The Globe-republican. [volume] (Dodge City, Kan.) 1889-1910, 1901-01-17
The GOVERNORS MESSAGE.
Fiakes Good Showing for the
Schools of State.
Recommendations
SOME


message to the legislature is said to be
the longest on record. exceeding one of
Governor Humphreys which has stood
as the longest.
The governors first subdivision con
tains the following statement
During the two years just past, the
number of school children has increased
from 425, 90 to sos, 554, we have builded
$40 school houses at cost of more
than half a million dollars and now
have attendance in our colleges and
universities of over 10000. During the
period mentioned, the value of our ag-
ricu1tural and live stock interests has
increased from S265. 161, 756 to S334, PSF
$50, and our bank deposits from ST.
SAT, e55 to 1851, 1862, 637.
Our principal industries being agri-
culture and stock raising. it is a source
of qualification to know that more than
one-ha1f of the depositors in our state
banks are farmers and stockmen, and
that more than half of the deposits in
such banks are made by these two
classes of citizens.
There has been decrease OF our
bonded Indebtedness of more than
three millions of dollars, and we pay
much lower rate of interest on our pub
lie Indebtedness. During the time
mentioned the people have reduced
their mortgage indebtedness about
eight millions of dollars.
The message favors placing all the
educational institutions under the con-
troll of one board of regents, composed
of six members, not more than four of
whom should belong to one political
party, with the head of each institution
an eA officio member, and the presiding
officer of such board in all matters re-
lating to the particular institution of
which he was the head.
The question of the erection of new
buildings and main tenance of our sew
eral public institutions is one Of great
Importance and calls for very serious
consideration. The state cannot afford
to be parsimonious in making needed
provisions for the maintenance of these
insti tutions and the care of those de-
pendent upon the state; neither can it
afford to be extravagant and profiiga
While the lobbies. which from time
have deemed it necessary to beseige
the nemb ers of the legislature in the
interest of appropriation for the sew
era1 state institutions, will be absent,
others will be here in their places. /
trust that in the exercise of your wis
dom you will improperly in
excluding Hobbies from the floor of the
two branches of the legislature.
OF the election laws the message rec
omInends that ballots be so arranged
his vote for all of the nominees of his
| party if he desires to do so; and that
! there be two sets of judges and clerks
with two ballot boxes, SO that the bal
| lots might be counted each hour, which
| would result in the counting of the
| vote shortly after the closing of the
| polls, with little, if any, additional ex-
/ pense.
A law should be enacted providing
| that no mans name should appear upon
/ the ballot more than once as a candi-
| date for the same Office
| The governor recommends placing
/ the penitentiary and the reformatory
| under one board of managers with
| only three members
| The railroad commission subject is
| spoken of matter of duty of the
| legislature to enact law creating a
| board to settle and adjust differences.
| II also endorses the recommen dations
/ of both the treasurer and the auditor
| for legislation which will give the
| state a profit upon its money while
| it is idle.
| The message recommends a commits
| sion to revise the present assessment
/ and taxation laws and report to the
| next Legislature