Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-01-19

tion Is secured might be app led In cases where
non.partlsan boards are desired But however
tho c 'mmissioners arc o DO elected, the
should have power TO frame such schedules OF
freight charges between all shipping points as
will insure fair treatment 10 the shipper and
Just compensation 70 the carrier, with author
ity TO enforce such rates and prohibit the un-
Just dis rimination now made against some
places and In favor Of others
The liberal bestowal Of free passes upon Ger,
tain classes Of our citizens Is pernicious and
corrupting In It's tendency and should be pro-
hibited Al the recent general elec tion and the
campaign which preceded H. great scandals
arose by reason OF the plenutude Of railroad
passes as a potent factor In securing attend
ance at certain conventions and transporting
voters
The governor urged the enactment OF
law authorizing q general and thor
ough revision Of the statutes as soon as
possible. OF constitutional revision, he
suggests the following;
Among the thanses demanded, section three
49, Of the legislative article should be amended
I am fully satisfied that II IA neither wisdom
nor economy to limit he pay OF legis ators 10
% o day for fifty days only. The y actical Of.
feet IL TO limit the session 10 less than forty
working DAYS In new and growing state
certain amount Of Legislation ia absolutely re-
quirod and II IL not for the p bile interest that
II should be hastily and lnconsidt rately attend
ed to II is the judgment Of those who have
given study TO this question that the present
system Is not pro uctive OF either the best leg.
islalion or the best results
Section eight ~ Of the legislative article
should be amended so as TO authorize the legis-
lature TO provide some method for the invesu
cation and determination Of controversies over
contested seats In DO h branches Of the legisla-
ture The right Of q constituency 10 be repre-
a.. IL -
Ing q ms lortty Of the honest votes cast Ia sacred
and should not be vitiAted BY fraud nor uied
away bv u throw Of dice or the chance Of o lot
terry. olher important changes will doubtless
suggest themselves,
Section fourteen CD Of the legislative article
should be amended so as to permit the governor
70 veto nm obtee tionable article In an appro-
priaton bill without disappearing the entire
bill
II deemed wise, the judges of the supreme
court might be authorized 10 assign under
conditions to be prescribed by statuteJ the
judge Of one dis riot to sit as q judge in any
other dis riot
AZ. essed valuation Of live stock
Tor est...,. .,................s.at5 VI 2f1,boL DO
Assessed valuation Of live stock
Tor 1874 ............ .'......... Jl,O5,tsROO
Decrease In value In two years. 2iL4 %,
Assessed valuation OF railroad
opei ty In isOJ..................S57s sea ~ 81
As..I..d y,i,a,ion n, ,atroaa
property in is2.................. S.aOLO4a "a
Decrease in value In two years. Acl'OSs -
Assessed viluI Of all town lots
taxable in 1891 ...................s T2siI, sTa 20
Assessed valuation Of ali town lots
in lss1 ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. @,SiT,6l20s
n.,,ooso f., ,,,,ro g., ,,vo voa.. > 40, "A, 40
I,is oni,e no,,cootio ina, tho asaossuen, n,
live sti,k, personal property, railroad and town
lots in the last two Years has in the aggregate,
decreased 100 svISo' Nh mere mas been
nr nS uni,nnroyed lands ~, ="
From III first report OF tho state bank com.
missioner Il may be seen that the total re-
sources OF STATE ana private banks In oelooer'
,ncir resonrccs ,,s, "a NO ~ "a vh,cS sho,ss
an Increase in eight months time Of 2st'
Ii97Q.
From the report OF the state treasurer we
,non rntt ' he s,o,e ,reasurv nm
July /, %, was.....,.....,.'....s 7lbIss IL
Re, eived by tho state treasury
from July l. 1870 TO June ~ 1871 o'yV2 oaLlO
Making q total of.....,.........s 6.Ij76og "a
Disbursements by the state treas
u . from July l. is''' 10 June 3D. ,o,-,
'''-'''''' . o0ooVo .
Leaving balance in the treas.
ury July l. 's@' $500. - EiloiS-
Inc governor reterred 10 the drawing
OF $500 by one editor for publishing
proposed amendments to the constitn-
ITO :, the total cost OF whlch, paid To
1911 newspapers, was $40, COB go. lie
called for retrenchment In that line
co,.,,,io,o IT., a., 1911 a., A.,
~
given and the proposition to restore
the one mill school fund levy and even
90 incroaea 4, 10 tbr.a r,;iIa ,y,s IL
'''' wac ~"
uorseu' nc nuNocuteu chhhBe III the
annual school meetings in the country
school districts to an earlier dnte and
,,,o.,,,I,, ;nIorsod ,o,,n,,, ,o,,,,aI TIT.
-. y
tu''S ihe st"te hor"hhi anu state ag'
ricultural schools were well considered
aud the legislature was advised to care.
fullv .vanina the renorts Of tho stats
...,.'.. II -.
unIVers''y reRe"'' anu oh"'ce'iors'
The state library was commended Il
the legislatures care, Us was also the
State Historical societv
M, ,,.,.' = - ~, A..
INC iePo' ~ VI tiio Tustces Vi th'
state charitable institutions ana OF the
state reformAtory were referred u
hrieflv as worthy NJ dine attention ami
a., -, -,
'"e Poni'e"' i""hasenieh' was wei
spoken OIL
On the prohibitory law the governor
s,,,i,., a. t,ilo,,s.
fr'n'ol.lou II part Oh we Jaw OF hahsas
ny ON stltuto,v Jaw, uut p'tl OF the eohsti
tnuoh o. lhe st4le' ~ 10 not u quo'uoh "heth
ef 'hls aunlihis'rNiloh 70 iut or ny INST prom
plloh' pu Nno,nel ~ ~ III laNor OF respeet Io
ahu ooeuiehre 70 w ,ne la"s on lhe statute
Doohs, NeIy iaIso LAS lass OF our people earn
esuy pc'i,Eo ~ sne lienVS VI the Jaw WINE