The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1895-04-19
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News Of State
Interest.

An0 Caprtal City NeWS OF oU0Co
Interest
Mrs Ballington Booth, the famous
commander in the Salvation Army, lee
tured to large audiences in Topeka last
week.
Hon. Bernard Kelly has leased resi-
deuce property in Emporia and it is
said he will change bis residence from
Topeka.
The supreme court has about l,6OC
cases vet to examine before the work OF
certifying cases to the appellate court IL
completed.
The sound of the shovel 10 abroad III
the lower part of the capitol. Men are
at work clearing out the accumulation
of filth and dirt.
The investigation of Wait, member
of the state board of charities will prob
ably continue the greater part OF the
month as witnesses are subpeenaed to
appear before the committee ON 1ne
22nd of April.
Quo warranto proceedings have been
Instituted in the supreme court on De-
half of the state of Kansas by Attorney
General F. B. Dawes to secure posses
SIGN of the Office of state bank commits
sioper now occupied bv John W. Bred
enthal and to which Hon. q. .. Jooes'
of Attica, has been appointed by Gov
ernor Morrill,. The hearing OF tho case
will be had during the May term OF the
supreme court if there are no dilatory
tactics.
The state treasurer paid off bonds to
the amount of $4,000 issued March q,
1875, for the purpose of repelling In.
dian invasiops. The bonds matured
March Is, but were not paid at that
time owing to the fact that the money
appropriated by the last legislature was
not available ON account Of the law not
having been published in the Official
state paper. The publication OF the
law has removed all barriers TO the pay
mept of tho bonds and the TRANSACTION
is completed So far as the transaction
was concerned it did not involve the re-
moval of any sum Of money from the
state treasury. The bonds were paid
bv the transfer Of the money to the per-
manent school fund from the general
revenue fund. This operation in itself
was very simple, but it cancels $780, 5oO
in z per cent bonds and increases the
amount of money to the credit OF the
permanent school fund.
AS state mine inspector Mr.. Gallagher
drew a salary of $4,000 year from the
state, but as has been customary the
last few years the last legislature allowed
him deficiency appropriation OF 81 800.
This appropriation was in the insect
laneous appropriation bill which has a
provision in it that the auditor shall
paw out only such amounts as may be
necessary on itenized vouchers OF the
various claims. Mr.. Gallagher pre-
sented an ordinary voucher for the full
amount of the 81 800 appropriation but
the assistant auditor told him he must
present an itemized voucher. Mr.. Gal
lager again called for his money and
presented a statement of expenses for
travelling, expressage, hack hire, livery,
postage and other things amounting al
together to $2,367.65. The assistant
auditor thought the itemized statement
should show where the mine inspector
travelled and how he used the postage
as is shown by the vouchers OF the other
which are now beng au-
dited Assistant Auditor Cook refused
to nav out the $500 until an tented
statement was presented according to
law. Assistant Auditor Cook says as
long as he is in charge of auditing state
accounts he proposes to see that the
vouchers are properly ltemized, no mat
ter from what department they are pre-
sented.
Governor Morrill,, in an interview, has
replied to an attack upon him made by
a Methodist preacher of Atchison. The
attack was upon the policy of Governor
Morrilrs administration in relation to
enforcement of the liquor laws in the
cities of the first class. Governor Nor
rill denies that prohibition is failure
in every city in the state; that SO far as
he is informed. joints are open in but
three cities Atchison, Leavenworth and
Wichita, and in the last named city they
are not verv wide open. The governor
continues: II am willing to face a con-
dition and to admit what my predeces-
sors have not had the courage to do,
and that is that the law cannot be en-
forced where local public sentiment is
against it. We cannot deny facts; and
it is a fact, and Mr.. Brumbaugh knows
it, that the prohibitory law. under pres
ent local conditions, cannot be strictly
enforced in a few weeks. but the COM
munity would be plunged into a quarrel
that would be of infinitely more injury
to the citv's welfare that the few sa-
looms that are run. I am friend OF
the prohibitorv law, and I would like
to see every drinking place in the state
closed: but it has been the experience OF
fourteen wears tina, it cannot be done.
We can only do the best We can. and
that. believe, the officers OF the law