The Kinsley graphic. [volume] (Kinsley, Kan.) 1890-1940, 1895-01-11
GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Gov. dwellings Communication
to the Legislature.
A General Review of State Anairs-rhs
Fee Grabbing Evil and the Remedy
TIE Liquor Question and Other
Matters Discussed.


Fee Grabbing Evil and the Remedy
TIE Liquor Question and Other
Matters Discussed.
TOPEKA, Kan, Jan. Gov. LEVEL
ling sent his message to the legislature
to-day. After saying that 1.-The consti-
tutional requirement that the governor
shall, at the commencement of every
session of the legislature, communi-
cate in writing such information as he
may possess in reference to the condi-
ton OF the state, and recommend such
measures as he may deem expedient,''
he goes on:
State Affairs.
"Before the close of this session of
the legislature, March Is, 1895, S36, 500
OF state bonds issued in 1876 to pay the
expenses of repelling an Indian inva-
sion will mature. They are held by
the permanent school fund. Public
improvement bonds, to the amount of
$40, 900, issued In 1866, will mature July
1, 1s96-before tax levied by the pres
ent legislature for their payment can
be collected under the present
law governing taxation. The perma-
nent school fund holds S3s, 600 of these
bonds, individuals and corporations
hold the remaining $50, 900. No sinking
fund has been levied since 1886, and
there is in the state treasury but 1862. go
with which to pay these two series of
bonds aggregating S1O6, 500. The state
treasurer recommends direct appro-
priation from the general revenue fund
to take up both issues of bonds and
save unimpaired the credit of the state.
Two other issues of state bonds of
100000 each, one issued July l, 1867,
to aid in the construction of the peni-
tertiary, the other issued on the same
date for the completion of the east
wing of the state capitol, and aggre-
eating 100000, will mature July 1,
1897. The permanent school fund holds
$4,000 of these bonds, $1,000
of the penitentiary bonds and
$4,000 of the state house bonds.
Then, July 1, 1898, there will be
due bonds to the amount of $50, 900 is
sued in 1868 for the construction of the
insane asylum at Osawatomie; and
July l, 1898, another series of bonds is
sued in 1868 to aid in the construction
of the penitentiary-S5O,O OO-and an
other series of bonds-$15O, OOO-issued
in 1868 for the completion of the east
wing of the state house, $500, 900 alto
gether, will mature. Forty-one thou
sand dollars of this issue of peniten-
tiary bonds and 500, 200 of the state.
house bonds are held by the permanent
school fund, $1O7, 900 in all. The state
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itentiary bonds. Eighty-four thousand
dollars of this issue of state house
bonds are held by individuals or cor
porations. Six months later, January
1, 1889, two more issues of bonds, ag-
gregating $159,5OO, will mature; SIC, 900
issued to complete the east wing of the
state house, and $50, 900 issued for a
military contingent fund, both issues
having been made January 1, 1869.
One hundred and thirty-four thousand
dollars of these bonds is held by the
permanent school fund.
THUS, this legislature and the next
must make provisions for the payment
of the bonds to the aggregate amount
of $685., 500 to mature within the period
of four years. There will then remain
outstanding but $lO3, 900 in state bonds,
which will mature in 1908 and 1909.
The payment of the bonds ma
turing within four years will throw
back into the permanent school fund
for reinvestment no less than 1920, 500
which must in some way be made pro-
ductive. Every issue of these bonds
bear per cent. interest, which, in the
aggregate, amounts annually to S47,-
9S5. The state treasurer recommends
that this legislature shall provide for
the levy of small tax to accumulate a
sinking fund for the redemption of all
bonds coming due during the present
century, except those falling due next
March and series maturing July 1, 1895,
concerning which special provision
must be made.
fraudulent bonds to the amount of
$4,000 have been lying worthless in
the treasury for twenty years. The
school fund should be reimbursed to
the amount of the original cost of these
bonds with interest to this time, and
the bonds themselves should be de-
stroyed. AS long ago as 1876 legisla-
tive committee recommended this
course and it has been recommended
regularly since.
Ways and Means.
cat the close of the last fiscal wear.
there remained in the state treasury to
the credit of the general revenue fund
a balance of $66, 47s. So We may reason
ably expect that the fees and state
taxes to be received, added to this bal
ance, will make the general revenue
available for the current fiscal year
about $4,000. 700. Against this as liza
bilities stand appropriations aggregat-
ing S1,O54, 1850. So that we may esti-
mate a probable balance of 5000, 900,
subject to appropriation by the present
session of the legislature, and which
may be taken into account in providing
for the next state tax levy.
1.-The state treasurer in his recon-
mendations. calls attention to defects
in some appropriation bills heretofore
enacted in not providing specific condi-
tions under which warrants were to be
drawn.
More care should be given to the
enrolment of bills. An egregious and
very serious blunder was made in the
enrolment of the bill passed by the
past legislature making an appropria-
ton for the girls Industrial school at
Beloit. The enrolled bill made the ap-
preparation 81, 200 instead of $4,000,
and, but for the transfer of S., 900 from
the governors contingent fund, the
school at Beloit must have been closed
for some months in consequence of
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