar sI bTis-n of II iryiza5i
sdtution should Be submitted 10 the people at
., GoyeErIgioE HamPhIF2ey in his first MESSAGE TO
questions relating to the time and manner OF
and argued that tho true CONSTRUCTION Of that
lnstruIH9enJ would permit tne submit eng q q
ciection In INV wear. If thf5 cau=irT7rfislTi b.
accepted the rrszent IeasiaIlttfro can SUI MID
at which time, there being state or congress
5ig1al eigfFlon Pendtng, the ameldme2-5 sH5-
az the handle of the people than. would De other
three propositions for amendment at one time;
r. r. iit T. II H. 'go 'goi ] toiLl
next, AM also three others IN November. 1891,
which, iE wisely prepared. would doubtless meet
with the popular aB'provsl. and 20 far towards
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consti tutt3u- uud II We arc not 20 have CON
present legislature 60 take the initiative in this
Among the changes demanded section three
t5l Of the leEialHtiEe article should be amended.
economy 20 limit he pay ot leEislatora TO three
fft + = 10 , ir,f+ IbyIir i To- 49, I-5
Ger ain amount of legislation is absolutely re-
it should le hastily and i9cq1aideTatsly attended
not Prodaetiye of either the best Legislation or
section eight tSl of the Legislative article
CATION and deterni aation Of cantroveTzie- over
lature. The FlFnt Of a constituaHcy 70 DE- rep
receiyiuga majority os the honest votes cast IFS
"a. "a. fet, 1ud snolit not De yltlntel oy fraud nor
a lottery, Other important chanses viii doubt
Section fourteen no of the legislative article
stonid be a5nezaed 20 as to perm. tile s2yeInl3r
alton bill " thout dIsspproving the entire bin.
court might b. auth0rizsi 70 asst n .un5isr coa-
one district to sit as judge IN any other dis
trIet
district lpdge Euilty OF ElaoeIaVlnr ma uuice as
enormously cumb rsomg and expensive. ana
stance n. ,2I,iiy iIe5ii,3iI5Ts NV. S-z lon
should provide for the suspension from otri1e of
order Of the supreme court, concurred D. by al
Q
.L4us!liL A;o9at 9iilg 1y an aHlfntlHeLL - ne
Ell ctei in every county by the change, the peo-
pc would pFohaoiy approve such an amendment
would submit in this convention that the
insiiEi5le Tor imr5elfists gesis5ti0n such a
less and independent in tHe perfoTmlnc 0f
Eaeaces 70 which very good men are so1uetimea
appellate Court.
tits theory of our state government that
for every wrong there ust be- prcvid ed G. rem
niinistsrsd vTiSaoa5 dsIsy. our Iconstitafi5a.
aaopJed when the stlste sgss IN tts infancy snd
vided for court of last resort consisting of
l. 80 49, 80 = = - - go .5.
Increasing business Proposed amend llguls Ia
the c0nsilrutlon increasing the NUN bsr 81
judges have been defeated. Finally, ia 1881,
business had 50 lar Increased beyond pae
was passed authorizing the executive 70 ap-
[
the court Ia ths dispo-ltton Of the numerous
cases then pending. These comlnissioueTs
were appointed 1of three FflFz. ll lecs the
law was ra-Eus cted, aud 50 1880 three com mis-
sinners were again appointed whose terms of
olIice will eEpiE8 on Ghf last day OF next Feb
FuarT and the COM Mission cease TO exist unless
/ tine law he Ez-sugCteu.
Much good mas doub tiess resulted from the
creation OF L1iS commission lb has not, now
ever, enabled the c0uE1 20 get any nearer the
current business OK uhe cay than 10 was when
more than Eepl pace Win the Increasing buHl-
7 ness The rest information Is 70 The eassl
that this court g 50 Er behind It's vFuE at tha
present lime EhGs erGons seeking deteEusi-
nation there may not hope for itiUsids OF three
years Great evils ctsLEl5 from these FEEzllGEIz
delays wealthy corporation. with no din
Guilty in giving the rEquireo bond, Eazeess ad-
VsutEEes over poorer tirEaatss aud WHISTLER
there Ls uerll Ia their cause ssE u1E they are
the trial court iu order go take advautHze OF
I the oVercrosTded condition OF the supre Eng
3 court. aud thus delay for years the Gnll deter
[ uiuzrsGu OF Uauass and dGfeat the ends OF Eus-
Glcs. such Legislation should be enacted lz
VIII give the tIumuleEf cllizsu assurance OF a
/ speedy discrimination OF his controversy and
guarantee 70 him prompt aduinialraliJn ui
fi5T best to relieve this ovezcrowded coudL
[ ton cf the supreme court IS 6 grave question
I ceu-uud5ug the best 4e eEtaia1lF8 thought some
oh taGEiC1s have been urged 4slalEsEr me e11tiu
nance OF gha CON mission. The e1uel usila ul
E the commissions u0E being uuzlr hut naiu1
subject 20 review - the supreme tulssl
much tine and Labor seems 60 De liul zza-Fls
] consumed.
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