The Kansas blackman. [volume] (Topeka, Kan.) 1894-1???, 1894-04-27
STATE AFFAIRS
AND Capital City News of safe
Interest.

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through Attorney General Little anc
". G. Webb, has fled a case in
the Shawnee county district court
against the New York Insurance com
: panles. The suit is to enforce the
reciprocal tax Of $40 of l per cent on all
1%1w York policies written in Kansas,
ne state and the insurance companies
have agreed to submit the controversy
to Judge Hazen on an agreed statement
of facts
The tax would amount to about s48.-
OOO. 1t was collected from 1881 to
1886, when Superintendent of Insurance
Morris held that the law was not effect
I've from the fact that the New York law
had been repealed by the legislature Of
that state
Superintendent Snider holds that the
law has never been repealed and that
the companies are still liable.
A reciprocal insurance tax is a tax TO
correspond with the insurance tax in
the state IN which the companies have
their headquarters, and as New York
had an $40 per cent. tax. Kansas was
allowed to enforce th5 same tax against
New York companies.
The executive committee Of the Kan
sas State Temperance union at it's re-
cent meeting unanimously resolved that
the proper officers OF the union issue a
call requesting all the ministers in Kan
sas to hold temperance meetings in
their respective churches on the last
Sabbath evening Of this month-April
18th, and that appropriate union SER
vices be held Tuesday evening. Nav /.
tnat beng the thirteenth anniversary of
the taking effect Of the prohibitory law.
Attorney General John T. Little has
given an opinion in the Kansas CITY.
4 Kansas, bond election case. The CITY
voted 100000 school bonds at a recent
election, and more than 1000 votes were
cast for the bonds than were cast against
them. 1t appears however. that there
was not a majority of the qualified cleo
tors, and Attorney General Little holds
that the bonds cannot be legally issued,
as the law provides that a majority OF
the qualified electors must vote for the
bonds.
No member Of the A. O. u. w. will
be permitted to hold office in the order
If he rents building for joint or a sa-
loon in Kansas. This decision has been
handed down by Ed W. Wheeler, of Col
ony, grand master workman of the state
lodge. This question was referred to
him and this is what he saws "A Joint
or saloon, in Kansas, implies a place
where intoxicating liquors are sold in
violation of law. 1t is unlawful to rent
a building to another in which to keep
a place for the illegal sale of intoxicat-
ing liquors. 1t is the violation of the
laws of our order to keep a joint or
saloon. To rent building for a Joint
or saloon is conduct unbecoming an |
officer for which he may be removed |
from office. He can be disciplined to
the extent of expulsion from the order
A fire started in the east wing of
the state house. It originated in
closet under the stairway IN the west
end of the wing, which had been
used for storing away rags and old
papers. By prompt action the fire was
put out without serious damage. The
closet is place whore cast off articles
are thrown. Some of the state house
hold that the blaze was occa-
stoned by spontaneous combustion,
while others think that lighted match
must have been thrown into the place
by some one. When John Falls, OF the
state library, first discovered that some
thing was wrong the smoke was coming
put of every crevice and when the door
was opened the air famed the blaze and
It looked quite serious. 1t is fortunate
-hat the fire did not start in the night.
The state auditors bookkeeper, w. G.
Hubbard, is having trouble with the
books. In the first ledger ever used in
he office, opened in 1866, known as
edger "a" the accounts are closed, but
le says he cannot find transfer of the
balances. Ledger "B'' makes no show /
ng of the accounts having been trans |
erred. All the accounts are with coun-
les, and the settlements we're for sales 6
If school lands. According to ledger t
"a" closed in 1882, the various counties I
ire indebted to the state in the sum OF :
S46, 655.42. The counties against which a
he largest balance stands are Washing
on, and the amount is S7.190S0 Mar /
hall, S7.72S.O4; Mcpherson, S1,372 80. r
The book keeper thinks that settle a
nent was made, but does not understand G
Fhy the amounts were not entered on !
he ledger.
Secretary Adams, of the state histor- t;
cal society, has received a copy of the
History of the Centennial of the Inau- A
.uration of Washington, held at New n
,ork City in April. 1889. 1t is the most l
ostly book ever received by the society.
t is bound in canvas, full gilt, and has
yer 200 fine engravings, besides more Il
han that number of portraits. There CT
re twenty-five portraits of Washington O
nd Of nearly all those prominent in the -
arly history of the republic. There Is a Of
omplete history of the inaugural of a.
as we'll as the celebration =
.ansas was represented at the eeleDra- NJ
on by Hons. Eugene F. Ware, Geo r. sy
eek. Charles X. Wells, A H Ellis e
[aj. Calvin Hood, Col. W. B. Stone aud "
apt. Perry Hutchinson. The compilers st
e Cornelius \. Bliss and ex- Mayor 81
BRAN S. Hewitt. Of New York. rs
The board of railroad assessors has Gu
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ljourned until Nav ID. when they vii yc
ten TO the tax commissioners in refer II
ice to lowering of the taxes. 1t has N
en- the custom of the railroad assessors In
travel over the roads in the state be pr
re the assessment is made The board -
composed of Lieutenant Governor | of
aniels, Attorney General Little, Secre- til
y of State Osborn. State Treasurer Wh
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