The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1905-01-28

ALBANIAN of Atchison. 1T seems that
most everybody wants to go home"
I move to amend by making it 10
o'clock Saturday" said Hackney.
calendar which we might as well clean
up Let everybody be excused that
wants to, but let the house stay in
session and grind out local bills
The Hackney amendment was lost
by a decisive vote. On the original
motion Hackney demanded a roll call.
Let's put these fellows on record"
he said, "and see who want to work
and who want to play"
The roll call showed the vote to be
63 to Al. To suspend the rules and
adjourn over to Monday. required a
two-thirds vote. Somebody figured it
out for Speaker pro tenn. Clark. and
told him the motion had carried, n
it was so announced. A few minutes
later Mr.. Stubs discovered the ter
ribEe mistake
J.. ". Hildreth, the representative who
introduced the state constabulary bill,
says that the bill is intended primarily
to aid in the enforcement of laws advo-
Gated by the anti-horsethief association.
] w. Randall, state president, is send
ing out cards to all the members of
that organization, asking them to send
in their endorsement Of the bill
We noticed down in our county" said
Mr.. Hildreth, that the mail which was
left in the rural route boxes was never
4 OCAs we NOl4QGLE4 II RCOR4C
did not come along and steal #. When
We got to figuring it out, we decided
that the reason was that the United
States laws are more respected because
any part of the state. What we want
is a state co~nstabulary law modelled on
the United States government plan"
F.. w. Knapp, chief clerk of the house
of representatives, says that the house
journal this session will be only about
half as large as it was last session
1t don't make any difference to me
how they decide to pay me, just SO they
give a fair remuneration" said Mr..
Knapp. 7 am making up the journal
for the purpose of saving the state mon
ey. 1t is not being padded With unnec-
eSSary matter. We are not printing all
the oaths of Office separately, nor are
we printing all the names of those pres
ent, nor are we printing and reprinting
the same resolutions every time they are
brought up for consideration"
There is some talk of not printing any
copies at all of the house journal, but
journal filed with the secretary of state
for reference. 1t has been customary to
print several thousand copies, which
were all eventually used for fuel, and
sane dollars. The state might just as
we'll save the money, for nobody wants
to read the house and. senate journals.
The only people who need them are law
y q D GIN ~ Gil SAAO $3.50
arises, it is not much for a lawyer to
come to the secretary Of states office
and see the original.
There was a joint meeting of the
house committees on cities of the first,
second and third classes Friday at one
o'clock for the of talking about
the two municipal ownership water
bills. The committee listened to
a general discussion of the two bills,
and then adjourned without action I'M
til next Tuesday.
The fourteenth biennial report of the
Kansas state penitentiary has been
printed and a copy was placed on the
desk of each membe of the legislature
at Fridays session
The report contains the following
statement about the Kansas-Oklahoma
contract which has been up before the
legislature this session:
THE contract for the maintenance of
the Oklahoma prisoners will expire
January %, 1905, and legislative action
is necessary if it is concluded by the
state to continue the policy of main
tanning them The last contract, made
under the act CT the legislature of 1908,
provided for a payment of forty cents
per diem for each man. The territory
has paid the state, for the last two
fiscal years, the sum of S81,453.03 on ac-
count of 1 contract, not including the
balance now due of $4,S31.50, which will
paid Immediately after the meeting
of the territorial legislature; the bal
ance draws interest at the rate OF SIX
per cent per annum. I am of the opin-
ion that the contract should be renewed
such time as in the judgment OF the
legislature may be proper.
THE insistence of accountants at the
last legislature that the state was los
money under this contract was a
mistake; the state is not losing money
on this account. The question is simply
of policy or expediency as to
the state should any longer
a large number of convicts of
leased, remain in our own state, and in
cases perhaps do not make the
most desirable citizens
The morning papers have sprung a
of the old state printer rake
off story, the only difference this time
being that they have State Printer
dividing the profits only with
Henry Allen instead of with Leland
Allen and Albaugh-
Mr.. Clark said this morning: There
is no truth in the story; I ave divided
profits of this Office with no one,
and no agreement was ever made that
would divide the profits Thai is all
there is to it."
The story seems to have started as
part Of the feud between Henry Allen
and Cyrus Leland.
John Higgins, the Lansing, Kan,
who, according to the re-
yesterday, has been ound $1,400
in his accounts, was one of the
applicants for a job as deputy warden
under the Hoch administration He is
a brother of the celebrated Bill Hig-
gins. 1t is stated that John Higgins
relatives will pay up his shortage.
Charged With E~mbezzIement.
New York, Jan. 2s.-W. H. Hunt,