Western Kansas world. [volume] (WaKeeney, Kan.) 1885-current, 1895-03-09
STATE AFFAIRS
And Capital City News of State
Interest.

governor of Kansas.
It is stated that about 80 per cent of
the cases before the supreme would come
within the Jurisdiction of the appellate
court.
The state treasurer paid out in one
day $106. Sc a.S5 on the warrants issued
on occount of the semi-annual distribu-
ton of the state school fund.
The house committee appointed to
investigate the settlement made by Su-
perintendent of Insurance Snider with
the New York Fire Insurance compa-
MES of a very large claim for $12,500,
is at work
Capital: There is one man IN Kan
sas who does not want to be one of the
judges of the appellate court and he is
David Overmyer. of Topeka. That dis
tinguished democrat refused to accept
the position, which was rendered to him
by the governor.
General Orders No. so, closing the
work in the office of the adjutant gener-
al for the month of February shows that
there we're fourteen honorable discharges
issued to members of the Kansas Ma
tional Guard during the month. Dur
ing the month there were six enlistments
in the First regiment, twenty-four in the
Second and seven in the Third. J. S.
Day. company B. Second regiment, has
been promoted to the position of cap
tain, and W. A. Lapprant succeeds him
as first lieutenant.
The superintendent of the Reform
school refuses to receive boys sentenced
to that institution by justices of the
peace under the instructions from ex-
Attorney General Little. A new case
has just arisen and Attorney General
Dawes decided that the sentencing of
persons to the reform school came within
the province of the Justices power.
| County Attorney Stafford of Shawnee
county will probably ask the supreme
court to issue maudamus to compel
the superintendent to accept the boys.
@. J. Brown, clerk of the supreme
court, is busily engaged in making an
examination of the cases pending in
that court to ascertain how many there
are that will be sent to the branches of
| the appellate court to be established
as soon as the governor selects judges
and senate confirms the appointments.
Mr.. Brown exposed the opinion that at
least two-thirds of the cases now pend
| ing before that tribunal will be trans
ferred to the appellate courts. There
are now 2,40O cases before the supreme
| court and the removal of 1000 cases
will greatly relieve the court and en-
able the justices to pass upon the cases
with little delay.
The legislature having called upon
| the state board of railroad commission
| ers for statement of the number of cOun-
| ties which have refused the amount of
money apportioned by the board for the
purchase of seed grain, such state
ment was prepared and it shows that
five counties have signiied that they do
not need the money. The counties are
as follows, together with the amount set
apart for them Barber, So, 454; Clark,
$738; Hamilton, $743; Lane, $767; Sew
ard, 1854; total of 5000. Ellsworth
county has sent in warrant for So, 600,
| which leaves balance in that appOr-
tionment of $1,746. These amounts
will be re-apportioned by the legislature
and given to counties where the former
division is not sufficient to supply the
demand.
The Missouri & Kansas Telephone
company has put in an improvement in
the telephone service in the private Of
fee of Governor Morrill,. By the use of
the instrument the governor will be able
to talk to persons at any distance on the
lines operated by that company. The
new transmitter occupies small amount
of space on the governors desk. He
can talk without being compelled to
leave his chair. The connections are
arranged IN such manner that he can
call central and secure connection
with other phones but central cannot
connect any other phone with the one
in the governors private Office. Couse-
quently no one can talk to the governor
without first calling the public tele-
phone. This being done, if the gov
ernor desires to talk to the caller and
signifies his desire to do SO, the connec-
ton is made from the public Office in
the executive department and the con-
versatIon proceeds.
John A. Hale, of Kansas City, Kan
sas, came to Topeka to file case in the
supreme court and arrange a bond
whereby his client would be released
from jail pending the hearing of the
case in that tribunal. Mr.. Hale called
at the supreme court rooms and the
clerk of the court performed his part of
the duty and Mr.. Hale went before JUS
tice Horton for an order. He was asked
to wait moment and Mr.. Graves, the
assistant clerk, was instructed to call
up the Topeka Advocate by telephone
and ascertain if the paper had gone to
the press containing the publication of
the new law creating the appellate
court. The paper had been printed and
the papers were being mailed. The bill
had become a law and the supreme
court had no power to accept the filing