The Advocate and news., 1898-03-23
THE STATE GOVERNMENT.


Superintendent McNall says that the
income Of his department since the LIST
OF January amounts to $4,000.
Oil Inspector Wharton turned S997
into the treasury last week, It being the
amount OF fees collected in excess of his
expenses.
A lot Of complaints Of discrimination
In rates which have been pending for
some time have been set for hearing
April 10 by the Railroad Commissioners.
The Union Pacific filed a copy OF the
reorganized company's Utah charter to-
gether with an acceptance OF Kansas
laws with the Secretary Of State last
week.
Secretary Of State Bushs plans for a
new corporation law calls to mind the
fact that Senator Harris introduced a
bill in the last Legislature which pro-
vided that corporations must have their
stock fully paid up either In money or
property before they could secure char
ter.
An investigation Of the record shows
that in every case where the State has
sued counties on bonds belonging to the
school fund, verdict has been given in
favor of the county in the lower court
and that afterward in many cases the
Supreme court would overrule the de-.
cision.
The Mayor and City Council Of Scran-
ton have filed complaint with the Board
Of Railroad Commissioners in which 1t
Is alleged that the Santa Fe charges a
higher rate proportionately for the ship
ment of coal from that place to other
points in Kansas than is charged from
other mining regions.
The Western Union Telegraph Com
pany has filed an annual statement
with the State Auditor showing that 1t
owns property in Kansas worth $480, ,259,
1888 miles of poles, and 24,216 miles Of
wire. This is filed under the provisions
Of law Of 1897 in order that assess
ments may be made more intelligently.
Ed Little and Executive Clerk Elliott
manage to read the large number Of
newspapers which come to the Gov.
ernOr's Office, and Mr.. Leedy thereby
keeps tab on everything that appears
that would be likely to interest him, and
1t Is seldom that anything escapes his
eye. He takes great interest in every
thing concerning himself, his admins
tratiOn or general State affairs.
The liquor cases in which Webb Nc
Nall was subpoenaed as witness, and in
which the preVaricatlng Capital said that
other prominent Populists were also
summoned, were conveniently postponed
when it was learned that no political
capital could be developed. Anything to
discredit POpulists, no matter how un-
called for or dishOnorable 1t may be,
Is seemingly the motto Of Republicans.
The latest evidence of Populist In
competency submitted by Republican pa
pers Is the alleged inspection of barrel
Of water by Oil Inspector Wharton. The
barrel in question was among q lot Of
filled oil barrels. A number Of the bar
rels filed from the same tank were in
spected and the 0. X. placed on all of
the barrels. A barrel which had been
filled with water and closed was in the
lot.
Bob Semple says that it Is an outrage
for the executive council to sit around
and allow the gravel drives around the
State house to be washed away. Those
drives we're paid for by the Republicans
at the rate Of $6,O4 per yard, and as about
a ton, more or less has been carried of
by the heavy rains, Bob Is occupying
most of his spare time figuring out what
the actual loss to the State, which is
large, amounts to.
Secretary of State Bush and State
Treasurer Hefebower made a trip to
Peabody last week to inspect the silk
station at Peabody. The law of 1897 au-
thoriZed a board composed Of the chair
man Of the Board of County Commits
sioners Of Marion county, the Secretary
Of State and the State Treasurer to dis
pose Of the plant. No appropriation was
made to continue the work OF the sta
tion. The buildings and Improvements