The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1895-02-19

1t IS not what we want and Will not ac-
complish anything. The lawyers are all
loaded to talk on this question, but we
will show them that we farmers can talk
some. too. There was a time, perhaps
when they could pull the wool over our
eyes but that time has gone by. We know
what we want and we are not going to
be contented with makeshift The
substitute creates state COM
mission which has its head
quarters here in Topeka and won't
know anything about the needs of the
dry counties. The salaries of this COM
mission will take $4,000 out of the
$4,000, which will leave only $4,000 to
be divided among about sixty counties, Or
only $500 apiece. Seven hundred dol
lars won't accomplish anything, and the
result will be simply waste of money.
What we ought to have is an appropria-
ton of 100000, to be divided among the
thirty five really arid counties, to be
given to the county commissioners to
use as they see fit. That is the only way
any practical results can be obtained"
APPELLATE COURT BILL PASSES.
The House Amends Senator billiards. Bill
And It is Then Passed.
The house yesterday passed Senator
billiards. appellate court bill as amended
70 to 81. By the terms of the bill the
state is divided into two departments
known as the northern and southern de-
partments, each of which has court of
appeals consisting of three judges.
The northern department consists OF
the counties of Wyandotte, Leavenworth,
johnson, Shawnee, Morris, Wabaunsee,
Dickinson, Saline, Ellsworth, Russell,
Ellis Trego, Cove, Logan, Wallace and
all counties lying north of them. The
remaining counties constitute the south
ern department
The northern department is divided
into the eastern, central and western
divisions, with court at Topeka, Concor-
dia and Colby; the southern into similar
divisions with court at Fort Scott. Wich-
tia and Garden City.
Several radical amendments were
made to the bill in the house, which it
is certain the senate will not concur in.
The only hope therefore that the bill will
become law is that conference COM
mittee may be able to adjust the differ
ence between the two houses. The most
radical difference was as to the method
of appointment The Populists wanted
to fix it so that they would have repre-
sentation in the court, and SO the senate
bill made the appointment of the judges
conditioned upon the unanimous approval
of the supreme court The house
knocked this provision out
The senate bill gave these appellate
courts original jurisdiction in civil and
criminal cases. This was changed by
substituting a section of Mr.. Robinson's
house bill, which gives the courts only
appellate Jurisdiction and exclusive ap-
pelIate jurisdiction in cases involving
$4,000 or under. The section in the SEN
ate bill defining in what cases appeal
might be taken to the supreme CO urt was
also stricken out, SO as to leave
the decisions of the appellate courts
| final. The courts as constituted by the
senate bill were perpetual, but the house
changed this to make them cease in 1900,
and provided for the transfer of the
business still pending to the supreme
court As the courts are established for
the relief of the supreme court it was
| thought that such relief could be afford
ed by 1900.
The salaries of the judges are So, 800
An attempt was made to increase this to
$4,000 on the plea that you couldn't get
good men to take the place for less, but
it was unsuccessful
Mr.. Winters, in speaking against the
increase, said he apprehended if he had
handful of corn he could hit twenty
five men who would be tickled to death
to take the place at So, 500 year.
Expert Chemists in government labo.
ratories always find DR.. Prices Baking
Powder absolutely pure.