The Advocate and news., 1898-07-13
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.

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Assistant Attorney General Smelling
holds that, under the Kansas taxation OF
judgments law, judgments taken in the
Federal court are not exempt.
The executive council is figuring on
putting in an electric light plant at the
State house. 1t is believed that 1t can
be operated so cheaply that its cost will
be saved every year.
Labor Commissioner Johnson is rec
egnized as one of the strong men in his
line Of work. He has been elected First
Vice President of the National Labor
Commissioners Association.
Bank Commissioner Breidenthal says
that no bank can pay more than per
cent. interest for time deposits. He says
that banks which offer more are playing
q losing game and are not likely to be
safe.
Attorney General Boyle spoke at Red
field on the Fourth. Ten years ago he
did the same thing but the people had
no idea then that he was within halling
distance OF becoming the best lawyer In
the State.
The State penitentiary only lacked
$l78 Of paying expenses in June. Con-
sidering that there was no demand for
coal for State use, this is a splendid
showing. Warden Lands Ia making
good record for the institution in his
charge.
Superintendent McNall has shut out
another company. 1t Is the Connecticut
Fire, Of Hartford. 1t refuses to submit
to or pay for an examination. It took
$40 900 in premiums in Kansas last year
and paid out $1S,42O in losses. It also
refuses to abide by the provisions Of
the valued policy law.
Secretary Bush, Secretary Coburn, AS.
sistant Auditor Taylor Superintendent
McNall and several others of the State
officers refuse to pay the revenue tax on
express shipments and are sending all
Of their stuff by mail. II all business
men do the same the companies will
soon be ready to pay themselves, as the
law intends they shall.
State Grain Inspector Culver has re-
duced the grain inspection fee from 25
cents to 10 cents per car. The war rev.
enue bill requires that a 10-cent stamp
be attached to each certificate The de-
partment Is not run to make money but
fees are charged only for the purpose Of
paying expenses. This can be done
easily with the reduced charge.
The State officers are having round
up with the express companies. The lat
ter insist that the revenue tax ON ship
ments made by them must be paid by
the shipper. The State officers hold, as
do most business men, that it was in
tended that the companies should pay,
and they are sending everything by
mail. Large numbers of business men
are doing the same thing.
Assistant Attorney General Smelling
holds that school boards have no right
to exclude children from to Z years Of
age from school privileges. 1t may be
done temporarily because Of lack OF fa-
cilities but cannot be permanently done.
He also says that boards which have
done this have acted in an unlawful man
ner when they drew their share Of the
State school fund and included in their
reports the children over years of age
who are excluded.
Secretary Bush holds that man who
circulates petition to nominate a can
didate must attach to the petition an
that he personally circulated
Il, that each signature is genuine, that 1t
was signed in his presence, and that
every person named In the signatures is
known by the circulator to be legal
voter. He says that this is the only way
hat the officials can determine whether
signatures are genuine. Attorney Gem
sral Boyle approves the position taken
,y Mr.. Bush.