Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1894-04-28
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of Safe
Interest.
rnsuranc. Tax.

Superintendent of Insurance Snider
through Attorney General Little anC
W. G. Webb, has fled case il
the Shawnee county district court
against the New York Insurance com
panies. The suit is to enforce the
reciprocal tax Of $40 of per cent on al
New York policies written in Kansas
The 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 $4S,-
600. It 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had been repealed by the legislature OF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law has never been repealed and that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 10 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 the 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
29th, and that appropriate union SER
vices be held Tuesday evening, May 1,
that being the thirteenth anniversary Of
the taking effect of the prohibitory law.
Attorney General John T. Little has
given an opinion in the Kansas City,
Kansas, bond election case. The city
voted 100000 school bonds at recent
election, and more than 1000 votes were
cast for the bonds than were cast against
them. It appears, however. that there
was not majority of the qualified cleo
tors, and Attorney General Little holds
that the bonds cannot be legally issued,
as the law provides that majority of
the qualified electors must vote for the
bonds.
No member of the A. o. o. W. will
be permitted to hold Office in the order
if he rents a building for joint or 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 SAYS. "a joint
or a saloon, in Kansas, implies a place
where Intoxicating liquors are sold in
violation of law. It is unlawful to rent
q 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 joint or
saloon. To rent building for joint
or a ,oloon is conduct unbecoming an
officer for which he may be removed
rom Office. He can be disciplined to
he 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 where 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 GA" the accounts are closed, but
he says he cannot find transfer of the
balances. Ledger "B" makes no show
ng of the accounts having been trans |,
erred. Ali the accounts are with coun-
les, and the settlements were for sales
IF school lands. According to ledger
"a" closed in 1882, the various counties
ire indebted to the state in the sum OF !
s46, 655.42. The counties against which |
;he largest balance stands are Washing
ION, and the amount is 81, 19080; Mar
shall, $7,728.04; Mcpherson, $1,372.39.
The ook-keeper thinks that a settle
nent was made, but does not understand
Why the amounts were not entered on |
he ledger.
Secretary Adams, of the state histor-
cal society, has received copy of the
History of the Centennial Of the Inau-
yuration of Washington, held at New
York City in April, 1889. 1t is the most
'ostly book ever received by the society.
It is bound in canvas, full gilt, and has
,ver 200 fine engravings, besides more
han that number of portraits. There
ire twenty-five portraits of Washington
ind of nearly all those prominent in the
Early history of the republic. There Is
complete history of the inaugural OF
Washington, as well as the celebration.
Kansas was represented at the celebra-
ion by Hons. Eugene F. Ware, Geo. r.
Peck, Charles K. Wells, A. II. Ellis.
Maj. Calvin Hood, Col. W. B. Stone aud
Japt. Perry Hutchinson. The compilers
ire Cornelius N. Bliss and ex-Mayor
Abram s. Hewitt, of New York.
The board OF railroad assessors has
adjourned until Nav %, when they Will
isten TO the tax commissioners in refer
'nce to lowering OF the taxes. 1t has
,een the custom of the railroad assessors
% travel over the roads in the state be-
ore the assessment is made. The board |