The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1899-01-10

| the security required, winch should be
| unQueStioned, as a deposit of govern
| ment or state bonds, or, in the discretion
| of the board awarding such deposit,
| bonds of at least par value of any
county of more than $4,000 inhabitants,
| or city of the first class, neither of which
| had ever defaulted in the payment of
posit made in such bank. Such securi-
| ty would be an absolute guaranty of
| safety.
The details of the awarding of
security and it's conversion into moneyif
necessary, could be fully provided for by
and secure the two advantages above men
th f3,na circulation Of and interest on
in the state treasury aSs1lY u,>,cv
Each ADMINISTRATION has been reluctant
| to raise the levy for state taxes over that
| Gus devices and subterfuges have been
practiced to keep. within the limit of for
| ing expenses of our public Institutions
! The last administration reduced the levy
| from four and one-haIf to four and two
tenths mills. undoubtedly upon the theory
nue. to meet current expenses; but this levy
| was insufficient to raise the required funds
payment of warrants was refused by the
| state treasurer
was, on hand belonging to the general
which to commence business. The pres
tically empty. There was on. hand De
| or $685. 900 less than two years before; but
| the small balance on hand is not the
worst; large Indebtedness is turned over
A great number of officers and employees
the legislature neglected to make suff.
| their salaries and have presented their de-
mandS for large balance, and this, to-
the failure of the last legislature to make
| sufficient appropriations for the payment
the expenses of the special session, reach
exhaust all money nov. in the treasury
! 600 confronting the new administ ton.
This condition renders it almost certain
| new tax levy. the money received under
| the old one will be paid out and the obli-
| ored. The credit of the state is of too
much Importance to be impaired, and the
made upon it, even for day, affects its
The care of public institutions is neces-
| sarily growing more expensive. The state
mus nave Larger f reTenq 46 an sn 6w OF
| creasing the assessment. the other by rails
All of the departments and Institutions
of the state should be conducted with the
cheney, and one can purchase as cheap
~ as prompt paymaster :.
the several assessors throughout the state
! would make any reasonable attempt, to
that all property shall be assessed at it's
that each year the assessors meet in their
which this provision Of the Statute can be
Violated. 4 large assessment and a small
levy is preferable TO to small assess 81 zen
| ficult to understand why assessors persist
| in disregarding the plain statutory re-
| I suggest that the law be amended in
two pa rite a first fixing penalty for
ment of property at its true value; sec
the right TO raise the aggregate assessed
| value of property. If these fail the state
USELESS OFFICES.
There are several offices which 1 think
public service. They are the board of
pardons. state accountant. forestry COM
Whatever tic may f have ave been the e object of
| through this board, the granting of par
| law creating this board should be repeal
I am inclined to think that the purpose
| accountant was wise one, but the adj
expectations of its friends The office
has been of small service to the state. 1t
The forestry stations are not of suff-
cient public benefit to justify their con-
The office of labor commissioner was
all these years it has been of any real BEN
eft to the cause of labor the benefits are
ing ing men mem n Kansas is one Of the ctadeis
of our safety: As a class they are hon
arms are holding up all of the great in
dustries of our state. Succeeding legisla-
in their interest. If necessary they, will
nted IN Kansas and Is Peey new eT
methods, and accomplishes its purposes
largely through trade unions and other or
ganizations of like character.
To these organizat tons the individual
ance. Labor organizations are independ-
ent of the labor Commissioner, and the in
report of the present labor commissioner
is exhaustive on certain subjects, shows
wide research and is a credit to its author;
but not one person in thousand in the
@ be not BY of the
nation it contains. The laboringmen as
class h oMA n lnt Expo e EhtS office
! At the recent exposition at Omaha many
and the Kansas exhibit was creditabie to
both the state and to the . efficient b. board I'd
charge. No provision has been made for
bst y f1s Pve
the assurance that if the money neces-
he would recommend an appropriation to
reimburse those making such advances.
thousand dollars were furnished by indi-
viduals counties and corporations to aid
TRANSMISSISSIPPI CONGRESS.
| This congress had its origin in Kansas
in an act Of the legislature of this state
: | 1t has grown 10 De a large convention OF
business men and has had several import
ant sessions. The next meeting will be
| held in this state The question as to
| whether it should have state recognition
| is left for your consideration.
| CORN EXHIBIT.
| 1t is expected that provision will be
| made by congress through the department
| of agriculture for exhibition of corn
and corn products at the international ex-
hibition to be held at Paris in the year
| 1900.
The people of other countries have but
little kno Wledege of the worth and uses of
| this cereal. The object of the exhibit is