People's voice. [volume] (Wellington, Sumner County, Kansas) 1890-1917, 1897-04-08

tants to deposit county money in
banks.
Authorizing the attorney general
to compromise the bonded indebt-
edness OF the city Of Cimarron, Gray
county, and city Of Anthony, Harper
county.
Creating two city courts in Kansas
City township, Wyandolte county.
Relating TO the investment oil
funds Of life insurance companies.
Establishing trial by jury in cases
of contempt of court and restricting
power Ofjudges in contempt proceed
ings.
Defining what shall constitute
public stock yards, defining duties
OF persons operating same, and
regulating all charges thereof.
Providing for the recording OF as.
signments OF real estate mortgages.
Preventing the dockage of hogs,
or inspection of hogs for purpose oil
dockage.
Providing tor the assessment and
taxation of mineral reserves.
Regulating the inspection and sale
of oils.
Increasing the penalty for train
wrecking.
Providing for the distribution Of
money to the fire departments Of
the state.
The insane expenses are getting
to be enormous, and without the
total appropriations this year the
sum of S65l 800 is devoted to their
care-almost one-quarter of the
total expenses Of the state.
The executive and judicial ex-
penSes are somewhat reduced, but
are over $4,000.
Three extensive normal schools
were defeated.
Appropriations are over $780,
600 less than two years ago.
The legislature played havoc with
the salaries and contingent funds in
several of the state departments.
The salary of E. c. Little, private
secretary to Governor Leedy, is
reduced from $4,000 to $1,000. The
salaries of the governors Stenogra-
pher and assistant are reduced from
$1,000 to 500 and from $500 to
5000 respectively, and the governors
salary, however, remains unchanged.
Neither is there cut in the pay
of any other state officer.
The salary. of the adjutant general
is reduced from $500 to Sl4OO per
year. No changes are made in that
department.
The salary of Charles M. Ross.
assistant secretary Of state, is
reduced 5000. The position of
charter clerk is abolished, and the
work of the Stenographer and
recording clerk is combined at
$1,000 a year, reduction of $500.
Charles A. Taylor, assistant audit.
or of state, will receive $3.50, a re-
duction Of $3.50 per year.
The bond clerk in the office of the
treasurer Of state is reduced 5000
per year, the salary now being $1,000.
The other salaries are unchanged.
The chief clerk In the office of the
attorney general was reduced from
$1,000 to $1,000; the salary Of the
stenographer from $500 to $500.
J. W. AmiS, assistant state super.
intendent, is reduced from Sl4OO to
$1,000. The salary of Mrs. Stryker
wife of the superintendent, who oc.
cupies the Office of chief bond clerk
is reduced to from $1,000 to $1,000.
F. D. Coburn, secretary of the
state board of agriculture, is reduced
from $4,000 to $500. Chief Clerk
Langhorne is reduced from 81 200 to
81, 100; the assistant clerk from
$1,000 to $500.
The salary Of F. G. Adams, secre.
tary Of the State Historical Society.
IS reduced from $500 to $1,000. The
cataloguer is reduced 1920 and the
accession clerk receives a cut of $50
the salary now being 5000.
Instead Of a chief clerk and stem.
ographer in the Office of the labor